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Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

You, who lived under my roof, whom
l cherished and loved as
brother;
You, who have fed at my board, and
drunk at my cup, to whose keep
have intrusted my honor. my
thoughts the most sacred and Sc
cret,-
You, too. Brutus! ah, woe to the name
Of friendship hereafter!
Brutus was Caesars friend, and you
were mine, but henceforward
Let there be nothing between us save
war, and implacable hatred!"
So spake the Captain of Plymouth.
as he strode about in the cham
Der,
Chatting and choking with rage; like
cords were the veins on his tenn
pies.
But in the midst of his anger a man
appeared at the doorway.
Bringing In uttermost haste a mes
sage of urgent Importance.
Rumors OF danger and war and hos
tile incursions of Indians!
Straightway the Captain paused, and,
without further question or par
ley,
Took from the nail on the wall his
sword with It's scabbard of iron,
Buckled the belt round his waist. and,
frowning fiercely, departed.
Alden was left alone. He heard the
clank of the scabbard
Growing fainter and fainter, and dy-
ing away in the distance.
Then he arose from his seat, and
looked forth into the darkness,
Felt the cool air blow on his cheek,
that was hot with the insult,
Lifted his eyes to the heavens, and,
folding his hands as in childhood,
Prayed in the silence of night to the
Father who seeth in secret.
Meanwhile the choleric Captain
strobe wrathful away to the coun-
ell,
Found Il already assembled, impa-
tiently waiting his coming;
Men in the middle of life, austere and
grave in department,
Only one Of them old, the hill that
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

Fighting some great campaign IN
Hainaut or Brabant or Flanders.
Long have you been on your errand,"
he said with a CHEEKY demeanor.
Even as one who Is waiting an an
swer. and fears not the Issue.
mot far of Is the house. although the
woods are between US;
But you have fingered so long, that
while you were going and coming
have fought ten battles and sacked
and demolished a city.
Come. sit down, and in order relate
to me all that has happened"
Then John Alden spake, and related
the wondrous adventure,
From beginning to end, minutely, just
as 1t happened;
How he had seen Priscilla, and how
he had sped in his courtship,
Only smoothing little. and softening
down her refusal.
But when he came at length to the
words Priscilla had spoken,
Words so tender and cruel: why
don't you speak for yourself,
John?"
Up leaped the Captain of Plymouth.
and stamped on the floor. till his
armor
Changed on the wall, where It hung,
with sound of sinister omen.
All his pent-up wrath burst forth in a
sudden explosion.
Even as a hand.grenade, that scat
ters destruction around It.
Wildly he shouted, and loud: John
Alden! you have betrayed me.
Me, Miles Standish, your friend! have
supplanted, defrauded. betrayed
me!
One of my ancestors ran his sword
through the heart of Wat Tyler;
Who shall prevent me from running
my own through the heart of a
traitor?
Yours is the greater treason, for
yours is a treason to friendship!
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

said nothing, only turned and walked
out on the back porch, her mind run
ming thus:
III go without tea-surely | can
do 1t one week-and let the child
have what she wants. Joe Davis'll
maybe advance me half dollar-he
knows l never forget to pay. Marg
shall have the net-since she's SO set
on 1t, Patience knows the lawns a
heap prettier--but girls are all alike
just plumb crazy to be In the fash
lon-and all the others have net
necks."
Still revolving her plan, she scut-
tied away bareheaded and came pres
emily to Joe Davis general store.
Sure! You can have what you want
half dollar? Don't you name no such
thing! Help yourself. know a good
customer when | see her." Joe said
genially, when with some falterings
she had made known her wishes.
Disappointment waited on them.
There was not a bit of net. or any
thing approaching 1t. In stock. Joe
was genuinely sympathetic; II only
be had known sooner! Must II be
had right off? Mrs. Lane nodded.
He was mighty sorry-maybe his
wife might have something-there
Mrs. Lanes head shook so energentic-
ally as to silence him.
Silent herself. she turned home
ward Half way there a gusty. Whit
,ety wind blew something soft and
light directly In her face. 1t was
creamy white, and wonderfully flow
cred and sprigged all over-a lace
veil. real rose point, though she did
not know II. The tricky wind had
,natched 1t out of window up at the
Gore house. 1t was the great house
Of the village. and that day held
visitor to whom rose point was a com.
nonplace.
Mrs. Lane looked at the veil hun
grily, snuffed the delicate scent 1t ex.
laled. her mouth grew firm-she had
ound the thing-finding meant keep
ng. But Margaret would not think
yo-she would be all for hunting up
he owner. never thinking of her own
1eed. She should not do 1t. Mrs.
Lane had her own dull ambitions. She
owed her husbands daughter all the
better now that he was dead. Marga-
ret should 60 to the picnic-Jimmy
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
Too much Ceremony.

