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ROTHsCKILDS OF THE EAST
Great Western Family Of Financ'ere
Has Its Counterpart in
the East.

The MttsL family OF Japan nave
been called the Rothschilds of the east;
but while the fame OF the latter naA
gone abroad over the world, the MIL
sufs have remained practically uh-
known except to few western mer-
chants who have extensive deaihso
with the Orient. The European ram
aly owes tts great renown to the TACT
that for a century there has been NO
slightest stain upon Its commercial
honor. But its career. it should De re-
membered, has been passed in World
where business itself has been heid
in honor; while the Mitsuis. engaged
in a pursuit utterly condemned by pup
lie sentiment, for three centuries. IN
spite of the demoralizing influence ol
the social ban, have been trusted Dy
government and people alike. and nave
kent the honor of their name unstaln'
ed. Now, thanks to the new spirit AM
mating the nation. they no longer stano
30 conspicuousIy alone. Other great
commercial families are being ranged
with this one. their members not only
enrolled among the peers OF the Realm
but ranking with the merchant princes
of the west as opponents OF all that 10
honorable In the conduct OF mercan,
tile affairs. To their number are year
Iy being added many of the Samural
or knightly chivalry Of old. who once
scorned all contact with trade. but
who are now entering the field OF ousi
ness affairs, determined to bring Il
the rescue of their country the fine
sense of honor In which they were ed
ucated under the ancient regime. ina
they will eventually succeed IN thei'
task, backed as they are by the In
stinct of common honesty pervadlnt
the rank and file. there can be no man
ner OF doubt.-Arthus May Knapp u
the Atlantic.
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myself, whom hd tolerated as sort
of licensed and Necessary evil; Bruce
Halliday, my second cousin, whose
happy go-lucky exploits ne would
sometimes chuckqe over, and Clare
Winton, another | distant cousin OF
mine from a diferent branch of the
family. But it was practically tmpos-
sible to know Glare and not love her
little at leastJ and it was his az
dection for her, combined with his
fondness for nature, that made me
realize that he was a human being
after all. Bruce. used to say to me
privately that if Uncle Abner was the
crab apple of the family tree, Clare
was certainly the peach, but l always
preferred to regard her as the jewel.
| would not liken her to diamond
as l would Mrs. Dace, who sclnt1llates
and dazzles, but rather to perfect
pearl whose beauty is soft and ema-
| mates from deep within.
| While 1t was easy enough to ac-
count for his fondness for Glare,
| never could quite understand what a
man of his instincts saw about prodl-
gal like Bruce to pat on the back,
good looking and agreeable though ne
is. And it puzzled me almost as much
to notice that Glare, who is high
minded and as sweet and wholesome
as fresh milk, would so readily over
look things In my cousin of which |
knew she instinctively disapproved.
One day / spoke to her about 1t.
good naturally charged her with be
ing very fond of him, and she ad-
mitted 1t with audacious sang froid.
"Of course | am Everybody is
everything is. Children climb all over
him and stray dogs follow him home
Why shouldn't they If he pets them?
I expostulated. But he is SO obvl
GUS I might even say notorious
about his-well, I will call them fl
nancial peculiarities.' He doesn't
care who knows about them" She an
swered me as pertly as sparrow.
That's just what like about him
Bruce doesn't know there is such {
thing as underhandedness."
So that's the way some Immaculate
women have of sticking up for tar
nished men. It seems to be one @
the mysteries of the female menta
equipment which is incomprehensibl
to the male mind. But while al
ways liked Bruce, we are of somewha
different temperaments. am not
purist in any sense of the word, bu
believe In discretion. Personally
prefer a person who does the indiscree
! thing discreetly to one who does tn
; discreet thing indiscreetly. And tina
is one way in which he and differ
Neither do I admit that it is hypot
). risy on my part-merely discretion
1t has always seemed to me that whe
1 two peoples characters are equa
: that whatever advantage the on
= may have over the other rests wit
I the one who has the better reputs
ton.
Also Bruce was usually up to hi
y ears in trouble of one of two kinds
i financial or feminine. But no matte
: which it was, he. always managed !
: sin through It lii an eea1 through OF
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Great EIowerina Rock Wall.


