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self, crawleo through the Redeemed grass at Chan.
cellorsville to where father lay with the bull.
let in his dear heart, and took the watch from his
pocket to keep it from the "Yanks.'
So my son, when the old man comes consider
him as a frail but worthy messenger from the old
time life and home.
'You have been so long away from home ana SO
long among the people that have always regarded
as aliens that I'm not sure that Jake will know
you when he sees you. But Jake has keen per-
ception. and rather believe that he will know
Virginia Carteret at sight can't conceive that even
ten years In Yankeeland could change boy of mine
Anyhow. I'm sure you will know Jake. l put eigh
teen collars in vase. If he should have to buy
Others he wears a number Is II. Please see that he
gets the right ones. He will be no trouble to you
at all.
of you are not too busy, I'd like for you to find
him place to board where they have white meal
corn bread, and try to keep him from taking his
shoes of in your Office the street His right
foot swells little, and he likes to be comfortable
eft you can spare the time, count his handker-
chiefs when they back from the wash. I
bought him dozen new before he left. He
should be there about the time this letter reaches
you told him to go straight to your Office when
he arrives"
AS Blandford had finished the reading of
this, something happened Gas there should happen
in stories and must happen the stage).
Percival, the office boy, with his air of despisng
the worlds output of mill supplies and leather
betting came in to announce that colored gentle.
man was outside to see MI. Blandford Carteret
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Bring him in" said Brand:ord, rising
John Carteret swung around in his chair and said
to Percival: ASK him to wait a few minutes out
side. Well let you know when to bring him in
Then he turned to his cousin with one of those
broad slow smiles that inheritance of all
the Carterets, and said:
Bland I've always had consuming curiosity to
understand the differences that you naughty South
believe to exist between you ALI and the
people OF the North OF course I know that you
consider yourselves made out of finer clay and look
upon Adam only collateral branch of your
cestry; but don't know why: l never could under.
stand the differences between u.s.
well, JOHN said Blandford, laughing, what
you don't understand about it Just the difference.
OF I suppose it the feudal way in
which lived that gave us our lordly baronial
airs and feeling of superiority.
But you are not feudal now" went John.
"Snce licked you and stole your cotton and
mules you've had to go to work just we damyan-
KEGS as you call us, have always been doing And
you're just proud and exclusive and upperclassy
you before the war. So it wasn't your
money that caused it
Maybe it was the climate" said Blandford light
ly, @or maybe our negroes spoiled us. I'll call old
Jake in now. Ill be glad to see the old villain
again"
wait just moment" said John. "Tve got a
little theory I want to test You and are pretty
much alike in general appearance. Old Jake
hasn't you since you were fifteen. Let's have
him in, and play fair and see which OF US gets the
watch. The old darky surely ought to be able to
pick out his young marster' without any trouble.
The alleged aristocratic superiority OF reb ought
to be visible to him at He couldn't make the
mistake of handing over the timepiece to Yankee.
of course. The loser buys the dinner this evening
and two dozen Is Y collars for Jake. Is it a go?"
Blandford agreed heartily. Perciyal sum-
moned and told to usher the "colored gentleman"
in.
Uncle Jake stepped insida the private ONCE eau
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gentlemen is tryn' to have fun with the po' old mig
ger. But you can't fool old Jake. l knowed YOU.
Marse Blandford. the minute sot eyes on YOU You
fotee1 when you lef' home to come Moth; but l
knowed you the minute l sot eyes on you You Is
the mawtal image Of old marster The other gen le-
resembles you nightly, sub: but you can't
fool old Jake a member of the old Virginia fam
lily. No, suh."
At exactly the same time both Carterets smiled
and extended hand for the watch.
Uncle Jake's wrinkled, black face lost the ex-
preston of amusement into which he had vainly
twisted it. He knew that he was being teased. and
that it made little real difference far its safe
ty went into which Of those outstretched hands he
placed the family treasure But it seemed to him
that not only his pride and loyalty but much
of the Virginia Carterets' at stake. He had
heard down South during the war about that other
branch of the family that lived in the North and
fought "the yuther side." and it had always
