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Here. Mignonne." said he. 1--WE
brought you another assistant"
He returned to the lamp to find the
girl. her dark eyes alight with amuse-
ment. watching him intently.
walter is very bright man in his
own line" said Orde. swinging for
ward chair but he mustn't be al
lowed any monopolies."
How do you know I want him so
summary removed?' the girl asked
him.
"We'l," argued Orde, 81 got him to
say all he ever says to any girl, Yes,
indeed" SO you couldn't have any mora
conversation from him. Besides, I
want to talk to you myself"
DO you always get what you want?'
inquired the girl.
Orde laughed.
ANY one can get anything he wants
if only he wants it bad enough" he
asserted.
Some people," she amended. How
ever. | forgive you. | will even flat
ter you by saying am glad you came.
You look to have reached the age of
discretion. venture to say that these
boys idea of lively evening is to
throw bread about the table"
Orde flushed little. The last time
he had supped at Jane Hubbard's that
was exactly what they did do.
"They are young, of course" he said,
land you and l are very old and wise"
"Now. tell me. what do you do?"
"What do l do" asked Orde, puz-
zled.
Yes. Everybody does something
out west here"
Pm river driver just now"
"a river driver" she repeated.
"Why. I've just been hearing a great
deal about you from Mrs. Baggs."
"Oh!' said Orde. "Then you know
what drunken. swearing. worthless
lot Of toughs we are, don't you?"
"There is Hell's Half Mile" she re-
minded him.
"Oh, yes" said Orde bitterly. there's
Hell's Half Mile! Whose fault is that?
My rivermen's-my boys? Look here!
| suppose you couldn't understand it if
you tried a month. But suppose you
were working out in the woods nine
months of the year. Suppose you slept
In rough blankets on the ground or in
hunks. ate rough food, never saw q
woman or a book. undertook work to
scare your city men up tree. risked
your life a dozen times week in a
tangle of legs. with the big river roar
Ing behind just waiting to swallow
you; saw nothing but woods and river,
were cold and hungry and wet and so
tired you couldn't wiggle. And then
suppose you hit town, where there
were all the things you hadn't had,
and the first thing you struck was
Hell's Half Mile. Say. you've seen wa
ter behind a jam, haven't you? Water
powers good thing in mill course,
where it has wheels to turn, but be-
hind jam it just rips things. Oh,
what's the use talking? A girl doesn't
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She turned to him. and he saw that
and mouth, leaving them quite simple,
like child's.
He hesitated and stammered awk-
wardly. sit was so still and soothing
it made me think of the river some
times about dusk. What was it,"
st wasn't anything. l was impro-
vising."
You made it up yourself?"
ut was myself, 1 suppose. love
to build myself a garden and wander
on until lose myself in it. I'm glad
there was a river in the garden-a nice,
still. twilight river"
At this moment the outside door
opened to admit Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard, who had, according to their usual
Sunday custom, been spending the
evening with neighbor. The COM
pany began to break up.
Orde pushed his broad shoulders in
to screen Carroll Bishop from the 9TH
ers.
Are you staying here?" he asked.
"I'm visiting Jane"
Are you going to be here long"
was Orde's next question.
about month"
Il am coming to see you," announced
Orde. Good night"
He took her hand, dropped it and
followed the others into the hall, leav-
ing her standing by the lamp. She
watched him until the outer door had
closed behind him. Jane Hubbard, re-
turning after moment from the hall,
found her at the piano again, her head
slightly one side, playing with painful
and accurate exactness simple one
! finger melody.
Reaching his home, Orde walked
confidently to the narrow stairs and
assembled them. Subcohsciously he
avoided the creaking step, but outside
his mothers door he stopped, arrested
by greeting from within.
THAT you, Jack? queried Grandma
Orde.
For answer Orde entered. He made
out the great square bed and OWNED
the tiny figure Of his mother.
Mother" said he abruptly, 1--WE
met the girl want for my Wife"
Grandma Orde sat up in bed.
"Who is she%" she demanded.
Her name is Carroll Bishop" said
Orde, land she's visiting Jane Hub
bard"
Eyes, but who Is she?" insisted
Grandma Orde. Where is she from ?"
Orde stared at her in the dim light.
"Why, mother, blest if l know thatv'
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Chapter
10


