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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-04
ORDERED 70 LIE.

II. Alan act to prevent posted"
persons from obtaining intoxicating
liquor.
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PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENTS
ESOLT-TION nEFERRED.

Relating to salary Of the doorkeep-
crs of tho House To committee on
state and court expenses.
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tanning fuller information ahou; rheumatism, vi
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

is too much How could We hold up our h,.- ST.
II We accepted such a sacrifice from YOU l. g.
too much, Do YOU realize what that means
what the HE meanS,-no rest from money (.
rest from those who know YOU have none. a-..
that want money too much o eat, BOO ru,.
70 drink, too much % Wear. too much ot ev--,-
thing oh, / see You WAIVER Back out Def r.
II Is too late, We shall revere YOU just --
much"
Pinch seemed 20 be swallowing his n4.a-.
but he recovered himself with shake and -.r.
firmly, Enough | am resolved Nv soul needs
this Christening say no more. kind friends
Here IS my key. Emmie. / know YOU stand
by me IN this step, Yes. OF course. U-
course
Mr.. and Mrs Pinch helped the family q Sv-
ready To leave They were childiShlv excited
al the prospect OF leaving their bur lens. ME
riches, and when at last the hani>haAirI~ were
over at the door and the repeated protestant. ~
on both sides We're finished, Pinch V..ar-
slowly over the rich rugs and hardwood .--
pushing aside heavy Silken curtains mr. -as
library. and as his wife went on 4, tau- nj ----',
ton through The uppc~ stories. he sat ..0- 20
a huge Flemish oak char and royI e. re---.
from a box living on the table
Somebody SnIckercd. Could ,t H.r.
Pinch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

the ocean would have been a somewhat similar
task Van went at once az the business. with
his customary spirit He was presently IN
formed that there waS nothing resembling %
room or a bed 70 b had IN all the place. a hun
dred men would ak the street or sleep
chairs that night. he one apartment uit1ble
for two lone women occupy had been secured
the previous day by Plunger Irask an eastern
young man who would bet that grass was not
green.
Van searched for Trasl and found him CASH
ing IN a lot of assorted chips representing hrs
winnings at faro game he had been aueeing
Hello there Van. he said fam,itrlv Us
the hOrseman touched HIM on the shnu. -rr.
Come and have a drink.
NV teeth are floating now from drink said
Van. but III take something else II YOU SAYS
SO. I want Your apartments for the night
say. wire me- answered the plurgc-.
That's the cutest little bunch Of nerve ever
saw off the Bowcrv' How much money ta..
YOU got IN YOUR Khaki
about forty-ive dollars, said Van. "I.
that good
Not as Il price but good in a flip. SAID
Trsisk with an itch for schemes of chance
III throw YOU the dice. nv room against ..ur
forty-ive- and the devil take your luck 3, YOU
win
Van agreed They borrowed box of dice
threw three times apiece-and the horseo.u
paid over his money.
There You are Ola man" said the pluns--
cheerfullv Satisfied I hope
Not quite Said Van Il II owe YOU forty
hve more and throw YOU gain
Right ho, responded IraSE. " Go a- t4-
as You like.
they shook again. Van lost az before IT,,
borrowed again. undiscouraged For the ta--i
time they east the lItJle cubes Of uncertainty
and this tune Van actually won. The -Y.ra
was his % dispose of as he pleased. IL had ,.-r
him ninety dollars for the night
In his pocket he had cautiously Retained
little money. seven and a half dollars p. .,
accurate. He returned % Beth informed ac-
of all he had discovered concerning her brother
took herself and Elsa % dine in the camp me
Presentable restaurant paid nearly seven Lai-
lars for the meal and gave what remained o. thc
waiter
Then Beth who had never in her life been ST..
care. bade Van goodnight and left HIM stand
ing in the ram before the door gallant ami
smiling 70 the end.
To Be coH:fHusi 'tsrt Sisrddr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
WAS FIRM. BUT COMPROMISE