A Cincinnati drummer happened to
be put at table at Columbus with q
number of legislators. and the courtly
way in which they addressed each
other greatly bored the commercial
traveller. IT was: will the gentleman
from Hardin do this?" and "the gen.
tleman from Franklin do that?" They
invariably spoke to each other as the
gentleman from whatever county they
happened to hail from.
For 10 OF 10 minutes the drummer
bore II in silence.
Then he suddenly crushed the states
men by singing out in stentorian tones
to the waiter: will the gentleman
from Ethiopia please pass the butteri"
That ended the gentleman from"
business.-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
- EES@Ee93=EE1@E ES
Margaret's Wedding Veil
By MARTHA McCULLOCH-WILLIAMS

Such a mess!" Margaret sighed
"But I'll have to wear 1t all summer!
oh. dear! Why must one be so
poor? If | only had any way to do 1t.
I'd work my fingers off to get some
thing better"
She was looking at her new frock
In the mirror she had set on the floor.
The skirt sagged outrageously, most
where it should have hung level. Be-
ing OF sleaZy stuff, and i'll cut, there
was no help for the sagging. Margaret
hated sleazy stuff-the simplest firm
cotton would have pleased her much
better than this bargain counter aeo-
liam. Mrs. Lane, her stepmother, was
of different mind. Her idea Of ele-
gance was bounded north, south, east
and west by frippery and trimmings.
Now, l call that real tasty!" she
said, thrusting her head inside the
chamber door. Blue with white
stripes-and you can't deny 1t be-
comes you. What If 1t does hang
pretty long behind-youve got as
much right to wear trail-frocks as
anybody"
Quite as much" Margaret assent
ed
The worst of 1t was-she could not
speak truth. Mrs. Lane was so hon
estly pleased with their joint handi-
work, had put so much heart and
kindness into the choice and making
of the dress. It would be brutal to tell
her how she hated it. Still-there are
limits to endurance. Margaret reach
ed them when Mrs. Lane suggested
putting tucker of blue-sprigged mus
lin inside the square-cut neck.
IN wait till l can get plain bob
binet," she said.
Mrs. Lane flung up her hands. You
know how the hens are slackin' up in
their layin'," she said I'VE won't
have three dozen eggs for Joe Davis
this week. And the sugars low, and
tea, next to nothin'-and if you don't
fix the neck Of your new frock. you
can't wear it to the picnick."
81 don't care about going-not
much" Margaret said, still dully-but
there was wistful undernote.
Mrs. Lane caught it, though Marga-
ret meant she should not But she
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
Unfortunate Man.

A tourist in the mountains of Ten
nessee once had dinner with a queru-
lous old mountaineer who yarned
about hard times for Is minutes at a
stretch. why. man." said the tour
ist, you ought to be able to make
lots of money shipping green corn to
the northern market" Yes, sorter,"
was the sullen reply. you have the
land, | suppose, and can get the
seed" yes, | guess So" Then why
don't you go into the speculation"
mo use. stranger" sadly replied the
cracker "the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin' and plantin'."
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

Copyright, The Bobbs- Merrill Company
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

