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The bee., 1910-02-24

was painter OF miniatures. young
eooA looking, successful
What's up?" she asked, seeing Mrs
Fairfax seated alone in state.
''Oh, Valeska again. He proposes
as regularly as the sun SETS an
going back to America Just to escape
him"
Pretty wido, 8 with generous in
comes do not grow on bushes" re
marked her friend, dryly. You must
try some other plan than going back
20 America. Why not marry Ned Ran
dolphg"
Med Randolph has long ago for
gotten a pretty widow with more
money than brains"
what rubbish!" Miss Robins
helped herself to a slice OF bread and
hfter. "Of course you will marry
Randolph, Cicely He Is awfully fond
Of YOU
Mrs. Fairfax shook her head. q
teII you Is Is no use, Bobbie. He has
long ago become disguised with this
frightfully frivolous widow"
I'll wager anything that you marry
him before June" cried Roberta
Now. you know. Cicely. you are fond
of Ned And you can't deny that he
followed you all the way from New
York to Rome. Now, my dear girl,
have the greatest idea--a sure way tC
patch up everything between you and
Ned Randolph. You know you have
treated Ned shabbily. dear girl"
well. wen let it go at that" sighed
Mrs. Fairfax, pouring the tea.
You must ask Valeska to breakfast
at the Casino Wednesday morning
began Roberta.
And give him another chance t.
propose? Thank you, but much pre-
fer not, Bobbie."
And lose Ned forever"
Mrs. Fairfax played with the tea
cups. Certainly, breakfast Will
Valeska does not sound inviting" sh,
confessed.
but Ned Randolph" cried Mis-
Robins, dangling the prize before hel
friends eyes.
"Oh, well, go on, ask Valeska Il
breakfast Wednesday morning-wha
next?"
AZ sHs Casino?"
Yes, yes"
e"You will breakfast on the bal
coy overlooking the new golf link
1.-The south balcony. you know. o
coulse you win be particularly fascin
ating, coquettish. laughing. you know
what mean. and you must make Val
eska asf The eternal question"
The bee., 1910-02-24
When Cupid
Laughed
By W. Carey Wonderiy

copyright. by w. @. chapman)
surely, you know how love you,
he persisted. why. my every thought
and action is of you!"
The woman at the piano shook hei
pretty brown head. While her bach
was toward him, something told hei
he was posing. Somehow Valesks
was forever posing; his every move
ment was studied and artificial. and
she was tired of foreigners. In three
months one may even grow tired Of
Rome. On the spur of the moment she
decided to go home-back to America
land at once.
"Cicely!" The mans voice was 9
caress. "Cicely. love YOU"
Please don't" She put up hane
between them. Wont you understand
that 1t cannot be? Much as 1t pains
as both, must tell you that cannot
marry you. Why go over it all again?'
he retreated to the far end of the
room, and sat down, quiet and
abashed. like a chidden child. Cicely
could scarcely repress a smile. Val
eska was SO ridiculously funny when
he fell into one OF his naughty-boy
poses.
+. "Oh, you will get over IL. mon ami.
she laughed. Come, help me get the
tea things ready My friends will
be upon me directly like a pack Of
hungry wolves"
( yaleska helped ner arrange the
table and make the little thin slices
Of bread S4a ButterG into pyramidal
piles, but when the Leo x. urn wat
purring like happy cat. he reached
for his stick and gloves.
mot golng?" cried Mrs. Fairfax
Yes"
"Au revoir" she laughed. And the
next moment he was gone.
Cicely glanced around the room
taking Ia every detail. lis artistic lit
ter pleased Lor She could never
bear 20 see things just right.
3 Now for Ned, she smiled. arrang
ing a few violets in her gown. "Bui
OF course he viii not come" shs
pouted.
A few minutes later Miss Robins en-
tered the apartment Roberta Robins
The bee., 1910-02-24

