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Little Giant Nightly Pleased the Peo-
pie Of Norwich, Conn, by His
Tribute to the Native
Institution.

Stephen A. Douglas, known from one
days OF his popularity as the Little
Giant" was the first candidate for the
presidency to take the stump in his
own behalf. His determination to make
personal campaign for the presi-
dency was not entirely to the liking
of the conservative politicians Of 1860.
but have been told that he excused
his action by saying that Lincoln made
his campaign for the same office, es-
pecially In the east, before he was
nominated and that It was vital that
some one in authority should reply TO
Lincoln In that section OF the country.
there having been no opportunity for
this to be done until after the presl-
Dental nominations had been made.
However that may be, | know per
sonally that the Little Giant" gladly
accepted an invitation TO speak to his
countrymen at Norwich. Conn. the
home town OF William A. Bucking-
ham. who little later became one OF
the great war governors OF the north
"a town where Lincoln, in February
of the same year. made an address
which many persons said later saved
Connecticut to the Republican party
In the ensuing state election by the
narrow majority Of Sal
Great preparations we're made for
the Little Giants appearance in the
old town. In Difference to his wishes
for a meeting in the open-the usual
type of political gathering in the west
"a large common was selected for the
scene Of the rally, booths we're set up
70 purvey lunch, consisting principally
Of oyster soup. and 1t was arranged
that there should be a characteristic
New England clambake at the end Of
the speechmaking.
II turned out TO be gala occasion
The farmers flocked in from mile
around to see and hear Lincoln's great
rival, and as they gazed on the little
dumpy man with the great head, the
great shock Of hair and the large, cav
ernous eyes laundering forth at them
from the speakers stand, many were
the comparisons they drew between
him and the tall. gaunt, loose-jointed
rail-splitter most Of them had seen and
heard speak in the same town few
months earlier. I remen Der to a word
the comment of one farmer who stood
near me: Wall" he drawled to
neighbor. they told the truth about
/ the Little Giant when they said, he
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HolO Thackeray Lett America