TfiE Young man had eDtcrc,, ch-t m, --,--
L realm called ruatrimouv. and AS r. WAS his
first oftenSe his father WIS handing a- -,
paternal advice As 10 how he should -r,.- -ee
young wife.
When YOU have any little jl-er.r-,- o.,
OPINION, my son. he said u the bow PEI E'U
can persuade Margaret that YOU are -.-
and You probably can [ for they --c -... no
IhNe,-you must compromise BE 1r.r. f-t
DC conSIierate and compromise
Yes. father replied the son
Well remember little experience ...t
reminiscent expression came over tl- .." ---
face on the very threshold o., tGc -.---. .--e
of Your mother and myself and IL ,ac
basis OF all future disputes IL WAS this v-t
wanted u spend the summer. our .r-- t-e--
tlon together. IN Maine and vrur -..cer
wanted TO 60 10 Saratoga. That N.- t..sr,y
wears ago. But | shall never forget haN arm
and vet how consijerate / WAS WIZ. t'ar
mother. and how We compromised. aI
all dispute
Ii was this way. We stayed from $ ,;-t-y
noon % Tuesday morning az Bar H-r. and
then We spent the rest of the summer -t ~-ri-
toSa. YES indeed the old man added WITH d
sigh that's the only way u deal with d. vs. man.
You must be firm. but be- willing O. nHr'-
mise Ettlc once m awhile as har- dome
with Your mother
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

sweeping gust of wind came raging down on Z
town hurting dust and gravel on the travelel,
Van rode ahead like a spirit OF the storm lie
knew the need for haste. Beth simply let her
pony 60. She was lame and tar too wearled Tor
effort.
They were galioplng now past the outskirts OF
the camp. the many scattered tent or the men
who were living on their claims. All the world
was a land of claims. staked off with tall white
posts like ghosts in the vanishing light Ahead
a multitude of lights had suddenly broken on
the travellers vision like nearby constellation
of stars
THEY rode into all of it, blazing lights eager
crowds IN the streets. nose OF rauCouS
music from the brilliant saloons and rush oil
wind and dust, not minute too soon lheE
had barely alighted and surrendered their
horses To a friend of Vans, when the ram from
the hilltopS swOOped on the camp IN a fury that
seemed like an elemental threat to sweep all the
place. with its fOllies, hopes. and Woes It's eN-
elements. lawlessness, and struggles, from the
face OF the barren desert world.
Beth and her maid were Cramped and numb.
Van could only hustle them inside a grocery and
hardware store to save them from a drenching-
The store was separated from gambling hall
saloon by the fmsiest board partition. OdorS
of alcohol, confusion OF voices, and calls OF a
gamester came unimpeded 10 the women
senses. together with some mighty bad singing.
accompanied Justify by strains and groanS
pounded from CHASTITY piano.
Sit down SAID Van invertIng tub al the
feet Of the wondering women I'll see II can
rustic up your brother.
He went out in the ram dived impartIallv
into the first of the crowded saloons. was some
what hilariously greeted 10y score of convlvlal
fellows. found no one who knew of young Glen
Kent and pr. eeded on u the next.
The horsemd1 was well and tavorably known
in all dircct ms He was eagerly Cornered
wherever ne appeared by a lot of fellows
who We're friends to little purpose, IN an actual
test. However he chung TO his mission with
commendable tenacity of purpose and kept on
his W. Thus he discovered at length. when
ne visited the bank, institution that rarely
closed before ten O'Clock in the evening that
Kent had been gone for the last TWO weeks, no
one knew where. but somewhere out south. with
party.
THERE was nothing TO do after that but to
look for fit apartments for the gently
reared girl and her maid Hunting a needle IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
CHAPTER VIII.
A Nights Expenses

EROM karrish to Goldite by the road was
twenty-seven miles. There We're fifteen
miles of bottles by the wav-all of them empty
y blind man with nose for glass could have
smelled out the trail unerringly. across that
desert stretch. karriSh was the nearest town
for a great distance around
Over the road innumerable caravans We're
passing. Everything was rushing to Goldite
There were horsemen. hurried persons on foot
men in carriages and autos twentv-hOrse
freight teams, and men tiny burros. Nearly
all were shedding bottles as they went. y
waterleSS land Is not necessarily devoid of all
manner of moisture.
y dozen of the slowly laboring freight outfits
were passed by Van and his two companions
What engines of toll they represented The ten
pairs OF sweating, straIning animals seemed al
most like some giant caterpillar, harneSSed 10 q
burden on wheels. They always dragged three
wagons, two OF which We're huge gray hulkS
incredibly heavy with giant powder canned
goods, bottled goods, picks shovelS. bedding
hay, great mining machinery, and household
articles. These wagons We're htched entrain
he third wagon, termed a trailer. was small
and loaded merely with provisions for the team
Ster and the team The whole thing from end
to end, beat up sitting cloud of dust
The sun went down while Beth Van, and
Elsa We're still five miles from their goal They
rode as rapidly as possible. The horses. how
ever, We're faded and the way was slightly uD
grade. The twilight was brief 1t descended
abruptly from the western bank of clouds. by
now Is thick and dark as mud Afar of sh0ne
the first FAINT light of the gold camp 10 which
the three were riding This glimmering ray
was two miles out from the center of town
tIOdite was spread in a circle four miles wide
and the most of 1t was isolated tents
The darkness shut down like a pail \ vivid
vicious bolt OF lightning a fiery serpent over
charged with might, struck down on the noun
taintops pouring liquid flame on the rocks y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

