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New Works Barge Canal.

New Yorks barge canal promises to
be invaluable as means OF cheap
freight transportation and also to slim
ulate other interests. Syracuse Will
have a barge canal terminal and the
city is considering the construction OF
belt line railroad to accommodate
the traffic to and from rail to water
routes. This Is significant as to what
is likely to follow the opening Of the
barge canal and operation at full ca
pacity. The movement Is also sugges-
tive of the close relations that may be
established between railroad and
canal. The old idea of uncOmprOmis-
ing hostility has been exploded, de-
clares the Troy Times Each can make
use of the other in developing traffic
that will represent valuable service to
the public, and the outcome will be ex-
pansion of freight-carrying facilities
to meet the requirements of country
in which industrial progress, great as
it has been, is slight compared with
what Is to come.
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thing was radically out of the etiquette
Of the occasion-he reached out and
shook hands with her. "Tm very much
obliged to you," he said.
The second of two incidents destined
to have a powerful influence at this
time in Roses life concerned itself
with a certain afternoon frOck in a
Michigan avenue shop.
The owners Of 'The Girl Upstairs"
were staggered by the figure that Gal
braith indicated as the probable cost
of having a first-class brigand in New
York design the costumes, and firm
Of pirates in the same neighborhood
execute them. 1t was simply insane.
Many of the costumes could be bought,
ready made, on State street or Michi-
gan avenue. Some of the fancy things
could be executed by competent
wardrobe mistress, If someone would
give her the ideas. And ideas-one
could pick them up anywhere. Mrs.
Goldsmith, now-she was the wife Of
the senior of the two owners-had
splendid taste and would be glad to
put it at their service. There was no
reason why she should not at once
take the sextette downtown and fit
them out with their dresses.
Galbraith shrugged his shoulders,
but made no further complaint. 1t
was, he admitted, as they had repeat
eddy pointed out, their own money.
So a rendezvous was made between
Mrs. Goldsmith and the sextette for
a store on Michigan avenue at three
o'clock on an afternoon when Gal
braith was to be busy with the prin-
cipals, He might manage to drop
in before they left to cast his eye over
ths selection.
1t was with some rather uncom-
Portable misgivings that Rose set out
to revisit a part of town so closely
associated with the first year OF her
married life. The particular shop was
luckily, one that she hadn't patronized
in that former incarnation; but it was
in the same block with half dozen
that she had.
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" N the East, the eyes Of Europe
have been conferred on Bagdad.
For myself, the big event recalls
small personal experience, a
visit I paid some years ago to the
city of the Caliphs, via Damascus and
Palmyra, says a writer in the London
Graphic. Except for the caravans that
halt there on their way to Bagdad,
Palmyra has but few visitors. The
journey there entails many difficulties
and dangers; but we were anxious to
see this city, noble in situation, In
wealth, in sunshine and pleasant wa
ters," as Pliny calls 1t, and, having
made all necessary arrangements for
camp and escort Of soldiers, we start
ed early one morning from Damascus
Zenobian Way.
Palmyra, or "Tadmor in the Wilder
ness" was built by Solomon, as we
read in the Book of Kings. and there
can be little doubt that the ruins now
before us occupy the site, as they bear
the name of the city founded by the
great King Of Israel. But it is to a
woman-Zenobia, the Queen Of the
East-that Palmyra owes it's high po-
sition in the annals Of antiquity. The
virtue, the wisdom, and the heroic spir-
it of that extraordinary woman have
never been surpassed.
Her end was tragic: the Romans in
vaded her country in 27O, defeated her,
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(TO BE CONTINUED)
SUPERSTITION OF GEN. GRANT
Union Commander Believed 1t Bad
Luck to Turn and Retrace
His Steps.

