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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-30

The Roenfeldt family had pleasant
Christmas reunion here.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

There IS no lack of hunor, however, among the tragic
or tender memories with which Winchester haunted.
And SO it heard the particular tale now to be
told
OF course, General Sheridan is the leading figure of
many story there; for it from Winchester that he
ders with fresh courage by his appearance and to
the battle of Cedar Creek. Many the stories about
him. but, OF those new to us, liked this the best.
Upon certain entrance into Winchester Che made
severaD his cavalry followed turnpike, which close to
the town passed through tollgate called then,
the Hill Togate. In Sheridans time, kept by
old woman who had faithfully watched it during half
her life, and did intend to allow such irregularities
to interfere with her duty That day battle had
division of Sheridan army had already taken possession
of Winchester, from which the Confederates had
treated, and everything quiet the column of
airy approached the tollgate. Suddenly the gate
lowered the road and old stood in their
way demanding their toll SO much for each horse and
rider
Perforce the troops halted. There was some swear
opponents this fragile figure quite alone in the twilight.
push up that bari" officer ordered. "Stand aside,
YOU there"
But the sound of a woman's voice persistentlv de-
mandng had reached Sheridan who rode always nearer
the front than commanding officers expected to ride
and the next instant he was beside the togate nquirng
the cause of the halt
Half dozen answered together but the old woman,
being clever well conscientious, recognized her op
porunity, and sprang the side of Sheridans horse
"You cannot pass until you have paid your TOLL" she
cried "Every horse and rider!"
Sheridan laughed, glanCing down at her. with much
kindness amusement,-this little old woman, who
dared to dictate a victorious General with several
thousand troops behind him. "You ought to be SOL
Evening star., 1911-05-28
BY ELLEN MACKUBIN

dier old lady, you do your duty gallany" he said
And, pulling out change from pocket, he made
further requlSton from the officers who surrounded
him. 1--WE not very rich, he smiled her; 3but we
will pay for ourselves. Hold up your hands!'
Obeying, she received considerably than his toll
xiousy along the ranks of horsemen stretching away
into the twilight. "There hundreds more, she said
"Who will pay for them?"
"You must ask that of the United States Government
if you count all those boys!" Sheridan declared
galy, riding onward.
The old woman took his Joke seriously. With sharp
knife and tlreess hand she cut upon the pole of the
tolgate notch for every twenty men, until the column
had passed
Next day she sent to the United States Government
in Washington bill duly made out, stating the number
of men and horses and the amount owing for them.
And the Winchester storvteerS say that the Govern
ment paid promptly!
AS to this last detail, however, misgving cast into
minds by coincidence that occurred the very day
we heard the story. Driving that afternoon, came
by chance to tollgate, and of party eagerly
asked the tall old who kept it if this the Hill
Tollgate.
at IS, Miss, he answered.
"Then it must be here that splendid old held
up Sheridan's army"
"She did indeed-my own mother!' he declared
proudly. "And the General paid her honestly for him
self and his staff
"The Government paid for the troops also of us
added, feeling that full justice had not been done
But he smiled dubiouslv "She sent the bill to the
of it, don't know surely. You see, the money would
to the county commissioners, not to her, and those
were war times when everyone was not SO conscen-
tious my mother"
"Or as General Sheridan" somebody laughed.
"Or as General Sheridan, he agreed cordially.
Evening star., 1911-05-28