est at the table of any man present;
he was at his best around the festive
board.
Il was particularly active in plan
ming the dinner and extending invita-
tons to 1t. The afternoon of the
great day / sem \ message to The1k
eray's hotel to tell him that would
meet him there at a certain hour that
evening and escort him to the feast.
Pretty soon the messenger was back
with the startling information that
Mr.. Thackeray was no longer stop
ping at the hotel.
Much perturbed. hastily made
my way thither. and upon inquiry at
the desk. learned to my great aston
ishment that Thackeray that very
morning had suddenly signified his In.
tention of terminating his stay there,
had his luggage packed. paid his bill
and departed In a carriage. Gone
where7' ! asked And the proprietor
gave II as his opinion that the distin-
guished novelist had sailed for gu
rope but few hours since.
AS quickly as | could | went to
the office of the steamship line that
had sailing that day. Yes. Mr..
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narrow hall past the refrigerating
room, to a huge, cemented cellar.
with furnace in the center. and a
half-dozen electric lights making il
really brilliant.
Get a chair" Bella said over her
shoulder, excitedly. 4 can get out
easily here, through the coal hole.
Imagine my"
But 1t was my turn to grip Bella.
From behind the furnace were coming
the most terrible sounds. rasping
noises that fairly frayed the silk of
my nerves. We stood petrified for an
instant. Then Bella laughed. They
are not all gone" she said carefully.
Some one is asleep there"
We tiptoed to where we could see
around the furnace, and, sure enough,
some one was asleep there. Only, il
was not one of the servants; IL was
a portly policeman, with a newspa-
per and an empty plate on the floor
on one side, and champagne bottle
on the other He had slid down in his
chair. with his chin on his brass but
tons, and his helmet had rolled q
dozen feet away. Bella had to clap
her mouth.
Fairly caught" she whispered.
"Sartor Resartus, the arrester ar
rested. Oh, Jim and his hawless serv-
icei"
But after we got over our surprise,
we saw the situation was serious. The
policeman was threatening to awaken.
Once he stopped snoring to yawn
noisily, and we beat hasty retreat.
Bella switched of the lights in a hur-
ry and locked the door behind US. We
hardly breathed until we were back in
the kitchen again, and everything
quiet. And then Jimmy called my
name from above somewhere.
Il am going to call him down,
Bella" I said firmly. Let him help
you out. I'm sure l don't see why l
should have all this when the two of
you"
"Oh, no, MOI Surely, Kit, you
wouldn't be so cruel!" she whispered
pleadingly. you know what he would
think. He-oh, Kit, let them all get
settled for the night, and then come
down, like dear, and help me out
l know loads of ways-honestly do"
IF leave you here" l debated,
what about the policeman
Never mind him" frantically
Listen! There's Jim up in the pan
try. Run, for the sake Of heaven!"
Sol ran. At the top of the stairs
l met Jimmy, very crumpled as to
shirtfront and detected as to face.
1--WE been hunting everywhere for
you" he said dismally. 81 thought
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Ihackeray had arranged for accom-
modations just an hour or so before
sailing time, and had barely caught
the steamer No. he had not left any
message. Nor had he left at the hotel
or anywhere else any message for ne
or any one else interested in honoringi
him at the dinner He had departed
for Europe unceremoniously. and. APP
parently. in a most discourteous man,
ner
"Of course the dinner. minus Lhe
guest of honor. was a fiat failure. At,
II, and for some time after. Curtis and
! were asked to explain Thackeray's.
curious conduct We didn't even try
70 offer an explanation-to US his con-
duet was inexplicable But weeks later
made some inquiries and was told
that Thackeray. the morning OF the
festive day. wss overwhelmed all OF
sudden with feeling of homesick-
ness, and learning that a steamship
was to sail that day. decided on the
instant to take passage by II to Eng
land Perhaps that was the true
cause of his departure. But II 1t was
It showed him to be a man of whims
and moods. and that may explain
much that so many persons regarded
as mysterious or eccentric about
him"
Copyright. 1910, by e. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reserved,l
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oopyright l0O0, By the Bobbs,nsrrlu Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do So his
art is considered a huge joke, except to
himself, IL he asked people to dinner ey-
eryone expected frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. Those who attend the
every one calls Kit, Mr.. and Mrs Dallas
Brown. the Misses Mercer, Maxwell Reed
and a Mr.. Thomas HARRISON. a South
American civil engineer. The party is in
full swing when Jimmy receives a tele-
gram from his Aunt Selma, who will ar
rive in four hours to visit him and his
wife Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma. and after he marries she doubles
his allowance. He neglects to tell her of
his divorce, as she is opposed 10 IT. Jim
my takes Kit into his conf dence. he tries
TO devise some way SO that mis- aunt will
not learn that he has no longer a wife
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Kit
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned, as she
had never seen Jim's wife Jim's Jap
with spots. Bella. Jimmys divorced wife.
enters the house and asks Kit who is be-
ing taken away in the ambulance? Bella
insists 1t is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well
wasn't Jim she wanted to see. but Taxa
hira, the Jap servant. as she wished to
secure his services HARRISON steps out
on the porch and discovers a man lacking
card on the door. He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the pla lard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on 1t. The man tells him he is
an officer of the board of health and
tells him the house is under quarantine
and that the guests will have to remain
IN the house until after the quarantine is
lifted
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you had added to the general merri-
ment by falling downstairs and break
ing your neck
I went past him with my chin up.
Now that had time to think about 1t,
was furiously angry with him.
Kit" he called after me appealing
ly, but l would not hear. Then he
adopted different tactics. He took ad-
vantage of my catching my foot in the
lace of my gown to pass me, and to
stand with his back against the door.
You're not going until you hear
me, Kit" he declared miserably. I'm
the first place, for all you are down
on me, is 1t my fault? Honestly. row,
is it my fault?"
l refused to speak.
Il was coming home to be miserable
alone" he went on, "and-oh. l know
you meant well, Kit; but you asked
all these crazy people here"
Perhaps you will give me credit for
some things" l said YEARLY. Il did
not give Takahiro smallpox for In
stance, and-if you will permit me to
mention the fact-Aunt Selma is not
my Aunt Selma"
That's what | wanted to speak TO
you about" Jimmy went on wretched-
ly, trying not to look at me. You
see. when they are rowing so about
who would get the breakfast never
saw such lot Of people; half of them
-. 4-,,ob braolyfoct bs,+ oP opftrc a
now they want all kinds of things
when they were talking. Aunt Selma
said she knew you would get II, being
the hostess, and responsible, besides
knowing where things are kept" He
had fixed his eyes on the orchids, and
he looked shrunken, actually shrunk-
en-. 81 thought" he finished, You might
give me few pointers now, and !
could come down in the morning, and
and fuss up something. coffee and
so on. would say you did IT. oh, hang
It all, Kit, why don't you say some
thing?"
What do you want me to say" l
demanded. THAT love to cook, and
OF course I'll fix trays and carry them
I'D in the morning To Anne Brown and
Leila Mercer and the rest; and that
l will have the shaving water ready"
I know what I'm going TO do jim
my said, with a sudden resolution.
Aunt Selma and her money can 90 to
blazes. 1 am going right upstairs and
tell her the truth. tell her who you
are. what I am, and all the rest Of
II" He opened the door.
You'll do nothing Of the kind l
gasped. catching him IN time. Don't
you dare, Jimmy Wilsonl Why, what
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would they think Of me? After letting
her call ME Be IL. and hlm-iim. if
Mr. Ha. bison ever learns the truth
= VIII take poison. II we are going
to be shut up here together, we will
have TO carry it on / couldn't stand
the disgrace"
In spite of an heroic effort. Jim
looked relieved. They have been
hunting for the linen closet" he said,
more cheerfully. and there will be
room enough, l think. HARRISON and
viii hang out in the studio; there are
TWO couches there. I'm afraid you'll
have to take Aunt Selma. Kit"
Certainly" said coldly. That was
the way it was all along. Whenever
there was something to do that no one
else would undertake-any unpIeas-
ant responsibility-tha entire mon
grel household turned with one ges-
ture and pointed its finger at me!
Wen, 1t is over now, and ought not
70 De bitter, considering everything.
1t was quite characteristic of that
memorable evening (that is quite nov
elesque, l think that my interview
with Jimmy should have a sensational
ending. He was terribly down, of
course, and as / was trying to pass
him to get to the door, he caught my
hand.
You're girl in a thousand, Kit"
he said forlornly. IF l were not so
damnably, hopelessly, idiotically in
love with-somebody else. should be
crazy about you"
Don't be maudlin," retorted.
Would you mind letting my hand
go?" felt sure Belle could hear.
"Oh, come now, Kit" he implored,
we've always got along so well. It's
a shame to let thing like this make
us bad friends. Aren't you ever going
to forgive me?"
Never" / said promptly. when
l once get away. don't want ever to
see you again. l was never so humili-
ated in my life. l loathe you!"
Then turned around, and, of
course, there was Aunt Selma with
her eyes protruding until you could
have knocked them off with stick,
and beside her, very red and uncom-
Portable, Mr.. HARRISON!
"Bella!" she said in a shocked voice,
lis that the way you speak to your
husband! 1t is high time came here,
think. and took a hand in this af-
fair"
"Oh, never mind, Aunt Selma" Jim
said, with sheepish grin. "Kit-Bella
is tired and nervous. This is a h.
deuce of situation. No-er-serv-
ants, and all that"
But Aunt Selma did mind, and
showed it. She pulled the unlucky
HARRISON man through the door and
closed 1t, and then stood glaring at
both of us.
Every little quarrel is an apple
knocked from the tree of love-" she
announced oratorically.
This was a very little quarrel" Jim
said, edging toward the door; IA
green apple, Aunt Selma, a colicky
little green apple" But she was not.
to be diverted.
Bella" she said severely, you said
you loathed him You didn't mean
that"
But l do" l cried Historically.
There isn't any word to tell how L
how l detest him.
Then 1 swept past them all and flew
to Bella's dressing room and locked
myself in. Aunt Selma knocked until
she was tired. then gave up and went
to bed.
That was the night Anne Brownies
pearl collar was stolen!
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER v. (contInued.)