A wall 1900 feet long, A feet high
and 3 feet thick at the bottom has
just been completed on a country es-
tate near Port Chester. New York, IN
der the direction of Samuel Parsons,
who says that 1t Is unique. The gran
lite blocks which form the wall were
quarried about SO miles away and
were used just as they came from the
quarry. The interstices have been
filled with loan and mold and planted
profusely with such towering herbs
and creepers as will flourish best and
look prettiest in that environment.
The stones are all large--from three
tons down and from to 10 feet long
and fitted as closely as they could be
without the use OF any other tool than
a hammer 10 knock off the rough
adges,
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ctzed other things that were II COM
mon between us. She understood per
fectly that there was no anlmus PACK
of my words, and I would not nave
cared particularly If she had told him
all | said. AS general proposltlon
she would agree with me, but not al
ways. I remember once when she
crushed the rose which she had been
| caressing into a shapeless pulp with
| one convulsive squeeze at some care
less remark of mine concerning his
! improvidence.
Ibid you ever happen to notice
| where Bruce's clothes show the hrst
signs of wear?" she asked detlantly.
| I admitted that had not.
| Then l will tell you. It is at the
| flap Of his right-hand trousers pocket
1 where he carries the loose money that
he loans and gives away SO you
see her action signified nothing ex-
cept another instructive desire on her
part to fly to his defense and cover
his sins of extravag ance by the man
tie of his charities And, OF course,
against sentiment like that logic Is
useless.
Then, too, when it comes to his 1T
tie love affairs Bruce is certainly
I pachyderm. You could shoot him as
full of Cupid's arrows as you could
thrust human pin cushion full or
needles, and the result would be the
same in each case. An unfortunate
/ affair of the heart affects some peo-
pie not unlike mosquito. 1t annoys
them for few moments, and then an
other mosquito comes and the first
one Is forgotten. With others 1t gets
under the skin like a "chigger"-fes
tiers and torrents and will not be
scratched out And there is where
Bruce and differ again. He is OF the
first class, while I am of the chigger
bitten variety.
Clare nearly always came to see Us
upon Sunday afternoons. We woule
usually hear her whistling as she
came up the walk when she was still
quite a ways distant Glare can SIM
like an angel, but she much prefers
, to whistle like the devil. Sn'
squeaks and trebles and flats VIII
I her lips in pucker and her CHI
aslant, and the discord she creates L
: shocking. But she never gets dis
couraged, and would rather shrill
t few false notes through her puckere
4 lips than open her round throat an
t let notes pour forth that would driy
| a prima donna to glazing envy. Int
t the house she would come by mean
2 of her private key with fife OF he
t lips and a hat-a-tat-tat OF her feet O.
. the uncarpeted stairs, until tina
! hollow thump would announce her al
i. rival at the portals of my uncle's II
4 ner sanctuary Thereupon woul
|, arise to military attention and m
e uncle to creaking resemblance OF VI
h rightness as she threw open the doc
l. to reveal herself, sinking to the foe
with skirts spread in an exaggerate
S curtsey Of the olden days. Up to VI
: Gle she would go with rid1culou
r kiss upon the bald spot OF his hea'
o and then settle light as a puff-ball
|. 1.-THE window seat and commence 4
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Scared Off.

Miss Mary Garden was talking at
the Ritz-Carlton In New York about
the winters fashions In evening
gowns.
.,.s-, Some Of these blackand-white
gowns" she said. "are lovely. but
Others are too decollette.
"A bishop. at reception the other
night, rose and took leave rather sud
denly.
Why. bishop!' said his hostess IN
hurt tone. when It's still so early!'
81 can't help 1t. dear lady, said
the bishop, with grim smile. You
gave me a warm welcome. but your
guests are giving me altogether too
much cold shoulder.
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he would sit down and begin 20 MAKE
love to her. Nor would he do this N
the way that any other civilized man
would go about such thing. btif
openly and VIGOROUSLY in the 1lihus-
tering fashion in which he did every
thing. She always seemed helpless
before his extravagant compliments,
while, as for myself, I would watch
him in silence unable to make up my
mind whether I was amused or dis
gusted After he got tired Of that no
would insist that she go with hsEn
over to the boulevard where they
could sit on bench and pick out an
automobile from those going by. such
as he was going to purchase for her
especial benefit. At first she would
demur but would finally say, All
right, If Tom will go, too" Whereatl
he would laugh and say to me with an
audacious wink: s
ooh, Tom doesn't care to go. Hs
would rather loaf up In his den
read book than go over there I i
sit in the dust, wouldn't you, TOY v
In reply would bow low and
Certainly, with sarcasra
would have shriveled any other liv Il
human being, but at which he wonN
only laugh again and straightWay
march her off. and that, of course.
would be the last Of them for That day
so far as was concerned.
| AS I said before, was not IN love
with her; I did not think that ne
was more than half ia earnest aHd
therefore was not Jealous. But It 81.
ways left me feeling sort of Disguised.
/ don't believe it is in the male nas.
ture for any man to witness q woman
whom he likes tacitly accepting The
advances of man other than himself
without wishing that he had horns.
He may not particularly want the
woman himself, but the sight OF Y
breeds sneaking desire in him 70 goa
out and hook something.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-06
Where He Shines.