to look out for you Natalie Haps lady fair "and
John will tell you who everybody IS Mother is par
tcuarly anxious that you know the important ones"
tumbled from the skies a bit knew that was the
reason | there.
Il wish you luck remembering. It's awfully hard,
especially the former husbands; but we haven't much
of that Dear New Englanders stick to the DEATH you
know. suppose it's another example of their thrift.
Now don't fail me about Winthrop, there's dear l
don't want him running away before have chance
to see him. and he will if he's bored One other thing:
Mother will see that you meet his Grace She wagged
shaPely forehnger at me mpressively Louie, talk
French to him. your very incest, most aurng French
We are angling for him for the summer"
"Anglng?' | asked. | managed to keep the tone
from being aStonished.
"Oh, yes, everybody is. Why not say so? 1t isn't
always we have the opportunity to entertain a Duke
he best last season could produce German Baron
and Hungarian Count. Now his Grace must be ours
for the summer Dear matter who manages to marry
him. He has developed passion for Natalie since he
learned that her money was her own but Hap looms up
barrier there. We don't know whether she will be
lnduCement or otherwise"
l just little bit shocked; for 10 had pounded
such old fashioned notions into my head. "She isn't
married yet l remarked, thinking of my job part
of that was to make Hap turn round and look
That's true. Anyhow, hope you and your French
will help. Isn't it lucky you speak good French?'
That of the reasons of me; but of she
didn't know that.
"Ill do my best The Duke shall be ours! Wire le
Dnel' laughed. l thought of the bucolc Mr. Abbott
and my task OF encouraging Laura to marry Duke
notice the elgbles There time like the present.
went at it, as | thought, brilliantly. "But why all
this wonderful summer when you have decided to settle
down a country housewife?"
"Oh, to look back upon, she smiled, @just as girl
likes to remember she married in white gown and
orange blossoms Besides haven't decided yet about
that country housewife Mother objects; not to Win
throp exactly but to the condition of affairs. suppose
| ought to myself don't want title"
There was a chance to offer some excellent advice
but after such brilliant opening didn't have any to
offer. I'm woefuly deficient in all such matters. 10
has always done the advising in family.
$50 you going after his Grace?" parried.
"Oh, I'm going to assure myself l don't want
him."
Rather unpleasant for his Grace laughed. ~Sup-
pose he should happen fall in love with you during
the process?'
"Oh, he won't she replied. ale isn't crazy about
Continued pogel4
Evening star., 1911-05-28

lives that 10 and had been separated wanted her
now. wanted to little happy tear on her shoulder
and have her pat my hair. But didn't have her. She
had gone to lecture anyhow, the Whereness of the
Which, something equally intellectual, and | in
the middle of one of the most beautiful suites had
seen-onyx bath, old bedroom, blue brocade
boudoir-suddenly, very much alone.
don't know what | might have done. I'm 1
should have cried and spoiled my if there hadn't
come just at that particular minute, knock my
blue brocade boudor door from Laurs side of it and
saved me-
Wont you come in?" she invited when opened the
door ave will form mutual admiration society. |
know am looking my best I'm neither pale, nor
l flushed lw Isn't my gown 60 beautiful
was with her blond hair in a thick loose braid about
her head, and the simple, shmmering, white gown
She laughed and kissed me French fashion on each
cheek. l know flushed hadn't expected a caress.
"You that too, she said, "or you wouldn't say
it with the ring true in your voice"
"Of course do replied. al say anything
don't mean'
laughed too; then we laughed together bit hys-
terically, for deep down both nervous. You
see, it was my coming-ou party.
Now what shall say to you!"
"You don't have to compliment me- admonished.
"But will, she insisted. "You lovely, and that
gold gown is wonderful"
Your mother is just too good to mel told her, and
know there were tears under my lids, wherever l
keep tears, just waiting for blink to jump out.
She didn't know had to shine just little bit brighter
than anyone else.
II wanted few jewels" she remarked, surveying
herself "but mother said no. She doesn't think girl
should wear jewels until she marres She turned sud-
denly and signaled Caroline to withdraw. When the
door had closed upon the departing figure of the maid
she looked at me. "And that brings request.
Will you take Winthrop under your protection tonight?
He doesn't know many of these people, and doesn't
care to know them. He's going to like you, Louie; you
are so real, very much just girl. He thinks
superficial Isn't that cheeky of him? I'm making my
self believe he's coming here for my sake when know
he's after local color for a novel he's doing-sammng
society and the idle rich in every chapter and getting
poetcal about cabbages and things You'll look after
him, won't you?"
"I' cling to him. assured her. "I shall be all alone
myself
"Dont you believe it," she said. fright now I'm
almost afraid of my laurels-that isn't pun, Dear.
have no doubt Hap will have you in a talking
baseball if he get you there and will probably in
CANATDV XI g
Evening star., 1911-05-28