Thereupon answered and said the ex-
cellent Elder of Plymouth,
Somewhat amazed and alarmed at
this irreverent language:
mot so thought Saint Paul. nor yet
the other Apostles;
Not from the cannon's mouth were
the tongues of fire they spake
with"
But unheeded fell this mild rebuke
on the Captain,
Who had advanced to the table, and
thus continued discoursing:
Leave this matter to me. for to me
by right 1t pertaineth.
War Is terrible trade; but In the
cause that Is righteous,
Sweet is the smell of powder; and
thus l answer the challenged"
Then from the rattlesnake's skin.
with a sudden. contemptuous ges-
ture,
Jerking the Indian arrows. he filed
It with powder and bullets
Full to the very jaws, and handed It
back to the savage.
Saying, in laundering tones: Here.
take It! this is your answer"
Silently out of the room then glided
the glistening savage.
Bearing the serpent's skin. and SEEM
ing himself like a serpent,
Winding his sinuous way In the dark
to the depths of the forest.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
Cement Talk No. 7

Newspapers print near
ly every day the story of
some fire disaster involv-
ing the complete destruction
of great property values and
sometimes the loss of human
lives. The annual fire losses of the
United States are measured by the
millions; in fact, it is stated that over
two hundred and fifty million dollars
worth of property was wiped out by fire in
the United States last year. While it is true
that the precautions to prevent fire and fire
fighting systems are often inadequate, tho
main trouble lies in tqimy, nOn.frfprOof
building eOn5fruotiOn. Experience has proved
that hreproof construction is both practicable
and economical. In some industries freproof
building is compelled by law. Reinforced
concrete has come to the front as the most
important agent in building against fire. Tho
use of cement in building is becoming moro
and more common, due TO its hreproofness,
durability and economy. When building any
thing from the back porch steps TO an Office
building, concrete construction may be safely
adopted The use of UniVsr5aI Portland
Cement in the concrete will insure cement of the
best quality possible to manufacture. UniVer-
sal is handled everywhere by the best dealers.
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
cHIcAGO.PITTSBURG
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELS
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
was nearest to heaven,

Covered with snow. but erect. the ex.
cellent Elder OF Plymouth.
God had sifted three kingdoms to find
the wheat for this planting.
Then had sifted the wheat. as the
living seed of a nation;
So say the chronicles old. and such
Is the faith of the people!
Near them was standing an Indian. In
attitude stern and defiant.
Naked down to the waist. and grim
and ferocious in aspect;
While on the table before them was
lying unopened Bible,
Ponderous, bound In leather, BRASS
studied, printed in Holland.
And beside 1t outstretched the skin OF
rattlesnake glittered.
Filled. like quiver, with arrows; a
signal and challenge of warfare,
Brought by the Indian. and speaking
with arrowy tongues Of defiance.
This Miles Standish beheld. as he en-
tered, and heard them debating
What were an answer befitting the
hostile message and menace,
Talking of this and Of that. contriving.
suggesting, objecting;
One voice only for peace. and that
the voice of the Elder.
Judging 1t wise and we'll that some at
least were converted.
Rather than any were slain, for this
was but Christian behavior!
Then outspoke Miles Standish. the
stalwart Captain Of Plymouth.
Muttering deep In his throat. for his
voice Was husky with anger:
What do you mean to make war
with milk and the water OF roses?
Is It to shoot red squirrels you have
your howitzer planted
There on the roof of the church, or
is 1t to shoot red devils?
Truly the only tongue that is under
stood by savage
Must be the tongue Of fire that speaks
from the mouth OF the cannon!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
Chinese Taking to Sport.

Aviation has taken hold of the Chi
neses, and school for man-birds is
being opened at Pekin By Fuz Yu,
who lived a number of years in this
country and became an enthusiastic
aviator. Chinese college students are
also adopting athletics, and will next
year send a team to participate In the
Olympic games at Stockholm.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
Not All Smoked.

l.. White Busbey, secretary to for
mer Speaker Cannon, was explaining
that the speaker did not smoke SO
much as people thought he did.
my understanding" suggested one
of the party, ''is that he gets away
with about 20 cigars day"
ooh. WELL" said Busbey. "but he
eats half of 'em."-Sunday Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

Sergeant Alt! Take Murphy's
name for talkin' in the ranks.
Corporal-W'y, sergeant, e weren't
talkin'.
Sergeant-Wasn't e? Well, cross
it hout and put i'm in the guard room
for deceivin' me.-The Tattler.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
ROYALTY AS THE GODFATHER
DifficuIty in Europe Successfully over
come by the Exercise Of Some
DIpIcmss;y.

