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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
The End of the Story

Here the records of Gogol concerning him cease, leaving him a poor and wafi dering outcast, with old age rapidly coms ing to him.
 But Gogofs continuator Vastchenke 8 Zakhartchenxo, declares that the adven- turer accumulated another fortune by continuing the buying and mortgaging of dead souls; married the daughter and heiress of a wealthy provincial mayor and became the father of many children.
 He was an ultra conservative in poli- ties and opposed to all progress in any thing. His wife adored him and his chil- dren feared him.
 He was reserved and stern with every body, and nobody punished so remorse- lessly any infraetions of the law as Pavei Ivanovitch.
 He finally died as marshal of the mo- bility of his proyince-a most respected old man.
 Next weeks one-page classic will be ..rhe Old Nam selles Secret by E. Mar 'itt fEugenie John)-
 Copyright, 1912, by Irving KingJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Awaiting His Time

When he first took up his duties at his little custom house he soon found out that vast deal of smuggling was going on across the border, and rio one was so ,zealous for his majesty's customs, no one such remorseless prosecutor so sklllful ferreter out of smugglers as Pavel Ivanovitch.
 He got to the knowledge of a great smuggling syndicate which was operating across the border, and the heads of the syndicate approached him to bribe him.
 But no; his only answer was, "The time has not yet come.'
 His seriousness in the service brought him promotion; he became chief of GUS toms over al 1.-the section of the border across which the syndicate was operat- ing.
 Then he sent word to the heads of the syndicate: 'The time has eome.'' He could only have commanded a small price in his former obscure position, but now his price was a great fortune.
 Arrangements were made, wealth began to pour in to 1vanoviteh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
A Succession of Failures

To Ivanovitch the town he had left be- came memory as of some place he had passed through in his childhood. And then he began to dream of land, of a home. of serfs. of wife and children.
 And while Pavel Ivanovitch Tchitchikoff is speeding away to his unknown destiny it might be well to relieve the reader from that puzzle which the procuratoi had died in trying 10 solve-why was this curious man buying dead souls?
 1vanoyitch was the son of an impov- erished member of the lowest class of the untitled Russia noblity-the fourth. He had been educated at public school and had early been left an orphan
 From boy he had governed himself With a single eye to success. He had gone about if carefully, on well-planned methods. He demanded nothing of these methods save that they should lead to material success
 When he became launched in life he at first made a succession of failures be- cause he had not discovered that, as a matter of expedience, 1t was necessary to mix little morality with his ingredients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Mortgaging Peasants

Money could be deposited there at in terest and personal property mortsaged there. Serfs to the number of 1000 wera included in the personal property that could be mortgaged to the Council oi Guardians.
 For loans on serfs in excess of that number application had to be made to the bank.
 When Ivanovitch went to mortgage his employers serfs he presented the list according to the last census. but explained that one-half Of the serfs recorded there 1ad died since the enrolment.
 But they are still reckoned in the census list?" said the secretary.
 They are so reckoned," replied Ivan ovi;ch.
 We'll said the secretary. "One has dieo, another has been born-it amounts 10 the same thing-1000 souls"
 And the transaction was completed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Just Within the Law

Many time did he build up his edi- flee only to see 1t tumble down around him beeause he had been too niggardly with his morality. Natural perceptions he had none-he had to learn by hard experi- ence.
 At length, as he was approaching middle age. he got a job in the custom house service and saw a vision of success at last opening before him. A
 They sent him to the German border|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17


