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 Ana Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford within and for the District Of Stafford, rn the I'd day of December, A. D., 1909.
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
 on motion 0E the administrator on the estate Of Edgar M Brown, late Of Union, within aid district. deceased
 it ia ordered by this court, that notice shall he given that inc administration account in seid estate will be exhibited for settlement at Inc Probate once in said district on the 18th day Of December, 1909, at 10 o'clock, forenoon, nv hosting copy Of this order on the pubic sign post In said town Of Union, and by adVer- tising the same in newspaper published m Hl afyogd and having 8 circulation in said dis trfct. Attest. MARCUS B. FISK. Clerk. A T Court of Probate held at Tol- l "A land, within and for the District of Tol- land, on the 9th day of December, 4. D., 1909.
 Present, EDWIN s A9ARD Judge.
 Estate of kurania 0. Ide, late or Wilmington in said dis rict, deceased.
 The executOr having made written appl1. cation 10 said court In accordance with the gt a' ute for order of sale Of the whole part of the real estate described therein. ft is ordered. thgt said application be heard at the D obate nHice in Holland on the i4th day of Dec. l iSOD, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that no lice thereof be given, by inserting copy of thif order In The Press, newspaper having circu latlon in said district. and that return be made l to this court. Attest,
 EDWIN 5. AGARD. Judge.
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Never can tell when you'll mash finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or scalc. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas EcIect1ic Oil in- stantly relieves the pain quickly cures the wound.
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CHAPTER XIV.

TN the African jungle dwells q pretty
little bird that lives on honey.
The saccharine dainty 10 there
4 found In the hollows OF trees and
under the bark, where what Is known
as the carpenter bee bores and depos.
it's bis extract from the buds and
blossoms Of the tropical forest.
The bird is called the "honeybird"
because 1t Is a sure guide to the de-
posits Of the delicacy. Tho bird dis
likes the laborious task Of pecking its
way through the bark to reach the
honey, and 50. wise in the ways Of
men, 1t procures help. 1t locates a
nest Of honey, then dies about until 1t
sees some natives or hunters. to whom
1t shows itself. They know the honey.
bird and know that It will lead them
to the treasure store. Following the
bird. which dts Just in advance. they
reach the cache Of dripping sweetness
and readily lay It open with hatchets
or knives. Taking whit they want.
there is always enough left clinging
to the tree and easily accessible to sat.
isfy the appetite Of the clever little
bird.
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you good STUFF. too-new stun. None
Of yer druggin' with chloroform or
ticklin' with blackjacks. Why I've
gone from fne-esse to common sense.
But, come 70 think Of It, how about
some woman1 I en- get one to intro
duce to-
This IL the wrong kind Of man"
interrupted Peabody.
"Unless you got the right kind OF q
woman" went on Steinert.
Senator Stevens choked some more.
THE boss of the senate" sank down
IN his chair. crossed one knee over the
other and drummcd hls fingers lightly
on the table. lie gazed thoughtfuly
at Stevens.
YES" be observed slowly. unless
you've got the right sort Of a woman"
Rising. he led the Missssippian to
one side.
The lobbyist heard the southerner
give a short exclamation of astonish-
ment as Peabody whispered to him.
ITS all right. It's all right" he then
heard the Pensylvanian say irritably.
She'll understand. She can be trust.
cd. She expects you"
Stevens gave a violent start at the
last assurance, but his colleague hur-
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THE MAN BEHIND TIE BLAST.

Al the head OF the rock drilling and
Blasting gangs in the Ne York Central
Yards is a little lrishman who knows
the science OF breaking up granite cliffs
from alpha to omega He knows rock
as well as Southern epcure knows
possun.
II is rare pleasure To see him 20
about his task He picks out unerringly
no weak spots IN the rocky wall before
him. probes them with deep cunningly
santed drills and then breaks the solid
bluff into tiny fragments.
All the time 100 wornlen are toillng
In the yards about him. and the trains
a'e coming and going every four min
utes. His position is onerous. yet his
"csr onsbility rests but lightly on his
shoulders. He Is quiet and unassumin z
rs a boy and his laugh is as merry
and jovial as though he had not care
the world.
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CTO be cOntinucd.)
THE REASON WHY.