THEN returning home last month from
Ah l. a Virginia spring, we went out of our
MRkRN way-a beautiful outing through the
&1"N Shenandoah Valley-to visit Win
gM9XNN,N chester. This place stands pretty and
= e !: 8 ; ! 4: !: !: : !
/GS90N prosperous surrounded by apple
INZAMN orchards, now waiting rosiy for the
hYlSQGNVS harvest. In sunny September stately
WINGlWI old houses every street show
WBzW through open windows and doorways
wNW glimpses of homes as charming as
wv the people who live in them; show
00I<A O. ing amid the busy tumult of Our
~ - strenuous generation fair picture
~ of the almost lost art of graceful
GH9 leisure.
Yet, to hearts that remember
Winchester has not ceased to be the "batte town"
that during the Civil War sixty times captured alter
nately by Union Confederate troops where Taylor's
Tavern Main-st. taken and retaken six times in
day. and where eight thousand soldiers vicors and
vanqushed, lie buried in adjoining cemeteries with
erected by almost every State that existed
torty-tlve years ago
Wonderful little Winchester, where soft Southern
voices told stories of of DEVOTION of
humor; where, in a meadow through which cattle
grazed, shown a big willow tree upon whose
branches Sheridan hung of Mosbys men as spv
and MoSby, few hours later, hung of Sheridan's
soldiers tor reprlsa; where, in a neghboring field
stacked with corn, heard how after battle when the
women of the town had gone out, they went many
day, to succor the wounded young girl all night
holding desperately hurt upon her knees because
the surgeon had said that he would die if he was moved
before the skilled care of ambulance reached him.
and the wounded numerous, and the ambuances
SO tew that she not relieved until morning. girl
whose heroSm was but compassion for soldier of her
country! She had never him whose life she saved,
until then and she him again after he left the
hospital to reoin his Louisiana regiment month later.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

MANI" The question was impertinent; knew it the
moment l had uttered it.
cover my embarrassment. an fact, that's all news
paper stuff about announcing my engagement. The
house just needed doing over, and it done over;
but not for wedding. shall get married sometime;
but not | am not engaged to anybody and his
Grace is still looking for the biggest prize. He's worth
it too-his title goes back to the time that titles in
France meant something. | could land him if | tried;
I've pretty snug fortune-and of great deal
would depend on the generosity of settlement when
the Duchess de Trouville is-sclected.'
| smiled, and she laughed outright.
"But somehow he's so important He travels with
a retnue, you know,-1 guess you call it that,secre
tary two Wallets. butler and chauffeur,-and I'm
very much afraid he only appeals to my sense of
humor. That isn't the proper spirit to 60 at marrying
a Duke"
"The Duchess de Trouvile!7 l unused. was think
ing of the bucolic gentleman pitted against the title.
"It's pretty name
@Yes; but l know prettier,' she smiled then
suddenly, "Ive been wondering if title is worth all
the fuss and bother, if should always be contented
with just that What do you think about it, Loue?"
1t the first time she had called me by my first
name.
"Im rather old fashioned, Laura replied @and the
Continental idea of arranged marriages doesn't appeal
to believe in marrying for love, wadng through
fire and water and all that sort of thing if necessary,
and then abiding by the consequences If you love the
Duke, marry him; if not
al don't love him; don't even like him. she inter-
rupted. "He's polite, terribly polite, clever, so
smooth, so polished, that-wel, always feel just
little suspicious of him.
"Gracious!" l laughed. "Why, objections usually
come from exactly opposite You wouldn't
have him otherwise, would your"
al don't know. Once Winthrop shook me good for
skating on ice that he had warned might give way"
Winthrop, whose last Abbott, was the bucolc
gentleman. @And-well, I'm awully fond of Winthrop"
We both laughed.
"The Duchess de Trouvile-" she unused after
awhile at is pretty name isn't it,"
Chapter v.
NOTWITHSTANDING my weary lids and aching
L 1,,,,bc Tr1,51o
the mirror on the memorable night of my entree into
society after Martha, Mrs Hazards maid had hooked
me into my gown and couldn't believe that the mir
rored reflection my There was only one thing
needed to make absolutely happy, and that was TO-
We had all of moved into the old house made new
that morning. and it the very first time in all our
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
A Minor Consideration.

