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Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-01

me. This arm Of mine is only false
belief" / sat up gingerly. Now
| why don't you open that window"
Mrs. Klopton succumbed. Because
there are queer goings-on in that house
next door," she said. IF you will take
| the beef tea, Mr.. Lawrence, l will tell
you"
The queer goings-on. however
proved to be slightly disappointing. 1t
seemed that after l left on Friday
night, light was seen fitting fitfully
through the empty house next door
Euphemia had seen 1t first and called
| Mrs Klopton. Together they had
watched it breathlessly until it disap-
| peared on the lower floor.
you should have been a writer Of
ghost Stories l said. giving my pill
lows a thump. And so 1t was fit
ting flitfully!'
That's what it Mas doing" she re-
iterated. Fitting fli.fully-I mean fit
ting fitfully-how you do throw one
out, Mr. Lawrence! And what's more.
1t came again!"
| ooh, come now. Mrs. Klopton,"
objected. ghosts are like lightning:
they never strike twice in the same
night. That is only worth half a cup
of beef tea"
you may ask Euphemia." she re-
torted with dignity. Not more than
an hour after, there was light there
again. We saw it through the chinks
of the shutters. Only-this time it be-
gan at the lower floor and climbed"
You oughtn't to tell ghost stories
at night" came Meningitis voice from
the doorway. Really. Mrs. Klopton.
I'm amazed at you. You old duffer!
I've got to thank you for the worst
day of my life"
Mrs. Klopton gulped. Then realiz-
ing that the "old duffer" was meant
for me, she took her empty cup and
went out muttering.
THE Pirates crazy about me. isn't
she?" Mcknight said to the closing
door Then he swung around and held
out his hand
"By Jove," he said. 1--WE been lay
ing you out all day, lilies on the door
bell, black gloves. everything. If you
had had the sense of mosquito in a
snowstorm, you would have telephoned
me"
| Il never even thought of it." ] was
| filed with remorse. Upon my word,
| Rich, / hadn't an idea beyond getting
away from that place. If you had
seen what l saw"
| Mcknight stopped me. Seen it!
| Why, you lunatic, I've been digging
for you all day in the ruins. I've
lunched and dined on horrors. Give
me something to rinse them down,
Lollie."
He had fished the key of the eel.
larette from it's hiding place in my
shoe bag and was mixing himself what
he called Bernard Shaw founda-
ton of brandy and soda, with little
of everything else in sight to give it
| snap. Now that | saw him clearly, he
looked weary and grimy. | hated TO
| tell him what / knew he was waiting
to hear but there was no use wading
in by inches. | ducked and got it
| over.
THE notes are gone. Rich" ] said,
as quietly as l could. In spite of him.
self his face fell
'1-of course / expected 1t" he
said. "But-Mrs. Klopton said over
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-01

The steel finger OF civilization, Of pro-
priety. of visiting cards and formal in
Productions was reckoning us in. Miss
West put on her shoe.
We said little on the car The few
passengers stared at us frankly, and
discussed the wreck. emphasizing its
horrors. The girl did not seem to
hear. Once she turned to me with
the quick, unexpected movement that
was one of her charms.
81 do not wish my mother to know
I was in the accident" she said. viii
you please not tell Richey about hav-
ing met me?'
gave my promise, Of course. Again,
when we were almost into Baltimore,
she asked to examine the gun-metal
cigarette case, and sat silent with it
in her hands, while told of the early
mornings events on the Ontario.
80 you see," finished, this grip,
everything have on, belongs to fell
low named Sullivan. He probably left
the train before the wreck-perhaps
just after the murder"
And so-you think he committed
the-the crime?" Her eyes were on
the cigarette case.
Naturally" l said "a man doesn't
jump off a Pullman car in the middle
of the night in another mans clothes,
unless he is trying to get away from
something Besides the dirk, there
were the stains that you saw. Why,
I have the murdered mans pocket
book in this valise at my feet. What
does that look like?"
| colored when l saw the ghost OF
smile lowering around the corners
of her mouth. That u.s. l finished,
"if you care to believe that l am in
nocent."
The sustaining chain of her small
gold bag gave way just then. She did
not notice it. | picked it up and slid
the trinket into my pocket for safe
keeping. where | promptly forgot it.
Afterwards wished had let it lie un-
noticed on the floor of that dirty little
suburban car, and even now, when
see woman carelessly dangling a
similar feminine trinket, shudder in
Voluntarily there comes back to me
the memory of a girls puzzled eyes
under the brim of a Topping hat, the
haunting suspicion of the sleepless
nights that followed.
Just then l was determined that
my companion should not stray back
to the wreck, and to that end / was
determinedly facetious.
do you know that II ia Sunday"
she asked suddenly, land that we are
actually ragged??"
Never mind that" l retorted. "All
Baltimore is divided on Sunday into
three parts, those who rise and go to
church, those who rise up and read
the newspapers. and those who don't
rise up The first are somewhere be-
tween the creed and the sermon, and
we need not worry about the others"
"You treat me like child" she said
almost pettishly. Don't try SO hard
to be cheerful. lit is almost ghast-
ly."
After that | subsidized like a pricked
balloon, and the remainder of the ride
was made in silence. The information
that she would go to friends in the
city was a shock; it meant an earlier
separation than / had planned for.
But my arm was beginning again. In
putting her into a cab l struck it and
gritted my teeth with the pain. 1t
was probably for that reason that /
forgot the gold bag.
She leaned forward and held out
her hand. 81 may not have another
chance to thank you" she said, land
| think | would better not try, any
how. / cannot tell you how grateful
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
HAMPTON WILL PLAY
THE NORFOLK TEAM
Seven Games viii Be Played at inc
Conclusion Of the Virginia
League Season.

