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guessed how unhappy she was. She
knew that by her own indiscretion she
was in danger OF losing all she had
won. her position in society. her place
in the affections of her husband.
everything.
When she married Mr.. Jeffries 1t
was with deliberate calculation. She
did not love him, but, being ambitious,
she did not hesitate to deceive him.
He was rich, he could give her that
prominent position in society for
which she yearned. The fact that
she was already engaged to a man for
whom she did care did not deter her
for moment from her set purpose
She had met Robert Underwood years
before. He was then college boy,
tall. handsome, clever. She fell in
love with him and they became en-
gagged. AS she grew more sophisticat-
ed she saw the folly of their youthful
infatuation. Underwood was without
fortune. his future uncertain. While
in this uncertain state OF mind she
met Mr.. Jeffries, then widower, at
a reception. The banker was attract
ed to her and being a business man
he did things quickly. He proposed
and was accepted, all in the brief
time of--five minutes. Robert Under
wood and the romance of her girlhood
were sacrificed without question when
1t came to reaching prompt decision.
She wrote Underwood a brief letter
Of farewell, telling him that the action
she had taken was really fer the best
interests of them both. Underwood
made no reply and for months did not
attempt to go near her. Then he met
her in public. There was a reconcilia-
ton. He exerted the old spell-on the
married woman. Cold and Indifferent
to her husband, Alicia found it anus
ing to have her old lover paying her
court and the danger of discovery only
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4 had ended It now, before 1t was too
late. There might have been scan
dal. and that she must avoid at any
cost. Mr.. Jeffries, she felt certain.
would not tolerate a scandal Of any
kind.
All at once she felt something
brush her cheek. She turned quickly.
1t was her husband who had entered
the room quietly.
"Oh. Howard" she exclaimed, peev-
ishIy; how you frightened me! You
shouldn't startle me like that"
A tall, >distinguished-loo looking man
with white mustache and pointed
beard stood admiring her in silence.
His erect figure, admirably set off in
well-cut dress coat suggested tho
soldier
What are you doing alone here.
dear?" he said Il hear carriages out
side. Our guests are arriving"
Just thinking, that's all" she re-
piled, evasiveiy.
He noticed her preoccupied look
and. with some concern. he demanded:
There's nothing to worry you, Is
there?"
ooh. po-nothing like that" she
said. hastily.
He looked at her closely and she
averted her eyes. Mr.. Jeffries often
wondered II he had made a mistake.
He felt that this woman to whom he
had given his name did not love him.
but his vanity as much as his pride
prevented him from acknowledging
1t, even to himself After all, what
did he care? She was a companion,
she graced his home and looked after
his creature comforts. Perhaps no
reasonable man should expect any
thing more. Carelessly. he asked;
Whom do you expect tonight"
oh, the usual crowd" replied
Alicia, languidly. "Dr. Bernstein is
coming-you know he's quite the rage
just now. He has to do with psychol-
ogy and all that sort of thing
So, he's your lion tonight. is her"
smiled the banker. Then he went on:
by the by, / met Brewster at the
club tonight. He promised to drop
in"
Now 1t was Alicia's turn to smile.
1t was not everybody who could boast
OF having such distinguished lawyer
as Judge Brewster on their calling
lists. Tonight would certainly be a
successive lions instead of one.
For the moment she forgot her worry.
Il am delighted that the Judge is
coming" she exclaimed, her face
beaming. Every one is talking about
him since his brilliant speech for the
defense in that murder case"
The banker noted his wifes beau
tiful hair and the white transparency
of her skin. His gaze fingered on the
graceful lines of her neck and bosom.
glittering with precious stones. An
exquisite aroma exuding from her per-
son reached where he stood His
eyes grew more ardent and. passing
his arm affectionately around her
slender waist he asked:
How does my little girl like her
tiara?"
Its very nice. Don't you see I'm
wearing 1t to-night?" she replied al
most impatiently and drawing herself
away.
Before Mr.. Jeffries had time to re-
ply there was commotion at the
other end of the reception room.
where rich tapestries screened of the
main entrance hall The butler drew
the curtains aside.
"Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright" he an
nounced loudly.
Alicia went forward. followed by
her husband, to greet her guests.
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disappeared. but otherwise the old
fort remains practically the same as
when the British left 1t.
In early February of 1880, while
the country was in session of quiet
ude following the conflicts of the pre-
ceding fall. General Campbell. then
in charge of the garrison at Fort
George, learning that his hated Amer
lean foe. Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, was
at his home on the st. George river
in Thomaston. determined to make
him prisoner The British general
hearing that his only guard was six
soldiers, he detailed Lieutenant Stock
ton with force of twenty-five men to
make the capture. A sharp sanguin-
airy fight took place, in which several
of the British soldiers were killed and
wounded.
The news of the capture preceded
the detachment on their return to
Castine. The story is here told that
General Campbell sent his compli-
ments to General Wadsworth and a
surgeon to dress his wounds, assuring
him that his situation would be made
comfortable. He was furnished with
books and allowed to receive visitors.
He dined with the commandment and
met all the principal officers of the
garrison.
1t was not long before General
Wadsworth made application for a
flag of truce, by which means he
could transmit letter to the COVER
nor of Massachusetts, and another to
Mrs. Wadsworth. This was granted
on the condition that the letter to the
governor should be inspected.
General Wadsworth's escape follow
ed soon after In company with Major
Benjamin Burton he bribed their wa.
ter carrier and from him received a
gimlet They bored holes in the
boards Of the side Of their barracks,
covering the holes with chewed bread.
One stormy night they cut their way
out with knife and escaped. For
miles they were forced to go through
the then wilderness. crossing tho
river to Stockton. thence south
through Belfast. Northport and Rock.
land to Thomaston. The fort was
finally vacated In 1915.
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OLD FORT GEORGE
Interior of Maine Fortress Is Now
a Ball Ground.
Historic Earthworks Built by the Brit
Ish In 1873 and Named in Honor
Of Engiand's kins-outiines
Still Visible