effect You would have To- buckle To with grim
determination and our help
Il could give some floating libraries TO Mount
Vernon and
No, no. too slow, Its been tried it has no
visible effect on d really large fortune. Some
thing else must be thought of, interrupted
Pinch with the excitement OF zeal gliStening IN
his eye. You see that plan would never bring
the wolf 70 the door. No, You must think of
the children-the dear little things | don't
suppose they've missed single meal since
Your wealth." Pinch turned to-
ward his wife. How few of us know how the
other half lives"
This good man with rare almost obsolete
tact seemed 10 infuse a fraternal equality be-
tween the unfortunate family and himself and
he tried not 70 show the pity he naturally felt
for people living IN such adverse CIrCun-
stances. Some members of his society We're not
of PInCh'S calIber; they were charitable not for
Cha-ItyS sake, but-weu, | may well be
quite frank-they actually put on airs when
they visited the rich. and liked u make the Oh
JeCtS of their benevolenCe feel the difference in
their positions in a hundred little foxy WAYS.
They enjoyed Summing; II was a fad; it
Tucked their self esteem. If IT Is possible 10
imagine such an absurd thing as the rich on
charitable errandS To the poor, then perhaps
some of those unChristian members of that SoCi-
ETY. would be patronIZed IN their turn and IL
would do them good. But Pinch and his wife
really had the welfare of the rich at heart they
were sincere.
EUREKA | thought an inspiration would
come 70 me. | have thought of the answer to
the problem Pinch suddenly cried You'll
smile when YOU see how simple it Is. Its a
wonder | didn't think of II at once Why
should such an absurdly easy solution not have
occurred To me betore,"
The family gathered closely round him with
inquiring eyes and bated breaths, as he sat for
moment in pow 1rful self communiol Vt
length he opened his lips again with the re-
heved look of one who has conquered some un-
worthy impulse and is resolved 10 DO his duty
IN the face OF awful temptation.
II is this, my dear friend. we viii exchange
htchkcyS Now don't thank me ne protested
waving back the grateful family, who would
nave cLSped hlm 10 them IN their gratitude
W ny should one not sacrifice oneself That
IS the real success of life. | am the one that
VIII be the happest, having pun my desires
aside and gained a victory over my lower self
No. no he went on with Joyous tears In hls
eyes, should be the grateful one. my wife
and |. To- YOU who have been the cause
Protests from the family. No let me
thing
But. weakly urged the Urgent Case. this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

OLD New York" he repeated at the end OF
~ his revere. and. meeting once more the
steady brown eyes of the girl with whom the
fateS had thrown him, he fetched up promptly
with the present.
How long has your brother been ort here
in Goldite'"
About month, she answered Hes bc-1
in the West for nearly year, aad wrote Mr.,
BoStwick to come
Van said, Mr. Bostwick is doubtless YER
T~-.icrar friend of Your family"
" ny. YES he's mv-that Is, he waS-hc al
w has been Il vo-y Particular fr:c:d-for sov-
cal wears she faltIrod, suddenly turning red
" We haven't any family, Glen and !, and he's
my half brother only but were Just like chums,
and that wa VIII wanted to come. l expect
to surprise hin. He doesn't know I'm here.
Van was silent and she presently added:
Il hope YOU and Glen will be friends
know how much he'll wish to thank YOU
He looked at her gravely Il hope he won't.
It's up to me to thank him"
They had come to a road at the level of the
val'cv-a desert valley, treeless, CRASHES. gray
AMI desolate. The sun was rapidly nearing the
rim of the mountains, as If to escape pursuit of
a mOnStrOuS bank of clouds
Van spurred his chestnut to a gallOp. and the
horses bearing the women responded with no
further need of urging.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

