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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
NOW CUT TIE WATERMELON
Times Change and the Rule OF One
to Family Is No Longer
Regarded.

In old times no dealer dreamed of
cutting a watermelon; perhaps 1t
would have been considered a sort OF
sacrilege. If a family wanted
watermelon they wanted water
melon, not part of it, the New York
Sun says.
The watermelon was usually bought
by the father of the family and he
was often qualified watermelon ex
pert He knew what sort of melon he
wanted and then he could tell by tap
ping gently on the melon with his
knuckles just what condition it was
in. He didn't need to have a melon
plugged for him and the inside OF this
melon was never seen until he cut il
himself on the family table. where, as
the ends fell apart, following his first
grand cut down through the melons
middle, there ran around the table,
coming from all the children, himself
included, a delighted Ali" at the
revelation of the melons rich. rosy
red interior.
Thus when the gross population was
smaller, families larger, melons cheap
er. everybody bought whole melon.
II they had cut melon in the old
days nobody would have wanted the
other half; now many people never
think o. buying more than half
melon The melons cost more now
than they used TO. for one thing. and
then II may be really that all small
family wants is half a melon.
To be sure, II you buy only half
melon you don't hear the delightful
cracking that follows settling the
knife down through whole melon,
but It isn't so bad. In many places
nowadays they keep watermelons on
ice, keep them nice and cool. and you
may see IL cut and see how handsome.
ly 1t opens up. and the dealer will
wrap up your half trinity to keep out
the dust and you can carry II home,
plumb fresh, IL you want to. Not SO
bad!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
SYNOPSIS.

Pittsturg with the forged notes in the
BRONSON case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore. millionaire. In the latters
girl whom Gilmore explains is his grand
daughter. Alison West. He says her IA
thcr is "a rascal and friend OF the forg-
a Pullman ticket. He gives her lower
eleven and retains lower ten. He finds
man In a drunken stupor in lower ten
llens IN lower seven and finds that his
bag and clothes are missing. The man
in lower ten is found murdered. His
The man who disappeared with Blake
ley's clothes is suspected. Blakeley be-
comes Interested in a girl in blue. Cir
der r;,isnicion of murder The train is
wrGi1ed. Blakeley is rescued from the
burhins car by the girl in blue. His arm
Is broken.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
(To BE CoNTINuED)
Cold and Aioof.

Lord Cu-zon, during the VISIT that
ended in his marriage to Miss Letter
proved very interesting In his cold.
proud way"
The speaker. a Chicasoan. smiled
and resumed:
Gold and proud ~ young George
Curzon was, he regarded the house OF
lords as colder and prouder. He told
me once that when he asked his ia
Their IL his first speech i'm the house
of lords had been dificult the old gen.
tleman replied:
"'Difficultl 10 was like addressing
sheeted tombstones by torchlight!'"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
CHAPTER TX.
The HaIcyon Breakfast.

inc IaiCyoh bTcdNaSt.
We were still dazed, think, for we
Wandered like two troubled children,
our one idea at irst to get as far
away az we could from the horror be-
hind us. We were both bare headed,
srimy, pallid through the grit. Now
and then we met little groups OF coun-
cry folk hurrying to the track; they
stayed at us curiously. and some
wished to question us. But we hur-
ried past them; we had put the wreck
behind us. That way lay madness.
Only once the girl turned and look
cd behind her. The wreck was hid
den, but the smoke cloud hung heavy
and dense. For the first time | re-
membered that my companion had not
been alone on the train.
'it is quiet here" / suggested. IF
you will sit down on the bank | will
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08

