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all the other passengers would be
held in quarantine for ten days. and
there are fines to pay. and there
would be difficulties over the mails
regulations have been altered. l will
see her captain. and tell him
See her captain" objected Han
ley. why see the captain? Ee
doesn't know I've been to that place
Why tell him? All I need is clean
wants. You have only to sign that
paper.
Marshall regarded the senator with
surprise.
But 1 can't" he said.
You can't? Why not?'
Because it certifies TO the fact thai
you have not visited Las Bocas. I'm
fortunately. you have visited Lar
Bocas"
The senator seated himself. and
stared at Marshall curiously.
It's like this, Mr.. Marshall" NJ
] sires my presence in Washington
I! thinks can be of some use to him
, there in helping to carry out certain
! measures to which he pledged him.
self before his election. Down here
a British steamship line has laid
anyway. are ridiculous. The -ques.
( tion is. are you going to be boune
by the red tape of ha'penny British
colony. or by your oath to the Presi-
dent OF the United States?"
! The sophistry amused Marshall
He smiled good-naturedly and shook
his head.
I'm afraid. senator" he said, "tha,
way Of putting 1t is hardly fair. Tn
fortunately. the question is one OF
fact. I viii explain to the captain
you will explain nothing to the
captain" interrupted Hanley. This
is a matter which concerns no one
but our two selves. / am not asking
favors Of steamboat captains. l am
asking an American consul to assis,
an American citizen in trouble. and.
he added with heavy sarcasm. "in.
cidentally. to carry out the wishes OF
his President
Marshall regarded the senator with
an expression Of both surprise and
disbelief.
Are you asking me to put my
name to what is not so?" he said
.Are you serious?"
That paper. Mr.. Marshall" re-
turned Hanley steadily. "is a mere
form. a piece Of red tape. There's
no more danger of my carrying the
plague to Jamaica than Of my carry.
ing a dynamite bomb. You know
that"
Z do know that" assented Mar
shall heartily. Il appreciate your
position. and 1 regret It exceedingly
ulation which is wise regulation
but which Is most unfair to you
My own position" he added, "is not
important. but you can believe me. II
is not easy. 1t Is certainly no pleas
ure for me to be unable to help you.
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HanIey was leaning forward.
watching Marshall closely.
Then you refuseT' he said.
Marshall regarded the senator
troubled. The lock- he turned upon
Hanley vas one Of grave disap-
proval.
You know why" he answered
quietly. TT is impossible"
Marshall. who had been seated be-
| hind his desk, also rose. Haniey
spoke; his tone was harsh and threat
ening.
| claimed: that you refuse to carry out
, the wishes of a United States senator
and Of the President Of the United
Statesr'
In front Of Marshall. on his desk.
was the little iron stamp Of the con-
ingly. he laid his hand upon it.
II refuse" he corrected. ito place
| the seal of this consulate on a lie"
There was moments pause. Miss
Cairns clasped her hands unhappily
and stared at the door. Livingstone
exclaimed in indignant protest, Han
ley moved a step nearer and. to en-
phasize what he said tapped his
knuckles on the desk. With the air
of one confident OF his advantage, he
spoke S1OWty ana
"Do you appreciate" he asked. that
| while you may be of some Importance
down here in this fever swamp. in
Washington l am supposed to carry
some weight? Do you appreciate that
1 am senator from a state that
numbers 100000 of people. and that
you are preventing me from serving
| those peopIe?"
Marshall inclined his head gravely
and politely.
And l want you to appreciate" he
said. that while / have no weight
at Washington. in this fever swamp
have the honor to represent S0.000.-
600 Of people. and as long as that
consular sign is over my door don't
intend to prostitute il for you. or the
one of those S0.000.000"
OF the two men. the first to lower
his eyes was Hanley. He laughed
shortly. and walked to the door.
There he turned. and indifferently as
| though the incident no longer inter-
ested him. drew out his watch.
"Mr. Marshall" he said. 'if the
cable is working. I'll take your tin
sign away from you by sunset
For one of Marshalls traditions to
such a speech there was no answer
save silence. He bowed and. ap-
parently serene and undismayed. re-
sumed his seat.
But Miss Cairns was not deceived.
Under the unXpected blow Marshall
had turned olc\-. His broad shoul-
ders seemed to @oop. In sympathy
her own eyes filled with sudden tears
What will you do?" she whispered.
