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Raoul. with a light shrug of his shout"
ders. than that a young lady. in her
chase for butterflies. perhaps. may
meet youth to her inclination''-
He stopped. De Valette had come
close to him and Was looking at him
with his grim eyes.
IN. Raoul de Valette," he said. his
voice low and tense. you speak Of a
demoiselle De Valette could forget
that you are my cousin. cannot for
get that you are guest in my house"
He turned on his heel and left him.
and Father O'Mara followed
Raoul de Valette watched them 60
He smiled little. Pickering from silk.
en- hose with cambria handkerchief an
imaginery bit of dust The sound Of
singing came to him. 1t was voice
that he knew. He listened to the
words:
''I'ete de mutt est lie tempe lie plus.
Pour lesciseaux amants qui cherchant le
repose.
La coucou vole lie mid de rorior.
| :: Pauvre pitt mari!
Pauvre TOriOt!'
He repeated the words. translating:
I'm summer at night the mating Is best.
At twilight they're winging their way
home to rest.
The cuckoo has stolen the orioles nest.
Poor little husband!
Poor oriole!
And then she came following her
song. She saw him: she stopped; the
nn0faE3rr cr1oi1..
He said sternly:
II told you to gov'
She returned with great pretense Of
sympathy-of concern:
"Ah. my Raoul! Could leave you
alone. unprotected. among these peo-
pie! They might fool you. They might
marry you. after all. to that little one
who yesterday was a child!''
what do you know of her?' he de-
manded swiftly.
She laughed wildly.
"M'sieur Raoul de Valette is quite an
old gentleman!' she cried. "Quite an
old gentlemanr' Her mirth rang loud.
IF M. de valette hears that you
know anything of his daughter" he
said through his teeth. he'll not stop
at half measures to get it out Of you"
Again she laughed. this time scorn-
fully.
Half measures" she repeated.
'"They are not needed. l came to tell.
Only stop to observe that NJ. Raoul
is not half so young and not nearly
so pretty as
las whom:" he demanded violently.
She looked al him over one rounded
shoulder tantaiizing!y.
"As-shall we say M'sieur Gilbert
Steele?"
''That boy who found her asleen
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the slippery eel escaped again. A third
time he fell into the hands of the po-
lice. and this time they held him.
T. Dubosq was tried for the murder for
which Lesaurques had been executed.
Some Of the witnesses who testified on
the former trial were present. and the
Judge ordered a white wig to be
brought and placed upon the prisoner.
The likeness between the two men was
remarkable. Then those who had
sworn that Lesaurques and the robber
were the same person knew that they
had sent an innocent man to death.
Dubosq was executed, and thus two
men died for the commission of sim
gle crime.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
Ing at her. She rose, courtseying ia

Ing at her. She rose, courtseying to
him. 3 %ze
"Ah, M'sieur Raoul," she said a little
shyly, "I-I'm afraid can't marry
you-now. I-you see, it was just as
you said. One clings to another in
spite Of fear or shame or Weary
eyes fell upon the shock haired young
recruit. Weary eyes grew round.
"Youv she cried. ''You were with
the soldiers! Why have you come
back? Is the battle over?"
He answered slowly:
"You were with Gilbert Steele, were
you not?"
De Valette started
with Gilbert Steele?" he repeated.
And again, with Gilbert Steele?"
She nodded lightly.
"Why, yes" she said. "But Gilbert
had to 60 on
She did not see her fathers look.
She went on lightly, easily, explain
ing: "You see, it was just as M'sieur
Raoul said. It comes all in one second.
And it did to us. The very first time
l saw Gilbert You mustn't be an
cry, father. You mustn't punish me
for something l couldn't help. Gill
bert had to 60. But as soon as he
conquers the British he's coming back
for me-, and them
fro BE CONTINUED
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you mean because she wishes to
be lost?'
"Who can tell?"
THAT is. she hides"
"Who knows?"
| He said. with half smile:
II find the idea singularly undatter-
ing to myself He turned to find
himself face to face with Father
O'Mara. tired of face. with broad
shoulders bowed little.
You bring good news. trust, sir?"
inquired Raoul.
O'Mara shook his head
"None." be said. and then: IN. de
Valette is coming back. persuaded
| him. If he does not rest Not a
word. not a trace. of her anywhere. At
any other time we could have had all
the neishborhood to help us. But the
young men marched last night. and
the rest won't assist-not out Of heart
lessness. There's come rumor that
| General Jackson fought great battle
above New Orleans this morning. and
one army or the other. they don't know
! which. was almost massacred Try
to think Of something to say to your
cousin. If anything has happened to
her. He shook his head again.
De Valette had come now. The long
night had told upon him sadly. yet
eyes and jaws were still set grimly
In them there was no weakening.
| He looked at them both-at his cous-
in. at the priest.
| mind this he said-"l have not
given up
! Raoul said slowly:
"lf may suggest. isn't there just
a possibility Could it be that You
seek in the wrong direction?'
''She was seen to enter the woods
returned ne Vaiette.
"Rrt." persisted Raoul. suppose she
herself tad not wished to be seem 1t
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Is test to my modesty. but l am
willing to admit that Mile. de Valette
may not have been captivated by the
alliance you proposed to her" 7
'"rhat is unthinkable. sir!'' cried De
Valette. Her obedience Is unques-
toned"
"Obedience" repeated Raoul. Yes.
perhaps. But the circumstances are
peculiar. even significant. am pre-
scented to her as her betrothed. Then
previous fancy"
BE more definite" commanded De
Valette.
But what is more natural" insisted
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
Chased and, Refined,