vast comfort of friends-true friends, as certain
as the very heart in his breast 10 serve HIM to
the end
Like a panoramic dream he beheld a swift
procession of mine and cattle scenes troop past
for swift review He lived again whole months
of nights spent out alone beneath the sky, with
the snow and the wind hurled down on HIM from
a merciless armament of bleakneSs. Once more
he stumbled forward bhndly in the desert, he
and Gettysburg, perishing for water giving up
their LIQUID souls 10 the horribly naked and in
satiate sun Again he toiled in the shaft OF a
mine till his back felt like a crackly thing OF
glass with each aching fssure going deeper
Once more the gold goddess beckOned with
her smile and fortune was there, almost IN
reach-the fortune that ne and his partners
had sought 50 dOggedly, SO patiently, the Tor
tune for which they had starved and delved and
suffered only to It vanish IN the AIR aS the
sunshine viii vanish from a peak
Old hopes, like ghosts, went Skulklng by,
vain charlatans. ashamed. But friendships
stood about IN every scene, bright preSences
that cast a roseate glow on all the fluctuations
of his life. And 1t seemed II a failure here
was half a failure only after all. 1t had not
robbed him. either of his youth, his strength, ora
certain boviSh credulitv and trust in all his kind
He still believed he should win his golden goal
and he loved the land that had tried him
His last his biggest venture, the Monte
CriSto mine was however gone.-everythlng
sold 10 meet the company debts. Neverthe-
less, he had once more purchased clam. with
all but his very last dollar In the world and ne
and his partners would soon be on the ground,
assaultng the stubborn adamant with powder,
pick and drill in the fever OF the miners cease
less dream
To-day. as he rode beside the girl, he Won
dered at it all why he had Iaborsd SO persist
entity The faint far-oh shadow OF "a sweet
heart long since left behind, failed to supply
him d motive. She had grown impatient lis
tened to a sutton more tangible than Vans alb
sent self and so. blameleSSly, had faded from
his scheme of hopes leaving no more than
fragrance in his thoughts with certainly no
bitterness or anger
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

Considerable excitement is mani
fest because Of several rich strikes
recently in the nearby mining belt
And, by the way, a good many have
struck Il rich right here around Nes-
perez this fall. In fact, every one
who has bought a ranch here has.
This Prairie is a pay streak" that
is richer in golden opportunities than
most people are aware Of.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

The Boss barn is good feed stable
stable and is also operating a FIRST
class chop mill. Best Of everything
TO be had in the horses feed line.
Give me a call NJ. J Haynes,
Manager.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04
THE APPLE SHOW
Visitors TO Spokane's Big Event
Should Read This.

Spokane. Wash. Oct. so. -Elabo-
rate preparations have beed made by
the management Of the National APP
PIE Show, Inc, for the convenience
Of exhibitors and visitors in Spokane
the week Of November Is. A free
Information booth has been arranged
for at the entrance Of the exposition
buildings. where an experienced
corps. under the direction of w. d.
Finley. assistant manager. will be on
duiyto direct the people to hotels.
business houses and cafes. There
will be ample room for the checking
Of parcels and travelling cases and
the supplying Of all literature relai-
ing 70 sights and scenes In Spokane
and the various cities and towns in
the Inland Empire. also special IA
ciliiies for telephone. telegraph and
mail service.
Trained men will attend 10 the
handling and distributing OF letters.
papeu and parcels sent 10 friends In
Ssre Of apple show and every visitor
will be requested 10 register. giving
name and temporary address. 50 that
all can be reached speedily while in
the city. A card index Of visitors
will be maintained and an experience
ed room clerk vill each day CON-
municase with the various hotels and
roomiug houses 10 ascertain the num-
Der Of rooms availahie. The Spokane
chamber Of commerce will have a
similar register al It's headquarters
IN the Hutton building.
Hotel propriesors and restaurant
eurs announce they will maintain the
same prices during the festival week
as prevail during the year. The
street railway companies have ar
ranged for special car service and
the officials OF the post Office and ex-
press companies have rendered their
assistance 10 facilitate the promp,
banding Of mail and packages and
parcels.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

AS the nights are getting longer
And the days are getting shorter,
Your wheat that's stored for future
call
Jumps quarter after quarter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

mn W. OF A.-EEzPERcE CAMP
AVA 70. 749s, meets the fret
and third Monday nights OF each
month in the Opera House. Visit
ing neighbors cordially invited.
II. LEWIS, VIC
wALrER HoEPPSER, Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-11-04

A MERIcUs LODGE No. 4s. X.
= Of p, meets In Odd-Fellows'
Hall every fret and third Thurs.
days Ia each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend
c. w. Booth, c. c.
r.. Y. MITCHELL. X. of r. d S.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-06-04
soII ls 81 III 4 4 2 Ri M

