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The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

Senator John Calhoun is offered the
portfolio of secretary of state in Tyler's
cabinet. He declares that If he accepts
II means that Texas and oregon must be
added to the Union. He plans to learn
the intentions of England with regard TO
Mexico, through Baroness Won Ritz, Sc
cret spy and reputed mistress of the
English ambassador, Pakenham. lie
sends his secretary, Nicholas Trist to
bring the baroness to his apartment.
While searching for the baroness home,
a carriage drives up and he is invited TO
enter. The occupant is the baroness, who
says she is being pursued. The pGrsuerS
are shaken off. The baroness consents to
see Calhoun. Nicholas notes that she
has lost a slipper. She gives Nicholas the
remaining slipper as pledge that she
zyill tell Calhoun all, and, as security,
Nicholas gives her trinket he intended
for his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchll.
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once Tor
Montreal on state business, by Calhoun,
who has become secretary of state, and
plans to be married that night. Iyier
warns Pakenham that interference by
England in the affairs Of this continent
will not be tolerated. The west de-
mands that the joint occupancy Of ore
gon with Great Britain cease, and has
raised the cry Of 'Fifty-four, Forty or
Fight" The baroness tells Nicholas she
will do her best to prevent his marriage.
She returns the trinket and he promises
to return her slipper Nicholas enlsts
the services of Congressman cambridge,
a rejected suitor of Elizabeth's, TO assist
In the arrangements for the wedding and
entrusts him with the return Of the Slip
per to the baroness. The congressman
gets drunk and sends the slipper to Eliza
beth The wedding is declared off, and
Nicholas is ordered from the house by
EliZabeth's father. Nicholas is ordered
to gain access to a meeting of the Hud-
son Bay directors in Montreal and learn
England's intentions regarding oregon.
Nicholas sees the baroness leave the d.
rectors' meeting in Montreal where he
had failed to gain admission. She warns
him that his life is in danger and he ac-
cepts an invitation TO pass the night at
her home. She quizzes him as to whether
his wedding took place, and gets no sat
isfaction. She tells him that the slipper
she gave him contained a message from
the attache Of Texas to the British am
bassador saying that If the United
States did not annex Texas within 81
days, she would lose both Texas and
Oregon He decides to take the message
to Calhoun. Nicholas meets in Montreal
a naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, who tells
him that England will fight for Oregon.
He invites him to Washington. The
baroness has left Montreal hurriedly, and
q British warship disappears quietly
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Lady from Mexico.

