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Copyright. 1905,
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PRESIDENT TAFT'S TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO MAJOR ARCHIBALD W. BUTT.
Ma, or Archibald W Butt wa. on. of th. h.ro.. of the Tit.nio. Ho w.. Pr.sid.nt Taft't rniMyy ! After
mSf I tf dS lhI-pS.i-.nt. with t..r. in hi. oyo. .nd f.lt.ring voic., rn.d. him th. .ubj. , t. .n. of the
moit heartfelt oulogie. ov.r pronounced ovor a gallant man. pra.a.ng h.a manhood, h.. cour.go. h.a loyalty, h.a
""ewVillhadv knew Archi. a. 'Arehi.,' - aaid th. pr.tid.nt. "I cannot go into a box at a theater, I cannot turn
.roun 'n mj'reem t.nnot go anjvvh.r., with.Ut expecting to ... hi. amiling f.c. or to hear hi. cheerful vo.o.
Toreet "8 VheTl. "the Pr..id.nTi. rather i.ol.t.d. and tho.. appointed to live with h.m com. much eleeer
2 ititsv is S..to ztitszzA a j&zx
.nedhtet Mm. T&... & for him a troubled I pm. H. wa. a oldi.r. and when . wa.
inted to .erve under another, to
L -u .;. . ,,rh mmt
when you don't expect It But with Archie It wa. Ju.t a. natural for him to
j- lj ma 0 oarmit him to do .omething for aome one for me.
wa. on the dk of the Tit.nio .x.ctly wh.t h. w.. .v.rywh.r.. H.
him kit th. crrcum.Unc.. of hi. going .r. all that w. would h.v. had, and.
for
Sid. of th. Shield," a .pl.ndidly written romano. of lov. and war.
CHAPTER VII.
A Lieutenant of Volunteers. .
DID not go west Immediately
after leaving the Pines, us 1
had Intended doing, but re
mained within the state, hop
I
ing yalnly to get some word of for
giveness from Miss Ellen. In my
calmer moments 1 reviewed my visit
to the Turplns. and the letter which
she so condemned seemed to me to be
my least offense. Though I under
stood her resentment and appreciated
the position she had taken, I felt, how
ever, that I had made a mistake In
obeying her and now wished that I
had remained at the Pines and con
fessed everything to Bud. I believed
then, as 1 do now. that he would have
understood me better than Miss Ellen
had done and would have pleaded my
cause tot me. though I doubt whether
4 ho or any one else at that time could
have shaken her determination not to
admit me to her friendship again.
I would wake up each morning re
solved to quit the state that day, but
before noon I would change my mind,
as I seemed utterly Incapable of tear
ing myself from the neighborhood of
the Pines. I ever looked and longed
for some change of feeling which
might blunt the edge of my grief, but
none came, and my. love seemed to
grow stronger each succeeding day.
It was maddening to think that I had
lost her, and what gave this sorrow a
keener edge was the knowledge that I
had forever put It out of my power to
be of any service to ber or to lend as
sistance to those she loved. I would
become a prey at times to the keenest
pangs of Jealousy. I had no doubt
that the squire would renew his suit
and I feared that she might be led In
her bitter resentment toward me to
accept his hand In marriage. I wrote
her several letters begging for her for
giveness and If she could not grant
me that to try at least to understand
the feelings which had prompted me
to write the letters which had been the
means of separating us. I told her of
the hopeless state of mind into which
I had fallen and that I believed that
my life would bo aimless unless she
would touch the magic spring which
would set my blood aglow once more
and arouse the dormant ambition with
in nie to accomplish something In the
world.