The country folk in the vicinity OF
Grants boyhood home were as super
stitious as was the general run OF
rural people in that day. One thing
grew out of these notions that liked
itself permanently in the mind OF the
youthful Grant that had, no doubt
marked effect on his later life.
He says that he came firmly to be-
lieye that it meant bad luck for one to
turn round and retrace his steps when
on a journey. One might, with impu-
nifty return home without reaching his
intended destination, but he must 10
it by another road-not the same one
he travelled in going.
This feeling may have had some
thing to do with his entrance at West
Point. 1t is commonly known that MS
appointment was not of his choosing,
but that of his father. Grant himself
hung back and had to be pressed to
20 to the academy. Even after he was
well on his way-at Philadelphia and
New York-he sincerely hoped that
some accident might happen that
would make his return imperative. But
he would not turn round and retrace
his steps.
The feeling seems to have grown
gradually into set rule with him that
after having set out to go anywhere
or to do anything, he must go to the
end Of the thing, and there must De
no such thing as turning back. That
was characteristic of his course In the
Civil war when he rose to positions In
which he had supreme decisions to
make.
The only time in his lfe when he
seemed near to breaking in on this rule
was when, after the Mexican war, he
decided to resign from the army and
change the whole course Of his life up
to that time. But for the Civil war
that called him back, it is likely that
he would hardly have been heard from
again.
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and carried her q prisoner TO Rome
there, covered with jewels, she was led
by golden chain along the Via Sa ira,
in front of the triumphant Aurelian,
whilst all Rome looked on and gloated
over the downfall Of the great Eastern
queen. To return to our journey.
About halfway between Karyatein and
Palmyra we stopped for lunch at kasr-
el-Her, an immense Roman tower or
barracks. On it the Arab has inscribed
MANY "wusms," or tribal marks; so
that it has become kind Of standard
by which the brands on camels strayed
or stolen might be identified.
Warning OF the Bedouins.
That night our camp was pitched at
Ein-el-Beda (the white fOuntain), right
in the middle of the desert. In the
stiffness of the night I was suddenly
startled by hearing a man shouting at
the top of his voice. Possibly the
Bedouins were attacking us! Joseph
our dragoman, soon treasured me. 1t
was the usual announcement warning
Bedouins who might be roaming about
not to come near the camp. ITO ev-
eryone who hears my voice, the people
who are camping here are not mer-
chants, or people carrying money, that
YOU should come near them, and Who
ever comes near them it will be his
own fault; soldiers are guarding them,
and they have no other way of punish
ing you but with a bullet" Three
times in the night Is this warning re-
peated, and they calculate that it can
be heard a mile off.
Next day we reached Palmyra the Ell
trance is guarded by mortuary towers,
the 'house Of eternity" Of the Palmy-
rene, of which there are only couple
of dozen remaining of the original one
hundred and fifty. Skirting the tombs.
we bore to the right, and there below
in the plain, within a square mile OF
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Identified BY SIGNET RING
Wearer Convinced Particular Paying
Teller He Was Man Entitled to
Cash Money Order.

Before the receiver can cash post
al money order he must submit proof
to the paying teller that he Is the
proper person to whom the money
should be paid. The paying tellers are
very particular about the kind OF evil
dence they will accept, for they are
responsible for all the money paid
out.
Some paying tellers are more par
ticular than others. Thus some OF
them are willing to accept personal
letters and cards for Identification
purposes. But there are others.
For instance, a man presented an
order recently calling for $3.50. 1t was
only a small amount, of course, but
the paying teller was very particular.
First he asked the man his name and
the amount the order called for. When
these questions had been answered he
asked the bearer If he had any letters.
Some were shown him. Then he want
ed to know if the bearer could pro-
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Worked Both WAYS.

Madam" said the conductor during
an infantile paralysis epidemic, you
cannot travel on this train unless you
have a health certificate for your
child"
"The law does not require a child
of sixteen to have a certificate" said
the mother as she tossed her head and
entered the car.
When the conductor again confront
ed the naughty mother he returned to
her a half-fare ticket which she had
lust rendered for the child, making
this observation:
"But the law does require that chill
dren over twelve years of age pay full
fare"
The woman's eyes flashed fire, her
bosom registered her emotion, her
hands clinched and her feet tapped
but she paid.-The Christian Herald
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CHAPTER XVII.
Rose Keeps the Path.