Augusta. Me.-Ancient Pentagoet
better known as Castine, situated OF
the eastern side OF Penobscot bay and
river, is one of the most prominent
historic spots in Maine today. 1t has
preserved the well-marked traces OF
the works OF the past and no small
settlement has within its borders SO
many earthworks and old forts. Fore
most among the earthworks is Fort
George, situated on the high land In
the center OF the peninsula. 1t was
built by the British in June, 1878. and
was named Fort George in honor OF
his majesty. George Ill The fort Is
tetragonal In form with a baston at
each OF the four angles. The bastion
where was located the magazine was
fully occupied by 1t. the entrances be-
ing made of arch passages of brick,
which may be seen today. covered
with r-ortar. and over them a layer
of logs with a heavy covering of
earth
According to tradition and history,
It was from these same barracks that
Gen. Peleg Wadsworth escaped when
held a prisoner in 1880. after being
captured by the English at his home
In Thomaston and taken to Castine.
where he was confined for long time.
Following the departure of the British
from Castine in 1916 the Americans
took possession of the fort and the
government had 1t repaired, strength
ened and garrisoned, new barracks
taking the place of those used by the
British. The Interior of the fort has
long been used by the boys as a ball
ground. The foundations of the old
barracks are still visible.
History says that 1t was in this old
fort that the gibbet was erected on
which both Ball and Elliott were
hanged. Both names were well
known in the early period of Maine,
The palisades. the barracks. the NUM-
lions of war and it's buildings have all
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-24
I TAKE a DOSE OF
DIS! @. 'S|
for &C U @ HE 3 GOLO0
S STILL IN SUSPENSE
Private Leahy Questions Sergeant
Donahue Regarding Point In
Military Law.