and scraps OF their talk floated up to
her through the open window.
ITS Philip Arnold's cottage" some
one said. and Lucils's hand went to
her heart. It was their cottage
hers and Philip's-that was burning
the home that was to have been hers
that she had planned from the begin
ming. She flung on her clothes, sob
bling q little under her breath. II
seemed to her that II that cottage
burned, all Of her happiness would
burn with 1t. She ran out into the
street and followed the crowd. The
people who saw her whispered among
themselves. "She was to marry him
and live In the cottage" At last she
came to the gate through which she
had passed that day with Philip.
There was dense crowd In the yard,
tramping the tender grass, crushing
the life out OF the crocuses and tulipa
that she and Philip had planted In
the garden beds. For moment she
shut her eyes, afraid to look. When
she opened them she saw that the
little house was intact. Behind 1t
the flames shot up, making that
dreadful glow against the sky that
she had seen from her window. The
one fire engine was busy, with its
hose playing on the burning heap.
Lucille turned to the man nearest
her. "Then 1t was not our cottage?"
she gasped.
NO." he answered, at was just the
little stable and the leftover building
material back of 1t. But the cottage
would have gone if Philip had not
worked so hard to save It,"
Then out of the crowd Lucille saw
some one coming toward her. 1t was
Marguerita-a fur wrap thrown over
the Wilderness of her evening gown.
ooh, Lucille" she said, what
dreadful thing it would have been
If your cottage had burned. If you
only knew how l have envied you!
Our house Is so big that Donald and
l are always saying that it comes
between us and our love. l wish
sometimes that there were no serv.
ants, no one to do anything for him
but me. Money separates people SO,
Lucille"
Lucille felt that she must get to
Philip at once and tell him that there
was no place in the whole world like
the little house.
1t seemed TO her that there had
never been anything as beautiful as
the cheaD rugs and the muslin hang
ings and the prints on the wall But
it was not until the crowd had gone
that she had chance to tell him.
He came to her blackened with
smoke.
Il saved it," he said, "but I sup
pose might as well have let it burn
for all the good it will do me-"
She chung to him, crying a little.
tits the most beautiful cottage In
the world" she said.
She told him then how precious II
had seemed to her when she thought
she was to lose it; and presently they
went in together. The smoke had
blackened the snowy hangings, but
otherwise nothing was hurt. Mar
guerita had left them, and gradually
the crowd had turned away They
stood together at the window. the
sky rosy in the east.
IT'S new world. and a new day.
and a new kind of love-" Lucille whis-
pered. and her lover smiled at her
as together they faced the dawn.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08

ting out of her mind something that
obtruded now and then. 1t brought
with it a return of the puzzled express
sion that l had surprised early in the
day, before the wreck. l caught 1t
once, when, breakfast over, she was
tightening the sling that held the
broken arm. / had prolonged the
morning meal as much as I could, but
when the wooden clock with the pink
Poses on the dial pointed to half after
ten, and the mother with the duplicate
youngsters had not come back, MISS
West made the move l had dreaded.
"If we are to get into Baltimore at
all we must start" she said, rising.
you ought to see doctor as soon as
possible"
"Hush," I said warningly. Don't
mention the arm, please; it is asleep
now. You may rouse it."
IF | only had hat" she reflected.
at wouldn't need to be much of one,
but" She gave a little cry and
darted to the corner. Look" she
said triumphantly, "the very thing.
With the green steamers tied up in
q bow, like this-do you suppose the
child would mind? l can put SO or
so here-that would buy a dozen OF
them"
1t was queer affair OF straw, that
hat, with a round crown and rim
that Topped dismally. With single
movement she had turned it up at one
side and fitted it to her head. Gro
tesque by itself, when she wore it it
was thing of joy.
Evidently the lack of head covering
had troubled her, for she was elated
at her find. She left me, scrawling a
note Of thanks and pinning it with a
bill to the table-cloth, and ran up
stairs to the mirror and the promised
soap and water.
] did not see her when she came
down. / had discovered bench with
a tin basin outside the kitchen door,
and was washing, in helpless, one
sided way felt rather than saw that
she was standing in the doorway, and
I made final plunge into the basin.
How is it possible for man with
only a right hand to wash his left
ear?" asked from the roller towel. l
was distinctly uncomfortable: Men are
more rigidly creatures of cOnven-
ton than women, whether they admit
it or not. There is SO much soap on
nae still that if / laugh ! will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain water
and homemade soap Is like motoring
on a slippery road. L only struck the
high places"
Then, having achieved a brilliant
polish with the towel, l looked at the
girl.
She was leaning against the frame
of the door, her face perfectly color
less. her breath coming in slow, diff
ficult respirations. The cratic hat
was pinned to place, bat it had slid
rakishly to one side. When l real
lied that she was staring, not at me.
but past me to the road along which
we had come, / turned and followed
her gaze. There was no one in sight:
the lane stretched dust white i'm the
sumo moving figure on it, no sign
of life.
ITO RE CONTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
CHAPTER VIlI-Continued.