ne Lazy from WcRlCO.
As soon as women are ours, we are
no longer theirs ,-Montaigne.
After a time my chief re.entered
the office room and bent over me at
my table. put before him the draft
of the document which he had given
me for clerical care.
80 he said, otis ready-our dec
laraton. | wonder what may come OF
that little paper!"
SO now. till far towards dawn OF
the next day, we sat and talked put
before him full details Of my doings
across the border He sat silent his
eye betlmes wandering, as though alb
sorbed, again fixed on me, keen and
glttering
"Sol Sol" he mused at length, when
| had finished, england has started q
land party for Oregon Can they get
across next fail, think you?'
Hardly possible, sir" said /, "They
could not go so swiftly as the special
fur packers Winter would catch
them this side OF the Rockies. It will
be year before they can reach Ore
gon."
thine for new president and a
new policy" mused he.
"The grass is Just beginning to
sprout on the plains, Mr. Calhoun ]
began eagerly,
Yes he nodded God II were
only young!"
81 am young, Mr.. Calhoun" said l.
Send me-"
Would you go?' he asked suddenly
81 was going in any case"
why how do you mean?" he do
manded
! felt the blood come TO my face
otis all over between Miss Elizabeth
Churchill and myself said |, as calm
ly as ] might.
Tut! tut! child's quarrel" he
went on, "a child's quarrel! Twill all
mend in time"
Not by act of mine, then" said |
hotly.
Again distracted, he seemed nV
wholly to hear me.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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still sat looking at me. But he will
get you some time, Nicholas" he
smiled. Jim Polk will not forget"
Let him come at me as he likes!"
| fumed.
At last, seeing me so wrought up,
Mr. Calhoun rose, and smiling, shook
me heartily by the hand
"Of course, this had to come one
time or another" said he "The split
was in the wood of their proposed
platform of blum and insincerity
What do the people say?' asks JIM
Polk. What do they think?' asks
John Calhoun. And being now, in
Gods providence, chosen to do some
thinking for them, | have thought"
He turned to the table and took up
long, folded document, which | saw
was done in his cramped hand and
with many interlneations Copy this
out fair for me tonight, Nicholas"
said he This is our answer to the
Aberdeen note. You have already
learned its tenor, the time we met
Mr. Pakenham with Mr.. Tyler at the
White House"
| grinned Shall we not take it
across direct to Mr. Blair for pubica
tion in his Globe?"
Mr. Calhoun smiled rather bitterly
at this Jest The hostility of Blair to
the Tyler administration was a fact
Cather more than well known.
"Twill all get into Mr. Polks news,
paper fast enough" commented he at
last. 'He gets all the news of the
Mexican ministry"
"Ah, you think he cultivates the
Dona Lucrezia, rather than adores
her!'
Il know it! One-third of Jim Polk
may be human, but the other two
thirds is politician. He will flatter
that lady into condolences She is well
nigh distracted at best, these days
what with the fickleness of her hus
band and the yet harder abandonment
by her old admirer, Pakenham so
Polk will cajole her into disclosures,
never fear In return, when the time
comes, he will send an army of occu.
patton into her country! And all the
while, on the one side and the other,
he will appear to the public as a
moral and lofty-minded man"
"If we temporarily lack the Bar.
oncss Won Ritz to add zest TO our
game" | hazarded, eve still have the
Dona Lucreza and her little Jealous.
les"
Calhoun turned quickly upon me
with sharp glance, as though seized
by some sudden thought. 'By the Lord
Harry! boy, you give me an idea.
Wait now, for a moment. Do you go
on with your copying there, and ex.
cuse me for a time"
An instant later he passed from the
room, his tall figure bent, his hands
clasped behind his back and his face
wrinkled in a frown as was his wont
when occupied with some problem.
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Vention with that war cry behind me
and sweep the boards Of all opposi-
tion."
And afterwards"
But England may back down." ar
gued Mr.. Polk. "A strong showing in
the southwest and northwest might do
wonders for US"
But what would be behind that
strong showing, Mr.. Polk" demanded
John Calhoun. 1--WE would win the
combat with Mexico, of course, If that
iniquitous measure should take the
form Of war But not Oregon-we
might as we'll or better fight in Africa
than Oregon. 1t is not yet time. In
Gods name, Jim Polk, be careful of
what you do Cease this cry of ia.
king all Of Oregon. You will plunge
this country not into one war, but
two. Wait! Only wait and we will
own all this continent to the Saskatch.
ewan-or even farther north
We'll" said the other, have you
not said there is a God of Battles?'
THE Lord God of Hosts, yes half
screamed old John Calhoun yes, the
God of Battles for nations, for princi-
ples-but not for parties! For the
principle of democracy jim Polk, yes,
yes; but for the Democratic party, or
the Whig party, or for any demagogue
who tries to lead either no, no."
The forid face of Polk went livid.
Sir" said he, reaching for his hat,
'at least ! have learned what | came
to learn, I know how you will appear
on the floor of the convention, Sir,
You will divide this party hopelessly.
You are a traitor to the Democratic
party; l charge it to your face, here
and now. | came to ask Of you your
support and find you only talking of
principles! Sir, tell me, what have
principles to do with elections?"
John Calhoun looked at him for one
long instant. He looked down then at
his own thin, bloodless hands, his
wasted limbs. Then he turned slowly
and rested his arms on the table, his
face resting in his hands. MY God!'
heard him groan.
To see my chief abused was a thing
not In my nature to endure. ! forgot
myself. ! committed an act whose re-
suits pursued me for many year.
"Mr Polk, sir" said |, rising and
facing him, damn you, sir, you are
not At to unite Mr.. Calhouns shoe!
will not see you offer him one word
of insult, Quarrel with me If you
like! You Will gain no votes here
now in any case, that is surel'
Utterly Mortified at this, Mr. Polk
fumbled with his hat and cane, and,
very red in the face, bowed himself
out, still mumbling, MIR. Calhoun RI
sing and bowing his adeaux.
My chief dropped into his chair
again, For a moment he looked at me
directly, Nick" said he at length
slowly, you have divided the Demo.
cratic party, You split that party,
right then and there"
"Neyer!" | protested; but II did.
twas ready enough for the division.
Let II split, then, or any party like 1t,
II that is what must hold II togetherl
/ will not stay in this work, Mr.. Cal.
houn, and hear you yllided. Plat.
forms."
platforms! echoed my chief, His
white hand dropped on the table as he
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Germany seemed farthest from his
mind. After his departure, Calhoun
again turned to me,
Il want you to remain, Nicholas y
said he, because l have an appoint
ment with a gentleman who will soon
be present"
Rather late hour, sir" ventured.
Are you keeping faith with Dr..
Ward?"
"I have no time for hobbies" he
exclaimed, half petulantly, What |
must do is this work. The man we
are to meet tonight is Mr. Polk, 1t
is important"
Perhaps half an hour later, Mr.. Cal
houns old negro man ushered in this
awaited guest, and we three found
ourselves alone in one Of those mid
night conclaves which went on in
Washington even then as they do to-
day. Mr.. Polk was serious as usual;
his indeclsive features wearing the
mask of solemnity, which with so
many passes as wisdom.
81 have come, Mr.. Calhoun" said he
when the latter had assured him
that my presence would entail no risk
to him-"to talk over this Texas stu-
alton. How do you stand in case war
should be declared against Mexico?
That ought to be a popular measure.
The Texans have captured the popular
Imagination. The Alamo rankles in
our nations memory. What would
you say to a stiff demand there, with
a strong show of military force be-
hind it?"
"I should say nothing as to a strong
showing in any case | should only
say that if war came legltimately-
not othorwise--I should back 1t with
all my might I feel the same in re-
gard to war with England"
with England? What chance would
we have with so powerful nation as
that"
There is a God Of Battles said
John Calhoun,
The chin of James X. Polk of Ten.
nessee sank down into his stock. His
staring eyes went half shut. At last
he spoke, tentatively, as was always
his way until he got the drift Of
things.
well, now, perhaps In the case Of
England that is good politics. he be.
gan. ut is very possible that the peo'
pie hate England as much as they do
Mexico Dc you not think so?"
81 think they fear her more
But | WIS only thinking Of the pop.
ular imagination
you are always thinking of the
popular Imagination, jim, You have
been thinking of that for some tine
in Tennessee. All that outcry about
the whole of oregon is ill.time1 to,
day"
"Fifty.Four Forty or Fight; that
sounds well" exclaimed Polk; 'eh?'
"Trippingly on the tongue, yes'"
said John Calhoun, But how would
IL sound to the tune OF cannon hreY
How would II look written In the
smoke Of musketryY
at might not come to that said
Polk, shifting in his seat, 81 was
thinking of It only as rallylng cry
for the campaign, Dash mel beg
PARDON" he looked round to see If
there were any Methodists present
but 1 believe ! could 80 into the con,
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Gentleman from Tennessee.