Mr.. Charles Hawtrey heard several
funny stories when he was over In AM
erica a few years ago, Here Is one Of
them. An old gentleman OF Boston
thought his sight was beginning TO fail,
and paid visit to the shop of an opti-
clan for n test. A printed card was placed
on the wall, and he was asked whether
he could read II. No." said the old
gentleman. Stronger glasses were pro-
duced. but with the same result; he kept
shaking his head and repeating. mo.
not word of It., not word NJ IT,
When the optician had tried the strong
est spcctacles In his shop. all to no pur-
pose. he began 10 despair You mean
Ia say that you cannot read II now?''
he exclaimed. well, cannot under
.rand II. Perhaps II partly because I
never learned to read" suggested the
old man thoughtfully Comet.
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10 said. with humorous CLEAN In his
eye. go easy on me. Don't forget
I'm her father"
Bud laughed through the flush that
rose in his cheeks.
"No. ] won't forget that. But have
you decided what to tell Peabody and
Stevens as your plan Of action II they
come In here Mt 12:3O?'
III they Gomez" exclaimed Langdon.
They'll come. Watch EN-"
Then he hesitated worriedly.
Trl have to incubate nm idea be-
tween now and noon somehow. But
don't forget this. Bud-we're worried
about them. true enough, but they're
worried a heap more about u.s."
Senator Langdon stepped into an ad.
Joining room. where he could be alone.
to "incubate."
As naines resumed bis work Carroll.
ma IAnGdon entered.
Avoiding the secretary's direct gaze,
she asked for, her father.
He ought to be back shortly. Miss
Langdon." responded Haines. "You can
~;!t here. must ask pardon for leav.
ing, as must run over to the library"
A. the secretary bowed hissslf out
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and gather IT'D the leavings.

unO &atnef up the leavingS.
Equally as mercenary as "the boss Of
the senate" he lacked Peabody's iron
nerve. determination, resourcefulneD
and daring. He needed many hours
Of sleep. Peabody could work twenty
hours at a stretch. He had to have
his meals regularly or else suffer from
indigestion. Peabody sometimes did
4 days work on two boiled eggs ana
a cup Of coffee.
The senior senator from Mississippi
had been the first to point out TO Pea.
body the possibilities for profit in the
gulf naval base project, but the morn
ing following the conference with
Steinert when he rejoined them for
breakfast at the Louis Napoleon he
was far from comfortable. He did
not mind fighting brain against brain,
even though unprincipled methods
were resorted TO, but indications were
that more violent agencies would be
called into play owing to the compiled
lions that had arisen.
Stevens ate heartily to strengthen
his courage. Steinert ate hugely to
strengthen his body. Peabody ate
scarcely anything at ALTO strengthe
his brain.
Waving away the hotel waiter who
had brought the breakfast to his
apartment, Senator Peabody outlined
the probable campaign Of the day.
"If our best efforts to weaken and
scare of Langdon fail today" he said.
1T will naturally develop that We must
render It impossible in some way for
him TO appear in the senate at all. or
the report of the committee on naval
Affairs has been made. In either
event he would not have another OPP
portunity to speak on that subject
"Of course later. at 1890, we will
know his plan Of action. Then we can
act to the very point. but we must be
prepared for any situation that can
arise"
Cannot the president Of the senate
be persuaded not to recognize Lang
don on the floor? Then we could ad-
journ and shut him off," asked Ste
vens.
NO" responded Peabody; "he has
already promised Langdon to recog-
nize him, and the president Of the SEN
ate cannot be persuaded to break his
word. am painfully aware Of this
fact"
But Stevens was not yet dissuaded
from the hope Of defeating the Junior
senator from Mississippi by wit alone.
Can we not have n speaker get the
door before Langdon and have him
talk for hours--tire out the old kicker
and await a time when he leaves the
senate chamber to eat or talk to some
visitor we could have call on him,
then shove the bill through summa-
rilN?" be suggested.
I've gone over all that" answered
Peabody quickly. ut would only be
delaying the evil hour. You wouldn't
be able to move that old codger away
from the senate chamber with a team
II oxen-once he gets to his seat. His
secretary, Haines-another oversight
Of yours. Stevcns"-the latter WINGED
Twill warn him. Langdon would
stick pins through his eyelids to keep
from falling asleep"
1--WE been thinkin'," put IN Steinert
slowly. that little fine-esse like this
might keep him away: When Lang
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Of The door ne almost colided with
Congressman Norton. Both glared at
each other and remained silent.