At recent police court sitting a
man was fined ~ shillings and costs
for assauIting a policeman. Consider
ing himself much injured man. on
reaching the door be began abusing
the magistrate in very violent ian
guage. The magistrate sent an officer
after him. and the delinquent found
himself once more In the dock and
fined again. for contempt of court.
MY man. If you had been more
chaste and refined in your language
said the. magistrate, you would not
have been chased and refined. - Lon,
don Tit Bits. .5 .=5 ..z. a..
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~Crawley! Dick Crawley! Come
here! | want you!'
She turned again to Raoul, who was
still unbending.
There is one who marched in Can
tain VOLTS company. Ask him if there
was young lady with the lad Gilbert
Steele"
Crawley was beside them now, be-
draggled, with the heavy dust thick
upon face and shoes and clothing.
"You called me?" he muttered. and
then: II carry bad news. What is it
you want?''
L'Acadienne said slowly:
"You and Gilbert Steele both were
with Captain VOLTS company?"
He nodded. YES" he replied,
'There was young lady with Gill
bert Steele?"
said:
Eyes; remember"
"She was fair" persisted L'Aca-
dienne. ''of slight fgure-very young?"
Eyes: l think so. l don't quite re-
member. 1t was at the
He stopped. There had come to their
ears the sound Of voices-De Valette's
voice and Father O'A1ara's. O'Mara.
good man of God and of men. was pro-
testing.
! Now. now. SIR" he was saying,
you re in no condition to go out again.
| You must rest
They came through the gateway
from the house. De Valette answered
sadly:
J REST! How can I rest?" His eyes
fell upon the little group Of three. ey-
ing them closely.
"Who is this boy?'' he demanded;
then quickly: You have news of my
daughter? She has been found-hurt
perhaps? Why don't you tell me?
Speak,
| Raoul de valette said slowly:
Il know nothing of your daughter
nothing except He stopped. De
Valette cried. impatient:
Except what?"
Except" went on Raoul evenly,
''that she left the house Immediately
after being betrothed to me-"
He paused.
In different tone he continued,
"My cousin. am obliged to decline
the hand of Mile. de Valette"
De Valette's brows. contracted. His
eyes grew narrow. His voice was
cold.
Are you aware" he demanded,
that such a statement must have an
explanation"
| Raoul shrugged his shoulders.
"Explanation!"' he repeated. "She
saw me and went away. That is quite
sufficient for me. But for yourself"
he added. He did not finish. Instead
he said slowly:
II said l had no explanation. I
haven't But he"-he indicated the
young recruit with a little jerk of his
! head-"he has,"
De Valette turned sharply to Craw-
ley.
And then it was that there came
among them Madeleine. She came a
! wan little figure, golden hair, in which
! the sunbeams dwelt. disheveled. white
dress draggled. torn. She came slow
~ and with infinite WEAKNESS, yet
with great gladness, too, for, though
the way had been long and very hard.
yet her heart was light.
"Father!'' she cried. And again,
i "Father!'
He turned to her, taking her in his
arms-clasping her to him.
MY daughter!' he said. His voice
broke little. you've come back to
U.S."
I'm so very tired" she sighed. 'I've
come so far Her eyes fell on NJ.
Raoul de Vaiette standing there look
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yeSterday:' Yet
again she laugh
ed.
He has awak-
ened herr" She
continued in al
tered\ tone 8
swiftly. IS b e
came looking for
b / ~ in tn e
woods. She had
forgotten you. He
had to go after
the soldiers. and
she went. after
him."
He stood for a
III O m en- t in ST.
Ience. Then he
s al d 81 low Y,
fiarSfliy:
~ a $ t night
'"ThAt ends IT,"
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u RRW|g' u
Obeyed His Conscience.