grieved him. He had followed his "od marsters"
fortunes from stately luxury through to al
most poverty. And now, with the last relic and
hinder of him. blessed by "old missis," and intrust
ed implicitly to his care. he had come ten thousand
miles Gas 1t seemed) to deliver it into the hands
of the one who was to it and wind it and cher
ish 1t and listen to it tick off the unsulied hours
that marked the lives OF the Carterets-of Vir.
ginia
His experience and conception of the Yankees had
been an impression Of tyrants-"low-down common
trash"-in blue laying waste with fire and sword.
He had seen the smoke Of many burning home
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"Howdy, Uncle jake" they both answered pleas
anty and in unison. "Sit down. Have you brought
the watch?'
Uncle Jake chose a hard-bottom chair at re-
spectful distance the edge Of it, and laid his
hat carefully the floor. The watch in its buck
skin he grpped tightly. He had not risked his
life the battlefield to rescue that watch from
his "old marster's" foes to hand it over again to
the enemy without struggle.
Eyes, sub; I got it in my hand, sub. I'm gwine
give it to you right away in JUS minute. Old
Missis told me to put it in young Marse Blandford's
hand and tell him to it for the family pride
and honor. 1t mighty Lonesome trip for an
old Niger man to make-ten thousand miles it must
be back to old Virginia, sub. You've growed might
lily, young marster. I wouldn't have reconnized you
but for yo' powerful resemblance to old marstsr.
With admirable diplomacy the old man kept his
eyes roaming in the space between the two men.
His words might have been addressed to either.
Though neither wicked perverse. he was seeking
for sign.
Blandford and John exchanged winks.
Il reckon you done got your mas letter., went on
Uncle Jake. "She said she gwine to write to
you bout my comm along up this er-way.
yes, yes Uncle Jake" said John briskly. MY
cousin and have just been notified to expect you.
We are both Carterets, you know.
although of u.s." said Blandford was born
and raised in the North"
$50 If you viii hand the watch" said
John.
my cousin and /" said Blandford-
will then see to it" said John.
THAT comfortable quarters are found for you."
said Bandford.
With credible ingenuity old Jake set up cackling
high-ptched, protracted laugh He beat his knee.
picked up his hat and bent the brim in an apparent
paroxysm of humorous appreciation The seizure
afforded him mask behind which he could roll his
eyes inpar.iay between. above. and beyond his two
tormentors
81 sees what. hs chnckled after . while. -You
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steads almost as grand as Carteret Hall ascending
to the drowsy Southern skies. And now he was
face to face with one Of them-and he could not
distinguish him from his young marster" whom he
had come to find and bestow upon him the emblem
Of his kingship-even as the arm clothed in white
samte, mystic. wonderful" laid Excalibur in the
right hand of Arthur. He saw before him two young
men, easy, kind, courteous, welcoming. either OF
whom might have been the he sought Trou
bed bewildered, sorely grieved at his weakness OF
judgment old Jake abandoned his loyal subterfuges
His right hand sweated against the buckskin cover
of the watch. He deeply Inundated and chas-
tened. Seriously, now, his prominent, yellow-white
eyes closely scanned the two young men. At the
end Of his scrutiny he conscious OF but one diff
ference between them. One wore a narrow. black
tie with white pearl stickpin. The others four
inland was a narrow, blue one pinned with a
black pearl
den distraction. Drama knocked at the door with
imperous knuckles, and forced comedy to the WINGS
and drama peeped with a smiling but set face over
the footlights.
Percival, the hater Of mill supplies, brought in q
card. which he handed. with the manner Of one
bearing cartel, to Blue Tie.
"'Olvia De Ormond,'" read Blue Tie from the
card He looked inquiringly at his cousin.
why not have her in." said Black Tie. land
bring matters to q conclusion?"
Uncle jake" said of the young men, would
you mind taking that chair there in the corner
for while? lady is coming in-on some bust
ness. Wen take up your afterwards.
The lady whom Percival ushered in young and
petulantly. decidedly, freshly, consciously and In
tentionally pretty. She was dressed with such ex-
pensive piainness that she made you consider lace
and ruffes mere tatters and rags. But great
ostrich plume that she wore would have marked her
anywhere in the army Of beauty az the wearer Of
the merry helmet Of Navarro.
Miss De Ormond accepted the swivel chair at Blue
Ties desk. Then The Gentlsman drew leather up-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