The local fans are much Interested
IN the announcement which has
been made that the Hampton team
viii play the Grew of the mary Jane
the Norfolk Virginia League team
seven games at the close of this sea
son. the first part of next month.
II is understood that three OF the
games will be played in Norfolk and
four in Hampton, the seventh game
being played here.
Representatives of the Norfolk team
witnessed Hampton's display yester-
day afternoon.
Beside playing North End next
Thursday. there will also be a return
game played with Smithfield, Hamp'
ton going to the Southside early III
the week.
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Observation-Disclosures

, CHASTITY figure OF a man weakly pokee
his head out OF a stateroom door as
one Of the stewards was passing.
.What's-whats-t matter stew
ard?v he asked. swaying horribly with
the roll of the vessel. Storm
storm" echoed the steward, with
grin. No. indeed, sab, DE stars
am a shining bright Jes de waves
cutting up q bit, sah- Is you sea
sick?"
"No-no," roared the man heroic
alIy-but the roar was a weak one
The following morning the man and
n very soIicitous woman emerged
from the stateroom and started for
the breakfast table.
Really, Homer" urged Ia" woman
Il think a good strong cup OF coffee
would do you a world Of goOd-come
and try it-please-
"Ugh," gasped the man. Coffee
ugh,"
The woman pleaded again and
again-and the man finally agreed.
Al the table. Homer-dear didn
even look up when the waiter wei
coined them with CHEEKY Good
4 manning how'll YOU have yO' aigsE
"Frizzlcd-yOu IDIOT" H. rOaTed'
his head still buried in his hands
The conee did help him a ittle-a'
first
Rut Homer-dear simply couldn't
j somehow. get his mind OF the way
7 that table seemed 20 be rising up and
+ ry.ng to smite him every other min
ute The next u seemed TO be sink
ing into a yawning abyss and carry
ing him With 10,
How do you feel now. Homer
4 DEAR asked Ms. !. anxiOusiy-
Peel fcelt~ gT0wied Mr.. J. with
my hands. Of course. How else should
I 7 fefii~
Mrs J. made no reply. Patiently
she opened a sOft-boiled egg
~Uga,~ gaspcd Mr.. J. Take IT away
for the love 81 Mike take IL away
There. there soothed Mrs. j.
this is for me- The waiter is bring
ing YOU lemon hep you
, -Temont~ groVIed Mr. J. = goi All
tho lemon 7 wanted when you insisted
on this internal trip Why coultn
YOU go by train like al sensible
uga-urr IN .fn-f-i think Ill-lavc
20 leave excuse mo. Hos
And without further argument. 800
And without further regard for con
vcufion. Homer-d,ar Just naturally
Jumped rirtt MP from the table and
rar-ycs-m ran-richt out 81 the din
ing room
CARVEL CALVERT HALL.
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don't you Think"
YES, perhaps" agreed Mr.. J.
lightly. But well save IT in-well,
wen save it in doctors billsi Just
think what a tonic day and night
of ocean air will be, Whew. I've
been cooped up in a stuffy city for so
long that ! bet a bredth of good.
clean, salt air will go to my head like
champagne"
Haven't We had good air out here
in the country at Mrs. Suburbanite's?
asked Mrs. Justwed.
"Oh. shucks. Blossom," replied Mr..
J. irritably. -Of course, we have
but it isn't salty, Now, well drop
the subject-or the trip, whichever
you prefer. You leave it to me, ana
Ill show you the incest little jaunt
you ever had"
Being an obedient. dutifui little
wife. Mrs. J. naturally chose the form
er alternative.
As the boat swung out into the riv-
er on the evening OF their departure
Mr.. Justwed sought a vantage poin'
in the bow. deposited his hand bag
gage with more haste than caution
and mopped his perspiring brow.
"Geel" he exclaimed. II thought
never would get that baggage straight
ened out. But it's all right now
Blossom. only they charge so cents
extra to deliver IL after We get &c
OceanrOar "a perfectly nominal
charge"
A., What interrupted Mrs. Just
wed. Well. Why didn't they stat,
that in their prospectus? Just as
natter Of principle. Homer, wouls
rot have paid it."
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Now that's all very well to talk.
Blossom, but they have some merit 10
their side of the matter. Big crowd,
you know, lots of baggage and-weil,
for the same reason all the one-fifty
staterooms were gone. and ! had to
pay a-a-a trifie more for one
Mrs. Justwed smiled.
How much?" she asked.
"Three-ffty," replied Mr.. J. in a
voice meant to imply that such a
trife really wasn't worth mentioning
The steamer churned its way
smoothly along down the placid riy-
er. The sun was setting, a brazen
tall. in the West as the passengers
vent to dinner. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Jusiwed ate ravenously with thor
ough enjoyment Of the change OF diet.
Through the open cabin window
they could see the dancing waves
churning and seething with the golden
rays of the setting sun kissing their
spray white crests.
"Ah-h-h," breathed Mr.. Justwed.