 O ed proprietor. traveling on his own business"
 That was what prosperous-appearins stranger wrote down for the police, who arc curious about such matters in Rus sia, when he established himself in the best inn of the town of N, the capi- tai of certain province of the Empire. He came to the town entirely unknown. travelling in a neat britchka, the sort of carriage in which retired colonels, staff captains and members of the smaller landed gentry who iown--for the serfs of Russia had not been emaneipated in those days-about 200 "souls of peas ants"
 That is the way they used to speak of their white slaves in Russia-this man or that man owns so many souls"
 The stranger travelled with two ser ]. vants-his own property-a coachman and valet. selifan and Petrushka.
 The Agreeable Stranger
 The newly arrived gentleman was man of whom it was impossible to say 1ha. he was old: neither could he be called young. He was neither handsome nor ugly; neither too stout nor too thin. He was very well dressed and took lont: time over his toilet, scrubbing ani securing himself with great assiduity and scouting himself with eau de cologne.
 He was most condescending and agreeable person, and talked with the waiter all the time he was eating his dinner, managing to extract from the said waiter mass of information of more or less accurate nature concerning the important people of the town.
 Then he went out and paid calls of cer en1ony upon the officials, all of whom vsied him most agreeable person. who. if he could be induced to settle down in the provincial capital, would be decided acquisition to the society of the town.
 In Constant Demand
 He twice called officials not entitled to that honor "eXcellency by mistake of course-went to the gov ernor's weekly reception that night and dined with him the next day.
 lie made himself so popular that he Was i'll constant demand and only en- tered lis inn to sleep.
 He conld converse upon any sub iect. If the talk was about dogs, Ivano- Vitch talked of dogs if about horses, lle talked Knowingly upon that sub ject.
 lie eonversed upon philanthropy. tho distillation of brandy. legal matters and HiIldIHS diu Ills oPiiAlphS ANhSNh with certain grave air that carried conviction.
 He became quite intimate with Mani loff, a landed proprietor, whose place 3eas situated some miles from the town, and in moment of confidence de- scribed himself to that provencial gen. t,eman as a man whose bark of life had been tossed amid fierce pillows
 "yes.' said he, what have l not undergone. what bitterness have I not .1asted-and for what? Because l held to the right, because I had pure | conscience; because I lent a helping hand to helpless widows and wretched orphans"
 Here he even wiped away the spring ing tears with his handkerchief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

in Poland to an obscure post, on account of his rather shady previous record.
 For 1t was a shady record. in spite of the fact that nothing illegal had ever been proved against him. He had always kept himself just within the law by we'll calculated hairs breadth.
 There are many such men in the world. not only in Russia. but In every coun- try Perhaps the reader is on speaking, even dining, terms with some such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Nozdreff, the Gambler

These gentlemen really possess an en- Viable gift of heaven. and more than one grand seigneur would sacrifice on the instant half his serfs and half his es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
At His Old Tricks

Adrei was in love-in love with tn. beautiful daughter of a neighborint proprietor, a retired general.
 But the old general had deeply of tended Adrei by some breach of etf quette perpetrated In the presence b some noble guests and the young mar being "touehys' and rather haught. withal, no longer visited the houss of his loved one, an interested rival fo the hand of the fair daughter havint famed the flames between Adrei am the old man until he had managed t get up quite a respectable quarrel
 Ivanovitch, upon learning from wha 2 small matter the affair sprung begged leave to try and effect recon ciliation.
 Permission was given him, he calle. upon the general and easily arranged the matter, to the great joy of tht lovers and the satisfaction of the olt military gentleman. who had really al ways liked Adrei
 Having done this and thereby earnet the gratitude of all hands-except ths rival lover-Pavel began his old trick and asked the general to sell him hi dead souls.
 Tired of Rowing
 When the astonished proprietor asked him why he made such an extraorSs ii"A y ASdaSo'f | eeN CA odAd thett tlC Hdd rich old uncle who had agreed to maki him his heir If he would prove hi worth by first acquiring 300 serfs Q his own.
 The general was highly amused a the supposed trick upon the supposed old uncle and told Paved to take tn, whole graveyard for nothing.
 Ivanovitch was becoming wcary O his rowing life and seriously eontem plated settling down where he was the gratitude of the young peopl, whom he had brought together beinl 50 great that he was told he could al ways have place at their table an. room under their roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
By NIKOLAI V. GOGOL

after my baptismal name, Pavelovskoa Yes, in Kherson let the dead soul liye.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
A Great Idea


 A great idea flashed through the brain of Fayel Suppose" he thought. that I buy souls which have died since the last census. Suppose I get 10D0 of them i: and suppose the Council of Guardians will give, say 200 rubles a soul
 There l have al capital of 100000 ru- bles, Hurrah, can turn copec once mere.
 'Of course, it will be difficult and troublesome 10 accomplish it without any scandal. But ifscan be done.
 And the best thing about it is that t will appear incredible to everybody. nobody will believe 1t.
 Tt isTtrue that without land it is im- posaibe to either purchase or mortgage serfS But l will buy them for coloni- zatfon- The land. in the provinces of 1duris and Kherson is now being given Away by the Government to any one who will settle it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

T will transport them all thither and the colonization can be effected in legal form. can image village, ] $ aess; Will call it TchitchikoRvilIe, or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17
Souls of Peasants

Councillor Payei
 Ivanovitch Tchitchilsoff. land
 O ed proprietor traveling on his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-17

Driving Hard Bargain The equipages were untangled. t
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-15
The Funeral of Charles Poulin.