mo one would think that, Bella" /
soothed her. Everybody knows you
loathe him-Jim, too" She looked at
me over the edge Of her cup.
I'm run along now" she said, "since
Takahiro isn't here. And If Jim has
any sense at all, he will clear out
every maid in the house. l never saw
such a kitchen in all my life. Well,
lead the way, Kit. l suppose they are
deep in bridge, or roulette. or some.
thing"
She was fixing her veil, and l saw
would have to tell her. Personally,
/ would much rather have told her
the house was on fire.
wait minute. Bella" said. You
see, something queer has happened.
You know this is the anniversary
well, you know what 1t Island Jim
was awfully glum. So we thought
we would come
What are you driving at?" she de-
manded. you are seagreen, Kit.
What's the matter? You needn't
think I mind because Jim has jolli-
TIT was Takahiro-in the am
'bulance," l blurted Smallpox. We
Bella, we are shut in, quarantined."
She didn't faint. She Just sat
down and stared at me, and I stared
back at her. Then a miserable alarm
clock on the table suddenly went off
like an explosion, and Bella began to
teria She always had attacks like
that when things went wrong. l was
quite despairing by that time;
hoped they would all hear her and
come downstairs and take her up and
put her to bed like a Christian, so
she could giggle her soul out But
after bit she quieted down and be-
gan to cry softly, and l knew the
worst was over. I gave her shake,
and she was so angry that she got
over 1t altogether
Kit, you are horrid." she choked.
Don't you see what a position l am
IN? I am not going upstairs to face
Anne and the rest of them. You can
Just put me in the coal cellar"
Isn't there window you could get
through" l asked desperately. Lock
ing the door doesn't shut up whole
house"
Bella's courage revived at that, and
she said yes, there were windows,
plenty Of them, only she didn't see
how she could get out And I said
she would have to get cut. because
was playing Bella In the performance,
and I didn't care to have an under
study. Then the situation dawned
on her, and she sat down and laughed
herself weak In the knees. OF course
she wanted to stay, then. and see the
Iun out. But / was Arm; she would
nave to go. and told her so. Things
were complicated enough without her.
Well, we looked funny, no doubt
Bella in a Russian pony automobile
coat over the black satin she had
worn at the Cleveland's dinner, and
IN cream lace. the skirt gathered up
from the kitchen floor, with Bella's
eFmine pelerine around my bare shout
GERS, and dishes and overturned chairs
everywhere.
Bella knew more about tie lower re-
sions Of her ex-home than l would
nave thought She opened a door in
corner and led the way through &
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An inveterate punster Of this city
happened to be at county fair lately
in the art embroidery section, when
he saw approaching a pair of &C
quaintances whose front names were
Eliza and Ferd. AS they started to
come in, he barred the way.
This is no place for you" he cried
Go over to the plant department
where they are In need of Ferd-
Eliza"
And then he fed Just before the
joke began to glimmer upon them
Baltimore American
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Compensatlon.