I wrote on and on. I exhausted my
logic and mental powers to innke her
understand. I reviewed my visit to
the Tines at length, from the moment
I bad met Colonel Turpln to the last
Interview I bad had with her. My first
mistake, 1 told her, had been In letting
my Introduction to her and her mother
as n relative of the Kentucky Palmers
go unchallenged. I explained how I
believed myself to have been merely a
boarder and the almost fatal mistake
I had made In speaking to the colonel
on the subject
Such hospitality I was unaccustom
ed to, nor do I now fully understand
the promptings of that kind old heart
when he Invited me to the Pines. I
told her of my life and of my work;
how 1 had rotne Into her section with
the bitterest feelings against It My
one ambition. I told her, was to arouse
a hostile sentiment In JCew England
against the political pnrty then In pow
er In nearly nil the southern mates. I
did not conceal from her the satisfac
tion I had felt when this assignment
hud been given n.e nor my disappoint
ment when 1 learned afterward that
I was not to touch on politics In my
letters. 1 told her of my resolution to
leave the Pines on the day tifter I had
arrived there, but how that resolve
melted an snow before the sun when 1
had seen her and looked Into her eyes;
bow step by step she had led me to
look upon life with a broader and a
kindlier view and had brought me
finally to a full understanding of her
nectJon and her people, und bow she
had made nie know for the first time
what my father meant wbeu he was
wont to say that all the two great sec
tions of the country needed was to get
cnualnted.
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SHL1J3)
MAJORJ)
-AorHiuAi nw. RHTT
by J. B. Lippmeott company. All rights
that otner n. r.naer.u impuun 7.
sacrifice, aa Archie Butt.
vM"zi:;r-- i .i nfaP....n
The letter which had so offended ber.
1 said, would be the meuns of bringing
thousands of persons to a proper ap
preciation of her home land and the
southern character. Just as the facts
embodied In It had caused me to
change the opinions I bad held once.
I did not believe my offense was past
forgiveness, and I begged her that in
a spirit of fairness she would try to
appreciate the Impulses of one whose
Instincts seemed to be to write of
things as they are and whose training
bad led him always to seek out those
things to describe which were novel
and of Interest. I followed this letter
with another, but with no better result.
1 wearied the postal officials with ques
tions and got them to go through the
general delivery a half dozen times a
day.
I do not know how It would have
ended bad the thought not come to me,
as If by Inspiration, that I could at
least be of some small service to ber.
yet keep my Identity In the back
ground. After waiting In Augusta one
more week In anxious hope that each
day might bring a letter from ber I
took the train for Atlanta and there
began a search for the holders of the
mortgage on the Pines. With good
references I presented myself at the
office of one of the large trust compa
nies and authorized its agents to trace
the mortgage and to secure It at any
cost After weeks of Incessant work
we traced the holders somewhere In
the southern part of the stute, arid an
agent of the compuny was dNpatched
there to take up the mortgage. The
utmost caution was necessary to se
cure tho consent of Dud without excit
ing his susplclou. The h.ildeis of the
paper were Instructed to say that they
had to sell and that they had found a
company whose business It was to
lend money willing to accept It. Noth
ing was said about reducing the Inter
est. It was not nntll the transfer had
been accomplished that It was made
known to P.ud that the company had
reduced the Interest from 0 to 4 per
cent.
I had followed the transaction with
the keenest Interest, nnd the ntllchils.
They Understood th. Neceuity of Se
crecy. who were lu my confidence, became as
Interested almost as I. I told them
that under no circumstances were the
Turplns to know unything about me;
that everything must be done through
them. They understood tho necessity
of secrecy, us I told theui that tho ben
eficiaries of this act would reject it
and force a foreclosure bad they any
reason to suspect that the interest had
been . reduce thmnrh anv desire. ij
mm
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As
reserved.
-
tr.it. in men.
It make, them heroe
help tho.e about h.m a. .t wa.
U.v.e . void with the. who loved
whil. te.r. fill th. .v.. and th.
Th. b..tof h...to Both
assist them lu any wsy. Satisfied that
I had done something for Miss Ellen
I determined to leave for tho west.