Private Donahue and Private Leahy
were the best of friends, but when
Private Donahue became Sergeant
Donahue. Private Leahy saw the fail
ings of his former companion with
amazing clearness.
Sergeant" he said one day, after
long, fixed gazing at his superior in
rank. 'if private stepped up to a
sergeant and called him a consated
little monkey. phwat wud happen?"
He'd be put in the gyard-house."
said the sergeant.
He wud?"
He wud."
But If the private only knew the
sergeant was a consated little mon
key, and said niver a wurrd, wud he
be put in the gyard-house for that7"
inquired Private Leahy.
'Ay coorse he wud not" said the
sergeant. loftily.
We'll, thin, for the present we'll
Fave it go at that" said Private
Leahy.
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gave the intrigue additional zest and
charm. She did not lead Underwood
to believe that he could induce her to
forget her duty to Mr. Jeffries. but
she was foolish enough to encourage
a dangerous intimacy. She thought
she was strong enough to be able to
call halt whenever she would be so
disposed. but as is often the case she
overestimated her powers. The in
timacy grew Underwood became
holder, claiming and obtaining special
privileges. He soon realized that he
had the upper hand and he traded on
It.. Under her patronage he was in
vited everywhere. He practically lived
on her friends. He borrowed their
money and cheated them at cards.
His real character was soon known to
all, but no one dared expose him for
Jeffries. Realizing this. Underwood
continued his depredations until he
became sort of social highwayman.
He had no legitimate source of in
come, but he took a suite of apart
ments at the expensive Astruria and
on credit furnished them so gorgeous
ly that they became the talk of the
town. The magazines and newspa-
,pers devoted columns to the magnifi-
cence of their furnishings and the art
treasures they contained. Art deal
ers all over the country offered him
liberal commissions If he would dis
pose of expensive objets dart to his
friends. He entered In business rela-
ton with several Arms and soon his
rooms became q veritable bazaar for
art curios Of all kinds. Mrs. Jeffries'
friends paid exorbitant prices for
some Of the stun and Underwood
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A FOOD STORY
Makes Woman Of 70 "ons In 10, ooo."

The widow Of one Of Ohio's most
distinguished newspaper editors and
famous leader In politics in his day,
says she Is 10 years old and a "stron-
ger woman than you will ind in ten
thousand" and she credits her ine
physical condition to the use of Grape<
Nuts:
Many years ago I had a terrible
fall which permanently injured my
stomach. For years 1 lived on .
preparation Of corn starch and milk,
but 1t grew SO repugnant to me that
had to give 1t up. Then I tried, one
after another, dozen different kinds
OF cereals, but the process of diges-
ton gave me great pain.
ut was not until l began to use
Grape-Nuts food three years ago that
l found relief. It has,proved, with the
dear Lords blessing. a great boon to
me. It brought me health and vigor
such as never expected to again en-
Joy, and in gratitude I never fail to
sound its praises" Name given By
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
There's Reason"
Look for It in the little book. the
Road to MELVILLE" to be found I'm pkg.
Ever read the above lstters A new
ens appears from time to time. TAsy
pro genufne, true, and full Of hunAA
interest.
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that your manner to me has changed.
Perhaps you have believed some of the
stories my enemies have circulated about
me. For the sake of our old friendship,
Alicia. don't desert me now, Remember
what once was 10 you and let me come
to your reception tonight There's a rea-
son why l must be seen in your house.
Yours devotedly.
ROBERT UNDERWOOD
Alicia's face flushed with anger.
Turning to the maid she said:
There's no answer"
The girl was about to close the
door when her mistress suddenly re-
called her.
Wait minute" she said; "Tn
write a line"
Taking from her dainty escritoire a
sheet of perfumed notepaper, she
wrote hurriedly as follows:
"If you dare to come near my house
tonight ! will have you put out by the
servants"
Quickly folding the note, she
crushed it into an envelope. sealed it,
handed it to the girl, and said;
Give that to the messenger"
The servant disappeared and Alicia
resumed her work of drawing on her
gloves in front of her mirror. How
dare he write her such letter? Was
her house to be made the headouar
tiers for his swindling schemes? Did
he want to cheat more of her friends
The more she thought of all he had
done, the angrier she became. Hell
eyes flashed and her bosom heaved
with Indignation. She wondered
what her husband, the soul of honor
would say II he suspected that she
had permitted a man of Underwood's
character to use his home for his dis
honest practices. She was glad she
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-24
SYNOPSIS.