Congressman Dan Anthony OF
Leavenworth. Kan. a nephew OF the
late Susan B. Anthony. has q ten
year-old son who looks at the prac-
teal side Of things every time. Not
long ago his father had to go to
Washington. When the day Of de
parture arrived Mrs. Anthony said to
the boy:
Son. aren't we going to be lone
some when papa goes away"
Yes" replied the boy; but wen
have a lot more cream for our oat
neal"
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"A Chicago girl says she cannot go
on the stage because she has no
clothes"
Who'd she say II to-"
"A reporter"
over the phone?"
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Some Better Than Usual.

so she married Jack Skadds, Last
time saw her she was throwing her
self at the head Of his brother"
Well. that's pretty good throwing
for a woman: she hit member Of the
family she aimed a.
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The Latest Dodge.

Mira Flint severely never
give anything to tramps!
soiled spooner with dignity
Maddim, I'm no tramp! I'm one o.
dem boy scouts, growed up.-Puck.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-03

Does Bunkins talk mucb?"
Every time he appears on the
scene feel the need OF WIND
shield"
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DO they get along we'll togetherf"
oh, pretty we'll for married people. 4"
The Chitina leader., 1911-11-04
BISHOP ROWE NAMED FOR
 SOUTH DAKOTA DISTRICT

Rev. Peter Rowe, missionary bish- op of Alaska, has been elected bishop of the Episcopal missionary district of South Dakota This action on the part of the House of Bishops, which met in New York last week, was complete surpriese to Bishop Rowe who is now in Seattle. In discussing the matter he said: Tt would not be wise for me to make any decision without considerable thought upon the matter. I would not want to say definitely that I will decline it, but to continue my work in Alaska"
The Chitina leader., 1911-11-04