"I don't know what I shall do
said Marshall simply. Il should have
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THE CONSUL

cially and unofficially. In many
strange parts Of the world. AND
throughout dinner the guests OF Liv-
ingstone found in them and their
talk Of former days new and deiight- :
full enter tainment. So much SO that
when, Marshall having assured them
that the local quarantine regulations
did not extend to q yacht. the men
departed for Las Bocas, the women
insisted that he and the admiral re-
main behind.
1t was for Marshall a wondrous
evening In the moonlight on the
cool quarterback they sat in a half
circle, each of the two friends tell.
ing tales Of which the other was the
hero or the victim, inside" stories OF
great occasions. ceremonies. lombard
ments. uncorded ''shirt-sleeve" di-
plomacy.
Hardy had helped to open the Suez
canal. Marshall had assisted the
Queen of Madagascar to escape from
the French invaders. On the Barbary
coast Hardy had chased pirates. In
Edinburgh Marshall had played chess
with Carlyle. He had seen Paris
in mourning in the days Of the siege
Paris in terror in the days OF the
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omitted. He knew that the admiral
wished to show his loyalty. knew that
his old friend was now paying him
this honor only as rebuke to Han
ley. But the ceremony was no longer
an honor. Hanley had made of IT a
mockery. But, without a scene. 1t
now was too late to avoid II. The
first Of the seven guns had roared
from the bow. and. as often as he had
stood before. as never he would SO
stand again. Marshall took his place
at the gansway of the launch. HIS
eyes were fixed on the flag. his gray
head was uncovered. his hat was
pressed above his heart.
For the first time since Hanley had
left the consulate Marshall fell into
sudden terror lest he might give way
to his emotions. Indignant at the
thought. he held himself erect HIS
face was set like a mask. his eyes
were untroubied. He was determined
fering.
Another gun spat out burst OF
white smoke. stab OF flame. There
was an echeing roar. Another ana
another followed. Marshall counted
seven. and then. with a bow TO the
admiral, backed from the gangway.
And then another gun shattered
the hot. heavy silence. Marshall. con-
fused, embarrassed. assuming he had
counted wrong. hastily returnec 70
leave 1t. in savage haste ninth t-.!
roared out its greeting. He could not
still be mistaken. He turned appeal
ingly to his friend. The eyes OF Tn"
admiral were fixed upon the warship-
i Again a gun shattered the silence.
/ Was il a jest7 Were they laughing
at him? Marshall flushed miserably-
He gave swift glance toward the
others. They were smiling. Then
Il was a Jest The face Of Living
hot 1ike hewilder-
, ment to his own. But the others, who
knew, were mocking him.
f, For the thirteenth time a gun
shook the broodinE swamp land OF
| then. did the nag crawl slowly from
| the masthead. Mary Cairns broke
the tensenesx by bursting into tears.
| But Marshall saw that every one else.
save che and Livingstone. were stiil
| smiling Even the biuejacsets in
him. And then from the warship. un-
| checked. came. against all regula-
! tions. three long. splendid cheers.
| Marshall felt his lirs nuiverinE. the
eyes He turned beseerhinsly to his
CHARLES" he begged. "are they
! laughing at me-
answer. Senator Hanley tossed his
! cigar into the water. and. scram-
bling forward. seized Marshall by. the
, hand.
! Mr.. Marshall" he cried. 'our
President has great faith in Abra-
ham Lincoln's judgment OF men.
And this salute means that this morn
F; ing he appointed you our new min
| lister to The Hague. I'm one of those
politicians who keeps his word
told you I'd take your tin sign away
from you by sunset. I've done it,"
| Copyright BY Charles Scrihners' Sons. All
Rights Reserved.
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of the great Latin Bible must be COM
pleted before the betrothal could be
fulfilled. On st. Johns day. 1852. the
finishing touches were put on the
volumes. Schoeffer wrote on the last
page to the effect that the task was
finished. He printed his father-in-
laws arms alongside and on the fol-
lowing day. August "a. both volumes
were exposed to the public and the
marriage announced. To the two
honor-Christine dazzled the eyes in
robes of rich crimson felt. such as
seldom worn in those days by citi-
zens' daughters. The Bible, with sill
yer clasps. well rubbed and polished,
shown to the edificatiOn and admira-
ton OF all its beholders
The new art spread slowly. Ger
man printers introduced II into
France and finally CaNton took ii 10
England. where in 1416 he set up
The Red Pale under the shadow OF
Westminster Abbey.