the evil Influence of Robert Underwood.
fellow-student at Yale leads life of
dissipation. marrics the daughter of a
gambler who died in prison. and is dis
owned by his father. lie tries to get
work and fails. A former college chum
makes business proposition to Howard
which requires 1900 cash. and Howard
is broke. Robert Underwood. who had
been rcpulsed by Howard's wife, Annie.
In his college days. and had once been
engaged to Alicia. Towards stepmother.
has apartments at the Astruria and is
apparently in prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls a $3.50 loan TO Underwood
that remains unpaid. and decides to ask
him for the 5000 he needs-y
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earmaIds in South Australia.

South Australia is suffering from .
barmaid famine. Two years ago bar
maids were abolished in that state by
act OF parliament. No more could be
legally engaged. but those already en-
ployed could remain on condition that
they registered themselves.
There are now only 400 OF them left.
and the competition for their serv-
ices is such that their wages have
jumped from 26 shillings to a3 a
week. The hotels that have had to
employ barmen report a considerable
change for the worse In their receipts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-24

II tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but 1t gradually got worse. A
doctor advised me to have my tonsis
cut out, but I did not like the idea
Another doctor examined me. and told
me the same thing. finally got bot
tie of Peruna, and after had taken
one bottle my throat was better.
bought and used dozen bottles. and
saw / was going to get well, and did"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-24
BAD CASE
OF GRIP
Caused Sore Throat and Ton
siIitis. Restored by
Peruna.

Mr.. W. n.
H o u 8 ! e y,
Stony Point,
Tennessee.
writes:
Five years
ago I took q
very severe
cold which
resulted In
Ia grippe. I
never W q 3
30 bad OF. I
was In bed
8 o v Q T a !
weeks. and
when I did
get up I had
I o n silitis
and . o r .
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Art Lover (standing before The
Bath'D-"Did you ever see such col
orr
Philistine.-"No wonder You must
remember that the lady amt through
washing herself yet-"-Judge
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wloski, umarl wczoraj. Urodzll
sic on w Vicenzy d. 25 marca
1912, a uchodzii "a nalznakomit-
szego pisarza wioskiego; stad w
caIych Wioszech zapanowaia "a
loba, .telegramy listy kondo-
lencyjne nadchodza ze wszyst-
kich stron: miedzy innymi cd
kr6la, Cd premiera, cd prezyden-
tow senatu izby, a takze cd
kardynaiow i biskupow. Fogaz-
zaro miai poglady liberalne, a W
swej powieSci III Santo", ktora
pojawila sic pred kilku laty, taxi
i'm dal wyraz, re pomleszczono
ia ma indeksie ksiqzek zakaza-
nych. Przed smiercia jednako-
woz nawrocil sic szczerze, "a
wezwai ksiedza i umarl przykla-
dnie, opatrzony Sw. Sacramento
mi.
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wrach uzywa sic wylacznie sle-
pych nabojow. .,
w ko}ach rzadowych krazy
wiadomoSc, re prezydent Mexy-
ku, Diaz, jest smiertelnie chory i
lekarze ME maja nadziei utrzy-
mania go przy zyciu. Gdyby u
mari wtenczas. przemys} i han
del amerykanski W Mexyku,
przedStawiajacy kolosalna SUNG
p0itora miliona dolarow bylby
narazony ma kompletne znlszcze-
ME re strony rewolucyonistow.
Wszystkie te interesa amerykan-
skie powstaiy "a czasow Diaza |
w kazdym Z Mich jest interesowa-
ny jakis urzednik meksykahski
i dlatego przedsiebiorstwa te mia
ly protekcye.
Me wiadomo jednak CO sic sta
ME Z przedsiebiorstwaml anne
rykanskiemi po smierci Diaza.
Zaprzeczono wiadomoSci jako-
bv woisko amerykanskie otrzy-
ma}o bylo rozkaz przekroczenia
granicy meksykahskiej, lecz zna-
ma lest rzecza, re Department
Stanu porozumial sic Diazem
! ze rad tegoz zgodzil sic ma e.
wentualne przekroczenie granl-
cy.
w tel sprawie wszyscy odczu-
waia reke Anglii. Anglia podob-
no prosila prezydenta Tafta, aby
bronii oudzych interesow W Me-
ksyku. ,
Pc posiedzeniu gabinetu rad
wvdal nastepujace oSwiadczenle
Departament wojny mobilizuje
silna dywizye w San Antonio, a
nv oficerow i szeregowcow wy
twiczvc w akcyi polnej. Beda to
manewry skierowane przeciw ME
nrzviacielowi, kt6ry ma uderzyc
=. miasto Galveston, w Galve-
ston stana try regimenty, ktore
Dokonczenie ma stronicy 5-tel.
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z Francyi.

