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prove to be of great importance in the settlement of many political problems, which will present themselves for solu- tion in the far east in the crown prince s
 lifetime.
 The political advantages are somewhat nebulous, but 1t is confidently expected in well-informed German circles that the effect of the crown princes journey in respect to German commercial enterprise in the far east will rapidly yield tangible results. The crown princess presence in each Asiatic city will be tremendous and impressive advertisement for Ger man trade, and the German shipping companies and German merchants who are interested in commerce with China and other Asiatic countries are already reckoning upon substantial increase of their business in these directions.
 It is pointed out in Berlin that the oriental peoples in those countries are extremely impressionable. and that any outward pomp and display in connection with the crown princess visit will i'm directly operate on their minds in favor of the German merchants who desire to sell wares to them. This is very pro saic view of the royal tour. and Is one which does not commend itself to the court chroniclers of continental Europe but it Is none the less true, and it is quite certain that Herr von Kiderlen- Wachter, the astute statesman who now controls Germans foreign policy, Is very much alive to this aspect of the ques- tion.
 Viewed in this light the German crown prince goes to the far east as an ex- alted commercial traveller for the Father land. To be a begman Is not so thrilling as to be a crusader in the knightly ar mour of the middle ages, nor is 1t so
 striking to the imagination, and for this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
Outbfd
From Snare Moments.

 A clergyman was much annoyed to find that an old gentleman. accompanied by boy, fell asleep on two consecutive Sun days during the sermon So after ser vice on the second week he told the boy whom he rightly guessed to be the old gsntlemans grandson, that he wished to speak to him in the vestry.
 My boy" asked the clergyman, wher they were closeted together, who is that elderly gentleman you attend church with?"
 Grandpa" was the reply. Well" said the clergyman, "if you will only keep him awake during my ser mon I'll give you penny each week. l The boy fell in with the arrangement and for the next two weeks the old gen. tleman listened attentively to the ser mon. The third week, however. found him soundly asleep.
 The clergyman. very angry, called the | boy to him and said: | T am very angry with you; your grandpa was asleep again today. Didn't | I promise you a penny a week to keeI him awake?" "Yes," replied the boy, ''but grandpa now gives me two pence not to disturb l him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
GROWN PRINCES
 TRIP IMPORTANT

Berlin, November 12.-(Special. )-The German crown princes trip to the far east which began a few days ago is os- tensibly being undertaken for purposes of education. with the idea of broadening the future Emperor's outlook and inc reasing his knowledge of oversea lands. It has become customary in recent times to send the young heirs to the thrones of great powers on long tours to distant parts of the world, such jour neys having been undertaken by the late King Edward when he was a young man by King George as boy, by the Czar of Russia. who also visited the far east and by the heir apparent to the Aus trian crown the Archduke Francis Ferd- inand.
 The German crown prince in visiting India and the far east is thus follow ing precedents set by other eminent royal personages, and at first sight there is nothing unusual extraordinary about his journey. At the different places which he visits he will be received by the local German consuls, who have been in- structed by the German government to collect in advance all such information
 
 stationed as 1t may be desirable to com municate for the purposes of instruction to the crown prince.
 Wherever he goes he will thus be ac- companied by German officials who are familiar with those particular regions. and who will undertake the task of teaching the crown prince the lesson which he is intended to learn n Asia.
 At the end of his Asiatic tour the prince will be primed with facts and fg- ures and weighty information about the governments and people of Asiatic lands, about their characteristics and customs, their religions and laws. as we'll as the commercial and political conditions in the respective countries. The future ruler of a great European empire will be brought into close contact with the ancient empires of the east, and he will see with his own eyes what rival powers are accomplishing in the way of com nercial enterprises in the far east.
 In all these respects the crown princes Asiatic tour will be of great value in eouippng him for the difficult task of succeeding his brilliant imperial father.
 There is another aspect of the crown prince's trip to the far east, which is equally important, but which has been carefully omitted from all official and inspired communications on the subject. The crown princess journey Is intended not only to benefit himself, but to pro- duce advantages for Germany. both in respect to politics and commerce. The personal relations which will be estab- lished between the Kaisers eldest son on the one side and the Emperor of Jauan the rulers of China and other Asiatic potentates on the other side, may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
Girls Kind Act