Women distrust men too much in gen.
eral, and not enough in particular
Philibert COmmerson.
Now all the more was it necessary
for me and my friend from Oregon to
hasten on to Washington, Rumors
abounded, found as soon as | struck
the first cities below the Canadian
line. 1t was in the air now that un-
der Calhoun there would be put before
congress a distinct and definite at
tempt at the annexation of Texas,
Stories of all sorts were on the
streets; rumors of the wrath of Mr..
Clay; yet other rumors of interesting
possibilities at the coming Whig and
Democratic conventions. Everywhere
was that strange, ominous, indescri-
bable tension of the atmosphere which
exists when a great people is moved
deeply.
Late as it was when | reached
Washington, ! did not hesitate to re.
pair at once to the residence Of Mr..
Calhoun; and | took with me as my
best adjutant my strange friend Won
Rittenhofen, who, fancied, might add
detailed information which Mr. Cal
houn would find of value. We were
admitted 10 Mr.. Calhoun, and after
the first greetings he signified that
he would hear my report He sat, his
long, thin hands on his chair arm, as
went on with my story, his keen
eyes scanning also my old companion
as I spoke. ! explained what the lat
ter knew regarding Oregon. | saw
Mr.. Calhoun's eyes kndle. As usual,
ne did not lack decision,
"Sir," said he to Won Rittenhofen
presently, I'VE ourselves are young,
yet trust not lacking in a great ma.
TONS interest in the arts and sciences,
II occurs to me now that in yourself
we have opportunity to add to our
store of knowledge in respect to GER
tain biological features
The old gentleman rose and bowed,
"I thank you for the honor Of your
flattery, sir" he began; but Calhoun
raised gentle hand
''If II would please you, sir, to defer
your visit to your own country for a
time, can secure for you a situation
In our department in biology, where
your services would be of extreme
worth to us. The salary would also
allow you to continue your researches
into the life of our native tribes
Won Rittenhofen positively glowed
at this. "Ach, what an honor!" he
began again,
Meantime" resumed Calhoun, mot
TO mention the value which that re-
search would have for us, we could
also find use, at proper remuneration,
for your private aid In making up a
set of maps of that western country
which you know 30 well, and Of which
even myself am so ignorant. Iwant
TO know the distances, the topography,
the means Of travel. / want to know
the pecullarities Of that country Of
Oregon"
Few could resist the persuasiveness
OF Mr.. Calhouns speech, certainly not
Won Rittenhofen, who thus found Of.
fered him precisely what he would
have desired, | was pleased to see
him 80 happily situated and so soon.
Presently we dispatched him down
to my hotel, where | promised later
TO make him more at home In his
elation over the prospect he now saw
bsforv him, the old man fairly babbled.
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viii Not BE A Success.