Paryz, s marca. - Maurice
Herbette, ktory Cd lat pieciu byl
dyrektorem departamentu praSy
w urzedzie spraw zagranicznych,
zostai przez ministra Cruppi "a
mianowany szefem gabinetu tego
ministeryum. Herbette zostal ro-
wniez zamianowany pierwszym
sekretarzem specyalneJ legacyl,
ktora sic wySle ma koronacye
krola angielskiego.
Clemont-Ferrand, s marca. -
Aviator Renaux, ktory wzniosl
sic W powietrze re St. Claud, wy
ladowal ma 'szczycie CORY Puy de
Dome, zdobywajac tym sposo-
benz wyznaczona nagrode W SUI
ME $4,000. Wzniosl sic w po-
wietrze wczoraj rano o godzlnie
9:12, a przestrzeh te przybyl w
5 godzinach s minutach. Azeby
wypelnic warunki zdobycia ma
grody, miai re soba pasazera. O.
krazywszy Arc de Triomphe W
Paryzu, poleciai ku oznaczone-
mu celowi, gdzie okrazyl wieze /
wyladowai ma szczycie CORY,
4,8OO stop mad powierzchnia mo-
RIA. Odlegiosc Cd miejsca wzlo-
tu do miejsca ladowania wynosi
W prostej linii 217 mil. Renaux
poslugiwai sic biplanem Farma-
ma. Towarzysz jego podrozy ma
zywa sic SenQuque. 'Olbrzymie
tlumy przypatrywaiy sic wzloto-
wi entuzyastycznie powitaly
zwyciezce, kiedy powrociwszy,
oswiadczyi, re mial podroz pre-
pyszna. Celem zdobycia tel ma
grody, ktore uwazano prawie. "a
niewykonalne, W pazdzierniku z.
r. probowaI wzlotu Leon Nora
ne, ale spadl i zlamai noge, TAX
re Henry Weyman probowai
zdobyc nagrode, lecz z powodu
gestej mgiy zmuszony byi po-
wrocic.
2 WIoch.
Wenecya, s marca. = Vincen-
20 Fogazzaro, siawny pisarz
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Merriam oswiadcza sic przeciw
prohibicyonizmowi.