has given uneaned gains fairly wedned group of
at the expense of the Of the community This group made Of
those who have property rights the products ndusm
business and the shareholders corporations 1t includes
such those who buy and sell the stock and produce exchanges
whose business to forecast the future whose functions become
ngy important and whose chances with anything which
creates uncertainty in the economic world
BY all the in these caegoes adj
vantage from advancing prices That the specuo make
guess and lose is familiar In the of farmers and bust
ness people everything depends upon what they produce The price of
some commodities flexible wheat good example Other commod
ties like shoes readily change either price quantity to meet changed
conditions Then there commodities like transportation rates which
change slowly And finally Others like newspapers whose price
subject to change whatever though very likely this particular
instance charged for advertisements 1t therefore quite
Gb that farmers and business have been unayorab
affected by the prices but it is certain that the majority them
have reaped considerable advantage.
doubtful whether remedy for this unsatisfactory situation
be devised Certainly the writer has to propose It be
suggested however that small allowances of and salaries
equivalent to the upward movement of prices ought fairness
be made by employers of labor is be hoped gen.
eral understanding of the and
effects of high prices will make for &! E L<c f7%<1A
this desirable result
The bee., 1910-02-24

"Back to the farm" is the warning cry
raised by wise students of the times IN
less we have more tillers of the soil we will
lack bread, declares James J. Hill Presi-
dent Roosevelt, during his administration,
preached the upbuilding of the rural COM
munity. And yet:
The country boy goes to the city to
earn his living or to study profession that
will keep him in the larger settlements.
The country girl enters the city fac
tory, shop, restaurant or kitchen, or she
studies arts or sciences that promise city
life.
The bee., 1910-02-24
Had vaIId Excuse.

Saving that he was 9S. a man
named Lacey. who was summoned at
Norwich (England) for picking flow
or in a public garden. pleaded absent
mindedness and the case was dis
missed.
The bee., 1910-02-24
Appropriate.

She-'1 have just discovered that
the diamonds in the diadem you gave
me last year are false" He-"why,
then, they just suit your golden hair"
--Meggendorfer Batter.
The bee., 1910-02-24
Ever See Thls?

Ever notice that the fellow who
sings the songs of home and mother
loudest is usually the toughest nut in
the crowd who gets the fullestf
The bee., 1910-02-24
Good WorIdlv Rsllnlon.

To keep up nice balance Of work
nrt wear. and TO come out a little
ahead each day. is good religion.--Dr
Kellog.
The bee., 1910-02-24

Upward Course
of Prices to
Continue
BY O. VI. W. SPRAGUE

HE COURSE Of prices has been upward during the past y
years and may be expected to continue in the direction
for definite period increase rather than decline in
the output Of gold highly probable perfect monetary
system would give stable level Of prices prices Of particular
commodities would change rejecting changes in demand sup
ply, but the general level would be constant.
1t not too much to say that the general rise of prices
of recent years has been for this country at least unmxed
evil, with no COMPENSATION whatever
The bee., 1910-02-24

In meeting the uncomfortable causes of
disease the special influence Of season de-
serves particular regard. 1t should always
be remembered that, other things being
equal, during winter the body loses, during
summer gains, in weight. Further, these
changes in many sections of the United
States are abrupt.
The loss commences sharply in Octo-
and lasts until April or May, and the gain
commences in April and lasts until Sep
TENDER or October.
In the early fall, though the weather
were to be warm, it is right to add to the
The bee., 1910-02-24
Rich MEXICAN state.

The state Of Jalisco has long been
known as one of the richest in the re-
public OF Mexico in agriculture and
mining.
The bee., 1910-02-24

when l see some women foIlag
goln long the street wonder how
sech little heels kin hol, up 80 much
dignerty." -
The bee., 1910-02-24
SAYS Mcoowan:

III amt s. hard T. have faith in
,c min--but somehow ye fale aisier
CHER dead."--Cleveland News.
The bee., 1910-02-24
probabIe Ana,aer-

why are outsiders always rankT'
asks F. p. A. In the New York Man.
For the same reason, perhaps. that
bystanders are always innocent
The bee., 1910-02-24
Hard TO Eradicate.