5 solILoaay 81 Ing EnsI,a aer.esr Rins q
am considered d briiIiant success
I'M litera tnre though q many people aes
cylse NE of plagiarism, The III pular crit.
! icisrn of nv york being that Old. old!
story. =.
is a pity Z am sos bright, however,
Sconsid ering the conyersat tons hive
4 10 listen 10 every evening Last NIGHT
he remarke Sin y.ffve times, love
Won 81. dear, !, and aixt 1--WE times she
replied ron, dear EsSS
He tells them an 81 owe you De man
never loved before Ism. he clever to
lind ~ many new y,ay of doing some
thing SO Old
leraonaliy iii saa no III ference III
\ Btu methods myself.
sS They held on to me TIL both hands
last evening hut sisted upon cut
ting them ss5EEl \
The man ana alWays ges
around 4 pretty
Tho man owes all his hap pinsa ID
ma Only Though my niiuelee III he
" able to bold her hands Id hts and tasts
tthe sWeaaness oa her lilss, ysE already
1 has ha item NE hi MS sagfng Boz
is al teIul hui w1l
tide time nks sgin sssoF
3 ~ aven
II bast seller Az me
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owes an B 8

81 was the ming of that fearsonae,
dag On 81 hich the bonds
were to DE mad sfast, where d Tiny
path yet leads back, when each tries
TO peer into the future and wonders
and doubts and hesita ties. Ss7s
They were alone, and she drew near
hin, aware and watch fuI.
Harold. dearest It'd d few hours III
win all be over. Can you grasp II
am But did yon dream of ma last
night ?,'
go es, oWnest / saw you as a black,
marvellous swan, d ting plaei dly all
alone on az nirrored Re It'll here
and there d fiat ting leaf And
then q humble IONS swan. as,
began 20 float out to- you. And my
soul took flre. dealr,es and thrilled
allSoYer as Sypl5 swung superbly around,
and Wished 10 be d poet with d liYs
4 Ing, passionate pen, and Il wished my:
self an earth god and that d raging
wind would swoop down npon you
that might seize ,you Ia my arms
ana defy the storm BOD And could
smell sWeet incense and hear the
tinkhng ofs innumera Bile bells and could
feel the deiirr INN off 20 1rning heart,
and again 4 wished tto De d poet thatI
might sling
But. HaroM, do Won really iovs mea.'
He breathed deep and
poured ont his soul. Eyes, dearest. Il
think ron are i. ,'s
ND then she held up her vibrant
lips. conddent. satIs I,nok
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-06-04


sly lose my inhert tance don deny
that I love this old house, Aunt Anne.
But did It ever occur to Won that Sd
might prefer q man TO ID fortune r.
You would miss the fortune I, was
the quiet answer q Oh were II not;
made for love III a cottage, Cons
stance,
ssS But Constance was down the path
She bent over "a pink rose bush and
picked q bud Just as the Rev. Beverly
Alden came IN
S5..'. Roses red and violets biua, n she
quoted. AN you ten me the rest off
aIt7
y ssSs. IL You Ioresme as hove yot 1, He
shesttated 81 % musttn 81 make me say
such things I,
~ not r.
Because have MOI line to ofYer you
sbut a cottage ana a vegetable garden.,ss
He was looking down ct her til SOM
her eyes.
.:s And Ill DON'T marry one Warren;
sOlmstead she informed him, 'sI lose
my fortune. And i Swonst marry him,
80 I am really hon1e less please,
sPd Ike 70 come and i've - your cot
staga.
Aunt Anne chag rfn over the en-.
sgagements found an outlet ID q letter.
TO Warren Olmsteal Cona mp and
rescue Constance from Her country.
sparson, = was the theme.
But when varren's answer came It
was 9 revelation.
@'O u all things! Aunt Anne ejacu.
lated when she had read ii
M ~ hats the \ matter Constance
asked.
Tread that, said Amt Anna rag
ically.
32s It was "a brief eptstls, but Ii was
very extraordinary, no doubt ffos Con
stance danced with Joy and waved the
letter, crying g urrall r 81
III 'of an things Aunt Anne ejacus
lated again.
Constance caught her breath quick
W. You mustn't tell Beverly, "' she
said.
n why not r, 5 5s.s
III HE won't marry, r Constance said
Enystertously, iif be knows 81. rs
So they were married quietly and
went to live In ttlia cottage and Amt
Anne went home, and the big colonial
house was closed. and the winter
aindfss 1shssfs q q sstf ~ \ Il \
= You win miss the rose garden next