He vas a cherubic youth of 4. with
an beautiful, blue-eyed countenance
and an angelic smile-the kind Of a
boy that honest persons long i~nstinc-
lively to kidnap. He sat On the fence.
swinging his heels and humming a
kindergarten song.
"Oh. you darling" cried an impul-
sive young woman. bouncing upon
him and giving him a hug. HAS
mother any more like you? Have you
any little brothers:"
"Yop." replied the angelic boy !;
"got three. Me and Jack and Billy
and Frank"
(which II do you like best?'
Jack, I guess replied the young
ster, after a moment of deep thought.
"Yop, I like Jack best"
"And why?' asked the young woman,
''do you like Jack best?"
"'Cause he did such a lovely errand
for me once"
"What was hat lovely errand?"
"He bit Billy on the leg replied
the sweetly serious cherub.
why pursued the young woman,
didn't you do you're own biting?'
Cause I hate the taste of Billy's
legs" was the calm reply.-Lippin.
colts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
ON A MODERN WARSH1P.

The FeeIin9s Of n Commander as De-
scribcd by Himself,
How the commander Of n modern big
American battleship can feel is dis
closed In the following, taken from a
letter written by such an officer:
'"There are more thar 900 men on
this ship, and on the theory that an
official Of the government Is a servant
of the people I am the servant of these
600 men and am bound to see that they
are kept in food and clothing and base
ball bats and ~abundantly supplied with
occupat1on. Perhaps I should feel more
independent If I didn't have to listen
respectfully to the orderly every time
he comes In and makes one Of his In
tnitely numerous reports and put men
in jai, when 1 don't want to.
some OF these 800 men look more
d!gnihed and Independent thar 1 feel.
wonder whether I look digniied and
Independent. / suppose I ought to do
so, for to swing a steel mass 5O4 feet
long successfully around like a monster
and to make 1900 o n writhe around
the corners of narrow channels is
something of an art, after all, and one
not possessed by many Of the inhabit-
ants Of the globe.
"With all that swinging OF steel mon
sters around there go the responsibility
and the knowledge that If the ship runs
aground the whole civilized world will
be acquainted with 1t inside Of twenty
four hours
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
Pleasures Without Care.


"At this season." she said, Il alwayA
pity the bachelor"
You needn't" he muttered; that's
because you don't know very much
about the bachelor. If you've got any
reserve stock for sympathy for
heavens sake don't waste any of it on
the bachelor; don't picture him in your
mind as sitting disconsolate and for
saken in q small, barren room longing
for the attentions of IL wife and the
prattle of guileless children and re-
GREETING that he didn't order his life
differently, because nine times out Of
ten he's somewhere else and he isn't
doing anything of the kind. h bach
elor is a man who has all the comforts
of home without money and without
price.
And If it ever occurs to him to feel
lonely it'll usually be his luck to be
invited somewhere where he can enjoy
the society Of somebody else's wife and
children and dine and talk with them
until they begin to bore him. Then he
can politely make his escape without
promising to be back early or drawing
a map of. where he's going Or giving
the names of all the persons he ex-
poets to meet. He has no restraints
and precious few responsibilities and
it's no use trying to make a martyr out
OF him; I'm acquainted with the
Yeast"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
90 49,
S66lSm:::@


secret had an idea there was a valve
in the "%silencer'' which stopped the
rapid escape Of the gases from the
end Of the barrel. 1t Is these gases
which cause the noise in firing. The
illustration pictures the rife mufier,
how it is attached to the gun. and also
gives q cross section Of the muller
showing the chambers which catch and
whirl the sound waves.
Mr.. Maxim explained that the prin-
ciple Used in stopping or slowing up
the gases is that Of a negative turbine,
and the process, in effect, Is the re-
verse Of that used In driving boats
with a turbine engine. There is a hole
through the center of the "~silencer'
large enough to permit the easy pas
sage of the bullet. AS for the gases.
they are given a rapid rotary motion
by the device, which prevents their es-
cape until this motion has died down.
Mr.. Maxim used the simple illustra-
ton Of a wash basin. BY giving a
rapid rotary motion to the water it is
prevented from escaping through the
vent at the bottom until the motion
slackens. when 1t escapes slowly.
While the water is revolving rapidly
the vent is open so that a small OBJ
1ect would be able to pass through
freely without being retarded In the
slightest degree. The invention was
passed around the room complete and
in cross section for inspection.
1t is declared that the velocity of
the bullet is not lessened in the least
degree, as the gases have done all
their work on the projectile before they
reach the "silencer.'
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