rapturously, Isn't this gul-lor-rfous
Just taste that airi Some class TO
this. Ell, Wouldn't We have been
chumps to have gone by rail? The
dancing pillows for mine every time
I tell yOui"
At the conclusion of the meal Mrs
Iustwed left a step or two in ad
vance Of Homedear. As she passed
through the door she felt. in thai
strange fashion peculiar to wives
that Mr.. J. was not directly behind
her. as he should have been. Turn
ing. she saw him standing by the IA
BILE talking TO the waiter-and he wa.
not smiling. either.
When he joined her he was scowl
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! ing.
whats the trouble?" she asked
casually. -
TROUBLED" replied Mr. J. Here
they advertise meals for seventy-tye
cents and that waiter tells lie they
are that price only on the midweek
trips. At the weekend they've the
nerve to charge one dollar for break
fast and dinner and seventy-fiye for
lunch. | call that a hoId-up-pure
and simple, If we could get some
thing to eat some place else you just
bet wouldn't stand for it,"
But we can't. Homer" smiled Mrs,
] Besides. as long as we're on for u
real bang-up vacation a few dollars
more or less are Of no consequence
We can't spend our money Ike pikers
you know!"
Now stop right there," growled
Mr.. ]. Its all right to talk that way
but there are certain economies that
should be praciiced as a matter OF
principle-and this is one OF them
I don't mind paying. but ! hate TO be
roped in thy don't they do as is
done on the train-either table d'hote
at a fxed price. you know, or a Ia
carte. call that highway robbery!
Ten minutes on deck. however with
the boat gliding smoothly along be
tween green-cres;ed hills served Ia
aIIay Homer-Oears agitation.
Presently the moon rose over the
: water and Mr. J. again went into rap
. lures. His cigar had never tasted 50
good, The breeze put new life into
! him at every breath, His whole
i being was al peace with the universe
|
'. About O'Clock that morning th'
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expense to me. Blossom" ex-
claimed Mr. Justwed, de-
cisiyely. That's a funny
thing about you women-you
.o,y and plan about something, and
wish and sigh for it, ana theh "nen
you'ye got it you begin TO "ohdei
whether it's right to spend SO mucn
money all in the same place ahu
whether Il isn't beyond your means
and all like that. What dc you DO II
for, anyway?
"Of course. this little jaunts going
IN be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tnatH
what makes il worth taxing. bu.
when you're going up against the rear
thing nav II like thoroughbred. not
like a piker, When begin to grow
-To,, What il costs. then Is the time
for you to register your little plant
Certainly. Homer-dear, certainly
explained Mrs Justwed. pleasantly
81 had your interests solely at heart-
lots of women wouldn't care how
noncb money their husbands spent on
.beir vacatiou-the more the merrier.
Put II seems to me. there's no use
wasting o,.r money foolishly- We can
snand il freely for the many little
lnxuries We want. but We needn
blow II in as you men say. in the
same place
THAT strikes me as the falling OF
tie average man. Why Is 1t that j
man loses his head completely as
soon as he gets OF on a vacation
lie NAV have only SO a week to pay
All his expenses. but he throws Il
a-ouad like a drunken sailor-as long
as IL lasts,"
-Oh. I daresay. Blossom. But that
doesn't apply here. Nov just look a.
the facts IN the case. Here We are
9th A two-weeks vacation ahead 81
us--,wo weeks Of solid vacation. two
weeks in which nothing has 70 -
dooe. nothing bothered about u oni'
comes once a year. We can react
Oceanroar by train in six hours Tax
ing the longer way round. by boat. :
means a day and a half On the orr
hand. q hot smoky trip IN siuify Of
train: the other. a cool. inyigQratini
sail over the briny. with a breath %
real OCEAN. tossing waves and opel
heavens, There you arei The dii
ference in cost h about SIS. but isn-
n worth r7 Why. I'd almost Eiv'
tvice that amount for an hour out o
sight % land"
a1rs the price Of a weeks boar'
for one Of U.s. suggested Mrs. ,.
practically. Look AZ Il IN that light
and sl5 measures up a ;rine larger
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON. u G.. Aug 20
The condition of the treasury at The
beginning Of business today was a.
follows:
Trust funds
Gold coin, sSSS.5l2.6s9.
Silver dollars. $4s6.4l6.0o0.
Silver dollars OF 1890. $2,6oi GOO
Silver certificates outstanding
$4S6.4160 900.
General fund
Siardard silver dollars in general
fund, $5.s3o.177.
Current liabilities. $94.74s.9 C2.
Working balance in treasury Offices
$2G .394.G6l
In banks 10 credit Of treasurer OF TIE
United states. s37.O17l7S
Subsidiary silver coin. S2O.4'S.2o'
Minor coin, $l.034,S5i
Total balance in general fund ss5''
9s0.057.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
Mrs. RoulteIIe improving.