It was while going to take my train
that a circumstance occurred that de
layed my departure for several days
more. I was late and was hurryln
through the depot when I run fairly in
tho arms of I!ud. I aid not recognize
him ot first, und tr was only when 1
stepped back with a conventional apol
ogy that I aw the strong outlines of
his face and knew It to be that of Miss
Ellen's brother. It was ouly n momen
tury glimpse I had of him, but he look
cd older nnd more careworn, it seemed
to me. He seemed preoccupied nnd
did not recognize me, for. lowering my
face, I hurried past him and reached
the waiting room. I abandoned all lu
tcntion of taking the trai-j that day,
for I at ouce suspected that my secret
bad became known uud that Bud had
come to Atlanta with the determine
tiou of either having the transfer re
voked or else forcing me to accept the
former luterest on the mortgage. By a
circuitous route I reached my hotel
nnd. sending for u messenger, dispatch
ed u note at once to the company In
forming the officials of the arrival of
Mr. Turpln
The next day I learned fiat Bud.
thinking the transaction somewhat
queer. h.rO come to Atlanta to see
about It himself, und I ptrougly be
lieved that Miss Ellen had urged til in
to It to Hulisry herself that i was in no
way connected with the benefit which
those at I he Pines would derive from
the reductlou of the Interest. Bud de
mauiltil to know to whom bis family
was inileliiel for this unlookcd for
piece ot generosity. My agent told blin
that these uiurtguge hud bin-oine very
vuluuble and that his compuny hud
been authorized to secure us muny l
them us possible nnd to reduce the in
terc.t on them to 4 per cent. Satis
tied that the mutter was n business
transaction. Bud left for the Pines
again and. I had reason to believe,
with a Jighterjieart.
host In the background aud congrut
ulatlng myself on the success of my
scheme. 1 wandered Into the west. The
face of Ellen was ever before me
Night nrd day the lecture of ber. Hud
In a simple gingham frock, ber sleeve
rolled up and her hand pointing In the
direction of the old memorial bridge,
was ever In my mind. Several times I
tried to resume my writing, but my
pen seemed to drop from my fingers or
else my mind refused to respond to
my will. In dejection of spirit my
head would fall over on my nrnis. uud
1 would sit for hours dreaming of the
Pines und Miss Ellen. In my npnthy
I Journeyed to Japan, and for awhile
life seemed brighter In that mosaic
looking country: but. go where I would,
there was ever recurring to my
thoughts the picture of Miss Ellen, and
aiy heart would swell and tears rush
unbidden to my eyes as I remembered
ur parting. There was talk of wur
between my country and Spain, but
this Interested me little. I seemed to
have lost my sense of the proportion
of things. Resolved at last to take up
tjie thread of my life ngnin uud begin
sncw. I started for the States. Almost
the tlrst thing I learned on ivuchlng
tho PaHm: slop was the fact ;hat war
had Itecn declared Tln;;i ot an In
dignant people IkiiI swept tt', politics
and diplomacy und had suf -d with
such force about the nation's rulers
that no one dared stiiiu'. tu Its p.ith
The martial spirit of m; ancestors
had never burned within me. for my
mind had always Ixen set lu other di
rections, nnd my pursuits were those
of peace. Never hesitating fur a mo
ment, however. I started across the
continent. By telegraph and letters I
collocted my scattered Influences nnd.
backed by my delegation in congress,
asked tho governor of my state for a
commission. It waa secured without
much troublo, and I was mustered In
the service as n first lieutenant of vol
unteers In one of the regiments from
Massachusetts.
(To lie Continued.)
NO GIVE IN TO GOOD
ROADS PROPOSITION
Fiiiin Wednesday's I'ally.
Nut since Hie days nf I lie uivat
Iliad builders nf Home, perhaps,
lias so much interest been shown
in pood road building. In the
early history of Ibis country oc
casional liijr good road projects
developed, like the Cumberland
road and a few others. Hut for
the most part I lie people were too
uisy with mud. rock, hills or
whatever might appear and mak
ing only desultory elt'orl to better
travel conditions.
mil a (iiiierem spirit is now
apparent. In the east today good
roads are I lie rule, and their alue
is coming to he appreciated. The
west is now catching Hie spirit
and instead of the one day per
year spent in doubtful improve
ment of some had hill or marshy
bottom (he farmers are now wil
ling to devote considerable lime
to concerted effort in building
really good roads and keeping
them in repair. In doing this, they
note their farms increase in value
almost double to what they we're
worth twenty years ago, and since
the good roads movement has In
come general, you can hardly find
a farmer in Cass county who
wauls to sell his farm at any
price. (iood roads is what has
made this country prosper, and il
looks like the farmers would ht
alive to their own interests.