patience--My brother has written
society play.
Patrlce--What on earth does ~
know about dressesf
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
CAN'T READ THEIR LIPS.
When Actors Do Not Face tho Audi
ence Il 6others the Deaf.

When Actors Do Not Face tho Audi
ence It Bothers the Deaf.
"Time and time again we're asked
to have our actors face the audience
squarely when speaking lines that are
of great Importance" theatrical
manager said recently. 1.-THE explana-
ton for the request is generally the
same-that deaf people in the audience
who depend on lip reading rather than
hearing lose the run of the play If
some important lines are spoken by
person whose lips can't be read. An
actor or actress who's stuck on posing
in profile is always the despair of the
deaf people in the audience, as they
say it's almost impossible to read lips
in profile.
"Out ticket agent hears another side
of the same question. People tell him
when buying tickets that some one in
the party is stone deaf and must read
the lips of the actors in order to fol-
low the play. Then they ask him on
which side of the theater these par
ticular seats should be located to make
this Lip reading the most satisfactory.
Often the stage setting decides which
way the actors must face, and If
deaf person gets on the wrong side Of
the house the play is practically lost"
New York Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
SHIPPERS FORM STEAMER LINE
Of Low Flour Rate Fol-
lowed by Independent Action OF
Mill City Men.

The Flour City line OF steamers,
backed by Minneapolis shipping in
terests, to operate from Duluth to Buff
falo, became transportation entity
Saturday and the boats will be run
ming as soon as tariffs sent from Min
neapolis to the interstate commerce
commission at Washington are ap-
proved. A thirty-day notice Is neces-
sary only when tariff changes are
made and the commission is expected
to give immediate recognition to the
new line.
The withdrawal by the Western
lines of the rate of 21h cents on -four,
Minneapolis to New York, brought i'm
mediate action on the threat Of Mime
apolis to operate its own lake line ii
it failed to get the all rail and lake
and rail differential Of 31s cents asked
for. A new transportation factor is
introduced, the effect of which will be
watched with interest by trafic men
and shippers all over the United States.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
mooNsHlNE OPIUM INST. PAUL
Federal Officers Say Drug 10 Made In
Minnesota City.

Federal Officers Say Drug 70 Made In
Minnesota City.
That tho manufacture Of smoking
opium has been going on in st. Paul
and all other large cities of the coun-
try since the winter of 1909, prac-
tically without restraint Of any kind
except In few isolated local cases
and without federal regulation. is the
statement made by st. Paul internal
revenue officer
Since the confessions of r. G. Coch.
bourne and w. c. Harris recently in
which they admitted the illegal han
ding Of opium, Special Oflcer Foulkes
OF the customs service has been work
tng on tAs situation in st. Paul, Min.
neapolis and Duluth. He found that
the manufacture of the drug was go
Ing on on q wholesale basis without
any restraint, and became more firmly
convinced that only a small percent
age of the amount smoked was smug-
gled.
Two Cinnamon, Chon Hon of Min
neapolis and Samuel Lowe of St.
Paul. have been placed under arrest
charged with having the drug in their
possession and more raids are expect
Cd in the near future.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
Too Late.

Mr.. B. drove up in hanson and en-
tered the jewelers. shop accompanied
by his valet, who carried an oblong
box of steel. Mr. B. asked for pri-
vate interview, and on being shown
into the office he opened the box, ex-
posing a splendid array of diamond
and pearl necklaces. earrings, tiaras
and rings.
"Mrs. b." he said. us now abroad.
Before she returns want you to ex-
tract these stones and replace them
with good limitations, selling the real
jewels and giving me the money. This.
Of course is to be confidential trans
action. Mrs. B. is to know nothing
Of It,"
MY dear SIR" said the jeweler, II
should be glad to do as you ask, but
it is impossible. Two years ago Mrs.
B. called here on the same errand
that now brings you, and this errand
In her case was successful. The paste
Jewels that you offer me are worth
little more than the hire. Of the han
som awaiting you outside. '-London
Tit Bits.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
REMOVAL OF CITY
OFFICIALS ASKED
Officers Permit Sale Of LiQuor,
Says Com |aint.