The many friends OF Mrs. j. I.
Routelle, who was operated upon Fri
day evening for appendicitis at Dixie
hospital. will be glad to learn that re-
ports from the hospital last night
were TO the effect that her condition
was most encouraging and 1t was
thought that she would re cover rap
idly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
CHICAGO Grain Market.

CHICAGO. ILLS. Aug. 2O.-iiGHiua'
ton in the wheat pit caused the mar
ket to decline rapidly. the close being
1ha1 TO lhalS on Corn also
broke sharply. finishing ~ to ] \
down. and oats dragged TO close p
10 q. off Provisions were strong carry
in the day, but later felt the gram
weakness and closed unchanged TO Z
down.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Money on
call nominal Time loans, duh; Sky
days, 24a3 per cent. and ninety days
3ha3A per cent: six months. 4%sa4%
Close: Prime mercantile paper. Y
to a per cent; sterling exchange hrh'
with actual business in bankers bi!is
at 4s4a4S4.10 for sixty day bills, ana
at 4S6.s5 for demand. Commercial
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
naI,imnre Grain Market.

BALTIMORE. MD. Aug "
WHEAT-e easier; spo, contract 1924
southern on grade 97Aa103A.
CORN-easier; spot, Gs.
OATS-nominal: No. . white 80 ask
ed
RYE-quet; No. western export
7saS0.
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Cation Market.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2o--Cotoh-
snot closed quiet. 40 points higher
middling uplands. 16AO; miuui'is
gulf 1865. No sales. Futures openeu
steady and closed barely STEADY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21
Tendency Of Market Continues
Irregular.
MOVEMENT Is NARROW
Reports by Commercial Agencies
Range From Indifferent to Favora'
ble-Some Lines Have Better Tone
and Others at Standstiil.
tBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK. August 2O.-Opera
tons on the stock exchange TO-DAY
were altogether perfunctory aud neg
lgible. The volume OF business was
ridiculously small. even for half hol
iday, and while the tendency continued
irregular. the movement was so mar
row as to rob it of all significance.
Reports issued by the commercial
agencies ranged from Indifferent 10
favorable. some lines of trade showing
a better tone. with Others at stand
still. From the Pennsylvania coal
districts came word OF further project
ed suits by the independent coal oper-
ators against the coal carrying trade,
and this was confirmed by the filing OF
additional protests against proposed
freight increases with the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The bond market was sympatheu-
caily irregular. with total sales, par
value Of s70y 600
United States government IS ad-
yanced X per cent and the IS "a per
cent on call.
Total sales for the day, 122.SOO
shares, including: Tobacco, 500;
Chesapeake * Ohio. 400; Louisville 4
Nashville. 100: Norfolk & Western
100; Reading. 32.l00; Virginia Carolina
Chemical, 500
Closing List.
Allis Chalmers pfd ............ 50
Amalgamated Copper .......... oo1s
American Agricultural .......... 44A
American Reet Sugar ... 34%
American Can .. SA
american Car & Foundry $3.50. AZ
American Cotton Oil .......... 6l Y
American Hide & Leather pid 2t14
American Ice Securities ........ ~
American Linseed ............. IZ12
American Locomotive .......... 80 "
American Smelling & Rein -. 6S12
American Smelling & Rein pfd .lO2A
American Steel Foundries ...... 40
American Sugar Refining ......ll9
American Tel. & Tel. ......... l5i y
American Tobacco pfd 80. -. ,"
American WOODEN ..--.-.-.-. - 2
Anaconda Mining Co. .........- 4ots
Atchison s.......-.- ..-.-'.''' w .
Atchison pfd ..........-.....'- 10
Atlantic Coast Line .......-.....lI liz
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bills. 4s2a4.S3is Bar silver 62ts
Mexican dollars, A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21