X +
rAXTON. most famous of British
~ printers, was an artist of the type
praised by Mr.. Hunter. He translated
and edited his work. and his choice OF
classics and other literature had it's
Impression on the later literature OF
England. Among some of the works
he printed was tha, of Chaucer. There
WAS personality ana character in his
books.
One wonders IL the onward rush of
progress in the new world communi-
Gated to the old world the crush of
speedily doing things has not forever
spelled the doom Of some Of these old
arts In which European workmen ex-
of the famous old violins. and the old
German toymaker. figure In the chill
dren's fairyland, could not keep pace
with the contrivances Of paint. papier
mache and glue which are turned out
by the modern factories. with which
production rather than workmanship
Is the first factor.
when the average American picks
up q book he glAnces At the title page
or the back Of the binding. to learn
the name Of the author, runs through
the leaves in search for pictures ard
scans the type to see II it is easy to
read.
Seldom does he give a thought to
the manufacturers Of the volume un-
less he discovers a flaw In :Ae
of the printing is an immense build
ing filled with presses and smelling
evilly OF printers ink. Not SO OF
the men who translated and designed
the books which they were about to
print. The paper for each OF their
selected with as much care as the
actual editing.
Mr.. Hunters exhibit will be inter-
esting to lovers of the technical a.
we'll As the informative side OF books.
but II represents q forgotten art and
modern publishing needs make 1t
highly probably that his dream for
the book harmonious" will be rarely
realized.
Mr. Hunter has collected data the
world over on the history of paper
making and the art of printing. He
has obtained bamboo type mold con-
structed In Persia In the year 700
A. D. of the same type used in Eu-
rope in the eleventh century. This
with . brass wire. antique laid. mold
for the making of paper. q relic from
the Van Gelder mill in Holland, one
OF the drst to manufacture paper in
Europe, will be sent to the Smith
sonian for exhibition soon. Speci-
mems OF the first metal type known,
used In Korea In 1403, are already
on exhibition at the institution.
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liked to have resigned. After forty
years-to be dismissed by cable N-
it's a poor way of ending II.
Miss Cairns rose and va'xed to the
door. There she turned and looked
back.
II am sorry." she said. And both
understood that in saying no more
than that she had best shown her SYM
pathy.
An hour later the sympathy Of Ad-
miral Hardy was expressed more d.
rectly.
'If he comes on board my ship.
roared that gentleman. "1'li push hum
down an ammunition hoist AID break
his damned neck!"
MARSHALL laughed deliGhtedly. The
loyalty OF his friend was never 30
"You'll treat him with every cour-
tesy." he said. The only satfsfac-
ton he gets out Of this is to see that
he has hurt me. We will not g~e
him that satisfaction"
* +
DUT Marshall found that to conceal
his wound was more difficult than
he had anticipated. When. at tea
time. on the deck Of the warsh!p. he
again met Senator Hanley and the
guests of the Scraps. he could not
forget that his career had come to
an end. He was made aware Of ii
by the sad. sympathetic glances Of
the women; by their tactful cour-
tesies: by the fat that Livingstone.
anxious to propitiate Hanley. treated
him rudely: by the sight Of the young
officers. each just starting upon a
career Of honor. and possible glory.
as his career ended in humiliation;
and by the big warship herself that
recalled certain crises when he had
only to press a button and warships
had come at his bidding.
At S o'clock there was an awkward
moment. The Royal Mail boat, hav-
ing taken on her cargo. passed out OF
and dipped her colors. Senator Han
ley. abandoned to his fate, observed
her departure in silence.
Livingstone. lowering at his side.
asked sympathetically:
Have they answered your cable.
sir?"
"They have" said Hanley grufiy.
was h-was 1t satisfactory? pur-
sued the diplomat.
1T was" said the senator. with
emphasis.
Far from discouraged, Livingstone
continued his inquiries.
And when." he asked eagerly, ARE
you going to tell him.?
"Noww said the senator.
The guests were leaving the ship.
When all were seated in the admi-
rails steam launch the admiral de-
scended the accommodation ladder
and himself picked up the tiller ropes
Mr.. Marshall" he called. when l
bring the launch broadside to the
ship and stop her you will stand
ready to receive the consul's salute.
Involuntarily. Marshall uttered an
q NJ NJ
gotten that on leaving the warship
as consul. he was entitled to seven
guns. Had he remembered he would
have insisted that the ceremony be
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what Mr.. Hunter terms the book
harmonious" Just as the builder OF
house would be the best judge of
the paint it should take the writer
Of a book should be the best Judge Of
what type face it should be printed
binding. the width OF the columns,
etc.