"You ought" said the missionary
visitor to the thief. Ito realize that
your conscience is Identical with your
interests"
81 did," replied the thief, ''but it was
their agreement which brought me
here" ....
How do you make that out?'' asked
the astoQished visitor: -
Because" answered the thief,
when told my conscience / must
steel myself against temptation my
conscience told me to steal away
New York American.
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III AuclICdu SOiUlcly were Edf-
lying to the defense Of the
beautiful Crescent City. and
for weeks the surrounding
country presented scenes Of unparal-
leled military activity.
The meager troops Of the defenders
were gradually REINFORCED by the op-
erations Of the recruiting forces. which
were sometimes ruthless in their man.
ner Of ''persuading" men to join the
army. And there was need Of men
grave need.
The commander Of the British forces,
Sir Edward Pakenham, had in his
forces the picked veterans of foreign
wars, 10000 Of them in all-men who
had braved the terrors of continental
campaigns under Wellington-men of
Drawn and skill and courage, who side
by side with the bearded Prussians,
had shattered the Old Guard of Napo-
leon at Waterloo
Surely this proud array would make
brief work Of Andy .Jackson's raga-
mullins; surely this rawboned Ameri-
can rebel, with his combined force of
only $500 soldiers. most of whom were
but half trained. had no hope Of pre-
vailing against the flower Of the Brit
ish army. Thus reasoned Sir Edward
Pakenham and his staff of gilded adj
visers. little remembering that those
men are twice armed who war for
home, for country and for right.
The closing days Of the war of 1912
were momentous ones for the Ameri-
can people. Proud Britain. shorn Of
her briefly tolerated right to search
American ships for supposed subjects
in the ranks Of the seamen and pre-
vented from perpetrating other gross
1njustices on Americans and American
property. was battling on land to re-
gain the prestige which Yankee BRAY
cry had 50 sorely shattered on the
high seas. And it was in the general
neighborhood Of New Orleans that
was to be struck a decisive blow to
demonstrate the superior force Of the
one time mother country.
But when nation produces Gilbert
Steeles to wage its wars in the ranks.
throwing their lives in the balance
risking life and love for the stars and
stripes that wave above them. then
indeed must invaders look sharply to
their muskets and their saber edges
and learn to weigh opponents in a
scale giving record that does not lie.
Dawn. following the night when Gil
bert Steele left Madeleine de Valette
at the planters house. found him
stretched in troubled sleep on the
ground in the camp with his mates
As yet the hastily mustered detach-
ment to which be belonged had not
been able to secure tents for any save
but i'll supplied with funds to provide
necessities for it's defenders.
Shortly after the first streaks of
morning light painted the eastern sky
a bugle sounded. followed by the rata
:tat-tat-tattat of a drum-reveille-and
the rows Of sleeping men unwound
themselves stiftiy from their blankets,
gathered the rolled coats which had
served as pillows and proceeded to fall
In line before the crudely constructed
cook shack. where coffee and beans
would be served to them for breakfast
The day had come. and over Gilbert
Steele there stole thoughts-thoughts
Of Madeleine de Valette-which sub.
dued his ordinarily gay spirits and
caused his comrades to survey him in
wonder and regret.
The day of the big fight and Gilbert
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&8 |Cl,aptera

'~O L'Acadienne. waiting. Raoul
turned.
Co." he commanded.
She moved slowly away in
detected manner.
Yes, M'sieur Raoul. l will CO." she
said. perhaps some day you will''-
She started. with little cry. She call
ed suddenly:
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had not been found. Leagues they had
Travelled through wood and brake.
through road and forest path-a father
grim eyed. grim jawed; priest with
close set lips and anxious eyes; bent.
little old man who could do nothing
but play the organ. And the bride
groom to he-he had hunted a little
too Only the fragile old aunt and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
A Train Wrackar.