Governor Clark is in receipt of numerous inquiries concerning the whereabouts of persons who have come to this territory and he has sent the Daily Alaskan the following list, with the request that it be pub lished in the effort to locate the mis- sing ones:
 John Lloyd Copenhaver, native of Virginia, 25 years of age, small for his age, left state of Washington for Alaska Sept. 2S, 1910. Father and mother anxious for news.
 Kenneth Mcleod, native of Nova Scotia, 2S years of age, last heard from June 10, 1907 when he was in or near Fairbanks, working for a for him.
 J. B. Renwick, native of Illinois, last heard from July 5, 1911, when he was at Iditarod. but expected to leave soon for Eagle or Fairbanks. Father is anxious to hear from him
 Fred William Rummell, has not been heard from for Is years. Sis ter in California anxious to locate him.
 Thomas Wylie, about 46 years of age, supposed to be prospecting in Alaska; last heard from about a year ago. Daughter in California is desirous of hearing from him. Any information sent to the telegraph company. Mother inquires governors office, Juneau, Alaska will be promptly forwarded to the relatives of the above-named missing persons,
The Chitina leader., 1911-11-04
SMUGGL|NGMUS1
 CEASE

United States Collector O. Customs J. R. Willis, of Juneau, will leave in a few days for Washington, where two months will be spent on business connected with Alaka customs.
 "There are many things that need adjustment, said MT. Willis, "and a good many conferences with the de- partment wtll probably be neces- sary."
 One of the matters which MT. Willis will take up at Washington will be the establishment of means to prevent smuggling across Portland canal. On Wales island, in British territory. and there is a cannery which was established by some Ket- chikan men before the boundary dis pute was settled, and another can nery established since the settle ment at Hidden Inlet, when the Wal es cannery was found to be in Can ada was sold to British investors.
 "There is more or less smuggling back and forth between these can neries," said MT. Willis, and steps ought to be taken by the govern ment to prevent it.''
 Another matter that will receive attention this winter relates to the removal of dredges from Dawson to Fairbanks. At Dawson there are several dredges, with hulls built at Dawson but with machinery in them
The Chitina leader., 1911-11-04
B|G ALASKA EXHIBIT

New York, -Sov. f.-The Land and Irrigation Congress opened yester- day and will close on the 1th. While their are many displays of western products, possibly the most inter- by Falcon Joslin and his assistants.
 Placer gold, valued at SITS, ,V0o from all parts of Alaska, including the largest nuggets ever found in the country and ingots of the yellow metal, will form the leading feature of the exhibit.
 Modern quartz mining is repre- sented by gold and other metalifer- ous ores from ali parts of the ter ritory. In copper, nuggets of the native metal and chunks of pure bor- nite and chalcocites.
 This is a splendid exhibit. There is one chunk of native copper weigh ing ton. Marble, tin, gypsum, cin- nibar, oil, platinum, and many other minerals will be shown.
 The timber exhibit is composed of rough sections of tree trunks, as we'll as the finished product. There are thousands of square miles of timber in Alaska. and although a large portion of it is valueless, ex- cept for making paper pulp, few places in the coast region grow tim Der capable of being manufactured into lumber.
 In the agricultural display are seen grains and grasses from a coun- try coverin0 thousands of square miles. Vegetables raised in the's shad- ow If the Arctic circle, and a collec- tion of fresh fruits and jams made 1 from the wild berries of Alaska, form part of the exhibit. While the great fishing industry cannot be ade- quately shown, the products of the fisheries, as we'll as Alaksa furs are feature of the display.
The Chitina leader., 1911-11-04
IOITAROD
 ROBBERY

The accustomed peace and quiet which pervades the Iditarod camp re- ceived a rude shock when it became noised abroad that passenger car of the Iditarod Traction company had been held up by masked robbers and golddust to the value of $35,000 stol- en. And all in broad daylight
 It appears that car containing a large cleanup from the Friend X James lay on the Bonanza associa- tion, Flat creek, left Flat City for Iditarod about g a. m. The gold dust was in a strongbox, together with some $1S2 in cash belonging to the traction company.
 For about thirty minutes the cal pursued the even tenor of it's way the occupants little dreaming that be- hind that nearby clump of willows there lurked as pretty pair of seal lawags as ever robbed cache ol objected to honest toll. But so it was, and as the car reached the bend in the trail three quarters of a mile below the Summit Roadhouse out