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illustrated by the lnpulsIve Manner In
Which tho "Boss" Bought Some
Property He Wanted to Add
to Country Estate.

When William M. Tweed, who Is no
orious in the history Of American graft
AZ Boss" Tweed, was at the height
Of his power in New York city-WheD,
In other words, the metropolis OF the
New World practically ate out OF Ills
hand-he lived the greater part OF the
year not in the city that he and his
ring were robbing right and left, but In
the town of Greenwich. Conn.
There Tweed bought a farm In 1865.
It is now the country home OF Mrs. A.
A. Anderson, who is well known
throughout the country 81 a woman OF
great philanthropy. In the farm as 1t
was when Tweed bought it there were
forty acres, and upon the place Tweed
began at once to spend a large mou
of money. The barn Which he built
cost $4,000, a large SUM for such a
building in those days, and 1t gained
national notoriety.
About five years later Tweed decided
that he would like to secure an adjo1n-
ing piece Of property and add it to his
country home. This was a tract Of
twenty acres owned by the late Fred
erick Mead, who In his time vas a
prominent merchant and banker In
New York city. Tweed was very INK
ious to obtain possession Of Mr.. Mead's
acres because he felt that they would
round out and complete his own place.
Whatever else may be said to Tweed's
dishonor, this must be said In his fa-
ycr-he was a man Of q good deal Of
artistic taste and had a keen eye for
natural beauty.
What will you sell that twenty-acre
tract for?" Tweed said to MIR. Mead
n day.
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Job Is a Whole Lot Of Trouble and
Causes Many Ncar-Swear
Words.

The man threw down the hammer.
"Doggone the ding-blasted, dong
swadded thing!" he remarked.
At the same time he carefully
wrapped the fingers Of his hand about
his thumb, from which sparks and
streaks of light were radiating.
All day long he had tried to build q
chicken house. The thumb was but
an incident, and the day had been
filed with just such incidents.
In fact, after he had hit the thumb
first 1t asserted its presence so furi-
ously that he couldn't miss 1t If he
tried. IT, was a glowing target for the
hammer.
Finding that he was not killed the
mar resumed operations. 1t Is lots Of
trouble to build @ chicken house S
feet long and 4 feet wide and 6 feet
high-allnost as much trouble as
building a real cottage.
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appeals to men Of wealth who were
Of the Republican party, and at last
secured from them, either In actual
cash or pledges, $4,000. Next he can
vassed Philadelphia, where he also
secured a large sum, then New York
and several other cities. In none was
his mission known to or even sus-
pected by any one on whom he did
not call; and In this manner he at
last got together. a fund that totaled
close on to three hundred thousand
dollars, to the great delight and relief
Of the national committee. Then,
having been assured By those In the
secret that he had performed a great
service in behalf Of the Union, Mr.
Vanderbilt went back to his duties as
appointment clerk In the treasury de-
partment.
Just how Mr.. Vanderbilt induced
the men he visited to contribute to
the campaign fund, no one ever knew
exactly" added Mr.. Jayne. AL any
one ever learned from him was that
he made personal appeals. He never
boosted about the important part he
played in making possible the re-elee-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln. I am one
Of the very few men with whom Harry
Vanderbilt ever talked about this feat
Of his; and I am certain that I am
the only n now living who knows
personally that 1t was he who raised
the Lincoln campaign fund Of 1854"
Copyright, 1910, by E. ]. Edwards.)
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Harry Vanderbilt Obtained Nearly
100000 to Pay for Ghe Campaign
by Personal Appeals to
Wealthy Men In tho East.