Rose rehearsed twice a day for a
solid week without forming the faint
est conception of who "the girl" was
or why she was ''the girl upstairs"
During the entire period she never
saw a bar of music except what stood
on the piano rack, nor written word
of the lyrics she was supposed to sing.
Rose couldn't sing very much. She
had rather timorous, throaty little
contralto that contrasted oddly with
the fine, free thrill of her speaking
voice. But nobody had asked her
whether she could sing at all. She
picked up the tune quickly enough by
ear. but the words she was always q
little uncertain about.
She finally questioned one OF her
colleagues in the chorus about TINS
haphazardness, and was told that back
at the beginning of things, they mao
had their voices tried by the musical
director. They had never had any
music to sing from; there had been
half a dozen mimeograph copies OF
the words to the songs, which the
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without recognition, straight into
Roses own.
Rose delayed her dressing till the
other girls were gone, then sat down
beside Edna.
you're all right" she said, feeling
very inadequate. I'm going to help
you"
'Its always like this" the girl said.
'It's no use. He'll put me back in the
chorus again."
"Not if 1 can help it," Rose said.
But the first thing to do is to come
along and get something to eat"
During the next hour Rose learned,
for the first time, what the weight OF
an immense melancholy inertia can be.
The girl was like one paralyzed-
paralyzed by repeated failures and
disasters, of which she told Rose
freely. When Galbraith had put her
into the sextette, a hope, just about
dead, had been reawakened. Shed
learned to dance well enough to es-
cape censure, and she'd seen for her.
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CHAPTER XVI-Continued.

"What professional experience have
you had?" he asked.
II haven't had any,"
He almost smiled when she stopped
there. ANY amateur experienced" he
inquired.
"Quite lot" said Rose; ''pageants
and things, and two or three little
plays"
Can you dance"
YES" said Rose.
He said he supposed ballroom dane
ing was what she meant, whereupon
she told him she was pretty good
ballroom dancer, but that it was gym
nastic dancing she had in mind.
"All right" he said. 'See If you
can do this. Watch me, and then
initiate me exactly"
In the intensity of her absorption
in his questions and her own answers
to them, she had never given thought
to the bystanders. But now as they
fell back to give him room, she swept
O glance across their faces. They all
wore smiles of sorts. There was some
thing amusing about something
out of the regular routine. A little
knot of chorus girls halted in the act
of going out the wide doors, and stood
watching. Was it just q hoax? The
suppressed, unnatural silence sounded
like it. But at what John Galbraith
did, one of the bystanders guffawed
outright.
1t wasn't pretty, the dance step he
executed-a sort of stiff-legged skip
accompanied by vulgar hip wriggle
and concluding with a straight-out
sidewise kick. A sick disgust clutched
at Rose as she watched-an utter re-
vulsion from the whole lOathly bust
ness.
"Well?" he asked, turning to her as
he finished. He wasn't smiling at all.
"Tm not dressed to do that" she
said.
81 know you're not" he admitted
coolly; "but it can be done. Pick up
your skirts and do it as you are-if
you really want job"
There was just faint edge of con
tempt in that last phrase and, merci
fully, it reused her anger. A blaze
kindled in her blue eyes, and two spots
of vivid color defined themselves ir
her cheeks.
She caught up her skirts as he hat
told her to do, executed without com
promise the stiff-legged skip and thu
wriggle, and finished with a horizon
tall sidewise kick that matched hi
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Abdications Of History.