The funeral of Charles Poulin, whC
died Wednesday at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington. was held from
st. Monicas church at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning. Rev 7. NJ. MeKenna
officiating. There was large attend
ance of friends and relatives. The pal
bearers were Samuel Lapahe, Samuel
Poulin. Louis Cook Philip Beaulieu, LIE.
zine and Thomas Tanguay lnterment
was in the Catholic cemetery.
Those present from out Of town were
Samuel Parady and Miss Madeline Bar
ril of st. Johnsbury.
Many beautiful floral tributes decked
the casket, which were as follows: Cross
father and mother; roses. sisters and
brothers; wreath OF roses. Mr.. and, Mrs.
William Bressette mixed flowers, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. 0dell; mixed flowers,
Mr. and Mrs Tanguay and family;
mixed flowers, Mr.. and Mrs Trifile Tan
quay and Mrs. Blanche Gauthier; gerani-
ums. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Nye; roses ard
forget me-nots, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Batchelder; mixed flowers, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. W. Odell; sweet peas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Lanscean; cross Mr. and Mrs. ~.
Nelson; pan,ies. Mrs. Olive Rublee J,
mixed flowers. Mrs. Albert Rublee;
peonies, Miss Edah Perry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special prices on shirt waists thi;
| week. Paris Shirtwaist House.
Tilfen's cut price sale of oxfords is
still on. Get your share of the bargains
| The McWhorter Co has some men:
and boys sailor hats that were .25c and
soc, to close at Zoe.
George David Of North Main street
! left this morning on a business trip to
Moretown and Fayston,
George Carpenter returned to his home
| in Winooski Saturday. after passing a
few days in the city on business.
| George Spear Of North Main street lett
Saturday for Richmond, where he will
pass few days with his father.
Perley Cotler returned to-day to Bel
lows Falls, after passing the week END
at the home of his parents in this city.
Harry Plouff, who has been spending a
few days with friends in the city, left
this morning for his home in Rouses
Point, NJ n
Mrs. Alice Mcdonald of Elm street
left this morning for Essex junction,
whore she will make an indefinite stay
with friends.
The condition of Nicholas st. John of
South Main street, who has been confined
to the house by illness for several weeks,
is improving slowly.
James McAdam. ir., arrived in the city
yesterday from Long Island, New York,
to spend weeks vacation at the home
of his parents on Washington.
NJ. Lee Aiken of Harrington avenue
returned this morning from Marshfield,
where he has been spending the past
few days in camp at Niggerhead pond
A special meeting of the Athena club
will be held tonight at the home of
Mrs. Nicholas Neale, 10 Liberty street
at 1880 o'clock, to plan the trip to Wa
terbury.
An automobile party consisting OF ].
X. Pirie of Graniteville, d. w. MELON.
aid and John Frontini, returned home
to-day from Highgate Springs, where
they have been in camp for few days.
The trip was made in Mr.. Prizes ma
chine.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Averill and daugh-
ter, Miss Eula Averll, of North street,
and Harvey Averill OF Tremom street
went by automobile Saturday to Middle
bury, where they We're guests over Sun
day Of Misses Alice and Helen Averill,
who are attending summer school at
Aiddlebury college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-15
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thank
to the kind neighbors and friends TO
their sympathy and assistance durin,
the long illness and death of our love-
son,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Poulin 'and
family,
Mr.. and Mrs William Bresette
and family.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
FIRST VIEW OF INTENDED
 PUTS MEXICAN TO FLIGHT.