From the Omand pee
 Through the generosity and seh-sacri- fee of her class mates, the Barnard seniors. Margaret Hogan, the blind stu dent, who expected to begin her career as A bread winner-soon, will be enabled to reamin for her fourth year at the col lege to complete her course and win her A. B.
 Four hundred and fifty dollars to cover her expenses have been placed Tn the hands of the girl As performance Ill high finance, it has no-equal in Barnard student annals, relates the New York World The money was raised in three days and saved Miss Hogan to the class by a margin of AS hours, How was 1t done? Ask the girls who went deep into their monthly allowances, cutting down all supplies to the bare necessities. Ask the girls who communicated certain sums from certain wealthy relatives and friends. Ask those that gave the small contributions which contained in gen erosity all the value of the large sub scrlptions. It was a deal in fudge and elouuence and loyalty which does great credit to the class of 1911.
 If was just before the beginning of the present session that Miss Hogan learned that the fund for her support had been exhausted, and that she would be expect eli by the friends that had forwarded her progress to provide for herself While she was already well equipped as a teacher, her failure to complete her course and the absence of degree made 1t necessary for the blind girl to look for a lesser position than the one she had hoped to take. Her plan had been to become an advanced teacher of the blind, history being her chosen subject, and to teach from the college standpoint.
 Miss Hogan, however, bravely set about obtaining the post that must be open to her under altered conditions and ar ranged to take place as teacher of blind children in an institute.
 She had kept her trouble to herself and the seniors only learned the secret last week. There was an instant call to arms. and now Miss Hogan Is the happiest girl on College Heights.
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reason this description of the tour may
 shock the susceptibilties of some old
 fashioned Prussians but 1t is a more
 useful occupation. and one which the
 future German Emperor may be proud to follow
 II is obvious that the tangible commer-
 cial success anticipated as the result of
 the crown princes tour In the far east will be welcome to the business men of Germany, and will fill them with grat- titude towards their future monarch, which can materially aid him when he ascends the throne of his forefathers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
Florida Pineappics 

| | In the growing of the pineapple. also. Florida is fast coming to the front, last year no less than 5o0.0o0 crates of this tropical fruit being shipped from the Peninsula state. The larger portion of Florida's pineappes Is what is known as the Red Spanish variety. This species
 Is grown exclusively on the east coast, where, the soil and climate are on even larger acreage peculiarly adapted to It. The lands along the line of the East Coast railway in Dade. Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties produce over four fifths of the annual crop. Over 1000 acres are in cultivation to the pineapple in the little village of Deray alone. while the acreage of Stuart, Fort Pierce and Jen- sen is almost as great.
 The largest pinery in Florida is situated on Marco Island. Florida Key, 50 miles from Fort Myers. It is 200 acres in ey- tent and ships about 500oo crates annu- ally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13

Very instructive is the explanation of the present position of the anarchists In France given by NJ. Guichard. the or fioial who is at the head of the police department. which devotes special atten- tion to their movements. M Guichard, who has full knowledge of the subject and wide experience, says that anarchists Of the valiant and Ravachol type are disappearing The anarchists are at the present date affiliated to the revolutionary socialist party and the labor federation, and, with the exception of a few isolated individuals, they have abandoned their criminal attacks on persons in order to gird against the whole fabric of society. Thus they have, as a rule, given up the bomb and become past masters in the wll- flu, destruction of property.
 M. Guichard says: We have in Paris a great number of these maiefactors from every nation, but the majority are cer- tainly Russian and Polish Jews. They are the most to be dreaded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13