home Orde found that New
mark had preceded him by some
few moments.
After supper Orde led the way up
two flights of narrow stairs to his
room.
"Well," said he, 1--WE made up my
mind today to go in with you. 1t may
not work out, but it's good chance.
don't know who you are nor how
much Of business man you are, but
I'll risk it,"
"I'm putting in $4,000" pointed out
Newmark
And Pm putting in my everlasting
reputation" said Orde. eff we tell
these fellows that We'll get out their
logs for them and then don't do it I'll
be dead around here"
Newmark pursued the subject. give
no objection to telling you about my
self. New York born and bred; expe-
rience with Cooper & Dunno, brokers,
eight years. Money from a legacy.
Parents dead. No relatives to speak
to-"
OIue uOuueu STuNely.
"Now," said Newmark, shave you
had time to do any fguring?"
"Well," replied Orde, 81 have a rough
idea" He produced bundle of scrib-
bled papers from his coat pocket. Il
take Daily as sample, because I've
been with his outfit. 1t costs him to
run and deliver his logs 100 miles about
So thousand feet He's the only big
manufacturer up here. I suppose it
costs the other nine firms from two to
two and half thousand"
Newmark jotted down figures.
do these men all conduct separate
driyes?" he inquired.
"All but Proctor and old Heinzman.
They pool in together"
"Now," went on Newmark, eff we
were to drive the whole river. how
could we improve on that?"
I'm the first place we wouldn't need
so many men. | could run the river
on 300 easy enough. That saves wages
and grub on 200 right there. And, of
course, a few improvements on the
river would save time. which in our
case would mean money. We would
not need so many separate cook outfits
and all that. Then, too. if we agreed
to sort and deliver we'd have to build
sorting booms down at Monrovia."
Suppose we had all that. What,
for example, do you reckon you could
bring Days logs down for?
Orde fell into deep thought.
~ suppose somewhere about dol
lar" he announced at last. He looked
up a trifle startled. "Why." he cried,
that looks like big money! A hum
dred per cent"
Newmark smiled.
Hold on" said he. 81 don't know
anything about this business, but l
can see a few things. In the first
place. close figuring will probably add
a few cents to that dollar. And then
all our improvements will be valueless
after we've got through using them.
You said yesterday they'd probably
stand us in $4,000. Even at a dollar
profit we'd have to drive 75,000.000 be
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Ge
Rivern1dn
By STEWART
EDWARD WHITE
Copyright. 1908. by the Mcclure Com.
pany Copyright. 1907. 1908. by
Stewart Edward White
.ChapterEX
9 "a
CONTINUED

THINK III so see Jane Hubbard
this evening"" Orde remarked to
his mother as he arose from the
table.
Every Sunday Jane Hubbard offered
to all who came Sunday night
lunch" and the refreshments We're
served by the guests themselves.
Orde found about the usual crowd
gathered. Jane herself. tall, deliberate
in movement and in speech, kindly
and thoughtful, talked in a corner
with Ernest Colburn, who was just
out Of college and who worked in
bank. Orde. standing in the doorway,
looked upon quite the usual thing,
only he missed the Incubus. Search
length discovered that incoherent, des-
located, but persistent youth vis-a-vis
with a stranger Orde made out the
white of her gown in the shadows, the
willowy outline of her small and slen-
der figure and the gracious forward
bend of her head.
$50 you're back at last. are you,
Jack?" drawled Jane in her lazy. good
natured way "Come and meet Miss
Bishop. Carroll. want to present Mr..
Orde."
Orde bowed tremendously. The girl
inclined gracefully her small head
with the glossy hair. The Incubus,
his sallow face twisted in a wry
smile, held TO the edge of his chair
with characteristic pertinacity.
"Well, Walter" Orde addressed him
genially, "are you having good
time"
"Yes, indeed"
His chair was planted squarely to
exclude all others. Orde surveyed the
situation with good humor.
"Going to keep the other fellow from
getting a chance, l see."
Yes. indeed!"
Orde bent over and. with great ease.
lifted Incubus. chair and all. and set
him facing Mignonne Smith and the
croQuet ball
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Uncle Sans Highest Mountain.
[To BE CONTINUED

SF'STC SefTff
If most Americans were asked
which is the highest mountain in the
United States they would probably
answer Mount Rainier AS matter
Of fact, the honor belongs to Mount
Whitney, which exceeds Mount Rain
Ter in height by less than 200 feet.
The summit Of Mount Rainier is A.
1863 feet above mean sea level. and
that Of Mount Whitney. by checked
leveling, is 14,5O1 feet above mean sea
level.-Sclentific American.
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To Remove Paper From Stamps.