Her voice and my arm were bring
ing me to my senses. Il hear" l said.
'I-Fll sit up in a second. Are you
hurt?"
mo, only bruised. Do you think
you can walk?"
drew up one foot after another,
gingeTly.
They seem to move all right"
fAnarked obviously. Would you mind
telling me where the back of my head
has gone? l can't help thinking it
isn't there"
She made a quick examination. cts
pretty badly bumped" she said. You
must have fallen on it,"
had got up on my uninjured elbow
by that time. but the pain threw me
back. Don't look at the wreck"
entreated her. IT'S no sight for a
woman. Tiff there is any way to tie
up this arm, might be able to do
something. There may be people un-
der those cars!"
Then 1t is too late to help" she re-
piled solemnly. A little shower of
blew over us from some burning pill
low. A part of the wreck collapsed
with a crash. In resolute endeavor
to play mans part in the tragedy
going on all around, got to my knees.
Then l realized what | had not no.
ticed before: The hand and wrist of
the broken left arm were damned
- ~,
grip. l gasped and sat down sud
denly.
You must not do that" the girl
inS5tod. I noticed now that she kept
her back to the wreck, her eyes avert
ed. "The weight of the travelling bag
must be agony. Let me support the
valise until we can get it cut off,
will it have to be cut OFF,"
asked as calmly as possible. There
were red-hot stabs of agony clear to
my neck. but we were moving slowly
away from the track.
Yes" she replied, with dumfound-
ing GOODNESS. eff had knife
could do it myself. You might sit
here and lean against this fence"
had realized that she was going to cut
off the satchel, not the arm. The dir
ziness was leaving and l was gradual
~ becoming myself.
''If you pull, it might come I sug-
gested. and with that weight gone,
] think l will cease to be five feet
eleven inches of baby
friad oaptIu IN 1oocau tha han
die, but 1t would not move, and at last,
with great drops of cold perspiration
over me. had to give UP.
TIN afraid l can't stand it," I said.
But there's a knife somewhere around
these clothes, and If / can find it, per-
hans you can cut the leather"
AS I gave her the knife she turned
It over, examining it with a peculiar
expression, bewilderment rather than
surprise. But she said nothing. She
set to work deftly, and in few min
ut~s the bag dropped free.
That's better" | declared, sitting
up. New, if you can pin my sleeve
to my coat, it will support the arm
we can get away from here"
"The pin might give" she objected,
"as7d the jerk would be terrible" She
looked around, puzzled then she got
up, coming back in minute with a
dragged. partly scorched sheet. This
she tore into large square, and after
she had folded 1t, she slipped it under
the broken arm and tied 1t securely
at the back OF my neck.
The relief was immediate, and, pick
ing up the sealskin bag. walked slow
ly beside her. away from the track.
The first act was over; the curtain
fallen. The scene was struck
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-08
A Mothers Anxiety.