81 don't imagine that big collegian
over there Is a very bright student"
We'll, to tell you the truth. he is
rather stupid Yet, that fellow is max
ing a great reputation at college by
his head-work."
Surprising! You don't mean to tell
me that he uses his head for think
ing?"
mo: he uses It as battering ram
against opposing football teams?"
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CHAPTER ~.

In my uncle's large front room thsfa
was a safe that he had picked N Ii
somewhere in the dark ages OF ~ 3
youth, doubtless upon some lore
closure; and it was one Of the SIT
plicities of his complex mind that hs
should cling to 1t with the faith Wlale1S
child reposes in the toy saving
bank in which he had deposited NJ
treasure 1t was logged enopsa
looking contraption, and around y TO-
voIve the principal characters ana
events of this history as moth ea1ss
cles a flame. Behind the portly doofss
were kept the integrals Of his forums
the mortgages, leases, deeds and noe a'.
| that were the material evidences V
| his possessions While it was neafiys
always practically empty OF cast, n.
remote intervals, and for few DAY g
a time only, it contained cons1derausss
sums in specie. This last happensa
when he would collect the money oh e
mortgage or other security, and ee
cause of not feeling well would sss.
/ ceiye payment at house insteaaN
/ the bank. Once in a long while hs
would chance to occur after banAass
hours, or on Sunday or holiday, w
In that event, after the .payee ha ds j.
parted, he would give himself oyefsss
a revel with the currency with all fas
| delight OF child fondling a new to7
He did not seem to care for gold y
the stereotyped miser always t1oe
but would nose around among y
/ bundles of greenbacks with the seen
| ing fascination Of feline for cathil
1t was during one of these scafa
that our quarrel occurred.
RIO BE CONTINUED.>
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-06
When Moody Was Raproved.

The late D. l.. Moody. the noted and
much-loved revivalist. told this story
on himself:
When ! first held meetings In Glas-
gov, my committee (without my
knowledge) sent to q livery estab-
lishment that kept a thousand horses.
to engage a cab 10 drive me to my
meetings on Sunday The proprietor
was a cody man and sent me this
message: Tell Mr.. Moody he will dc
as much good by walking TO his meet
i ings as by driving three or four miles
through the Four~s Commandments
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-01-06
Cause for low

Mis- Pert-Ever since refused Ioa
two weeks ago he hasn't been sopN
a day.
Miss Caustique-Not tired celesTaa
ing, Ell ?-Exchange.
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Nothing Else.

He-I wish you would select mofa
appropriate times to go to your drage
makers.
she-My dear man, AT times TO go u
a dressmakers are fitting occashai2l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
Eindina a Silver Spoon.

The passengers ON an Atlantic liner
were ut dinner when one of them-he
was, by the way, an amateur conjurer
and had given Il turn" in the saloon
the previous evening-observed lady
present take up a handsome sugar
spoon and hide 1t up her sleeve. BE
waited till dinner was nearly over.
then rose and addressed the company.
He had, he said, remembered anoth-
er little trick. which he proposed to
perform in ampli6cation OF his pro-
gram Of the evening before. Going
up 10 the captain, he took from the
table a spoon similar to that which
the lady had hidden.
You will see, ladies and gentlemen,
take this spoon and place ii in the
captains sleeve"
Tie did SO, bidding the captain grasp
the sleeve tightly ut the wrist with his
disengased hand
"Now," he continued, II will pro-
duce the spoon from Mrs. Blanks
sleeve"
And. approaching the souvenir hunt
er. he dexterously did so. The delin-
quent, crimson with shame and vex-
alton, promptly left the saloon for
the solitude OF her own stateroom.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
India Spun Cotton Long Ago.