Old stamps as they are purchased
usually have part Of the envelope
from which they are taken sticking to
them, and in removing this paper
many valuable stamps are torn or
ruined. Place all the stamps that are
stuck to pieces Of envelopes in hot wa
ter. and in short time they can be
separated without injury. Dry the
'tamps between two white blotters.
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fore we got cent back. AND, or
course. we've got to agree to drive for
a little less than they could them
selves"
"That's so," agreed Orde. crestfallen.
However" said Newmark briskly
as he arose, there's good money in it,,
as you say. Now. how soon can you
leave Daly?"
"By the middle of the week"
'That's good. Then We'll go into
this matter of expense thoroughly and
establish our schedule of rates to sub
nit to the different firms"
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concerned. bal says that they are good
men, although fussy.
This il another case Of the same cid
malady which affects many depart
ments Of the government. II has been
chiefly conspicuous in the navy al
though the country has been given q
striking demonstration Of its Ill eff
fects in the interior department ts'is
year. Petty pickering is the curse Of
the service. It's lnsidious influence
permeatcs the army. the navy, the tn-
terror department. the state depar.-
ment. in fact you can hardly name Q
branch Of the service which Is not
Iaboring under the same incubus. II
initiates against efficiency every.
While this may not be a pecu-
IIarly American governmental disease,
il Is probably the worst VIC have. The
executive who finds a cure for 1t Will
earn undylng fame. Whether 1t isl
The system or the personnel is hard
10 say. But 1t looks as IL a multi
Of bureaus produces a multi
OF jealonsies and there IL n
broad reform Of some kind needed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
SOME SARCASM.

The Northwestern Christian Advo.
cate says the ayowed pIety of the III
linois professional politician Is moi
without point. Mr. Browne, who Il
undergoing trial on charges Of bribery,
believes IN the Bible from cover 70
cover" MIR. H%oltzlaw, who con
foased to accepting a bride, Was
brought to contriiton 1T "A denomina-
.tional convention. and the chairman
OF the house committee on civil SER
vice was unable to call his committee
together for important business af-
feeting public offices because Of his
interest Ia Billy Sundays meetings. In
politics religion is still religion and
business business"
The Advocate doesn't take any
stock In the piety Of these people.
Neither does anybody else, for faith
without good works Ia dead.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
NEW MANAGEMENT

AIR. John r. Peterson has taken til,
management of the New State Barber
shop, located at 119 West Central ave
Mr. Peterson here after over
twenty years of active experience IL
business, and bears the reputation OF a
high class artist in the tonsoriaI line.
The shop Is to be conducted I'm a
strictly first class am in every re-
'spect. remodelled and up-to-date.
Courteous treatment and first class
awaits your patronage. Re-
member the number. lI9 West Cen
trail avenue
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
COMING INTO our OWN.


With the most InexhausilbIe mineral
wealth perhaps Ia the west. New
Mexico stands at the threshold oi
statehood With The opportunity to be-
come the richest mining state in the
::.!sa.
Millions have been taken nnt 81
famous old New Mexico mines Ia the
past Millions are being taken out
now. The fact remains, however. that
largely owing TO Il territorial form of
government. mining Investors have
sent their money Ia here only in drib-
let's The properties hat have been
developed on a big. broad scale can
be counted on The fingers. Years have
been spent IN securing capital and
weeks in development. whereas II
should be the other way about. In.
termittent operations IN rich districts
lasting over a quarter Of a century
nave In many places yet only Scared
the surface OF the earth.
New Mexico has seemed. to eastern
ONsihess men. remote, q region OF Wild
cats aud Wild cat mining. vague as to
location, somewhere outside the
United states.
We stand nov a new state. almost
a virgin empire a far as minerals are
concerned. No other state. perhaps
when Il entered the union. had such.
Nast undeveloped resources to invite
capital Everywhere. ia every county
enough work has been done lust 10
show the potontialitics ot the ruck
ribbed hills We have gold aud sli-
Yer aud copper and coal. millions Of
tons Of coal. waiting 60 DE taken out
Of the ground. What ls needed Is cap
itai capital In big humps. Statesman.
like development 81 immense re-
sourceE The tremendous access of In
terest IN % possibilities Ia the coun-
try and the world at large assures
that the retaining development 81
the state of Nee Mexico is Just abuu
60 be-iu
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
THE nREPREssIBLE WAITER.