The original savage in us is re-
sronsible for war.
The bee., 1910-02-24

How DO Women Folks Like Herr
Lawson-"Are the rest Of the fam
fly pleased with that young woman
that Bobby is to marryf" Dawson
well, Bobby's father IL. He sayn
that II he was young enough he wouIH
marry her himself"
The bee., 1910-02-24
You Can't Imagine

What an endless number Of
new colors we are showing for
Spring Suits-most of them
woven in the newest stripe cf-
fects-and at prices that VIII
interest you. Look at our
line today-it will be well
worth your while.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-22
is YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

For sixteen long years have been
suffering with bad case Of skin dis
ease. While child there broke out a
red sore on the legs just in back OF
my knees. 1t waxed from bad to worse,
and at last saw had bad skin
disease. tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to no
satisfactory result. The plague both
cred me more In warm weather than
In winter and being on my leg joints
1t made 1t impossible for me to walk,
and was forced to stay indoors in the
warmest weather. MY hopes Of recov-
cry were by this time spent. Sleepless
nights and restless days made life an
unbearable burden. At last I was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
[Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills1
and / did not need more than a. trial
to convince me that was on the road
of success this time. I bought two
sets Of the Cuticura Remedies and
after these were gone I was differ
ent man entirely. I am now the hap
piest man that there is at least one
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof, II Nostrand Ave-, Brook
Ign, N r., July 80 and Aug 8. '09."
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YOUR STOMACH FEELS FINE.
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, sourness, Gas
and All Stomach Misery Ended
In Five Minutes.

This harmless preparation will
promptly digest anything you eat and
overcome sick, sour, gassy or out-of-
order stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't At comfortably,
or what you eat lies like lump Of
lead in your stomach, or If you have
heartburn, that is o sign Of Indigestion.
Get from any drug store here in
town 50-cent case of Pape's Diapep-
sin and take q dose just as soon as
you can. There will be- no sour ris-
ings, no belching of undigested food
mixed with acid, no stomach gas or
heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling
in the stomach, Nausea, Debilitating
Headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal
gripping. This will all go, and, besides,
there will be no sour food left over
in the stomach to poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Papes Diapepsin is certain regula-
tor for out-of-order stomachs, and be-
sides 1t takes hold of your food and
digests it just the same as if your
stomach wasn't there.
These large 50-cent cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure any case of Dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton or any other stomach disorder.
Remember, If your stomach feels
out Of order and uncomfortable now,
you can get relief in five minutes by
taking little Diapepsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-22
He Made Mcclellan Governor

then living in Orange True, he was
engaged in an important piece of en-
cheering work for the City of New
York, but his legal residence was in
the State of New Jersey. / knew
that among the Democrats of the
state Mcclellan had retained the great
popularity he had gained in the days
OF the war, and decided then and
there that his name. if any could
stampede the convention into nomi-
mating a fit candidate for governor
my friends agreeing with me, a
handful Of us decided to make the at
tempt to stampede the convention
away from the organization to McClel-
Ian. Now, won't tell you what was
done in a preliminary way to effect
this, but I will describe to you what
was done In the convention. At the
proper moment, and at time when
everything was very quiet, somebody
in the gallery jumped to his feet and
called for three cheers for Little Mac
1t seemed to be spontaneous call.
and In twinkfing of an eye, almost,
somebody on the floor of the conven-
tion echoed the call: Three cheers
for Little Mac! Still another mo-
ment, and two or three men sitting
in the gallery opposite the one where
the first call had come jumped up.
Little Mac! Little Mac!' they scream
ed at the top of their voices.
Here and there on the floor dele
gate after delegate was rising to his
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-22
Tale of Early Telephone Days

The pair looked at the newcomer as
though they felt that their friend was
trying to have little fun with them
mo, I'm not Joking" the man pro.
tested. TITS fact DIR. Hubbard has
worked out his plan. It's going to be
great success. Everybody will be
rushing to buy stock. Two hundred
and fifty was offered for 1t this morn.
Ing, and that's jump from almost
nothing over night"
The two dignifed listeners actu.
ally gasped when they heard that an.
nounceD1ent. They said nothing; they
were struck speechless, apparently;
and as they stood there, staring at
their friend In most undignified man.
ner, the latter turned to one of them
with: II had perfect confidence In DIR.
Hubbard. | knew he'd do 1t. Aren't
you glad persuaded you not to drop
out?"
The next days. in conversation with
the famous Tilly Haynes, proprietor
of the hotel, learned the sequel of
49, >~sSAO o>OhO L Adu DCilOlQ Lu0 luOIu-
Ing previous In the mems parlor.
I have three permanent guests
who together made a million over
night this week. They are old-time
Boston merchants who, with their
families, live with me in the winter
and spring. Somebody persuaded them
to take stock in the original Bell Tele-
phone company and for a long time
they were in the dumps over the in
vestment. Then DR.. Gardiner Hub
bard took hold of the company and
put it on its feet; night before last
the stock went up like balloon lit
orally over night, and two of those
three men aren't quite certain yet
whether they are dreaming or whether
it is a real experience for them. |
wish l had bought some of the stock
six months ago, when people wouldn't
look at it at any price," continued Mr..
Haynes, regretfully.
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Rights Reserved)
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Other Animals Also Seem to Take
Pleasure In Listening to Har-
monious Strains.