COMMISSIONERS WILL
REPAIR RIFLE RANGE ROAO
From Wednesday's Pally.
The delegation from the Com
mercial club and Lieutenant Kel
ler, from the rifle range, wailei
upon the county commissioners
this morning and represented to
the commissioners the need of a
good road to the rifle range. Lieu
tenant Kelley slated that it was
necessary to have the road in
order to enable the government
to carry out the improvements
contemplated, and as they expect
to park the ground they will use
as a camp, they must have the
road.
The commissioners agreed to
drive out and inspect the road and
have the necessary repairs made
at once to enable them to use the
road. The city has agreed t tlx
the sink-hole in the bottom road
east of the depot, which the
soldiers are using temporarily to
get to and from their camp. This
is pleasing news indeed to the
people of Plattsmouth and means
that the government will he able
to put in some great improve
ments at the range.
REGISTRATION AT THE PERU
NORMAL IS VERY LARGE
Kcgisl ration at Ihe Normal be
gan last Monday al lt.'K ami al
o'clock that evening loll stud
ents hail enrolled. This was al
least .10 more I hail for Ihe llrsl
day of any preceding year. My
Tuesday at ,'i p. in., Ihe enroll
ment was -Mi!), and by Wednesday
al Ihe same lime, fiol. My refer
ence o the (ils of the Pointer we
ll'id that last year, the best year
up lo that time, the enrollment
was 7i up to Itiursday noon;
this shows a decided increase
Hecords have md been checked up
since Wednesday, but it, is hi
lieveil Dial fully bill) are now en
rolled, and this means 7'in by Ihe
close of 1U12.
I he increase in alleiidance is
particularly noticeable in I In
senior class. There will be nt
least L'flO graduates this year
This is by far the largest class
ever graduated from the Peru
stale Normal. Another place
where the increase is noticeable
is in the enrollment of post
graduates, II has been the policy
of (he school for a number of
years to place additional em
phasis on advanced college work.
The large nl tendance of degree
students' indicates Ihe increased
popularity of this phase of work.
Peru Pointer.
Antoine Deloria, postmaster at
Harden, Mich., knows the exact
facts when he speaks of the
curative value of Foley Kidney
l'ills. Ho says: "From my own
experience I recommend Foley
Kidney Pills as a great remedy for
kidney trouble. My father was
cured of kidnety disease and a
god many of my neighbors were
cured by Foley Kidney Pills." For
sale by F. H. Fricke St Co.
Marshall, Dentist, Coates block,
"Suited" Better In Plattsmouth.
C1. John Franklin Swee.y. the
irrcpres.Mhie. came in from Oma
ha on the M. P. this nioininz ami
was a caller at Ibis otlice, bear
ing his u.Mial smiling counten
ance. Our old friend has been
out at Kearney doing some news
paper work ami will go to Hasting.-
next Monday t engage in
the same work at that ple.
John came down from Omaha to
purchase a new suit of clothes
from W'escolt's Sons, which has
been his customary soring and
fall practice for several years.
e says he gels better goods ami
heller bargains here than in the
metropolis. This looks strange,
but it is nexerlheless true.
Entertained at McCauley Home.
During the summer mouths the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the First
Presbyterian church discontinued
their meetings, and Wednesday
afternoon they held their tlrst
meeting of the fall and winter
season at the home of Mrs, Wil
liam McCauley and were enter
tained in a most delightful man
ner. The ladies held their busi
ness session, at which time I hey
arranged their work for the com
ing months. Following the busi
ness session a most enjoyable
hour or two was had in social
conversation ami other diversions.
Just prior to the close of the aft
ernoon's entertainment an excel
lent luncheon was served by the
hostess. There were a large num
ber in attendance, who pro
nounced Mrs. McCauley as being
a splendid entertainer.
St. Mary's Guild Meets.
The St. Mary's fiuild held their
regular meeting yesterday after
noon, being entertained by Mrs.