How much the character and per-
sonnel of the writer was involved in
the printing Of early books Is also shown
by rules followed by early printers in
Paris and London. Prior to the advent
of Johann Gutenberg. described as the
about 1454, all the European writings
and records were kept in the shape Of
manuscripts. Much of the work of
copying these manuscripts was done
in monasteries. but in such i'm
portant capitals as Paris a veritable
Gators and illuminators sprang up.
THE first type faces followed the
curves Of the manuscripts. Print
ing then was accepted as the mimeo
graph machine is nova method Of
copying with less labor. Consequently
the first books were printed without
title pages. first capital letters begin
ming paragraphs were omitted and the
size of the pages and the type were
derived from the size Of the manuscript.
After the printers had finished their
tasks the headlines and initial letters
were inserted by the rubricator or IL
luminator and the binding often adjust
ed to suit the tastes OF the particular
purchaser. Following Of style set IN
pages OF manuscript accounted for such
pondercus volumes as the hrst printed
Bible. the forty-two.lines Bible. so
called from the number Of lines in
column.
Authorities differ - to the FIRST user
Of movable type faces in Europe. but
1t Is generally accepted that Johann
Gutenberg perfected the process nrst
in Mainx In 1883. One historian recites
the so-called "Haariem Legend" which
Janszoon Coster OF HARLEM about 1440
This report declares that the new art
was under Investigation for ten years
and that 1t was 1850 before men ac-
tually began to print in Europe. How
ever, best informed authorities declare
Europe extant. to which a definite date
can be attached. is an Indulgence"
printed at Mainz in 14s4. OF this in
dulgence, which was granted by Pope
Nicholas v to such as should con-
tribute toward the expense of the war
against the Turks. there are two prac-
ticaliy cotemporary editions in differ
ent type faces. one OF thirty.one. the
other Of thirty lines. The former must
have been printed on or before Novem-
ber Is. 1884. 40 it bears this date.
With these indulsences are connected
Johann Gutenberg. Mainz: Johann
Fust. goldsmith. and a younger man.
Peter schoeffer. later Fust's son-in-
law. The story Is that Gutenberg
invented the process for making
type. Fust furnished the funds and
Schoeffer was the hrst artisan at the
trade employed by the partners
There Ia a legend that tells that as
a reward for printing the first copies
of the Latin Bible. the first large
book known to have been printed.
Peter Schoeffer became the husband
of Catherine. daughter Of the gold
smith. The two were betrothed In
l457. but the girls father insisted on
proving tho character and talent Of
young Schosffer ~ a workman and
made the condition that two volumes
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files. the original mold and another
made by Mr.. Hunter. the matrices
and steel dies are on exhibition In the
graphic arts department at the Smith
Sontan.
The ideal sheet of paper. according
to Mr.. Hunter. Is formed from a mix
ture of cotton and linen unbleached
and free from all foreign matter. All
paper made before 1775 was Of linen
and the molds from which the sheets
were formed were made with wires
running the long way held IN place
by smaller wires running the short
way.
THE progress in the hand making
of paper by this method can be
noted by examination of the water
mark. Very old paper shows the
water marks made by the wires con-
verging into each cher near the
points where the cross wires were
located in the mold. Later makers
were able to turn out q far superior
sheet in which the water mark lines
were uniform throughout. knowledge
Of this, according to officials Of the
Smithsonian. has aided in the detec-
tion Of flaws in the ages assigned to
rare engravings and wood cuts. be-
cause many which it is claimed date
back hundreds Of years are printed
on paper in which the lines are
uniform, and such paper, 1t is known.
was not manufactured until consider
ably later. Thus it can be seen that
with the exception of maintaining
uniform water-mark lines. the modern
method, employed by Mr.. Hunter in
the making of paper by hand differs
very little from that first used by the
Chinese in the first and second
centuries.
How Mr.. Hunter thinks the book
maker should regard his work as an
art is shown by the following ex-
cerpt from one of his articles:
"The consistent book will be per-
sonality because it will be made by
few mon; that is. few hands and
minds will construct the volume, all
working together with but one aim.
But. better still, the book should De
the work Of one man alone. fnere
should be q better underetanding pc
tween the three acts In the making.
ana whGn InlS o
We will produce the ,much-talked of.
but seldom seen book 9a,,axea pK The
artisans of the fifteenth century.
when book making was in its infancy.