In the early days of the reign OF the
late King Leopold of Belgium a sew
enth son was born to a Brussels wom-
an. and when the king heard of it and
was told that the boy was the seventh
successive one and that no girl had
come to the family, he asked to be the
baby's godfather. Ever since then
every seventh son born in Brussels
has had the same honor, and the moth
ers have received gifts in keeping
with their station in life. King Al
bert, in carrying out the old adage a
short time ago, had some difficulty
because the seventh son was twins,
according to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
HE could not stand for both boys, be-
cause that would give the family two
Alberts. The remedy was found by
Queen Elizabeth, who suggested that
her little son, the duke of Brabant,
be the godfather of the eighth boy,
who consequently received the name
of Leopold"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
ANTE-ANERICAN RIOTS
IN CUAYAQUl, ECUDOR
PEOPLE or EcuADoR's CAPITAL
SHOW ILL-FEELING AGAINST
EVERYTHING AMERICAN.
TROOPS REPREssED MOBS
Opposition TO Leasing Galapagos Isl.
ands to This Country Resulted
In Anti.American Riots.

Guayaquil, Ecuador-The opposi
ton of sthe people to the proposed
lease of the Galapagos islands to the
United States has resulted in the
most serious demonstrations OF Ill.
feeling against everything American
seen here in many years The disor
ders continued two days and an inn
mense crowd, numbering not less
than ten thousand persons, headed by
Ignacio Robes, marched to the gov.
eminent palace for the purpose OF
protesting to President Aiiaro.
Troops with loaded rifles prevented
the crowds from approaching, and only
Robels was received by the president
as the peoples delegate. lie informed
President AIfaro that Ecuadoreans
were opposed to any negotiations with
the United States on the subject OF
the Galapagos islands. After lengthy
interview the president said that in
view of the manifest opposition the
government would desist in it's pro-
posal to negotiate the lease.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
WAR CLAIMS BILL KILLED
SOUTHERN PEOPLE WILL GET NO
MONEY FOR CIVIL WAR
DEPREDATIoNs.
Democrats Say the Bill VIII Be
Brought UP and Passed by the
Next Democratic House.

Wasnington.-The Democratic Six.
ty-second congress will be charged up
with an extra S3,O0O,0O0 appropriation
for war claims as the result of the
action Of the house committee on
claims in killing the omnibus claims
bill for this congress.
The bill, which already had passed
the senate, is largely made up Of
claims from the South, owing to dep.
relations during the Civil war, and
there are many provisions in it for
individuals. When the bill, which
President Taft had strongly urged,
reached the house, the claims COM
mittee appointed subcommittee to
inquire into the whole question, and
they delyed into mass Of historical
details.
The full committee decided to post
pone indefinitely any action on the
measure, the announced explanation
being that the calendar Of the house
already was full, and there we're many
more measures pending than possibly
could be put through at this session.
Chairman Prince of the committee
stated there was no antagonism to the
measure, but that it was impractica-
BILE to load the calendar further
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
RECIPROCITY CAUSES ANGER
Trade Agreement With Canada An
gers Republican Leaders.

Washington Embarrassed is a mild
word to define the predicament in
which Republican members Of con-
gress have found themselves since
President Taft submitted his program
for reduction in the cost of living,
through the medium OF commercial
reciprocity with Canada.
High protectionists, confident of the
sympathy OF the executive, have not
hesitated to go to the white house
with predictions that the party will be
disrupted II the program is insisted
upon, Insurgent Republicans, many OF
whom have become unaccustomed to
visit the white house at all, have been
pursuing the policy of silence. While
some of them are ready to admit that
the proposed agreement is in line with
their tariff arguments in the past, they
fear to adopt IL
President Taft appears to be about
the only one who is showing no con-
Germ about the situation. He is said
to have met all arguments against the
agreement with the determination to
disregard mere political objections,
whether they come from stsnd-patters
or Insurgents. He believes what he has
recommended to be right, and he has
made it clear that so long as he con.
tinues so to believe he cannot be dis
suaded from using every force at his
command that advances legislation to
put the agreement into operation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
ANTI.JAPANEsE FEELING.
Thousand Persons Shrek "kiII the
,Japs" in New York City.