II was often remarked by the rela
tives of Uncle Gideon DobhS rhat he
was a most delightful person to whom
to confide cherished ambition or dis
play an achievement Whether Uncle
Gideon understood fully Or not. he WIS
always ready with sympathy. admisa-
ton or encouragement.
When the family re eiyed The SUM
mons to inspect young Franklin Dobbs'
invention, the mysterious work which
had occupied him for nearly a year,
Uncle Gideon was enthusiasm lie
entered the room where the invention,
a thing Of many small wheels ana
bars, was placed on heavy table,
stepped up to his nephew and wrung
his hand
you've done something to he proud
of, my boy" he said cordially. Look
at all those little wheels, each In IT'S
proper place and all running like clock
work. It's perfect success, my boy,
a perfect success. What's 1t fort
Youths Companion,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
SIZE or WHALES.
Length Of tho Biggest Ones and the
Height They Can Spout.


A government official who has made
special study of whales states that
the average length of full grown
sulphur bottom whale Is just under
eighty feet This estimate disregards
the exaggerated reports sometimes
spread by sailors and Is based on
actual measurements Of many indi-
vidual specimens. There seem to be
credible accounts Of whales reaching
length Of from eighty-five to ninety
FIVE feet, but the authority quoted has
never seen any OF that size.
Whales appear to grow with great
rapidity, the length Of yearlings being
estimated at from thirty TO thirty five
feet.
How high can whales spout? Photo
graphs taken by the scientist referred
to give q means Of measuring with
some accuracy the height to which the
water is thrown. This appears to be
much less than It has often been sup
posed to be. II is claimed that even
the great sulphur bottom whale on the
average sports to q height Of only
fourteen feet, although occasionally
WV ~ - - = y 1kaSrlx = Z tsvont -
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
A SILVER JUBILEE.
Celebration Of Father James
Cillea's Twenty-Five Years
Of Priesthood
IS PRIESTS TO ATTEND
Sunday, ChiIdrsn's Entertain !
mrnt Monday Fiae Pro.
gram al 81. Josephs
Hall Tuesday
Special Church
Service

The s liver Jubilee celebration of
Father James Gillen OF St Joseph's
church takes placs Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. 1t will be great time
in Catholic circles in Cairo.
Sunday the children of st. Joseph's
school will give an entertainment at
the hall complimentary to Either
Gillen. The admission price is 25c
Many hundreds OF tickets have been
sold and the hall W n be crowded.
The men Of the Parish wi meet
at the hall to ,mplete arrangements
for the celebration.
Monday evening an excellent pro-
gram will be rendered atSt. Joseph's
Hall. 1t is expected that there will
be 35 visiting priests here from all
over Southern Illinois among them
will be Father Dlepenbrock, Father
Sweeny, Father Lampert aud Father
Eschman, former priests in Cairo.
oCOiEO diSOIl5 VIII iuhhO Gil
address. Some of the oldest members
of the parish will alsJ address the
assemblage. The Germania Maenner-
chor will render several selections.
Mrs. Hattie Gibson Thistlewood will
sing a solo and the church choir will
assist in the program
The members of the City Council
will be among the invited guests Mon
day night.
Tuesday morning special services
will be held at the church in which
many of the priests will take part.
All the prients will be entertained
at dinner and supper at Father Gil
lens residence by the ladies of
the church. Arrangements are being
made to have the members of the
church who own automobiles to take
the visiting priests out for drive.
A complete program of the cele.
bration will be published few days
befsre the event
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
SHOES II! JAFaN.
A Man viii Wear Out From Eight to
Ten Pairs Year.

A Man viii Wear Out From Eight to
Ten Pairs a Year.
The shops and booths of Japan are oi
unfailing interest. Here the greengro
Ger and fruit seller has arranged his
wares till 1t seems as though one look
ed upon great bouquet. There the
flower shop blazes in brilliance and the
lantern maker squats at his multi,
colored task At the next entrance we
perhaps see man severing chicken
meat from the bone, and he performs
the operation as skillfully as the sur
geon with his dissecting knife. Bee.
and chicken are commonly sold In this
fashion.
Two or three PAGES farther on one Is
confronted with a typical Japanese
shoe store. All the footwear of the lit
tie brown man Is here on view. The
geta (wooden clogs and straw sandals
are indeed a fancifu exhibition. They
line the benches. the floors, the shelves.
They hang from above and seemingly
are everywhere. allowing the seller just
about enough room to squat on his
mat. The newcomer Is at once star
tied at the immense quantity of this
simple footwear and the many places
where it Is sold, but he soon finds a
solution to his query when he hears
that a Japanese man annually makes
away with from eight to ten pairs. n
Christian Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04