AS q remarkable Instance OF how
It is possible for a mai to accomplish
q work regarded at the time as OF
supreme Importance and still remain
In comparative %obscurity, the s
of Harry Vanderbilt, a nephew OF
Commodore Vanderbilt, who died re-
Gently in New York city at a green
old age after making a fortune for
himself as a manufacturer, is OF es-
pecial interest For this Vanderbilt,
on the authority Of his lifelong friend,
B. J. Jayne, who earned a name and
q fortune for himself In the seven
ties by uncovertng a nest OF great
customs frauds, should be accredited
with the honor Of having made 1t pos
sible for Abraham Lincoln to secure
his reelection to the presidency IN
1864.
For some years prior to the out
break of the Civil war" said Mr..
Jayne, who is now almost eighty
years Of age. Harry Vanderbilt held
a responsible position In The Ports
mouth New Hampshire) navy yard;
but when Salmon P. Chase became
Lincoln's first secretary Of the trees
ury, MI. Vanderbilt went to that de-
partmeTt as appointment clerk. re-
naming there for more than ten
years, or until the middle Of Grants
administration. It was during Lin
coins first administration that Mr.
Va%nderbilt's ability as q trusted po-
litical worker was discovered and
proved on several occasions by the
party chiefs.
1T Is well known that, following
Lincoln's denomination, the party
leaders in charge Of the campaign
greatly feared that Mr.. Lincoln would
fail Of reelection on account OF the
inability Of the national committee
to obtain funds sufficient to carry or:
q thorough and aggressive campaign.
It was at o very anxious period OF the
war. The drain on the resources OF
the nation had been exhausttng and
no immediate relief was IN sight.
Taxation had reached what appeared
to be the limit Of safety aid all de-
mands for money for political pur-
poses were met by %sullenness or alb
solute refusal.
The national committee seemed to
be powerless to find a way out OF the
uncompromising situation. Its chair
man, Henry J. Raymond, the distin-
guished newspaper editor, was not an
adept in the art Of raising campaign
funds, and he had a profound distaste
for ordinary political methods OF get
ting money for campaign purposes.
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Tweed's Methods in Business

81 don't think l want to sell it at
ALL" was the reply.
We'll" said Tweed, think 1t over,
and If you can decide upon a price let
me know"
Several weeks later Tweed, meeting
MIR. Mead at the Greenwich railroad
station as they both we're on their way
to New York city, pressed the latter
70 put a price upon his twenty acres.
Tweed, In fact, was insistent that Mr..
Mead should do so, but the merchant
as steadily insisted that his place was
not for sale.
But you will sell If you car get
your price, won't you?" Tweed finally
asked. "You will certainly sell the
property for a Tweed price?"
What do you mean by a Tweed
prce?" asked Mr. Mead.
Why" was the reply, "a price that
Tweed will be willing to pay"
Mr.. Mead laughed. well, I would
sell that twenty-acre lot for SIS, oO0,"
he said, still laughing. THAT is $2,750
an acre. You would not be willing to
pay that for it,"
Instantly lived turned to the sta
ton agent. Look here" he said, "lend
me pen and ink, will your" At the
same time he pulled out a check book,
opened it, seized the proffered ink and
zen, wrote out a check for $4,000 on
the little shelf before the ticket agents
window and handed it to the aston
ished and nonplussed Mr.. Mead. Nov
that l have paid you, Mr.. Mead" he
said, you can send me the warranty
deed at your convenience"
A high value upon the property at
that time would have been $500 an
acre. Today a high value upon 1t
would probably be a thousand dollars
an acro, almost two-thirds less an acre
than Tweed paid in the heyday Of his
notoriety.
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
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LACK OF MONEY
Was a Godsend In This Case.

It is not always that a lack OF
money Is a benefit
A lady Of Green Forest, Ark, owea
her health to the fact that she could
not pay in advance the fee demand
ed by a specialist to treat her for
stomach trouble. In telling Of her
case she says:
II had been treated by four differ
ent physicians during 10 years Of
stomach trouble. Lately I called on
another who told me he could not cure
me; that l had neuralgia of the stom-
ach. Then I went to a specialist who
told me l had catarrh Of the stomach
and said he could cure me In four
months but would have to have his
money down. I could not raise the
necessary sum and IN my extremity I
was led to quit coffee and try Postum.
$50 I stopped coffee and gave Post
um a thorough trial and the results
have been magical. I now sleep well
at night, something I had not done
for q long time; the pain in my stom-
ach Is gone and I en- a different
woman
II dreaded to quit coffee, because
every time l had tried to stop 1t suf-
fered from severe headaches, so con-
tinued to drink it although I had rea-
son to believe It was injurious to me,
and was the cause of my stomach
trouble and extreme nervousness. But
when I had Postum to shift to it was
different
ITO my surprise I did not miss cof-
fec when I began to drink Postum.
Coffee had been steadily and sure
ly killing me and I didn't fully realize
what was doing 1t until I quit and
changed to Postum"
Evcr read the akove lettcrf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, truc, md full OF human
interest.
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Little, but, Oh, Ny!