DENVER, Oct. 26.-"If you please, senor, may I please give my marriage license back? I will take my money back. have changed my mind, se- nor. I do not like my senorita when I have seen her"
 With this statement Paul Mestas, Mexican, timidly approached City Clerk Thum at City Hall and laid on the counter marriage license he had obtained earlier in the day The bride-to.be was Miss Lola Lucero. City Clerk Thum. always willing to oblige the seekers after matrimonial happiness, exchanged with the Mexi- can.
 You see. senor," said Mestas, q do not love Lola. have just seen her and will not be married"
 More than this Mestas would not say. He left the license and pocketed the fee and went away.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06

governor of New York"
 w. NJ. Geddes-"I am satisfied with with the local and the results nation ally are just fine"
 B. L. Thane-'I understand Wilson is ahead and will win. I am satisfied though I would have voted for Mir Taft had I the opportunity, Elections no longer disturb the business condi- tions abruptly, and l look for prosper ity to continue. The argument for a change periodically has some merit and in choosing Mir. Wilson the peo- pie have elected a very high type of manhood"
 G. F. Forrest, of the Juneau Iron works-"Nothing could have happen ed that would have pleased me more than the result of yesterdays cleo tion, locally and nationally"
 J. A. McKenna, of the firm of Ged- des & McKenna-"I am of course sat isfed with the local result; the na- tional election is even more pleasing"
 J. c. McBride, manager of c. w. Young Cor am perfectly satisfied. Locally it has been the cleanest election ever held in the city of Ju- neau from the nominations to the counting of the ballots"
 Henry Shattuck, manager of the Alaska Supply Co.-"The result of the local election pleases me, and while I would have preferred Mir. Taft for president I am satisfied that Alaska will develop under the admin istration of Mir. Wilson"
 Harry J. Raymond-"I am more than delighted at the result of the election locally and while am Republican, am very well satisfied with Wilson" 5G.~.s.,
 Lee Pulver-T have nothing to say"
 T. A. Mauzey-"suits me alright locally 1t doesn't make much difrer- ence." -.t
 E. valentine-T have nothing to say on the local results, However, I would like to express my surprise in that Mir. Taft received so many votes. do not think he was entitled to single vote"
 H. T. Tripp-"I am satisfied with the result of the national election. have a deep appreciation of the hon. or which has been conferred upon me by the people of Juneau and the en- tire division, and shall endeavor to merit the confidence expressed by their votes. I am hopeful that we shall accomplish some good for the territory"
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06

The local election passed off quietly despite the intense interest it held for the adherents Of the two leading tickets.
 Four hundred voters had been the approximate estimate for the Juneau precinct, but this was exceeded by fifty at the time the polls closed.
 There was little scratching as the totals show. While is was strenuous Iy claimed by the non.partisan work CTS that their ticket would win out both in the town of Juneau and the division. there were many who while conceding Juneau to the non-parti- sans. believed that the progressive ticket would carry enough outside precincts to elect at least a part of the ticket.
 The first fifteen ballots counted in Juneau. were five for each of the three tickets in the field. AS the counting progressed the Socialists dropped behind until they were hope lessly out of 1t. The race then was nip and tuck between the two lead. ing tickets until the count was well advanced when 1t could be seen that the non.partisan ticket would have a handsome plurality in the town.
 The progressive adherents were en- couraged by the vote from Silver Bow basin which gave Valentine 25 and Tanner :. both of whom lead their tickest in that precinct.
 Salmon Creek gave the progressive ticket s. the Socialists and the non- partisan l. But reports from Doug las. Treadwen. Sitka. Haines and Skagway showed great majorities for the non.partisan ticket and the little ray of sunshine was further obscured by the result of tho final count in Ju- neau which is as tOllowss
 For the senate - non.partisan Tripp 2O6. Tanner 2O6; Progressive: Valentine 1SS, La Fevre 159; Social ist: Bland 63, Swanson 57.
 For representatives -non-partisan shoup 164. Ingersoll 194. Stubbins is9. Syendsith 200; Progressive: Reck POP, Dawes 166, Olson 1S1, Thomas 1SI; Socialist: Tweit e, No land 67. Heath 62, Stuky 64
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
LOCAL INTERVIEWS.

The following expressions of local opinion as to both national and terri torial elections were made today to the Empire:
 Jas. Fitzgerald 1T am very well pleased and 1t appears that majority of the people of the United States are of the same frame of mind"
 F. J. Stevenson, of the Union Iron works-'T am very well pleased with the local results. The men are broad-minded and will work for the development of Alaska. am sorry Teddy lost out, but glad it was Will son who beat him."
 Jim McClusky 1T am tickled to death"
 James Rogan-'T think it's al right-couldn't have been otherwise"
 w. R. Wills-"The country has gone to thunder-lOcally, I am sur prised and astounded"
 R. P. Nelson-"The results of yes terday's election are just splendid suits me all the way down the line"
 Allan Shattuck-"Don't confuse me with my brother Henry, he is Taft Republican. am strong the other way and greatly pleased over Mir Wilson's success"
 B. NJ. Behrends-'T am we'll pleased over the result of the election"
 John Reck-"The results of the election suit me fine, l am perfect ly satisfied"
 w. w. Casey-"The results suit me just swell, nationally and locally. I am also pleased that Sulzer will be
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
ROCHESTER MAN THOUGHT
 HE FOUND DOROTHY ARNOLD.