LancashIre's proud record Of 300
years in the cotton trade Is far behind
Indias. Cotton was manufactured to
perfection In India more than 1900
years ago. Thus Thomas Ellison In
his "Cotton Trade Of Great Britain
Fabrics as fine as any that can be
turned out ut the present day by the
most perfect machinery In Lancashire
were produced by the nimble fingers
of Hindu spinners and the primitive
looms Of Hindu weavers thousand
years before the invasion of Britain by
the Romans" When BrltOns, In fact,
were suffering from their skins In
dians were "luxuriating in garments OF
a texture so fine as to have earned the
poetic description Of woven wind.
What Lancashire makes today India
made the day before yesterday.-lon-
don Chronicle.
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sh., 1910. by sobb.. Merrill comp.ny.l

striven to forget to trample out this
fre7 Have you yourself not tried to
Danish me from your heart? Have you
succeeded? Do sou remember that
night in Munichi My voice broke mis-
erably. and my public career was ruin
ed. What caused it7 A note from
him saying that he had tired Of the
role aud was leaving. It was not my
love he wanted. after ala slip Of pa
per which. at any time. would have
been his for the asking. But cannot
argue more" wearily.
He will tire of you again." desper'
ately.
II know 1t. But In my heart some
thing speaks that be will need me. and
when he does shall 60 to him."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
Bald Heads Not Wanted.
Badness is TOO GENERALLY CoNsID
Erred A SIGN OF ADVANCED AGE.

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
Close Mouthed.

When Austin lane Crothers was gov
ernor Of Maryland he had the reputa-
ton Of being harder to get Information
out Of than any man the Maryland re-
porters ever knew He wouldn't talk
about any official matter
A reporter who knew him very well
was trying to find out whether he
would call special session Of the leg
islature.
"Mr. Crothers," said the reporter, "in
your conversations with Governor
Crothers what does the governor say
to you about special session OF the
general assembly,
my son." whispered the governor,
"the governor never talks to me on the
subject. can't get word out OF the
close mouthed old rascal."-Saturday
Evening Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-23
Pretty Lame Excuse.

Out Of the crowd in the police court
man was placed before the judge.
"You are accused, sir said the mag
istrate, "of being drunk and disorder
ly. Any defense!'
II am a respectable man, SIR the
prisoner answered, land this would
never have happened only l Travelled
from Pittsburgh to New York yester-
day In bad company"
What sort Of bad company said
the magistrate.
"Sons Of Temperance. sir"
"Sons Of Temperance! Why. they
are the salt Of the earth. | should
think they'd be the best company Il
man like you could ask for"
mo, sir. Excuse me, sir You're
wrong" said the prisoner huskily.
"You see, I'd brought quart OF whis-
Ky for the journey. and on account OF
the company I had to drink 1t all my
ooIfv
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CHAPTER Xxx.
THE End OF THE DREAM

THE END OF THE DREAM
- T took place on the road wnicn
runs from Ajaccio to the Cap de
Ia Parata, not far from lies San
guinaires; not q main travelled
road. The sun had not yet crossed
tho mountains. but crisp gray lisnt
lay over land and sea. They fired at
the same time. The duke lowered his
pistol, and through the smoke be saw
BreItmann pitch headforemost into the
thick white dust. Presently, nay a.
most instantly. the dust at the lett
siia of the striken man became creep
Ing blackness. The surgeon sprang
forward.
"DeadY asked Picard
mo: through the shoulder. BE nas
a fighting chance"
.The wine last night; my hand
wasn't steady enough. Some DAY the
fool will curse me as poor shot Inc
devil take the business! Not a sou TOT
nv pocket out Of all the trouble have
had But for the want Of clear head
l should be rich man today. VINO
thought he would come backT
81 did" answered N. Ferraud.
"You?"
"With pleasurei brought him back.
Thank me for your empty pockets.
monsieur. II were you should not
land at Marseilles. Try Uvarno. Dy
all means Lvarno."
"For thisT asked Picard. with
Jerk of his head toward Breitmann.
who was being carefully lifted on %
the carriage seat
mo; for certain letters you have not
sent to the Quai d'Orsay. You e<m'
prehendY'
"What do you meanr truculenty,
for Picard was not In Q kindly mood
this morning.
But the little Bayard Of the ouai
laughed. "Shall 1 explain here, mon.
sieur? Be wise. Go to Italy. all OK
you. This time you overreached, Mon
sieur ls Due. Your ballet dancers
must waiti" And. with rare insolence.
NJ Ferraud showed bis back to bis au'
dience. climbed to the seat By the driy'
er and bads him return slowly TO the
Grand hotel.
Hildegarde refused to 80 any one
but n. Ferraud Hour aftef hour che
| sat By the bed Of the injured man
Knowine that In sll peohabMty ha
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Xaue Child.

Does your child break into the con-
yersation when you have visitors?
Does he leave his clothes lying all
over the house?
Does he eat surreptitiously between
meals?
Does he lay his hands on almost
anything he wants to make something
out Of without asking your permis'
sion?
Does he come down late to break
fast?
Does he say Huh" "GeeT"
And, II not, why not. You are his
parent, and he is living In the United
States Of America.