Senator Smoot Of Utah tells q story
on the late E. H. Hartman, which
sounds somewhat familiar. He says
that when the Salt Lake cute vas
completed Mr.. Hartman took a large
party Of big railroad men out to 1t.
They had their pictures taken at
the right spot s~cenically. Mr.. Harrt-
man stood at one end Of the group.
When the pictures were printed and
the photographer brought them around
the railroad men examined them. U
Why" shouted one Of the guests,
where's Mr.. Hartmann"
do you mean that little chap that
stood at the end?" asked the photog-
rapher. why. I cut him off,"
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Building q Chicken House

Then the man dropped the plank be
had picked up.
UGH" he said. Then he examined
his hand for the splinter he knew was
there.
Then the man grew weary Of this
sort Of thing. He laid plank u,)op
plank, regardless Of angles, and ham.
mered and sawed industrlously. The
bent nails he left In and the roo. be
laid on the bias.
Then he stepped back and regarded
his work.
well, you're DONE" he said; you
may not be pretty, and you may leah
like a strainer, but I don't give O hang.
You're done" Galveston (Tex)
News.
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Reflections of q Bachelor.

A really brave mar is afraid to act
so.
Friendship best erduTes by not ur-
dergoing any tests OF it.
If the baby would sleep all night
the house would catch on fire or
something to keep you awake.
The trouble with making love to
your wife is it gets you into the habit
of doing it when she's not around.
There's nothing makes a man ad.
mire q costly gown on q woman as
much as if he didn't have to pay for
it.-New York Press.
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Beecher Forgot About

Henry Ward Beecher, to the mild
surprise Of the professors In charge,
for hitherto Mr.. Beecher had never
been tardy In appearing in the hall
But when 1t got to be nearly half after
three and still no Beecher, the sur.
prise and CONSERVATION were great,
and, after a hasty consultation, a pro.
lessor was sent to the hotel where
MI. Beecher usually stopped, to get
trace Of the missing lecturer, II pos.
sfble.
Yes, MI. Beecher was stopping at
the hotel, the clerk informed the pro-
fessor, who %thereupon fastened to
MI. Beecher's room, knocked upon the
door and was told to come in, which
he did at once. But before he could
frame even a show do you do" Mr..
Beecher, spying him, let out an
astonished 7 declared followed 1t W
by hastily pulling out his watch and
looking at 1t, and exclaiming In dis
may, Why, it's going to four, and you
have been waiting for me all this time
at the divinity school,
"Ho grabbed for his hat Then, as
he was reaching for his ~overcoat, he
turned on the professor with a quaint
smile.
"'Oh, WE'LL he said, 7 might as
we'll make a full confession. When ]
left my home in Brooklyn this morn.
ing I bought copies of two or three
morning newspapers. There was
something In them that interested me
greatly, and I intended to read all
about it on my way to this city. But
after I got seated in the train a friend
came along, I shared my seat with
him, and he talked to me all the way
here, SO that I did not have an op
portunity to read my papers. But as
soon as I got to the hotel ! saw that
I would have an hour Of leisure before
the lecture began. so I slipped up here
and began reading-and, do you know,
I found the reports Of the event SC
graphic that I actually forgot all abou,
the lecture. It's in the Anglo-Saxon
blood to be interested IN such an
event, doctor-I was reading about
the Sullivan-Ryan fight which tool
place yesterday down in Mississippi
For a moment Or two Mr.. BeecheI
looked the professor Of divinity
squarely in the eye. Then he reached
over and dug that gentleman in the
ribs. And now that I have made my
confession he said, laughing. I'm go.
ing to say something to you. I would
be willing to wager that you yourself
read the report Of that battle with
bare knuckles this morning before
you went to the divinity school,
"'Well, Mr.. Beecher,' replied the
professor, 4 might as well confess
too, I did get up a little earlier than
usual this morning and go to the front
door for the morning paper. It hadn't
come, so I actually waited at the door
until the boy brought It. Then 1 sal
down and read the report Of the fight
before breakfast
"Mr. Beecher beamed on his com.
panion in wickedness. Come he
said, and linked arms with the other.
And that shameless professor after.
wards told me that the lecture which
Mr.. Beecher delivered a little later
was the best he v e heard that gift.
ed orator make on any platform"
Copyright. 1910. by z. J. Edwards.)
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Crime Increasing.