Science has recently been studying
the question as to whether or not
snakes have really any appreciation
of music. This applies particularly
to the cobra, which responds to the
piping of gourd instrument played
by the East Indian fakir with a
rhythmic movement suggesting a
dance. The conclusion seems to be
that it answers to the musical notes
much in the same way as dog does
that is to say, through special or
nervous sympathy. When the whistles
blow at noon in the Bronx Zoo the
wolves set up a greet bowling in con-
cert Whether or not they enjoy
this sort of music is disputed
though probably they do, for some
dogs undoubtedly take pleasure in
harmonious strains and will run a.
block to sit uD in front of hand
organ AK -~% while other dogs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-22
How Judge Ashbel Green Succeeded
in Stampeding Democratic Con-
vention In New Jersey and
Nominating Little Mac"

II must tell you," said the late
Judge Ashbel Green to me, ''of the
way in which I once stampeded con-
vention. And when / tell you that
this was doue in New Jersey, and that
the stampede, as politicians call it,
had never been successfully attempt
ed in that state before, you may be-
lieve with me that the incident was
of unusual political interest"
Ashbel Green was one of the great
leading intellects of New Jersey. His
father was president of Princeton
when the War of 1912 was being
fought, and he was near of kin to
Commodore Stockton and United
States Senator John p. Stockton. He
was esteemed in his day one of the
profoundest legal minds both Of New
Jersey and New York, and in the lat
ter years of his life was one of the
leading counsel for the Vanderbilt
railroad interest. He died in 1905.
We Democrats Of New Jersey, in
the year 1877, were somewhat at sea, =
continued Judge Green There had
been some talk about nominating me
for governor, and was told that if
] were willing to be a candidate, my
friends could compass my nomination.
But / had no ambition to serve as
governor of New Jersey; in fact, my
professional duties would have made
it impracticable for me at that time
to enter public life.
"A little later I learned that GER
tain faction of the party had made
up its mind to nominate as candidate
for governor a man who, in my opin-
ion, was not mentally fitted for the
post of governor and on whom
feared that personal attacks, whether
well grounded or not, might be made,
! to the partys serious embarrassment
| at the polls. The organization con-
| trolled the convention; what were
those Of us who did not like its cam
didate to do? After thinking the
matter over. it seemed to me that the
only way to beat the organization was
to stampede the convention. But
what name would be potent enough
to take the convention off its feet?
"As I was seriously thinking the
matter over happened to remember
that General George B. Mcclellan was
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-22
Gladstone and Disarmament

was a guest at a dinner in London at
which were assembled some of the
leading men In British public life, one
or two governors of the Bank of Eng
land. and two or three of the great
financiers of Europe. Mr.. Gladstone
was there as the guest of honor.
Before the dinner had gone far
began to learn at first hand of the
manner in which Gladstone collected
that fund Of detailed information
which made him the wonder of ey-
eryone in Europe who knew him. He
turned to one of the financiers.
"'How much gold do you expect
from Australia this year? he asked.
When he was told the amount
have forgotten what it was, several
millions-he turned to another finan.
cier.
How much gold is India going to
send us?' he asked. Are they pro-
ducing any gold in the Lahore dis.
trict? How do they transport the
gold from the mines at Lahore to the
seaport?'
The answers called for received.
MI. Gladstone's next question was put
to me. and when I had answered as
best | could regarding this country's
production of gold. similar questions
were directed to others at the table.
Then, for moment, the Grand Old
Man was silent. 'Ah,' he said, break
ing his silerce, the world is produc-
ing about an hundred millions of new
gold year and England ought to get
at least half of it, He had In his
mind for future reference and use.
"The conversation was changed and
some one spoke about the question of
disbanding the armies of Europe and
curtailing the building of navies.
How large standing army has
Germany asked Mr.. Gladstone of one
OF the gentlemen near by, and receiv-
Ing the answer he asked successfully
of as many men how large were the
standing armies of France, Italy and
Russia. Then he turned to me. Mr..
Depew.' he said. you have no stand
ing army in the United States worthy
of the name. You have only your
militia ] told him that his informs
ton on the subject was correct.
Gladstone was again silent for
moment or two, evidently making
mental computations, At last he
looked up, and as he did so began to
speak in that wonderfully deep and
perfectly modulated voice of his.
"'Well gentlemen he said, the
standing armies of Europe number
one million men, / speak in round
numbers; the figures are approximate
ly correct Therefore, in view Of
that fact, I tell you that in my opin-
ion the talk of disarmament is abb
surd, because 1t is impossible. The
day is many generations distant, and
the nature Of individuals, as well as
of nations, must be greatly changed
before disarmament will ever be a
fact or anything else than a vague
hypothetical condition. We may
have peace, but it will be peace based
upon strength, fear and power"
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Rights Reserved)
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How Three OId-Time Boston Mer
chants Made a Million Over Night
on Bell Stock Owing to Or.
Hubbard's Ability.