Charges that Mayor H. P. Keller,
Chief of Police John J. O'Connor and
the members of the police commits
sion of ST.. Paul permit disorderly
houses in that city; that they per-
NIT liquor to be sold in them lille
gally; that they have refused to stop
this illegal sale; that they permit
owners and agents to rent buildings
for these purposes; that proprietors
OF these places Systematically pay
500 fine to the city, and that the
Hamm Brewing company and other
brewers sell liquors to these places,
were sent to Governor A. O. Eberhart
by James Manahan, attorney for the
Methodist Laymen's Association of
St. Paul.
The charges are the elimination Of
the fight against the liquor selling in
disorderly houses begun by the lay.
men last spring. They were adopted
finally at meeting of the commit
tee. In the complaint the governor
is asked to fix a public hearing on
the charges, and in the event Of their
proof, to direct the attorney gen.
eral to take appropriate proceedings
to remove Mayor Keller, Chief O'Con-
nor and the members Of the police
commission
Frank J. Clemans, Ernest w. Young
and Miles E. Harden, in their own be-
half and in behalf Of the Laymen's as
sociation, are named as the complain
ants, and Herbert P. Keller, Mayor of
st. Paul; John J. O'Connor, chief of
police; Albert w. Lindeke, president;
Fred NJ. Catlin, vice president, and
w. A. Hardenbergh, L. L. May, and
Percy Vittum, members Of the police
commission, as respondents.
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Pretty Hiqh Hills.

A distinguished astronomer once
took the trouble to measure in several
paintings the size of the moon and to
deduce from 1t the height of the noun
tains shown in the same picture. He
found that the average height of the
hills was about forty-three miles. while
one giant peak raised its head more
than a hundred miles above sea level.
Turner, who was one of the greatest
masters of landscape composition and
coloring. frequently exaggerates the
height Of his hills with the intention of
comforting upon them majesty which
otherwise they would not possess
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-04
FUGITIVE GIVES HIMSELF UP
Had Been Without Food or Shelter
for Several Days.


The Willow River man hunt is over.
Ernest Eden, twenty-six years old, for
whom armed posses have been search
ing the woods in that vicinity for two
days and two nights, gave himself up.
Eden shot Constable S. l.. MOttle
and Vernon Pembleton, mail carrier,
in Edward Olson's saloon and later
shot his own father through the arm
while making his escape. He hid in
the woods and all efforts to find him
were fruitless.
Eden. appeared at his home, having
been without food or shelter for two
days and two nights. The elder Eden
and one Of the fugitive's brothers at
once informed the officers and Will
lam Weekly, deputy sheriff, made the
arrest A charge of assault with q
deadly weapon will be made.
Constable Mottle, who was expected
to die, has improved and may recover.
Pembleton was shot through the arm.
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SAVING MONEY.
a Dollar q Week Put Into the Bank -
. Good Investment.

a Dollar q Week Put Into the Bank 70
a Good investment.
ut is mighty hard" said an unfortu-
nate workingman some time ago to the
writer, Ito save up thousand dollars
by laying aside dollar or two week
and then to take it out of the savings
bank and lose it to a get rich quick
swindler, as l have just done" Inc
poor fellow could work and save, but
he had not had even a kindergarten
education in finance, else his story
would have been different. He had
never given thought to interest and
so was absolutely ignorant OF growth
through compound interest and, OF
course, had never heard of that won
derful process Of accumulation known
as progressive compound interest"
One dollar deposited in a savings
bank that pays per cent will amount
to $2.19 in twenty years. This IS sim
ple compound interest Now. IT you
deposit 81 every year for twenty years.
or $50 in all, the sum 10 your circuit
will have grown to $30.97.
ANY wage Garner can put by 81
week. That money deposited in saw
ings bank for twenty years will have
increased to $1.612. A deposit Of S.
week will have grown to $4,000, and
this at 4 per cent will be $500 year.
There is no secret. no mystery, about
this. 1t is as clear as the cloudless
sun, and the method is just as clean
and honest Christian Herald.