ROCHESTER,, N. r., October 26.- For few hours last night a Roch- ester man thought he had found Doro- thy Arnold. the wealthy New York girl who disappeared two years ago. Remarks made by an attractive young woman he met in a boarding house led him to visit a newspaper office in quest of photographs of the missing heiress. The resemblance, he thought, was perfect, so he im- mediately rushed to a telephone and called up the Arnolds in New York.
 q have found your daughter" he told Mrs. Arnod.
 But when he described the girl the color of her eyes was wrong and the resemblance failed in other par ticulars.
 Mrs. Arnold agreed to pay the tel ephone tolls of $12.2O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
FROM
 VALDEZ MISSING

Some election returns from the Westward have not reached The Elm pire, though it had made arrange ments for receiving them. Among them are Valdez. but 1t is certain that Willard, non.partlsan and Bald. win, progressive, for senators, would no doubt carry that precinct
 In the outlying precincts the votes are few.
 The cable being down at Ketchi- kan and Wrangell and Petersburg, no returns have been received from those places. It is believed that the Socialists win carry Petersburg and perhays Ketchikan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06

NEW YORK, Nov 6.-With Idaho, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Wyoming doubtful, the complete re. turns not yet having been received, Wilson will have 400 votes in the electoral college, in which there will be total of 5S1 votes, as based up- on the Reapportionment Act of 1911.
 Tat will probably receive only the electoral vote of Utah, three votes, and Roosevelt now seems certain to get the eectoral votes of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas and Washington, the latter state being Progressive by about 3O,OOO. This will give him l12 votes in the elector. al college; Taft 3, and doubtful at this writing, 19.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
cordova District.

CORONA, Nov. 6.-The returns from the different precincts in this district are as follows:
 Kennecott-Baldwin 71, TansY 79, Willard ?, Ray 1, Boyle IS, YouDgs 77, Barrett, 80, Gilman 76, Ingram 3, Kel. ly ?, Gray ?, Glasses 3, Franc l.
 Katalla - Baldwin 15, Tansy 2, Willard 5S, Ray 55, German 8, oNeil 3, Boyle 5, Youngs IT, Gilman l, In' gram 45, Kelly 56, Gray 76, Chase 33, Stewart i, McCallum 5, Barry 5, Heg- ner 4, Frame IA.
 Cordoya-Baldwin 99 Tansy S9, Willard 88, Ray l. German 8, oNeil 4, Boyle IS, Youngs 73, Barrett 62, Gilman 100, Ingram 27, Kelly 25, Gray 42, Chase fl, Stuart 4, Mccall lum 22, Hegner 3S, Frame 2.
 Teikel Precinct-Baldwin g, Tan- sy 15, Willard 31, Ray 25, German 3, O,Neil 2, Boyle g, Youngs 10, Barrett g, Gilman g, Ingram 23, Kelly 27, Gray S1, Chase S2, Stuart 2, Mccall um 9, Barry ?. Hegner 2, Frame 10.
 Mccarthy Precinct - Baldwin 21, Tansy 2G, Willard IA, Ray 25, German Is, O'Neil g, Boyle 27, Youngs 21, Bar. rett 34, Gilman 25, Ingram 8, Kelly 4, Gray 4, Chase 5, Stuart 8, McCal. lum S, Barry z, Frame 4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-06
MINING MAN
 IS HOPEFUL

Mir. Geo. F. Bradley, chief engin- ger in charge of development on the Jackling's property, is at present in Juneau giving attention to the new milling process that is being tried out by the Perseverance Mine.
 Speaking of the election today MT. Bradley said that it was his opinion that change to a Democratic policy would result in improved conditions for Alaska. It is his belief that the incoming administration will encour- age development rather than tie up the resources of this great country. The returns so far received MT. Brad. ley thinks would indicate that the people were wanting a change and that they are satisfied with the re- suits.