Willie-Ma, can't I 60 out on the
street for a little while? Tommy
Jones says there's comet to be
seen.
Mother-WeH, yes; but don't you
10 too near.-Boston Transcript
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
vs. " "A 577T7 3 Y
hard FIGHT For
RECLAMATION
Presidents Conservation Program
May Have Had Struggle to
Get Through Congress.
CROSS PURPOSES
Strong States Rights Sentiment
Developing New on Democratic
Side Of House.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. To-
1.-THE only conservation legislation that
will be passed at this session OF Con-
Ersss will be the general classification
bill, the withdrawal bill and the re-
ciamation bend issue, etc." declared
an administration member Of the
House to-day, land 1t will be neces-
sary to fight hard to get the reclama-
ton bond bill through the lower
house"
Indications are that this Is about
as near an agreement as the leaders
have been able to reach regarding
the Presidents conservation program
and that when this session ends the
executive will still be charged with
the task of preventing the Alaskan
coal beds and the water power sites
OF the West from passing into ths
control 81 monopoIies.
The regulars say that the conserva.
ton people are not agreed as to wha'
they want, and, on the Democratic
side OF the House, a strong State
rights sentiment has developed tina,
bids fair effectuaily to stop any radi.
cal conservation legislation.
A number Of the Republicans are
taking up the theory that TO the states
and to them alone belong the cantro
or water power sites. and there Ia de
veloping . strong disposition to let this
executive deal with the coal question
Through the passage of the with
drawal bill.
The withdrawal bill has alread,
passed the Senate. and the bill to is
sue certificates of Indebtedness fol
$50. zoe, 900 to complete the reclama
tion projects has been favorahly con
sidered by the Senate Committee or
Irrigation.
The withdrawal bill legaiizes tht
withdrawal from entry Of lands deem
cd too valuable for disposition undel
existing laws. and would keep the Goa
situation In status quo. If the Presi
Z dent should elect to hold up the set
tienent Of the coal lands pending fur
Their legislation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
GRAFT HEARING
STILL IN SESSION
Names of Other Legislators Said
to Have Accepted Brides
Still Suppressed,
CHECK BOOK SHOWN
CHECK
SHOWN
Resolution in Senate for Joint
Legislative Investigation of
Bribery Charges.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. Estate
Senator Benin Conser continued his
story of the alleged bribing of Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate lothian
p. Aids, while a member of the AS
sembiy. before the Senate to-day. Con-
ger produced the register of an Au-
burn hotel showing that Herman Moe
remained over night EN- route home
from Albany al the time OF the alleged
bribery was contaminated This was
to substantiate Noes story that ne
WAS In Albany at the time alleged, 1t
being rumored that attorney for Aids
are prepared TO shew that he WAS NOT
there. Conger also produced the check
book owned by his brother, the late
Frank conger. who. as vice president
of the American Bridge Company.
paid the $500 to Moe to turn over
10 legislator as pride. Across this
entry Is the significant endorsement,
Bridge company matter.
Although several times 1t seemed
that the names OF the two men In adj
tiirion to Aids are declared by Con-
ger to have been brtbed must be re-
sealed, the point was passed each
time. and the only thing that got on
the record In this connection to-day
was that neither man Is now holding
office in New York State.
II Is expected, however. that Con-
ger will be asked to reveal the names,
as Senator Newcomb. who was respnn-
sible for the charges against Aids
being made public. started to question
Conger and asked to defer his exam
ination until the Senator's direct story
w. finished.
IL In understood he will demand the
names of the two men, despite the
fact that both are reported to have
since died.
That the conference between Pres
ident Taft and Governor Hughes in
New York Is bearing fruit was shown
in the Senate to-day when Senator J.
NJ. Wainwright. Republican, introduce
ed resolution calling for Il joint leg
islative investigation. This investiga-
ton, II the resolution Is adopted, will
be conducted by committee of three
members of the Senate and five mem
bers OF the Assembly, and $780, coo Is
appropriated for the investigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15

A most enjoyable feature occurred
Monday evening. when Fulton Hive
met. Mrs Florence b. Beadies was
present and installed the officers for
the ensuing year. assisted by Mrs.
Maggie Eaeho. The officers were as
follows: Past Commander. Mrs. DR..
Nelson: Commander. Mrs. Ella Boul-
ware; Lieutenant Commander. Mrs.
Ida Eacho; Record Keeper. Mrs.
Blanche Hill; Finance Auditor. Mrs.
Florence Elan: Chaplain. Miss Sallie
Nelson. Sergeant, Mrs. Sidney LIP
ford; Lady-at-Arms, Mrs. Ella lap
ford, Sentinel, Miss Loula Richardson;
Pickett. Mrs. 0'Grady; Pianist. Mrs,
Bargamin. Mrs. Beadles, who has
been deputy State commander for
Virginia for the past few years, is now
closing her term with much regrei
from State officers. She has been very
successful az deputy. and has won the
distinction OF having organized the
hive with the largest charter list tn
the history Of the State, and also won
tn every handsome prize offered by
the Supreme Hive to the deputy for
successful work in 1909. After the
installation the hive was served with
a banquet. and the committee IN
charge was highly eomplimented. Al
express themselves AZ having enjoyed
the evening thoroughly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
STOCK MARKET
OPENS IRREGULAR
--------------
Copper slaawcd ct-ffItgr las ia n
dustrials--Sorthe4 Pacific
Also Declines.
GOVT BONDS sTRoNu
s------------
The Last Rsceded and Showed
General Loses-Reading Was
| Strong.