Ever since dynasties have existed
there are records of kings having abdi-
Gated from one cause and another. Far
back in the misty past one monarch
gave up his throne because he was
"wearied with dominion;" another re-
tired out of preference for the free
dom of private life; third laid down
his crown because his schemes failed !:
still another abdicated In a fit Of mel-
ancholy; and there are two instances
in which kings left their thrones be-
cause they were unable to coDe with
national crises.
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self how Indispensable her singing
voice was to the sextette. And then
it had appeared she'd have to talk
And her talking wasn't right.
"Look here!" said Rose, when the
story was told. (This was across the
table in a dingy little lunch room.)
you're going to say your lines before
tomorrow's rehearsal so that Galbraith
won't stop you once. We're going re
my room now, and I'm going to teach
you. Come along"
In a sort Of daze, the girl went.
Rose put her into chair, sat down
opposite her, took the first phrase Of
her first speech, and said it very slow
ly, very quietly, half dozen times.
That was at half-past eleven o'clock
at night. By midnight, Edna could say
those first three words to Roses sat
straight through the night, except that
two or three times the girl broke
down; said it was hopeless. She got
up once and said that she was going
home, whereupon Rose locked the door
and put the key in her stocking.
At seven o'clock in the morning they
went back to the lunch room and ate
an enormous breakfast; then Rose
walked Edna out to the park and
back, and at eight they were up in her
room again. They Faided the deliea-
lessen at eleven, and made a slender
meal. And at twelve, husky of voice,
but indomitable of mind-Edna at last,
as we'll as Rose-they confronted Gal
braith.
When the test scene came, Rose
could hardly manage her own first
line, and drew a sharp look Of inquiry
from Galbraith. But on Edna's first
cue, her line was spoken with no
hesitation at all, and in tone, pitch,
and infection it was almost phono-
graphic copy of the voice that had
served it for model.
There was a solid two seconds OF
silence.
When the rehearsal was over Gal
braith called Edna out to him and al
lowed himself long, incredulous
stare at her. "Will you tell me, Lar
son." he asked, why in the name of
heaven, if you could do that, you didn't
do it yesterday?
II couldn't do it yesterday" she
said "Dane taught me-"
Taught you!" he echoed. "Dane!'
he called to Rose, who had been
watching a little anxiously. Larson
tells me you taught her. How did
you do it?"
"Why, I just-taught her." said
Rose. II showed her how said each
line, and I kept on showing her until
she could do it."
GLOW long did it take you-all
nightY
GAIL the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose, Except for
three meals"
"Ye gods!" said Galbraith. "Well,
live and learn. Look here! Will you
teach the others-the other four in
the sextette? I'll see you're paid fol
it."
"Why, yes-Of course" said Rose
hesitating a little.
"Oh, 1 don't mean overnight" he
said, "but mornings rehears
als-whenever you can"
81 wasn't thinking of that" sale
Rose. II was just wondering if theyG
want to be taught mean, by an
other chorus girl, you know"
|
| want to keep their jobs" said Gal
, braith. And then to her astonishmen1
and also perfaps to his, for thu
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duce any cards with his name on
them. These were shown, but the tell
err was still doubtful.
'Let me see that signet ring on your
finger, please" he said.
The wearer held up his finger so the
teller could read the initials. 1t took
the latter a minute or so to decipher
the monogram, but this seemed to con-.
vince him that the wearer was the
person he represented himself to be,
for he Immediately wrote out an order
on the cashier for the amount of the
money order.
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His Choice.

'Tsn't it rather dangerous to go to
Europe at this time"
ooh. I don't know" said the con-
firmed globe trotter. Il understand
that the professional gamblers who
used to infest steamships have disap-
peared, because Of the way. I'd rather
face submarine thae G. card sharp"
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Orioin Of Velvet.

Few persons realize that velvet
was developed and originated in China.
Thence velvet making was introduced
into India, and, in the fourteenth CEN
fury, into Italy, where that sort of fab
ric especially appealed and where the
art of velvet making reached it's
height 1t is said that velvet was first
inspired by fur, and that it was in Or
der to make silk fabrics on the same
order as fine fur that man first set
his wits about to invent this.
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own. Then, painting, trembling a lit
tie, she stood looking straight into
his face.
Galbraith was staring at her with a
look which expressed, at first, clear
establishment, but gradually complicat-
ed itself with other emOtions-con-
fusion, a CLINT Of whimsical amuse-
ment. That CLEAN, perfectly honest,
kindly one, decided Rose to take him
on trust. He wasn't brute, how
ever it might suit his purpose to act
like one.
"We've been rehearsing this piece
two weeks" he said presently, looking
away from her when he began to talk,
'and 1 couldn't take anyone into the
chorus now whom I'd have to teach
the rudiments of dancing to. That's
why a test was necessary. Also, !
couldn't take anybody who had come
down here-for lark"
With that, Rose understood the
whole thing. John Galbraith had clas-
sified her, or thought he had, as a
well-bred young girl who, in a moment
of pique or mischief, had decided ii
would be fun to go on the stage. The
test his had applied wasn't, from that
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Rose AIdrich's education and
good breeding and her eager
ness to make good soon put her
at the head Of the list OF chorus
women. How new opportunity
comes to her is told in the next
instaIIrnent.
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BUT THE TEST SHE HAS TO UNDERGO IS SOMEWHAT
EMBARRASSING
EMBARRASSING