Carolina" spoke Norton as he en-
tered, ~ hopc-I know you won't allow
your father to influence you against
me-because Of last night. ~
Carolina would rather not have met
Charles Norton on this morning. She
had hardly slept for the night. She
had fought battle with herself. Her
father had shown her plainly the mis-
take she had made. She saw that her
influence had not been without effect
on Randolph. Probably for the first
time she realized that there are glory
and luxury. pleasure and prestige for
which too big n price can be paid.
Tho senator's daughter turned SLOW
~ and faced the man she had prom
Used ia marry.
"Charlie, have come to n decision,
I came here to talk with father about
It,"
Norton started toward Carolina, q
look Of apprehension on his face. He
gathered from the trend Of her words
and her demeanor that she had turned
against him.
you couldn't be SO cruel, Carolina"
he protested
"Charlie," she went on determlnedly.
IT will always cherish our friendship.
our happy younger days down in Mis-.
slsSlppi but must give up thinking of
you as my future husband. We've both
made mistake. mine probably greater
than yours. but l now am convinced
that I should not marry you. Your
way Of thinking about life is all wrong,
and you are too deeply entanRled with
the dishonest men in Washington to
draw back. cannot love you"
But am doing 1t all for your sake,
Carolina. Don't let an old fashioned
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SMOKE CONQUERED

(From Van Norden Magazine for June.)
Smoke has at last been conquered
and soon Will be no more-in the big
city. Pittsburg 10 to be sent to the hot
room and then massaged; her befoEged
and soot-ridden thoroughfares are TO
become so many spotless ways and
her skyscrapers and pa laces OF thous-
and steel millionaires are to glisten.
freed OF their shrouds, in the gladtone
sunshine.
II. NJ Wilsol chief engineer Of the
Technologic ranch OF the United States
geological survey. Is authority for the
~ the success OF experiments which his
statment, and he will soon tell the world
experts have been condcting in the great
city OF furnaces. These experts, D. T.
Randall and H. W. Weeks, have just
made their reports Mr.. Randall states
positively that II Is not necessary TO use
any one certain patented furnace TO OBJ
tain smokeless conditions According 10
him. here Is tho secret Of all smokeless
burning OF coal:
''stokers or furnaces must be set 80
that the combustion Is complete before
the gasses strike the heating surface
Of the boiler. When partly>burned gases
al telnpertuTS ct ray, SOW tobirV'
Fahrenheit strike the tubes OF boiler
at. say. $50 degrees Fahrenheit. COM
bustion Is necessarily hindered and may
be entirely arrested. The length of time
required for tho gases TO pass from the
coal to the heating surface probably
averages considerably less Than sec
ond. fact which shows that the gases
and air must be intimately mixed when
large volumes Of gas are generated. al
at times Of hand firing, or the gas must
be generated uniformly az in mechan'
zeal stoker."
Smokeless cities only awake a quick
| ened public conscience to the fact thai
this nuisance means uncleaniness, pov'
| erty. wretchednes disease and death
| The public has only to realize that smoke
| In the cities costs IN merchandise in stor'
| es and warehouses more than $4,000
| Oo year. This loss In money IL based
| on the statement OF the Chicago smoke
| inspector that HIS city suffers loss each
year of E0,0OOo More than third OF
| the people In this country live In the
| great and moderate sized cities
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father come between a man and a
woman and their love-" he cried.
"Charlic. | must give you up
The girl turned to one side, as
though TO give Norton a chance to
Lave.
He looked at her in silence a mo-
ment or two. Then a change came
into his bearing. Wrnkling his face
into sheer, he stepped before the
girl.
you've been converted mighty sud
den. l reckon. from land speculation
to preaching - and preaching. too,
against folks who tried to make a for
tune for you
Norton stopped. expecting reply,
but the girl remained silent.