Kandydat partyi republican,
skiej ma burmistrza, alderman
Charles E. Merriam, wygiosii
wczoraj ma bankiecie W klubie
Hamiltona swe zapatrywania ma
kwestye prohibicyonizmu t. 0w.
blue laws, dotyczacych glow
ME zamykania wyszynk6w W
niedziele. Jak najkategoryczniej
zaprzeczyi Merriam faiszywym
pogloskom o MIN rozsiewanym /
wyraznie a dobitnie zapowie-
dial, re ami nawet mysli o "a
mykaniu szynkow W niedziele
niema tez najmniejszego zarniaru
zamykania W medziele teatrow,
co takze mu jego nieprzyjaciele
polityczni zarzucali.
Entuzyastycznie przyjeli tez
czionkowie klubu Hamiltona
przemowe p. Jana F. Smulskiego
kt6ry cllwalii energie Merriama
i orzeki, re Merriam jest maj
zdolniejszym re wszystkich be-
die znakomitym burmistrzem.
,,Musimy stanac W obronie ma,
szej partyi - mowii p. Smulski
-iw tym celu zaczac powinni,
smy Cd reformy W raszych wias-
|nych szeregach."
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Z Nieniec.

Berlin, s marca. - Ksiaze A
dalbert, trzeci syn cesarza Will
helma, zachorowai ma zapalenie
Slepej kiszki, ale bardzo lekko.
- Bank Karola Neuburgera
zaiozony kapitaIem 81, ,25O,O0C
i posiadajacy 35 fill ma prowin-
cyl, zawiesii wyplaty, a dlugi je-
60 wynosza $9,125,oOO. Poniewaz
W koiach interesowanych oczeki-
wano tego zawieszenia wyplat
przeto zaniepokojenie ME jest
zbyt wielkie.
Frankfurt, n. NJ, s marca. -
Bank zwiazkowy niedawno ST.
spendowany powodu najscia
depozytaryuszy, ogiosil bankru,
ctwo. Zdaje sic. re niedobor wy
nosi okolo $1,OOO,OOO re TAX
kapitai zakiadowy W sumie S625
900, jak i so do so procent depo-
zytow zostanie straconych. De-
pozyta wynoszd oko1o $780,,
900. Podobno bank ten zbyt VIE
lie wypozyczai ma hipoteki grun,
towe.
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Te1egramy kraiowe.
Wojsko amerykahskie ma pogra-
niczu meksykanskiem.

Waszyngton, 8 marca. = ~
tysiecy wojska amerykahskiego,
IS okretow wojennych 1000 ma
rynarzy zblizaja sic do pograni-
cza meksykanskiego ma name
wry w poblizu Galveston, Te-
xas San Diego, Cal,
w Waszyngtonie ruch czwar-
tel czesci calego wojska Stanow
Ziednoczonych marynarki ma
zwano ,,manewraml
zoinierze jednak i okrety wo-
jenne zblizaja sic do pogranicza
ostrymi nabojami, W name
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MIA ltdnoseiis kiiku ksiezy are
sztowano "a odczytanie listu. Nv
liscie tym pasterskim jest powie-
dziano, IL obowiazkiem jest ka-
tolikow szanowaS wIadze praw-
ma nawet W tym razie, gdy ME
przyjaznie zachowuje sic wobec
katolicyzmu, - ale jest takze do
dane, re do ustaw niesprawiedli-
wych i sprzeciwiajacych sic u
stawom Bozym katolik stosowac
sic ME moze.
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z Marokka.

Melilla, S marca. E. Mangin.
szef francuskich wojsk policyj-
nych we Fezie, zostal zabity
przez syna marokanskiego mini
stra wojny "a to, ze dwu zoinie-
rzy krajowych skazai ma strace-
ME. Wedle ostatnich depesz po-
iozenie w Marokku stale sic ME
pokojace, gdyz szczepy krajowe
pomiedzy Fezem a Alkasar-Ke-
bia, ktore chca osadzic znowu ma
tronie Abdela Azisa, znowu po-
wstaIy. .Podobno juz wojska suita
na doznaiy porazki i cofaja sic
do Fezu. Sam Fee zagrozony
przez powstahcow, a po'aczenie
pomiedzy Fezem Tangierem
jest zerwane.
Wedle ostatniej depeszy woj-
ska rzadowe wyslane przeciw
szczepowi Cheroda rozbiiy W
puch powstancow j sprawiiy
wielka rzez, poczem ruszyiy