SynopsROse Stanton woman living in modest crcum
Aldrich
lives luxury
being mother will
twins and their
dissatisfaction with
returns
make She Rodney
ocaed whm Rose
into cheap rooming district and theater
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
WEEGHMAN is
ON LOOKOUT
He Missed Buying Horribly and HhTos,
But There Are Other Waters
Where He May Swim
to Victory.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, Dec. 27-Charles Weigh
IMAM, president of the Cubs, has sent
out the SOS" to Manager Fred
Mitchell to produce some life saving
ideas on how to spend the major part
:of S250,000.
| Weighted down with his wealth
iWeeghman is graspng at every deal
that floats his way. His hold on the
Fornsby and Herzog life belts, he ad-
mits, has slipped, but he maintains
there are Immediate waters that may
yet enable him to swim to possible
championship.
Weeghman stated that he would not
permit Vic Safer to go to Pittsburgh
without a fight. He further init
mated that the placing of Larry Doyle
at first might solve the infield prob
lem, but in that case HerZog or some
other man must be obtained for the
keystone sack.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
NAME NEW
FIRST SEA LORD
Admiral Sir John JeIlicoe Replaced
by Younger Man With Gen.
oral Shake up
Predicted.

UNITED Press Lease; Wire Service
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Decision to
let the younger men try their hand,
was responsible for the retirement of
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and his re
placement as first sea lord by Vice
Admiral Sir Rosslyn Weymss, ac-
cording to authoritative information
today.
The British press generally vel
coined Weymss' selection, although
all accorded warm eulogy to Jellicoe' s
work.
His retirement" the Times said,
'is more than personal. 1t implies
consequential changes in policy, Civ
ing the younger men a chance"
Admiral Jellicoe's retirement was
desirable" the Mail asserted. His
qualities as a routine administrators
untitled him for the post of chief
adviser in high problems of strategy
and policy"
The Telegraph alone expressed
open regret over the change and hop
ed for an explanation, fearing the
switch at this time may shake the
public's faith in the navy"
The News and the Express both
urged that Weymss create a naval
general staff
It was freely predicted today there
would be a general shake up of the
admiralty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
It Was closely Contested Match, and
the Outcome Was Uncertain IN
ell the Last Inning Was
Played.
PITCHERS GOOD WORK
Next Game VIII Probably be Played
on New Years Night-Out-
come Still Very
Uncertain.

The first Of the three games to de
eide the championship for the city
between st. Paups OF the Church
league, and Huiskamps of the Com
fnercial league, was played last even
ing at the Y. M. G. A. gymnasium.
It was close and exciting game.
and it took the last inning to deter
mine the winner. The Huiskamps
Team won In a score of 13 to IL.
The Germans made killing In the
xecond inning, and up to the sixth 1t
looked like they would be winners.
In the sixth Huiskamps came back
and bagged four scores which put
them in the lead, and they maintain
ed It to the end. Both pitchers made
me records, and they allowed few
hits. There were many str1ke-outs
Huiskamps won largely through good
batting.
The outcome, which was In doubt,
Is not certain either way by con-
siderable. This game was so close,
that It appears nobody has cinch
of the championship. The Germans
have been down in the list before,
and came out with flying colors, and
they may again.
1t is expected that the second game
Of the three will be played New
Years night. Whether there will be
q third game or not will depend on
the winner tha's
u