You think I'm done for. that I've
lost my money. that's why you turned
from me so quickly, he laughed scorn.
fully. Put I'll show you. You and
your laundering old father. III win
you yet. and I'll ruin your fathers po-
lltical reputation. III
Are you quite sure about that?"
gresham. He swung around vigor-
ously. Bud Haines had returned in
time to hear Norton's threat.
Eyes, and while I'm doing that III
take time to show you up, too, some
how. l guess congressman's word
will count against that of a cheap sec
retary-that's what Miss LangdOn said
you were.'
Carolina looked appealingly to
Haines to rid her Of the presence Of
this man, whose last words she knew
Haines would not believe.
But Norton had had his say. He re-
treated to the door
Miss Langdon." he cried as he
backed out and away, you have an
idea that am dishonest, but kindly
remember that. whatever you think
am, | never was hypocrite."
Haines advanced and procured q
chair for Miss Langdon
I'm terribly sorry to have come
| back at such a time" he began:
The girl cut him short with a ges.
:-.~.
WHuI 10 say W vOu, cuc Uoio
then halted-"that want to be friends
with you. l want you to forget the
happenings Of yesterday-last evening
SO far as 7 was concerned In them
j want to work together with you and
father-apd so does Randolph. Father
and you are standing together to up
hold the honor of the Langdons of
| Mississippi. and Randolph and !, no
matter the cost of our former folly,
want to share In that work"
| Before Haines could reply Sena:.;
Langdon burst into the room.
"Rud. Bud" he cried, "rve got t.!
I've got IT,"
you've got what, senator" q.
claimed the secretary.
THAT idea, my boy, that idea! It's
incubated all right, and Peabody and
Stevens can come just as soon az they
want to-"
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CAROLINA LANGDoN's REMUNERATION.
ENATOR LANGDON'S commit.
tee room at the capitol present.
ed busy scene at All unusual.
- ly early hour the morning after
the entertainment at his home. Bud
Haines, rcinstated as secretary, was
picking up the thread Of routine where
he had dropped it the day before,
though his frequent thought Of Hope
and the words that had thrilled him
IL love you. love you fondly"- made
this task unusually difficult. He i'm
patiently wished the afternoon to
hasten along. as he knew he would
then see her in the senate gallery,
where she would 60 to hear her fa.
theirs speech.
This speech had to be revised IN
some particulars by Bud. and the work
he knew would take up much of his
morning. The senator's speech was
The South Of the Future" which he
would deliver when recognized by the
with the naval base bill, that officer
having agreed to recognize I.angdon at
$50. at which time the report Of the
naval affairs committee would be re
ceived. Just how Langdon would turn
the tables on Peabody and Stevens and
yet win for the Altacoola site not even
the ex-newspaper man. experienced in
politics. had soKed. Clearly the sena-
tor would have 70 do some tall think
ing during the morning.
The junior senator from Mississippi
burst into the office with his habitual
CHEEKY greeting, his broad brimmed
black felt hat in its usual position on
the back Of his head. like symbol OF
undying defiance.
"A busy day for US, eh. senatorY'
Cueried Bud.
Now. look here. my boy, don't be
gin to remind me of work right off, =
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ranged to have q "He tcds at the insane
carriage a closed asylum"
carriage, call that night to take him
to SEQ the president, for he was told
the president sent the carriage for him.
When he got cut he was at the insane
asylum, an I can tell you he was bun.
died into q padded cell In Jig time.
where he stayed for three days. He
thinks he's q member Of congress- I
told the two huskies that handled him
an gave EN- each twenty case note.
The doctor that signed the necessary
papers got considerable more"
Stevens gasp Of amazement caused
the narrator genuine enjoyment.
II know Of certain senator who
was drunk an laid away in q Turkish
bath when the roll was called on a Ger
tain bill. He was a friend Of Pen.
body's." laughed the lobbyist to the
Aiississippian.
But in his case" said StevenA I'VE
must be very careful. Possibly some
Of your methods in handling the men
you 90 after
"Say." interpcsed Steinert, "you
know I don't do all pursuin'. all tho
Toin' after. any more than others in
my business. Why, senator. some Of
these congressman worry the life out
Of US folks that sprinkle the sugar
They accuse us Of not lettin' 'em in
on things when they haven't been fed
In some time. They come down the
trail like greyhounds coursin' a coy
ote."