II. S. Austin and Miss Dora Fricke
at the Austin home. This is the
tlrst meeting the ladies have held
since I lie summer months and
there were a large number in at
tendance. Considerable import
ant business matters were trans,
acted during their usual business
session, after which the remaind
er or the atiernoon was very
pleasantly whiled away in plying
the busy nedle and other amuse-
merits, interspersed with social
conversation. Delicious refresh -
ments were served.
i
Costs You Nothing When Idle
Almost Nothing When It Runs
WHEN an I II C engine is at work, it is
the cheapest dependable power you
can use; when not working it costs
you nothing. It will work just as hard at the
close of the day as at the start will work
overtime or all night just as readily. It is
ready to work whenever you need it; always
reliable and satisfactory. You can use an
I H C Oil and Gas Engine
to pump water, to run the wood saw, cream
separator, churn, grindstone, washing machine,
feed grinder, corn husker and shredder, en
silage cutter, or any other farm machine to
which power can be applied.
I II C oil and gas engines are constructed of
the best materials; built by men who know
what a good engine must do; thoroughly tested
before leaving the factory.
They are made in all sizes from 1 to 50-horse
power; in all styles vertical and horizontal,
air and water cooled, portable, stationary and
mounted on skids, to operate on gas, gaso
line, naphtha, kerosene, distillate or alcohol.
Kerosene-gasoline tractors, 12 to 45-horse
power.
Ask the I IIC local dealer to show you an
I II C engine and explain each part, or write
for catalogue and full information.
International Harvester Company of America
uncorporaieu
Council Bluffs la.
I M C Swrie Burtta
Tha purpoo of this Bureau is to furnish, free
of charge to all. tlie best information obtainable
on oettt-r larnunv. n you liavn anr worthy ques
tions conccrninii soils, crnna. lain! Hrina Irrl.
tat on. fertiliser, etc.. make your Inquiries snecilic
and send them to I H C Servict Bureau. Harvester
Building, Chicago, U b A
BIG AUTOMOBILE PARADE AT
NEHAWKAJMEXT SATURDAY
On Saturday next September
Jl there will be a great auto
mobile parade at Xehawka. and
"Mil in prizes is offered. It is in
tended to have Ihe parade form
in front of Isaac Pollard's home
at 2 : ' .1 p. in., and will pass Ihe
reviewing stand east of the bank
at :t p. m. F.very automobile
owner is invited to enter the con
test whether his car is decorated
or no). There will he a dance in
Ihe afternoon and evening ia
Sheldon's grove, The event is
under Ihe management of the A.
O. I'. V and all the automobiles
in the county, or the most of
them, will undoubtedly be there,
l'laltsmoulh should send down a
big delegation. Tulene's merry-go-round
will he there to please
bold old and young. Nebraska
City expects to send up a delega
tion, ami IMallsmouth should,
keep up with the procession.
New Club Organized.
A new club has been organized,
which has ils headquarters in an
extra room nt Ihe home of W. E.
Hosencrans on Sixlh and Vine
streets. The club membership
consists of nine of Plalsmouth's
enthusiasts, ranging ' from 10 to
l i years in age, and is known as
the Hoyal club. The club room is
modern in every way, having both
hot and cold water, electric lights
ami shower bath. The members
are: Mlythe Hosencrans, Torn
Walling, Leonard Walling, Mil
Ion Austin, Carl Wohlfarth, Jack
Parmele, Clifford Pein, Henry
Herold and John Wickman. The
hoys have elected the following
olllcers: Milton Austin, presi
dent; Tom Walling, vice presi
dent; Carl Wohlfarth, secretary;
Mlythe Hosencrans, treasurer, and
Clifford Pein, janitor.
Mors Improvements.
L. (i. Larson, the contractor,
closed a deal today with the Vogel
Investment company of Omaha
for the erection of a $1,000 addi
tion lo the building occupied by
Adolph (ieise as a saloon. The.
addition will he built on the south
I side of the building and will give
Mr. (Ieise some needed room. Mr.
Larson is one of the leading eon-
1 tractors -of the oil v. and always
i gives satisfaction in his work.
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