each flight of the aeroplane would mean 100 men killed or wounded France now possesses 50 aeroplanes, which, as the writer estimates each to be equal to 5000 infantry is equivalent to an army of 15O,- 900 men.
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The winter begins by pointing out that aeroplanes have made flights of GO miles, carrying two passengers. It is possafle to do this and it will be equally 'Ptssible for the aviator to carry a quantity Of bullets equal to the weight of two pas- sengers. These need not be fired from gun, because bullets only require to be at sufficient height to acquire sui. ficient velocity on reaching the ground to kill men and horses. Even the avia- tor flying above massed troops could release clouds of missiles, and probably cause casualties. He could fly long way inside the enemy's position. not among the scattered firing lnes but the reserves collected in thick masses on the march, or even soldiers in camp. In favorable circumstances an aeroplane could make four or five journeys daily and fire the equivalent of 200,000 rounds Of ammunition. The work could be re- peated every day, and the writer esti- mates that in this way each aeroplane would be equivalent to four regiments of infantry.
 The writer also calculates that in att tacking troops in masses. at least one bullet in 100 should bS effective. so tbat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-28

Madeleine said slowly, gently, re-
proachfully:
II think you might have told me.
! have lost much time" She turned
to go, but the other called to her.
IL said / did not know where he
was" she declared. Il did not say
that l did not know where he will be-"
She waited a moment, eying the ca
gerness on Madeleine's face. in her
eyes. At length she said. He Is going
to war"
Madeleine de valette shivered.
L'Acadienne needed to know no more.
She pointed to the cleft In the tree.
His company meets here. He Is
coming for that gun. He is to wait"
When" cried Madeleine eagerly.
Came from the forest the call of an
owl.
L'Acadienne said simply:
IL think your Gilbert comes now
She turned, laughing a little. m.
Raoul de valette." she murmured as
to herself. lis quite an old gentle
man.
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DO YOU THINK WANT TO COME BACK TO FIND YOU MA

mans house unannounced-to fright
ell a LADY,"
Gilbert turned. his shoulders squar-
ed, for. while he was n boy he was
in many ways man. and he lacked
not in either courage or dignity.
"Mr. de Valette.' he said proudly
81 am Gilbert Steele Ny father sent
me here by appointment"
Whose" Queried De Valette. 1T
takes two TO make an appointment"
''He sent me for an answer TO his
letter"
"Ah yes" cried De Valette. bowling
low. HE wishes to know what price
/ put upon my home. May risk the
indeicacy Of inquiring if you have
heard that this poor house of mine
is on the market?"
"No, sir But my father considered
it a fair proposal"
"By any chance" inquired De Va
lette harshly. could either he or you
consider it merely as piece Of effron-
tery?"
"No, sir" returned Gilbert, the color
uOuullHS HIS cDeekS.
"Of course you could notw The
smothered anger in the breast OF De
valette was finding fame. But hap
pen TO regard it so. Tell your father"
he went on. "that he shall not have
the last acres of Nalette And beg
him TO do me this courtesy: That If he
shall ever have occasion to send me
another message let it not be upon
this subject nor by this messenger.
Explain to him that gentlemen of
French descent have curious prejudices
against intrusion upon their house
holds. Moreover. learn this for your
self, because lack Of knowledge In
such matters may sometimes prove
embarrassing-even dangerous-to you:
Our young gentlewomen are not TO be
addressed or come upon in such a way
as has been yours"
Gilbert Steele, color yet higher, faced
the other with dignity.
81 did not intend any offense." he
said quietly. 81 am very ignorant Of
French customs. Certain OF them l
could never hope TO comprehend Be
assured that | shall never interfere
with any Of them again or shall | have
the honor willingly to present myself
here after today"
He turned. Lightly, behind the pro-
lection OF his body, he dropped the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-28