The speaker raused and glanced
across at Peabody, who. however, was
too busily engaged in writing in q
memorandum book to notice him.
why. Senator Stevens" went on
the lobbyist. "only today a down east
member held me MP to tell me that he
was strong for that proposition to
give the A. X. and L. railroad grants
Of government timber land in Oregon
He says to me. he says: What n hi
do my constituents in Now England
care about things way out on the Pa
eihc coast? I'd give 'en Yellowstone
National park for freight sidin' II
twas any use to EN- he says. So
you see
II must &C." broke IN Stevens. ris-
ing and glancing at his watch. ut
will soon be daylight"
"1f you must have sleep. 70. but you
must be here Mt 9 o'clock sharp in the
morning." said Peabody. "Steinert
will sleep here with me. Wen all
have breakfast together here in my
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,o,a Transaction n Ianrdon persisted

coola transaction n Langdon persisted
In his opposition, but they would lose
as we'll the thousands Of dollars spent
by their agents in purchasing options
on hundreds Of acres and, where they
could not get options, the land itself.
This land would be on their hands, IN
salable, II the base went somewhere
Else. Moreover, they feared that Lang
aon's revolt would bring unpleasant
newspaper publicity to their opera.
Hons.
''rhere's only one course 70 pursue,
Stevens" snapped Peabody as they
took OF their overcoats. THAT Is to
be prepared as best We can for the
very worst and meet It In some way
vet to be determined. But first we
must try to figure out what Langdon
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MORTI'ARy ARITHMETIC.

on the Boston express was woma n
who appeared to he wrestling with some
mathematical calculation.
There IL another one" she said.
That makes $50" And presently, there
Is another one-26O" And again after a
little. There's another-e6l,"
This arithmetical exercise aroused Gu
riosity in the mind OF another woman
traveller, who a"ailed herself Of the first
opportunity to inquire its meaning.
What Is she counting?' said the in
0usitive person to the mathematical
womans husband
"Graveyards, said he, SADLY She's
been at 1t all the way from Missouri.
You heard how many she's got and
we're still two hours from Boston"
'1'wo hundred and sixty-two.' droned
the woman, still intent on her lugubrious
computation.
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"Cntess yo1t got the right kind Of romn~.s
don's in his committee room before
goin' to the senate send him a tele.
gram signed by some Of hts frien's'
name that one Of his daughters is
dyin' from injuries IN a automobile
collision 4 few miles out a.town.
That ud''-
ridiculous" snorted Peabody. He'd
know where they were. They're al
ways"-
Huh, then put in more fine-esse."
"How, what?'
"Hsv some'un take 'em out a.au.
toin'"-
mo. no. man." snapped Peabody.
They'd stick in town to hear their
fathers wonderful speech"
"Well," went on the lobbyist, "Ill hev
Langd'n watched by a careful picked
man, q niger tibet won't talk. He'll
pick q row with the colonel on some
street. say, wen he's comm from his
home after lunch. The coon kin bump
into Langd'n an call him names. Then
wen ole fireworks sails into i'm, yellin'
about what ed do In Mississippi, the
coon pulls a gun on the colonel an
hres a couple O. shots random. Cops
come up. an our pertickeler copper II
lug Langdn away as a witness. refus.
in to believe 'es a senator. kin ar
range to hev him kept in the cooler q
couple O. hours without gettin' any
word out. or I'll hev i'm entered UP
as drunk an disorderly. He'll look
drunk, he'll be so mad"
But the negro-how could you get
q man to undergo arrest on such q
serious charge. attempted murder!" ex.
claimed Stevens.
~Inere, tncrr, suiu e,rm-sl vsuvs
kingly; "coons has more genteel home
life "a Jail than they does out. An
don't forget the District ~ Columbia 10
governed by folks that amt residents
Of 1t. only durin' the session. Tn poll
ticians don't leave their fr'en's In tho
cooler very long. Say. Senator Ste
vens, are You kiddin' me? 10 1t any
different down in your
The Mississippian choked and splut-
tered over guip Of unusually hot COT
Zee. and Peabody again decided Stein.
srt to BE- on the wrong tack.
THAT proceeding would attract too
much attention from the newspa PERI"
Ne added.
"Well. thought you wanted 10 win
grunted Steinert. "I've been offfrin