Walter Weilman, who made severa
bluffs at the discovery OF the NORTH
pole by balloon, but who never at
tempted TO leave the starting poinl
when the time announced for tho
ascension arrived. Is going to attempt
u trip over the Atlantic In the dirigi-
BILE balloon America.
At least that is the information
conveyed in g dispatch describing the
dirigibic and telling all about the pros
posed trip. Somehow or other, we
would rather read Walters account Of
the air voyage after he has made Il
than to listen to what ne intends to
dc.
Flying over the Atlantic ocean in
glrship or balloon IL q dangerous un-
d%ertaking. Some day the feat VIII be
accomplished. II is more than doubt
full. however. n Walter wellman even
attempts 1t.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
CHICAGO

Significant OF the country wide In
~tcrest nov manifested in the irrigated
west is the fact that Chicago has en-
tered into an active campaign to get
the irrigation congress In 1911. The
success OF the great land and lrriga-
lion exposition in the Windy City is
only another pointer that the middle
west and east are waking up to what
the movement means for the whole
great west.
Chicago will be a strong bidder for
the next irrigation congress after the
Pueblo gathering, and what Chicago
wants badly she generally gets, Al a
recent meeting OF the Hamilton club
In Chicago preliminary steps were
taken In the campaign. The minutes
OF the meeting have been sent broad
cast in the west The purposes OF the
meeting as set forth in the minutes
were as follows and are worth read
ing
Il To perfect an organization Of
those Interested In irrigation. for the
purpose Of exploiting the possibilities
OF the development OF the west,
"g. To adopt plans to stimulate
greater interest In irrigated lands and
irrigation securities.
-, To perfect an organization for
the protection OF the irrigation indus
try. as well as Investors In lands and
.yecuritles.
-. To perfect an organization that
viii work Tor the good of the cause.
place irrigation on "A high plane. and
conduct a campaign OF publicity 10
counteract the unjust criticisms which
have been made concerning Irrigation
securities.
-. To create a press bureau 10 fur
nish newspapers and other publica-
tons in the middle west. south and
east with material relating to the SUBJ
icct OF reclamation.
g. To invite the national irrigation
congress To hold its nineteenth annual
meeting In Chicago In 1911, and 10
provide funds for the resulting ex-
ponses OF this congress.
~. To make arrangements 10 attend
the eighteenth national irrigation
congress 10 be held at Pueblo. Colo.
September ss 60 so. 1871"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
New tuberculosis Cure Based
on Medicine

Did II ever occur to you that the rea'
son medical doctors rave so little sue
cess in curing tuberculosis is be-
cause they really do not practice medi'
cine?
To say that a specific exists for the
cure of Consumption Is perhaps toe
strong a statement. but in Eckman's
Alternative we have a medicine that has
been the means of saving many a life
to years of usefulness and in perman-
entity curing a large number of Con-
sumptives.
Telling every sufferer to gorge HIM
self with eggs and milk is apparently
the limit of modern treatment. Ger
tainly a person afflicted with a vast
Ing disease should be well fed with
wholesome. nourishing food. but fire.
quently raw eggs in quantities cause a
digestive breakdown, and then no food
nonrishes. AS for milk, a very good
food for many, but a producer OF bill
BUSINESS for some.
Any diet that keeps a Consumptive
well noursihed is the right one, but
what is going to cure the PATENT
Eokman's Alternative has cured and is
curing many a case Of Consumption.
Let those speak who know. Here is a
specimen
80 Savannah St, Rochester. n. Y.
Gentlemen: On Jan. 3, 1907, / was
operated pom for Tubercular Peri
|%tonitis at st. Mary's Hospital, Roches-
ter. N. Y. After the operation my
physicians gay me up / was then
urged by a clergyman { o take Eek
mans Alternative. which / did. My
weight at the time was 70 lbs. / began
TO improve and steadily gained I'm
health and strength. / now weigh 1875
lbs. and am absolutely cured.
(Signed Affidayit) EDNA FINER.
Eckman's Alternative is good for all
Throat and Lung troubles, and is on
sale in Albuquerque by all druggists.
IL can also be obtained at, or procured
by, your local druggists. Ask for book
let of Cured Cases or write for Evil
dence 70 the Eckman Laboratory,
9Th and Market SITS, Phila.. Pa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
STIRRING THEM up.