New York--A thousand men and
women, marching down Broadway be.
hind a large Anarchistic banner,
brought ont the police reserves, whose
forcible arrest OF the alleged leaders
caused small riot
The parade followed meeting in
an east side hall at which speakers
had denounced the execution in Toxic
last week of dozen persons charg-
ed with plotting against the life OF
Japans emperor
1t is alleged that the crowd was
marching on to the Japanese consul
ate to make further demonstration
there, when Patrolman Reilly sighted
the crowd rounding into Broadway.
According to the officer the parad-
ers filled the street for two blocks
back, bearing big red tag in their
ranks, Men and women on the out
side ranks were handing out circn
lars in Italian and Russian to the on
lockers. and the paraders seemed to
vie to Guido one another in shout
ing. "Kin the Japanese The police
dispersed the mob.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
BLAME PHYSICIANS FOR
GROWTH OF DOPE HABIT
Druggists Say Prescriptions and Not
Patent Medicines the
Cause.

New York. Blame for the prev
alence and growth of the morphine
habit was placed on the shoulders of
physicians, who prescribed the drug,
at meeting of druggists here to-
night to protest against the recently
enacted city ordinance prohibiting the
sale at retail of any preparation con.
tanning morphine or its salts except
upon a doctors prescription.
The ordinance is aimed primarily
at paregoric and at stomach remedies,
according to members of the board of
health who were instrumental in OBJ
tanning its passage. Caswell Mayo,
one Of the druggists, said he had
made a canvass by mail of several
sanitariums and the replies convinced
him 80 per cent. Of the victims of
drugs formed the habit as a result of
using prescriptions given by physi-
clans and only per cent. from using
proprietary medicines.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
PAPER IS OFFERED A BRIBE.
Ship Subsidy Advocates Tried to In
fuence Journal of Commerce.

Washington.-Reve of several
attempts to buy the editorial support
of the New York Journal of Com
merce in favor of ship subsidy legis-
lation, which that paper had consist
emily opposed, was made to the house
ship subsidy investigating committee
by Alfred W. Dodswortn, business
manager of the Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin
Alfred w. Dodswortn said that his
paper never had been subsidized by
any interests whatever, and it's bust
ness and editorial columns had no re-
lation. But, he testified about six
years ago an unknown man came into
his office and offered to pay the Jour,
nal of Commerce 100000. taking a
million copies of his paper for the in
sertion of an article in one issue, sup
porting the ship subsidy legislation
This man refused to disclose his iden-
tity unless his proposition was to be
accepted His proposition was re-
fused.
About two years ago, Dodsworth
said, another man tried to buy the
support of the paper for $4,000 and
during the Spanish-American war the
Spanish government tried to buy the
papers influence.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-02
BLEASE HINTS AT GRAFT.
South Cardinals Governor Sends a
Message to Legislature.

Columbia, S. C.-Cole l.. Blease,
governor of South Carolina, sent to
the legislature a special message
limiting at graft in the conduct of the
winding up commission winch has had
charge Of old state dispensary affairs
and recommending an immediate in
vestigation of the commissions deal.
ings.
The message urges that the investi.
cation be made to determine what
did become of the large amount OF
alcohol on hand at the time this com
mittee took charge" and ITO see II
the state was not heavy loser by
it's disposal under the direction OF
the commission.
How much more than $4,000 did
Farnum pay and what became of it?"
is another question he suggests in the
message. referring to the penalty Inn,
posed on James S. Farnum, liquor
agent of Charleston, VINO pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and was fined
$4,000. The governor also asks what
as to the conditions of ''the Goodman
compromise and 'the Fieischamann
compromise" abiding to two cases
involved in the dispensary graft trials,
He also asks why Thomas B. Eel
der, an attorney of Atlanta, who did
work for the commission. was mot
prosecuted when it was known that
he was attorney for a liquor house
and was favored with liquor pur-
chases, and rebates were paid for
these purchases"
He also asks that the legislature
secure information regarding the in
vestigation Of the dispensary winding
UP commission