ORDER OF HEARING. FOR GENERAL,
PURPOSES AND FOR AP POINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATORS.
STATE OF MICHIGAN -
COUNTY OF GRATIor 80
AT a session of the Probate Court for said
county held at the Probate office in the village
of Ithaca on the 18th day of March in the year
one thousand nine hundred and ten.
Present Isaac ). Seaver Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estates of Andrew Fecht-
ing deceased and Josephine Fechting, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly veri-
fed of Josephine Fechting daughter and heir-at-
law of said deceased persons, praying that the
administration of said estate be granted TO Ira
ID Suydam or some other suitable person.
Thereupou il is Ordered. That Monday, the
25th dav of April, next. at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon. be assigned for the hearing of said
petition aud that the heirs-at-aw of said de-
ceased and all other persons interested in said
estate are required to appear at session of
said court then to be holden at the Probate
Office in the village Of Ithaca and show cause, if
anv there be why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted.
And IL is Further ordered That said petitioner
give notice to the persons Interested III said
estate of the pendency of said petition, and the
hearing thereof. by causing copy Of this order
10 be published in The Alma Record, news
paper published and circulated in said county
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. ...
true copy.l ISAAC 5. SEAvER;
iseail l620-t3
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-28

Always? he asked.
always" she repeated always
and always and always. There1l nev.
er be anything else in the world. Only
this morning Father O'Mara called me
a child" she went on. But | don't
think he will any more. think I'm
woman nov. Gilbert" She paused.
Came to them only the shrill notes Of
D bird, far above amid the sun fecked
caves. At length she said. "And only
to think that if 1t hadn't been for this
you'd have gone off to the war
1t broke his dream. Swiftly be start
ed to his feet She rose, too, fright
ened
Madeleine" be cried. 1--WE must be
married without any delay! The priest
here
Father OMaraw she exclaimed.
But he wouldn't do it, He'd take me
home. He thinks he has to marry me
to Raoul'
But" he said in despair, what
can we do? If l have to leave you
here
Leave mew She chung to his sleeve.
give got to go with the company.
I've enlisted. I've promised"
She cried piteously:
You could leave me-now?"
They'd call me coward if I didn't!
It's question of honor. Listen. Mad
eleine. I'm running away to join them.
gave them my word. and must keep
it. You mustn't speak of my going
when you get back home"
"Homer' she cried brokenly. aghast.
you want me to go homer'
"You mustr' he cried. Its growing
late. And we were to meet at sunset,
and don't know where haven't
even found Wolf"
There had come the sound of fife
and drum.
And | haven't even my rider cried
Gilbert despairingly. "Tney are COM
Ing now. If they think I've broken my
word
She had been standing silent, eyes
wide. She had not known. but she
had been learning many things. At
length she said. with a pronounced eff
fort:
They are to meet here. Your rifle
Is there" She pointed to the hollow
tree. He leaped to 1t. He took there
from gun and powderhorn. singing
the latter across his shoulder.
There" he cried exultantly, that
makes soldier of me!' He turned to
her. "And you'll be soldiers wife
yet. sweetheart
Nor she cried. fingers intwined.
"No-
''Say goodby to me-" he besought.
"Say goodby. like brave girl. There's
no other way"
Her face was buried In her hands.
Il can't!' she moaned. Colbert.
can'tr
He placed his arm about her in az
Tomato manner.
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he had vanished from sight She stood.
arms akimbo, silent, motionless. Only
her eyes moved, and they moved not
much. At length she heard the bushes
rustic behind her. She turned.
Came toward her Madeleine de Va
lette. Golden brown hair was dishev-
eled. Her eyes were wide. The hem
Of her white dress was torn, and to 1t
adhered bit OF vine-a bramble.
Madeleine came forward slowly.
"Have you seen any one pass this
wayT' she asked.
"Why?" L'Acadienne wondered; the
wonderment was in her voice.
Madeleine said:
IL was following some one but he
was very far ahead and on horseback
He rode into the woods. and lost
sight Of him, but | kept following"
L'Acadienne shrugged her 1.-THE shout
ders expressiyely. She said:
"M Raoul de valette is difficult
man to follow. as many have found"
an Raoul de valette. But I am
not following him."
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rose that Madeleine had given him,
casting 1t upon the chimney seat. At
the door he turned and bowed. Then
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-28