They Had Not Studied That

Ahey 'au NOT StuulcO IhRt.
The dignity Of the word seminary
is not sufficient TO carry an Institution
into the realm Of effective education.
Sometimes the title is larger than the
thing behind. as in the instance related
by the well-known naturalist. Gideon
Lincecum In his autobiography. The
experience took place abou the year
1880, in the early days of Mississippi.
Mr.. Lincecum, living Oh an isolated
farm. had six children, whom he was
anxious to hav educated. Hearing
high praises Of Il 'Seminary' in Column
bus. he built a small house in that
town. in which lie Established his
wife and children. while he remained
on his farm to look after its interests.
After a fcw months he concluded to
visit his family. to see the advance
ment made by the children in the high
ly lauded school
SO rejOiced was | by the success OF
my plan of educating my offspring
that | rode in 4 perfect glee Of delight.
| pictured to myself the pleasure I
should experience when / heard the
polished answers to the questions |
should put to them that night. l grew
more and more anxious as drew
near the place to see and know the
manifestations of their progress. |
knew they were all Spriyhtly-minded
children. and | knew thai in such Il
good institution they would be nightly
improved.
At length | reached the house. All
were glad to see me. and full of mar
ra1ivcs of where they had been. Of
shows. races. shooting and matches.
| concluded not to interrupt their
recount by an examination that night.
but | did not wait long the next day
before | began to i~nte7rogate them. |
began by asking what they were study
ing.
"Geography and history" was the
nswer
what Kind of histnry:"
"Wcll.' they replied. Its just his
tory"
"IliStory Of what:'
cts just history" they reiterated.
You say YOU are studying geogra-
ply went on. Name he princl-
pal rivers in this state
"Oh. we don't study that. We study
geography"
well, tell me the longest river in
the United States, and where The Unit
ed States are located
I'VE don't study that!" exclaimed
the children. I'VE just study history
and geography
I was deeply wounded in my feelings
and expectations, and | determined to
take them away from that hypocritical
place. We were packed up and on the
road home the Y morning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
MISS ARCHER's DOWNFALL.
She Persisted in Her Carelessness on
One Occasion Too Much.

One Occasion Too Much.
Miss Clara Archer was a middle
aged maiden lady possessed Of enSag-
ing tanners a refreshing sense of hui
NOR and Il large circle of friends. Be.
sides these wholly desirable posses
sions. however. she was endowed With
one characteristic concerning which she
and her relatives, particularly her
brothers and nephews. held radically
~opposite viewS-an utter ~irreSpOnSi-
bility concerning times. seasons, rail
road connections and points Of the
d
When her masculine relatives argued
with her upon the matter, and pointed
out that some time she would serious
lv regret her carelessness, b always
made the illogical response hat she
never had yet-that indeed some Of
her most interesting experiences had
come through her ignorance of these
same trivial details. Anybody. she
maintained. could learn how to keep
her bearings If she set her mind upon
It, but it was so very much more in
teresting and instructive to S other
people; and If she knew her way,
what possible excuse would she have
for inquiring it Of strangers?
The most irritating part Of the
whole matter, to those conscious Of
being e%ntrenched upon the right side,
Was that she always did come out with
flying colors.
But fortune, the tickle. turned at
last, and the occasion was the we'd
ling Of Miss Archer's favOrite niece
and namesake. Miss Archer, for some
reason, was unable to reach the city
before the day of the wedding, but
promised solemnly to be there at three
o'clock. The wedding was to take place
at five.
81 wish you could come the day
before Clara wrote. I'm SO afraid
something will happen. Do please.
please be careful about the changes"
Her aunt had replied characteris-
tically. Has anything ever happened
yet? Worry, Clara. my dear. is a far
worse crime than not carrying he
points Of the compass in your head"
Miss Archer began her journey with
laudable time margin, and in due sea-
o reached Albany. where she was to
change cars. A train stood waiting
upon the opposite track she climbed
into 1t, and it started. Presently the
conductor appeared. and she present
ed her ticket. He looked ut it and then
ut her.
HWhere are Won ~pOinpT. he asked.
why, to Bostou!" she replied.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
PEARLS.
Tho Gems Vary Greatly in Size,
Shape and Quality.