Whereas in 1850 there was only
one convict to every 3400 OF popula-
ton in the United States, in 1890
there was actually one prisoner 10
every $50 inhabitants. During the
last thirty years We are told that u
criminal population has increased,
relatively to population, by one-third.
Bench and Ear.
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Snakes in Railway Carriages.

The railway station Of Bragulia
(Servia) is so infested with snakes
that special precautions are taken
when trains stop there to prevent the
reptiles from entering the compaTt-
ments. An Enslishwoman coming
from Constantinople was appalled, to
find a small snake coiled round tho
handle Of her travelling bag. The
consequent search resulted in the dis
covery OF several other SNAKES among
the passengers ruSs.-London Even
ing Standard.
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and felt benefited soon after begin
hing to take them. Continued uso
cured me completely. I cheerfuliy
recommend them to any n suffering
with kidney trouble"
Remember, the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents q box.
FostertMilburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. .
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GIVING Him a Tin.

II wish to speak with your mother
"Yes?"
"Yes. I have a proposition wish
to place before her."
Better place 1t before me. Mas
o widow and might snap you up
Houston Post
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The Summer Girl.

How'd you like to be engaged to a
millionaire?"
81 was engaged to n all last sum-
mer, and he seldom spent a dime. I
want to be engaged to a young mar
who IS down here for two weeks with
about $500 Ii his roll" ....
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Company with Elsie
Janis. He wrtte&
For q long time 4
was troubled with
backache. I con
suited some Of tho
most prominent ply
sicians with unsatis-
factory results. I
was advised to ty
Doan's Kidney Pills,
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Did They HAockn Them?

IN the olden days they had nc
watches, you know" said the father.
"And how did they tell the t1me?"
asked the sou
by sun dials."
'Well, father" said the young man.
feeling of his watchless chain, how
much could q fellow get on q sun dial.
do you suppose ?"-Yonkers States
man
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ENGLISH as She is Spoke

English as She is Spoke. ne
Chinatown VIsitor-John, sabee, see
screen-how much sabee want for
him2
The Chinaman-What's the matter
with you? Can't you speak English
Judge.
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Tho WItchina Hour

Tho WitchIng Hour. ...
Claire-Jack told me he wanted to
see you the worst possible way.
Ethy-And what did you say?
Claire-I told him to come to break
fast some morning.
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In New York State, during last
season, 1867 acres of forest lands
burned and the loss vas only $685.
101, as against 1I7,000 acres burned
in 1908 and a loss of SG44,000.
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II Was Excusable.

THAT druggist acted grouchy when
you interrupted his compromising to
buy a stamp"
What of it?"
"a business man should always
smile"
"Oh, l don't know. You can't ex-
pect a man to be a hypocrite for the
sake of a tWo-cent SALE"
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even if we are separated so cruelty,
we still in our hearts cling to each
other, don't we?" Audrey pursued
earnestly.
~ suppose So" said he with a sigh.
1--WE can't help being constant. It's
our misfortune, not our fault, that
we love like this. Constancy isn't a
virtue, Michael; it's only a folly. It's
not human nature to be constant, you
see, but We are different, you and /,
aid we must just .dree u weird.
You aren't like other men. dear
Michael was silent. As il he didn't
know that!
And I'm afraid" she faltsred.
with a catch in her breath, that l
an rot quite like other girls"
"No"-21ichael spoke with colVic.
ton. "You certainly aren't"
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While In Soak