Willie's father is Il minister. Willie.
In violation Of the law Of the house,
hold. had entered his fathers study.
His father protested.
"How many times must l tell you
not to come in here when am busyT'
he demanded. Yen must play some
where else. You destroy my train of
thought"
Willie hung his head and departed.
Half an hour later. however. he rush
ed up to his mother.
Mamma. do you know what am p
he asked.
YES" the mother replied. you are
a dear. sweet little boy"
mo. I'm not" the young hopeful de-
clared: Pm train wrecker. Papa
said SC" -Brockton Times.
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The Winning Appeal.

The intrepid general lin the new or
der) was rallying her wavering troops.
"Women," she cried, will you give
way to mannish fears?'
A murmur Of indecision ran through
the ranks, whereupon the leader shot
the last arrow in her CULVER.
"Will you" she fiercely demanded,
"show the white feather in season
when feathers are not being worn?'
The effect was electrical. "Never"
roared the soldiery. and. forming quick
" in battle array, they once more
hurled themselves on the enemy
Puck.
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THERE was despair at Valette,
despair profound A night had
come and gone. and now it
WAS morning and still sho
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NM 9 Iva
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IN HE American soldiery were raI
lying to the defense Of the
beautiful Crescent City. and
for vookS ho tn z,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
mMsa<S 1ab
zMafl0zsaAl5gacheoc
mZalyenss

to bring about
This class made cultured
e with the minister's ideals
church. which consists of families
Gated and uneducated
all kinds of individual pecularities
"One the things
whether " Is new OF o IN MS cnuc IS criticism of his personal
nce and manneriss His coat his hair his
of his family parish criticism
clothing question is coming
he does he worldly Others
hess Some parhoners object to his wearing yellow Shoes
ordinary black
choke
business personal
that the lot minister would
unqualified mpenence All things themselves
but they mount up in the of everyday life
annoyance If meet the
hornet you don't think much it But if hear that I'm being
by dozen hornets every DAY IN the year after would begin
to think that you?
The yman would that minister would the backing
his brethren
aoues among cmen If minister crowds his church
natural business competition between the churches and ministers to begin
with and added this is the
much attention There
attention to some urgent need of the com
be
Not bit of it. In other
ealousyf he is If If
a failure he piied
The minister's wife has hard
the circumstances the
% e ccs poured IN on that account is declared that
minister sincerely be pied
Other hand Il the ners ife aon +ahe tf tt t7
affairs in
church activities, the fire criticism
be discreet
well before she
pokng in everywhere And then there the
wife and children His wes hat
qualified expert the ibuations
of minister's life He has been the pulpit thirty
New York State in Connecticut and Iowa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
ATCHIsoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

When a big fat girl is silly she is
TERRIBLY silly
Many people seem to enjoy life i'm
mensely by living on expectations.
81 want credit for one thing" said
man to-day. II seldom consult an
almanac"
There are some loafers who are so
anxious to put in all their time at it
that they get up early in the morning.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned mother who seemed rather
proud because hers was a delicate
cbild?"
Sleeping out of doors, isn't enough,
In order to get the Complete Cure for
what ais you, you must sleep in a
house built in tree top.
George Washington and Carrie Ma
ton combined were never able to give
the Ratchet that popularity which
came to the hammer unsolicited.
The man who has found out that he
himself is to blame for most of his
trouble has learned an important and
useful fact overlooked by lot of peo-
pie.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned parent who took his child to a
funeral, and lifted it up for look in
the coffin, that it might realize the
power Of death?
It is easy for lover to remember
his girls likes and dislikes, but after
he is married the only way his wife
can make an impression on his mem
DRY is to want the cheapest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
COS! TO RUN BIG CITIES
Census Bureau Makes Interesting
Report on Municipal
Expenses.
PER CAPITA IS INCREASING.
Maintenance of Local Departments
Leaps from $13.36 in 1902 to
1851 in 1907.