NEW YORK, Feb, 1.-THE stock
market showed decided i1Teyulartty at
the opening. Union Pacific. Southern
Facill,., WABASH preferred anu A>.s-A.
ern Pacific were the heaviest railro.i.l
losers, and Amaigamatad Copper
showed the chief loss Of the indus
trials.
Readinw was the feature Of this iirst
hours tEsdinG advancing Ia points
10 lsS ~. The rest Of the Mst ad-
sauced after the opening, bat receded
and showed 1Dsses at the end VI the
hour. Governrnsnts unchanged; other
bonds strong.
The tone after the first hour was
comparatively heavy and prices OF
active insres at midday showed gem
eral recessions Of about point from
the hi4hs4t.
After neon tho market ruled very
dull, with moEt Of the leading Issues
under pressure. although there seem
. "a no &1euanf reason for taaft*:
United States Steel common was Arm
and Missouff Pacific strong, while the
iEarrirnans vera weak.
The market cloged irregular.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
MEDAL AND THANKS
FROM CONGRESS
Commander Peary May be OFF,
cially Recognized by Congress
as Discoyerer OF North Pole.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i5.--Command-
On Robert h. Peary will receive med-
Il and the thanks OF Congress for MS
discovery Of the North Pole, according
to the latest plan OF the House Naval
Affairs Committee.
At to-day's meeting, the committee
decided 10 refer hack to the sub-con,-
n3tttNe the htlla Introduced by SenA-
tor Hale and Representative Allen. OF
Maine. which II passed. would give the
Gxplorer rGar-Admtfk1A rank and
Say, with the. suGgesttOn that Peary
b given some sort OF recognition.
~6cme sort o. recogntttDn." means
q the most !. medal ana congressional
thanks. lf PeAry Is thanked by Con-
9rAss he will have the proud privilege
0fWAlhtng right IN past the door
Keepers 81 either the senate or House.
and taking any vacant seat he can
ana. Thus he could have All the SEN
ontf0nn OF = member Of either House
W1tn0UE the bother incident 70 collect
>ing the salAry or voting on trouble
'Espresantatiye Butler. Of Pennsylva-
MD. I&troAuced = bill In the House to
HANKS q ccnsrsas. Il TIE measure
= passsd. the ags rs which the dis.
VIII ~ extendAa ten years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
FIVE KILLED;
MANY INJURED
Victims Of Head-on Collision on
Georgia Southern in Hos
pital at Macon.
TRAFFIC TIED UP
Trains Came Together on a Curve
Without Warning and Terri
BILE Wreck Followed.
TRAFFIC TIED U

MACON, GA. Feb. 15.--It was
stated at the city hospital to-day that
ali OF the seriously injured persons
brought In early to-day from the
wreck nineteen miles south OF hers.
that tied up the Georgia Southern
and Florida Railway for several hours
last night. wilt probably recover The
bodies OF the Ave persons instantly
killed are at the local morgue. The
wreck. which was head-on collision
between north and southbound pas
senger trains, was caused. II Ia. al
legged, by the failure OF the crew of
the northbound train TO obey orders
and wait until the other train passed
them at Bonair.
The dead are.
w. ]. Yates. engineer.
A r. johnson, fagman.
Conductor |. -. Ingals
A. L. Dufree, Kathleen. Ga.
---Enideatifisd-~ fasta sssss~4--s
The trains were not running at a
very high rate OF speed when the
wreck took place. but they met on .
curve. so that neither engineer had
any warning Several hours elapsed
before relief reached the scene, and
women passengers bound up the hurts
of the wounded with strips of cloth
torn from their own Undertaking.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-15
SENATOR HEARS
COURTS DECISION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.--When In
formed by the United Press Of the de-
cislon OF the Supreme Court Of South
Carolina regarding the custody of his
grandchildren, Senator Tillnan said:
The Supreme Court Justices have
lifted great responsibility on me
and shifted 1t to their own shoulders
Ny only motive In accepting the
guardianship was the welfare of my
little granddaughter. Fifteen years
hence. when j am dead and gone, the
character and type Of women that my
granddaughter will have become viii
show whether 1t was best to have
given them to their mother or net
pray Gods guidance to her In rearing
them. and that He will shield Their.
from communicating influences and ex.
amples."