In the sixteenth century came the
Froben in Basel-Badius and the Es-
tisnnes in Paris and Plfnsn IN .hs in xor,d sr
the classics in printed pages. Aious
Manutius devoted his energies to
scholarly publications. and it I: said
that in twenty-one' years with his
printing presses he did more than any
other man to facilisat ,ss the spsead OF OF
the .italic" face. In 1901, he had cut
the new type based on the cursiye
handwriting then in vogue in Italy. 1t
at once became popular and in hum
dreds of years has changed little.
These example. show the closer Q: 90.
scholad. writer and the actual printer
Of books in the earlier centuries. all
Of which went into the making OF
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will take all of that tb get her in
shape"
The senator gazed ri ankly out Of
the window. Beyond it. lay the naked
ragged palms of Port {, Banos.
Livingstone felt tAt his legation
was slipping from i.m.
THAT wireless OF S,rator." he con-
tinued hastily, tell; me there is a
most amusing place few miles down
the coast, Las BoceSs. a sort Of Coney
Island. where the overnment people
go for the sumiF.e .er. There's surf
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Introduction by Irwin S. Cobb.

long public of this country for good
full of the and joy of fe tores
- veed filth, stories that Spress
aspirations of the real American just long "nH the
writings Harding he printed and repnte' the
English Himself real American he wrote of Al ericans
of his own time of all future times read
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I

1UST before dinner, the cruiser
} Raleigh having discovered the
whereabouts of the Scraps by wire
less. entered the harbor. and Admiral
Hardy came to the yacht to call upon
the senator. Having paid his re-
spects to that parsonage. the admiral
fell boisterously upon Marshall.
The two old gentlemen were friends
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ssrrHN trouble" explained S6arshai1,
l. "is this: II they carried you.
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UNIQUE ONE-MAN EXHIBIT is PLACED
ON VIEW AT SMTTHSONION INSTITUTION
BY HERBERT F. CORN.

- UTTING character and person
ality into the making of
books, an art long since for
oottao x,,f<h fba aavapf NJ tbo
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-02
DULUTH
GRAIN RECEuPD6

Duluth. Mimi, Sept. 2.-Elevator
receipts of domestic grain: Wheat
616,154 bushels: corn 9.O21; oats 49,
Al; barley 74,265; rye 157.b6o: flax
20, 524. d
Shipments of domestic grain:
Wheat s1.265: oats 100000; rye s40,-
332; flax so, zoo.
Elevator receipts of bonded grain:
Wheat 22,658.
Shipments Of bonded grain: Wheat
34,702.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat Nos.
i and 2 dark northern and Nos. 1 and
2 northern 80; No. 3 dark northern
and No. 3 northern Sc; smutty spring
u; other spring S.; Nos. 1 and 2 am
Der durum and Nos. 1 and 2 durum
1O9; No. 3 amber durum and No. 3
durum "a; smutty durum s.; other
durum 80; Nos. / and 2 dark hard
winter and Nos. l and 2 hard winter
2: mixed 1T; smutty mixed 8; total
wheat 502; flax 8; mixed grain 2:
corn 4; oats IS; rye 1903; total Of all
grains 658; on track 600.
GRAIN.
Duluth, Sept. 2.-wheat prices
were on a downward trend in today's
market as a result of active selling
at the opening by operators anxious
to realize after yesterdays bulge.
Sentiment was bearish. Old Septem-
Der wheat closed IL or at 1.29; neg
September l cent of at 1913 nominal
ly; December 1-2 Oft at 1.3l bid ana
May 1 cent off at 1873 nominally.
September durum closed 21-4 off
at 100 IL bid; October 2 cents off
at 100 Ia asked; November 3 cents
off at 1920 Ia nominally; December
2 IA off at 1.1S Ia asked and May
2 Ia off at 1.22 Ia bid.
Oats closed 1-2 cent off at 80 3-S to
80 rs: barley unchanged at 46 to 81,
and No. 2 mixed corn / cent off at
So SIS.
Spot rye closed / IL off at 1.0i Ia;
September / 1-2 of at 1.01 IL bid;
October l Ia off at t.o1 Ia asked;
December 2 cents off at 100 asked
and May 1 IA Off at 1.04 "a nominal
ly.
A turn in the tide came in the flax
seed market for a time.
September flax closed Ia OF at
1.9S IL bid; October I cent or at
200; November liz cent OF at 2.o2
bid and December la OF at 2.O4
asked.