Many stories have been told fof for.
tunes made out of the telephone by
men who bought stock in the original
company when most of the world was
doubtful of the practicability Of the
invention. Here Is a new one, part
of which | saw acted in the early
spring of 1877, when was staying at
the United States hotel. in Boston. for
few days.
After breakfast, on the second
morning of my arrival at the hotel,
went to the mems parlor to look over
the morning papers. Presently there
entered two elderly men, who seemed
to be warm friends. In appearance
they were typical of the dignified. cul
tivated. quiet-mannered merchant OF
Boston. Anyone seeing them would
have said at once that they were own
ers of vessels plying between Boston
and China or the West Indies. One OF
them jingled some coins in pocket;
the other tossed a ring Of small tools
back and forth in his hands. They
took their stand near where was
seated.
II wouldn't give a sixpence for the
whole capital stock" I could not help
hearing one of them say. Il wouldn't
have gone into it If So-and-So had not
asked me to do it as sort of favor to
him."
But hear that Dr. Hubbard has
at last worked out plan for market
ing the stock, and he is pretty clear.
headed business man." spoke up the
other.
Before the first speaker could reply
a third man, whose appearance and
manner also indicated the successful
merchant engaged in the China trade,
came into the parlor. walked with as
rapid step as his dignity would per-
NIT up to the two men, and extended
both hands first to one of them. then
to the other.
'This is very surprising" he ex-
claimed, radiantly. ut has all hap
pened over night. What do you think
our stock is quoted at today?"
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feet and shouting Little Mac!' The
galleries speedily were upon their
feet. en- masse, so to speak, and in
less than a minute after the first cry
for Little Mac had been made most
of the delegates were shouting for
Mcclellan as though their life de-
pended upon it.
IF you have ever heard political
convention giving demonstration for
a popular candidate, then you can
imagine what happened at this con-
vention. The organization managers
tried to- suppress the demonstration.
The chairman broke his gavel pound
ing with it. But nobody paid the
slightest attention to him. Little
Mac and nobody but Little Mac was
thought of and shouted for by the con-
vention. 1t was as perfect STAN
pede as ever took place, and almost
before the convention knew it George
B. Mcclellan had been nominated by
it for governor of New Jersey by ac
clamation. And have always thought
that the most surprised man in the
state over the result was Mcclellan
himself, who, on the morning of con-
vention day, had no more idea of be
ing nominated for governor Of New
Jersey than he had of being elected
president three years hence.
"But the best result of the STAN.
pede was that, thirteen years after he
had unsuccessfully led the Democratic
hosts of the nation as their presiden-
tial standard bearer, we triumphantly
placed Mcclellan in the gubernatorial
chair"
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Rights Reserved.)
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The Best Literature.

One Is sometimes asked by young
people to recommend a course of read
ing. My advice would be that thew
should confne themselves to the s,,-
preme books in whatever literature.
or, still better. to choose some one
great author and make themselves
thoroughly familiar with him. For,
as all roads lead to Rome. SO do they
likewise lead away from it; and you
will find that in order to understand
perfectly and weigh exactly any vital
piece of literature, you will be gradu.
ally and pleasantly persuaded to ex-
cursions and explorations of which
you little dreamed of when you began,
and you will find yourselves scholars
before you are aware.-James Russell
Lowell.