While In Soak.
Howell see that the paper says
that the treasury department an
nounces that by washing paper money
1t will last twice as long.
laundry?
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The Joker-What do you think If
Pafhtem's painting Of the ocean?
The Artist thought the water
locked too calm.
The Joker-I guess its the oil on
Il that does that.
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Young Lone Wolf, q Kiowa Indian
chief, is a Baptist minister. He is a
Carlisle graduate and reads his Greek
Testament every morning.
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The discovery that be has invested
h a sailed mine is apt to make q man
peppe1y. i...
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CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
Tormentilla, who was gradually
gathering the fates Of these loves
into the hollow Of her capable brown
hands, felt that it was q great thing
to be so sure of Lise, and a great
surprise to find that size had changed
so quickly. She had seemed so in
different before, perhaps a little
amused, and at certain distressing
and disconcerting moments almost
jeering. But there was something in
her manner, 0 that she had at last
surrendered, which brought convic-
ton and confidence.
There's something almost allrr-
Ing" Tormentilla told herself, "in
the way she suddenly becomes nice.
Her eyes get so soft and melting,
and she puts her funny little head
on one side and looks at you so
sweetly and kindly, that you feel you
would do anything in the world for
her. And yet good, too. Why does
everybody say such horrid things
about her? They say she leads her
husband a dogs life. I'm sure he
looks calm and contented enough"
She was walking along towards
Malinder, her hat pushed back be-
cause Of the heat, and suddenly she
heard behind her the sharp boot Of
a motor. And m as they were
in that road, used to them rs she
had been for years, they had played
such a big part in last summers
tragedy that even the warning
note struck hard at her silly heart.
Last year it had always meant, in
quiet, sleepy Gree2"ose, that her
lover had rushed w from London
to see her. Now
SANDY"
The scarlet motor drew up beside
her, and he jumped out. She had a
better control of herself this time.
"You are simply wicked to come
again." she said, trying to hide tho
shining welcome in her eyes.
He laughed ruefully as he tore his
thick glove of.
II was afraid you'd forget me-"
he said. land that's the truth. You
said before that you were nearly for
getting me, and I couldn't stand it.
The thought was hateful to me. I
had to come over. Sandy-can't I
come and see you sometimes If !
treat you like a brother"
She laughed reluctantly, but he.
beating heart warned her.
81 won't torment you. But I want
to know what you're doing. I want
to know how you pass your days
here in the wilds. I told Dolly !
was coming to see how you vera
getting on, and she didn't mind a
bit"
what did she say" Tormentilla
asked ~curiously.
He looked thoughtful.
ooh. she laughed and said. tDon't
spoil the child and make her i'll with
chocolates, 1 had to bring some
token OF brotherly affection after
that, hadn't II"
He dived into the car and brought
out a huge brown packet. Tormen-
tilla's eyes lit up. All the joys o.
last summer seemed to be coming
back to her, and yet
1T isn't right she said slowly.
Its all wrong. We don't want to
be brothers to each other"
II want to be friends with you"
he insisted, with O. little laugh.
Come for G u with me, Sandy, for
the sake OF old times. III behave
irreproachably. I am afraid you are
~consolins yourself. Who was it you
were talking to when 1 found you?
1 must know exactly what you are
doing with yourself all the time"
T~ormentilla hesitated. Her col-
science warned her fiercely.
To be Continued.
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For COLDS and GRIP

Elcks' CApupun is the best remedy-re-
heves the aching and. feverishness-cures the
Cold md restores normal conditions. TIA
Nquid-efects Immediately. l0c., Ec., and &c.
ID drug stores. a.
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sIpNEY JARVIS,
Singer and Actor, Values Doan's k;o,
ney PILLS.

Mr.. Jarvis. who Is one Of Americas
leading baritones, played tho part Of
the "Old-Grad" in the Fair COED
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Luck is something we blame wher
we fail and deny when we succeed.
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~ Dor01IeS DeaEi1,

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