The Gems Vary Greatly in Size,
Shape and Quality.
When the pearls are taken from the
dead fish they are first sorted accord
ing to size. This is done by passing
them through a set of ten small brass
sleeves, called baskets, with meshes OF
varying sizes. Pearls of the first class
that are perfect both in sphericity and
in luster are called ami. Those of the
second class, that to the average OBJ
server seem equally without flaw, are
anitari, and most of the pearls we see
in the west and on general sale come
call masauku, are those that are
somewhat irregular in shape and a
trif1e off In color. but that are valuable
for use in clusters and are largely
used by eastern artiticers in mountings
of various sorts. Rural is the double
Of twinned pearl, which, when of good
luster and sufficiently freakish shape,
Is sometimes enormously valuable. In
this class the most wonderful speci-
men on record is the great Southern
Cross pearl. which IS in reality nine
pearls naturally grown together n
forming a perfect cross an inch and a
half long. 1t was found off the coast
Of Western Australia in 1874. Many
seed pearls and reflections, called va
divu, are generally ground into chu-
man,, and used as an ingredient in a
favorlte sweetmeat. From China also
comes a heavy demand for seed pearls,
and in India bushels Of them literally
are used in the decoration Of idols and
sacred images and Of weapons as well.
-Everybody's.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
MAKES THE GUN SILENT.
naxfn's Rifle Muller, Showing Iur-
bfnc Veins. and How Attached.

naxEn's Rifle showing luf-
bfnc Veins. and How Attached.
Patents having been obtained on II
h :wenty-four countries, Hiram Percy
Maxim gave a demonstration ana eX-
PLANTATION yesterday of his sllenclhe
device for rifles before a large numDer
Of representatives of newspaper u
scientific publications. BY the use OF
A sandbox target the inventor maze
n series of experiments by firing a va
rletv Of rifles, ranging In power from
l twenty-two-caliber up to the new
Springfield t~hirty-caliber military rlhe.
They were fired Doth with and With
out the "silencer.' and the spectators
-or perhaps 1t might be better to say
.uditors-marveled at the effect OF the
little device. 1t is said scientific tests
show thai 90 per cent Of the noise or
explosion Is eliminated.
The ''silencer'' is a metal tube about
seven inches long and al inch and a
quarter in diameter, which can be fas-
tened quickly to the end Of q rifle
barrel which has been provided with
a thread for ttA1 purpose. ither
those who did not know Mr.. Maxlm's
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Veteran River Man Tells Of the
Days That Are Departed.

lays lhAt are DeDlrteu.
Rafting and timbering on the up
per Mississippi has passed way with
the disappearance of the great forests
along the father Of waters and it's
tributaries.' said Captain Peter Con
ley, Of Winona, MINI. Mr.. Conley is
one Of the pioneer river men Of the
Mississippi. and has been connected
with rafting on the river for twenty
five years.
Five and ter years ago there were
We're at least fifty boats plying the
upper river engaged only in towing
RATS to the mills. This year there
will not be more than en-. Packet
lines afforded employment to some of
the old pilots. but many have passed
away and others have gone to Alaska,
while some are now plotting GOATS on
southern waters.
The transfer Of the numbering in
dustry from the northern waters of
the Mississippi to southern, has af-
fordcd the steamboat mar n chance
for employment far from his home.
Many accumulated fortunes while
WolhlLS III liz great lulllDtI llel u
the river. and have built homes and
settled down to steadier occupation.
Travelling on the river during the sum-
mer months is a pursuit which gives
one a nomadic disposition hard to
lose.
"Some &C the pilots and captains I
know have become owners Of tow
1troS md como Of non<nt lroS Och
ers are now engaged in general bust
ness, but they always desire to get
back on the river ind feel the trem-
BILE Of the boat when under full
steam."-Milwaukee Free Press.