The mere announcement that this
a big mill Of their own IN Albuquerque
threw a bomb into the eastern buyers.
In three days after Mr.. Magnns
Brown. president Of the Minnesota
growers, arrived here. there were
twelve rival bidders for eastern houses
congregated In M%agdalena, in q des-
perate attempt to land some Of the
two million pounds o. wool In stor-
age AZ that town. They didn't get
much Of II. according to reports. but
they raised the price. 50 1t is rumor-
ed. Al any rate. they suddenly be-
am extremely anxious to acquire
some OF the wool.
All Of which Is Illuminating. II the
mere mention OF such a project stam-
pedas the eastern buyers. what viii
happen when the big plant Is run
ming, and grinding out western fabrics
made of western wool2 III Is interest
ing to speculate.
The project now seems 10 be an ac-|
cofnpiished fact. MIR. Brown, when
his proposition was clearly understood
at once got the glad hand from New
Mexico people and from Albuquerque |
business men In particular. At this
writing there appears to be nothing
that can stop the movement. There is
no doubt that IL VIII, put western
sheep raisers in q position where they
can get what they want for their wool
and get what the wool liz worth With
out having TO knuckle under to a
combination ~ eastern price fixera |
Once started, the enterprise VIII keep
going. II Is bound to, In the very
nature OF things, and the wonder IL
that II has not been done before.
Albuquerque Is extremely fortunate.
Tho mill Is here. the wool men want
20 run II, and II win mean q big pay
roll and another great industry for
the city. IL would be foolish not to
hand MIR. Brown his modest $4,000
without delay. II by any impossible
mlsehance the things should fall
through with, the money win have
been well spent. anyhow. But IL VIII
not fall through. and there is reason
70 believe this city has landed the big
geEt thing yet. The Commercial club
~ 70 be congratulated on it's prompt
endorsement OF n assistance In the
project.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
A FEW NEWS NOTES
OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST
llFort Summer RepubIiean.l

Japan is to gobble up Corea by the
annexation route.
The test well at willard is good foi
700 gallons a minute.
The Iceberg saloon in Albuquerque
quit business on the LIST.
An army of sixty men has captured
Cape Gracias. Nicaragua.
Governor Jared Young Sanders has
been chosen senator from louisiana.
The cottonwoods of Roswell shed
cotton and it's citizens ex~pcctorate it
since the LIST
A good, soaking, general rain would
head off a lot of profanity in his part
of the arid zone
At an amateur bull fight In Puebla,
Mexico. Sunday, the bull killed three
of his tormentors.
Both the republican and democratic
territorial committees will meet in AL
buquerque on July IL.
In Boulder. Colo. a horse dropped
dead from fright ut the sight of two
elephants on a rampage.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
FOUND SOMETHING
TO CURE ECZEMA
Trial Results In Complete Cure Of Eff
H., tccn-Ncar Case in Two Weeks.

Trial Results In Complete Cure of Eff
teen-Near Case In Two Weeks. -.
In a letter published In his lodge
paper. Mr.. r. o. Thompson. Of Eliza
beth. \. j.. states that he was a suf-
forer from eczema for fifteen years,
and one day spoke about his trouble
10 DIR. l.. 4. Todd. Or. Todd replied
that he had something that would re-
leve II not permanently cure me-
says MIR Thompson. but after treat
mont for so many years I had grave
doubts. The doctor produced a box
OF poslam, and promised TO give 1t a
faithful trial ! followed directions.
aud in two weeks time find myself
entirely cured. The fifty cents I paid
for the box was the best investment |
ever made"
Not alone eczema. hut every surface
skin disease is permanently e~radicatcd
by poslam. itching icing stopped at
once.
Write 90 tho Emergency Laborator-
les. 30 West Twenb-fifth street. New
York City. for a free trial package OF
poslam. With this sample alone COM
plexiOns may be cleared and pImples
bunished from M face.
Al r. II. Briggs & Co. and the
j. H. O'Rielly Co. as well as all good
druggists everywhere. always carry
posiam In the regular sizes al so cents
and 81
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17

Until the water is squeezed out Of
corporations. until there is a legiti-
mate basis upon which 90 base earn
ings. the railroads have no right TO
insist upon raising rates, The roads
are attempting 60 pay interest upon
stock far In excess " their actual
value. They should not be allowed to
do this. Squeeze the water out and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
A Corporation Commission

The constitution for the state of
New Mexico should provide for a pub
He utilities commission to regulate
the public corporations. There Is
plenty OF evidence hat IL Is needed.
and even Roswell would be better OFF.
with it,-Itio Grande Republican.