love my Overholt Rye. but oh
you McGinnis' Rye. $l00 full quart
FULLER a. SON, exclusively. II
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Funeral of Mrs. Lancer.

The funeral of Mrs. Nellie u. Ian
GER, who died Friday. Will take place
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the Epis-
oopal chapel in Phoebus. The ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. Mr.
Neifert, chaplain of the Soldiers
Home. The pallbearers will be as
follows: A. Heinickle. J. J. Laughran,
Charles T.. Welsh. Lee Grant DoDahue.
William Kearney, f. c. Keysef. +. l..
Nicholas and John Ferber. The body
will be inferred at Oakland C >Aetery.
Insure Your House Or Furniture
With NJ. D. LACKEY Best compan'
les and lowest rates. Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-21

Houses For Rent-Furnished and IN
furnished
All sections of Hampton. Phoebus
and suburbs. NJ. q. LACkEf, Phone
80. Il
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Houses For Rent-Furnshed and ur
furnished

All sections of Hampton. Phoebu
end suburbs. NJ. o. LACKEY, 'Phon
80. Il
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OW don't mention the word
expense to me, Blossom" ex-
claimed Mr.. Justwed, de-
J cisively. That's a funny
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-10
W|NKELMAh LIVE CAMP, SAYS HAYNES

GLOBE. Feb. 9.-After spending a few days in winkelman. looking into public affairs in that camp and en- deavoring to straighten out several tangles over property, Undersherifi Frank Haynes returned to this city late Thursday night
 Haynes found conditions in Winkel- man fairly good. with the exception of an incipient feud between a num- Der of professional land jumpers and the men whose land and claims had been confiscated.
 "As far as I could learn. practical ly all of the trouble in winkelman of late has been caused by one gang of men, who have all the earmarks of professional jumpers" said Haynes yesterday.
 "A man named Prewett and anoth- CT known as Tex, as well as others whose names I did not learn, are openly accused of jumping any land
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-10
UNREST POINTS ID
 BIG H0USECLEAh|hG

BOSTON. Feb. 9.-The general sit uation is sull governed by apprehen- sion. Attention IS called only to those features which make for unset teiement. In such a state of affairs it requires very little unfavorable news to upset sentiment further The pos sibility of war between Turkey and Greece would ordinarily be without effect. The disposition seems to be to exaggerate every possibility fol evil.
 The plain fact is probably that prices of both securities and commod ities have been on a scale altogether too high for profit and safety. As to commodities. prices have been forced to a point that has met universal con demnation. The American people are patient and long suffering. but when finally aroused act quickly and for cibly. This agitation of high prices is apt to be a national political issue, and possibly the republican party sees the handwriting on the wall.
 ne SttuIlNl uAdIhtl lS IutCtAhE HAAu liquidation so powerful that 1t is allowed to run it's course. No pro nounced efforts have apparently yei been made to stop it. The down ward movement will correct itself in time or when the selling pressure is exhausted. and it is difficult to say al the moment when that time will be
 All this demoralization and house cleaning is making for an easy none tary situation. There is some finan cing yet to be done. and every day is making it easier to accomplish this
 Opinion is still expressed in high quarters that there is nothing In sight to alarm the investor, however unpleasant the present decline may be. The decline is in prices rather than in values.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-10

The above shrinkage of s93.s42. 900 represents almost one half, of 46 per cent of the total s202. 700. GOO.
 The table herewith explains itse1:
 stocks Total depre-