very slowly-her voice was low and
vibrant, and very soft:
mo! No. / want to go with YOU"
"Go with met he repeated huskily.
eco with Then he took her in his
arms again, holding her TO him, very,
very close. Her arms went around his
neck. For long time they stood like
that. At length he said:
Now you can never marry any one
but me"'
She stepped back a little. In her
eyes was the wonder Of 1t all-the
great, great wonder.
mo" she said softly, never. /
didn't understand before. This Is
what be meant - something that
makes one soul cling to another In
spite of fear or shame or death-some-
thing that comes all at once."
Its true" he whispered. That's
the way ii comes"
There was q long. long pause.
He said, at length. TREMENDOUSLY:
Madeleine"
She looked up nj him.
"Say my name again." she breathed
Madeleine" he said again-"Made.
leine, IL love you"
Came to her lips the ghost of smile.
"And l." she whispered-"I love you,
Gilbert"
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O'Nlara, lifting his hand, said:
"Not for n minute yet"

But" protested Mile. de valette,
"she's to try on her wedding dress"
after we have drunk her health"
said O'Mara. He raised his glass.
MY dear
They raised their glasses then-her
father, the priest her betrothed-they
raised their glasses TO her. Mechanic
ally she remembered; mechanically she
courteSied They turned one to anoth-
er, blinking their glasses.
ITO the brider' they cried, the three
together. And then her aunt had
gone. No one was looking. Suddenly
that which was within her became
greater and yet more great 1t be-
came greater than habit or fear or
obedience. 1t became the greatest
thing of all the world-greater even
than that great emptiness that was
her heart. One person Of all the world
she wanted. and that one was Gilbert.
One thing OF all the things there were
she wanted. and that thing was to
be with him, of him. his. and to have
him here They were not looking.
Came to her ears dimly as from IL
limitable distance the words:
ITO a bright wedding day"
And it was then that she fed. blind
~, wildly, following him-Gilbert.
Deep in the underbrush. clinging to
the shadows of fallen log. Wolf
found Crawley. his recruit. He strobe
to him.
"What are you hiding for?"
Crawley came forth shiyering, i'm
PEELED by the heavy butt of a long
rifle.
IL thought there might be British
about" he said fearfully. IL was
going to ambush them"
you'll get all the ambushing you
want tomorrow" the other rejoined
contemptuously
"You-you don't think therell be a
real battle, do you. Mr.. Wolff" ven
tured the recruit quakingly.
The other snorted
81 don't believe you'll be able to tell
It from real one" he returned.
"Do you think well all be-killed?
Wolf eyed him severely.
something tells me. Crawley," he
said at length, that you're going to
be one Of the survivors Of this war"
There could be no doubt Of the fer
vor with which the recruit replied:
"Oh. / do want to be-
Wolf again eyed him.
"See here, my son." he said, "are
you considerable Of cowardY"
"Oh. Mr.. Wolf began era wley In
expostulation. And then: Yesterday
when you were making that speech in
the village. felt dreadful patriotic
and reckless. But somehow 1t amt
the same today. when we've got to
march,
See here. Private Crawley." said
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"Not he?" EAcadienne cried. sur
prised.
Madeleine shook her little head-the
head that was so like lily upon its
stem.
"Oh, nor she said simply.
zone so fortunate as TO be betrothed
to NJ. Raoul de Valette and searching
for another man. L'Acadienne spoke
slowly, curiously.
Madeleine said, almost piteously:
"Oh, so far! ] have never been as
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Chapter
7

- DINING out of the woods into
the little clearing, Gilbert
~ saw her-this girl so wonder
full. But bitterness, resent
ment, all the mingled emotions that
spelled for him unhappiness, were
heavy in his heart. He stopped.
She advanced.
colbert" she called, with infinite
pleading. in pathos unutterable, II
was afraid / wouldn't find you. I've
walked such a long way looking fol
you"
"Why?" he asked. unforgiving.
"They said-such ugly things-to you
You hadn't done anything wrong, and
they-they hurt you. didn't theyf"
IL didn't mind that" he averred.
'"Then you got angry with me.
couldn't understand. What had ]
donew Welding eyes were turned ur
TO meet his own.
He turned away little.
Nothing" he said.
"Ah, tell mew she besought. al
hurts me so"