e. r. Taylor in his "Anthropology'
says: Language Is one Branch 0f
the great art of sign making or slgn
choosing, and its business is to hit
upon some sound as a suitable sign or
symbol for each thought Whenever
a sound has been thus chosen there
was no doubt reason for the choice,
but it did not follow that each Ian
guage should choose the same s0und'
Thus we have the root explanation of
the great puzzle Of diversity of an-
guage. Originally a matter Of sound,
language varies with the thing by
which 1t Is suggested, and hence the
babel of tongues found In our human
speech.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04

1t was under RicheIieu that the
first newspaper received sanction and
encouragement. says Thomas H. Wat
son In "Ths Story of France" Hith-
erto the only such thing In France
had been an annual This once year
being somewhat sluggish news ven
der, even for those times, little hand
bills containing news Items began TO
circulate. A Dr. Renaubet In 1884 OBJ
tanned license from Richelieu to pub
lish regular weekly newspaper, and
thus was founded the Gazette OK
France. II was very modest, con-
sisting of four pages. each containing
a single column. Louis XIII. was Q
frequent contributor to this first OF
newspapers and took special pleasure
in the work. The great cardinal also
wrote for 1t. his weakness being q
fondness for literary composition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
Nantucke.,s windmiils.

There isn't stream or brook In
the island OF Nantucket, or the New
England coast, but there are plenty Of
windmills, which pump water 70 tanks
and thus supply community needs.
also Nantucket possesses what is be-
lieyed to be the oldest windmill Tor
grinding corn in actual operation In
America. Nathan Wilbur. a Nantucket
sailor, who had seen the busy wind
mills Of Holland rs he sailed abroad.
built it out Of timbers OF wrecked ships
In 1T48 Thera has never been a day
In all the l65 years since that TINA
when the mill has not been busy.
There Is always a wind to turn It's OUT
stretched wings.--New York World.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04

In the Days yaa the iate archhlsh
op Of CanterbuE Er Frederick Tenn
pie, was nast'r oR nugby he sen
fenced to exrrsian bog who was In
noceut of the olfe0se charged against
him, but whn 9ad not clear himsclf
without exposing The real offender
The lad made un his mind 10 bear The
punishmerf and wrote to his father
saying that he was sure hs family
would rather have him expelled than
know him 70 be sncak The father
promptly sent the letter TO nr Tenn
pie calling attention to 4 postscript in
which the hoy said he wished the doc
tor TO understand thc matter aud add.
cd, Temple IS a beast but he is a
Just beast" II is on record that Tenn
pie did understand and the boy was
not expelled pr Temple, grim old
man that he was, was always proHd
Of the title "a lpst beast"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04
What Il TaunE,t Her.

To top off an expensive education
young married woman of no particular
ability in any one line took course at
a dramatic school She never attempt
ed to secure an engagement, so one
day close and candid friend of her
husband asked what good all that
training had done. anyhow.
$50 far as can see" the friend
said chat $500 YOU spent on Ethers
education has been practically thrown
away"
"Oh, no. 1t hasn't" returned the hus
band mildly. "Oh. no 1t hasn't. Her
stage experience has taught her to
dress in hurry, Nowadays when |
ask her to go to any place with me she
can change her clothes in ten minutes.
1t used to take over an hour."-New
York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-04

A great many people play bridge,
and few fortunate ones occasionally
make grand and little slam. but a very
small minority have any idea of the
origin of the name of this pleasant
but uncommon score. says writer in
an English magazine. Close TO Bos-
ton. in the United States, is the out
lying town and harbor Of Salem. Ger
tain prisoners kept here in contine-
ment amused their weariness by in
venting and playing card game into
which they introduced terms borrowed
from the place names in the neighbor-
hood In the bay are two islands
called respectively Great and Little
Misery These names were adopted
for their game and have found their
way info ours. We even have game
called misery bridge. 1t Is rather Gu
rious to think of these Boston prison
ers inventing these terms, which were
destined to come into use again after
all these days Intervening "SIam' is
simply Salem abbreviated to a mono
syllable.