The Census Bureaus special annual
report for 1907 on the statistics of
cities is in press. 1t will show that
the per capita running expenses of the
government in 14S of the largest cities
increased from $13.36 in 1902 to 1881
in 1907 There has been a progressive
increase in nearly every department
of the government The per capita in
crease in the fire department was from
S133 to $1.61, in the health depart
ment from $0.22 to 1929, in charities
and corrections from $0.86 to $1.06 and
in education from $685. to $40.
Of special interest in a comparison
Of the general expenses of the cities
are payments for the maintenance of
the health department. In several
cities the State maintains a dispensary
or health bureau, but in most cities
nearly all the expense of the care of
the public health is borne by the city
alone New York paid S1,691 $50 for
the maintenance of its health depart
ment, or more than six times as much
as any other city. The other cities
paying more than S20O,O0O TO MAINTAIN
this department were Chicago (s261,-
614), Philadelphia ($253, 1000 and San
Francisco (S24019S).
The payments for schools, libraries
and art galleries of the cities consid-
cred were 1916 per cent of the total
running expenses of the government,
Of the cities of over 100000 popula-
ton the percentage spent for education
was highest in Cleveland, Ohio, 331;
in cities of from 100000 to 100000
population the highest percentages
were in Scranton, Pa. 51.54, and Seat
tie, Wash, 1852; in cities of from So
900 to 100000 population, in Salt Lake
City, 1872, and Des Moines, Ia 1853,
and in smaller cities, Topeka, Kan,
54.5. and Lincoln Neb, $50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
LITTLE THINGS WORTH KNOWING

Hindus are displacing the Japanese
in some California orchards
At a recent exhibition of women S
work in London there were exhibited
five safety razors invented by women.
Among the 4,002 public schools for
girls in Prussia there are S54 in which
no instruction in gymnastics is given.
In order to give the London police
men a day OF rest each week it has
been necessary to add 800 men to the
force.
New portable drills, driven by cleo
trio motors no larger than pint cup.
will sink a three-eighths inch hole an
inch deep in steel in a minute and a
half
It has been reported by the French
commission formed for the purpose of
making comparative studies of the
vertical and inclined styles of hand
writing, with regard to the health of
school children, that the inclined style
is far simpler and less fatiguing than
the vertical style, and less likely to
cause spinal curvature and other evil
results.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
CHINESE COTTON
Japanese Try to Improve Quality to
Compete With Our Product.

compete with Our Product.
Japanese cotton manufacturers are
working earnestly to improve the
quality Of cotton grown in China so
that they will not be dependent on
the American grown product.
According to Vice-Consul Heintzle-
man Of Shanghai, a Japanese firm
close to the Chinese government be-
gan experiments last year at Kang.
wang, province of Kiangsu, with cot
tonseed obtained from several coun-
tries. Seeds from India and Japan
gave poor results. The American
seed, however has produced a cotton
greatly superior to the native.
The staple is good, but the color,
owing to heavy rains, is poor If
future trials are successful seeds will
be distributed to the farmers gratis.
The japanese hope in this way to pro-
cure cotton of American grade which
they can purchase at low price and
lay down in their own country with
| small cost of transportation. This &C
complished, American cotton will only
NC DOuSuL ny japan Wien uGI require
ments exceed China's production.
Most of the cotton is grown on small
farms of five to seven acres. The
whole family, says the journal of the
American Asiatic Association, engages
itself in the cultivating and works as
many as twelve hours a day. If the
work exceeds the capacity of the fam
lily coolies are hired at Is cents day.
The implements used in the cultiva-
ton are of rude type The wooden
frame pillow with an iron blade is
drawn by COWS and buffaloes. The hoe
used corresponds to the American
adze The method used in raising
water for irrigation is by a pump
consisting Of a string of cups, some
times operated by animals. A rude
sickle is used in cutting. Transporta-
| ton about the fields is done on human
backs, while the haul to the market is
| done by the wheelbarrow.
Small bitches fed by creeks sur
| round the fields for irrigation. The
| ground is broken twice a year, in
| spring and autumn. The plants grow
| to six or seven feet in height and the
crop is gathered in September or Oc-
! tober About so per cent of the cot
| ton is manufactured by native pro-
cess. In the treaty ports most of the
cotton is sold to foreign manufac-
| turers.
The shipment of American cotton
| into China can be accomplished only
when the crop here is poor. Even
| then most of the cotton is brought in
from India The American cotton is
too expensive to compete with the
| local product.