The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, February 06, 1903, Image 7
w y Databr THIRTY CONGRESSMAN MEEKISON OP OHIO. PVNWW'WVWVNrfW.wW Hon. David Meekison is well known not only in his own State, but throughout America. He began bis political career by serving four consecutive terms as Mayor ol the town in which ho lives, during which time he became widely known as the founder of the Meekison Dank of Napoleon, Ohio. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress by a very large majority, and is the acknowledged leader of his party in his section of the State. Only one flaw marred the otherwise complete success of this rising statesman. Ca tarrh with its insidious approach and tenacious grasp was his only unconquered foe. Foi thirty years he waged unsuccessful warfare against this personal enemy. At last Peruns came to the rescue, and he dictated the following letter to Dr. Hartraan as the result ' have used several bottles of thereby from my catarrh of the head. I feel encouraged to believe that If I use It a short time-longer I will be fully able to eradicate the disease of thirty years' standing." David Meekison, Member of Congress. J THE season of catching cold is upon us. The cough and the sneeze and the nasal twang are to be heard on every hand. The origin of chronic catarrh, the most common and dreadful of diseases, is a cold. This is the way the chronic catarrh gen erally begins. A person catches cold, which hangs on longer than usual. The cold gen erally starts in the head and throat. Then follows sensitiveness of the air passages which incline one to catch cold very easily. At last the perhon has a cold all the while seemingly, more or less discharge from the nose, hawking, spitting, frequent clearing of the throat, nostrils stopped up, full feel ing in the head, and sore, inflamed throat. The best time to treat catarrh is at the very beginning. 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Every person subject to catching cold should take Peruna at once at the slightest symp tom of cold or sore throat at this season ol the year and thus prevent what is almost certain to end in chronic catarrh. Send for free book on catarrh, entitled "Winter Catarrh," by Dr. Hartman. " Health and Beauty " sent free to women only. free Pe-ru-na Almanac WCH$TR REPEATING SHOTGUNS In your town Mnall capital required and 1I return u t be lut exinent aaiured. We rouke ll Mrnli or Laundry Machinery. 181 E. Division St., Chicago. Some events pass Into history. Oth ers pass Into historical novels, coon uoi'.snur.isrnits Uso th- lt. 'i'lwt'H why they Imy Red frcwfcltjill Uluti. At lauding grwurs, 5 ceuU. ! A good Is ugh will pills out of business. often put Hve- FOOD CO. I MARSHALLTOWN, I IOWA. I 1 MRS. HAROLD STAGG. $ i ' K Copyright, IN3 iria 1891 by Robert Bonner's Son. ft CHAPTER XV. (Continued.) "Rend for yourself." Ho tossed hor the letter. "She says thnt there Is something sho 'wishes to consult me about; that It Is Impossible fo her to Ret away at the moment, niul that as I have spoken once or twice about pay ing her a visit, she hopes that I may be ablo to manage It now." Emma perused the letter. "She never asked our advice so long as that venerable fossil was alive. I have always considered that he was largely responsible for the kink that got into Eleanor's brain. Poor old man! Those eyes of his haunt tus still." "He Is dead; lot him rest In pence. He adored Eleanor, anil she adored him." "I was very fond of him myself, Harold. He was a denr old soul, but you must admit that he was nulxotic, and that he had large eyes. Well, 1 forgive him," she added, noticing that her husband looked grave. "1 am sure that he meant well. What answer aro you going to send?" "Why don't we both go? You have never been West, and It Is time that you saw something of our own coun try. Illinois Is not very far off, nnd after we have visited Eleanor, wo can pass a few days at Chicago and Cin cinnati and St. Louis. I can get away for three weeks as well as not." Emma tapped her foot contempla tively. "I suppose I could go. It Is certainly quite an idea." "And you would be ablo In that case to satisfy your curiosity all the, sooner." " 'Curiosity?' I assure you that mine in regard to Eleanor Is of the mildest order. I am curious merely as one Is curious In regard to what any crazy creature will do next. But, as you say, Harold, It Is Just as well that I should seo how dreadful tho West really Is. Of course, If the child actu ally needs you, I suppose you are bound to go to her, In caso you can leave your business; though I think It la rather cool of her to ask your ad vice, considering that sho acted dl lectly contrary to all that you have ever given her. But If you go, I shall certainly go with you." The upshot was that a week later they set out for Claverlng collego, tho Illinois Institution of learning with which Eleanor had been connected for the past Ave years. During those years Emma had seen but little of her recal citrant niece, who, so to speak, had taken the bit in her teeth on her re turn from her uncle Phlneas Baldwin's house with tho offer of a tutorship from tho. seminary In question in her pocket. An earnest scene had fol lowed, or, rather, two scenes; one In which she had brought to bear upon the culprit every argument In her ar senal, and a second and final one be tween the culprit and Harold, wIiobo labricated sternness Mrs. Stagg bad hoped to keep unmitigated, by giving him to understand that sho would bo nn unseen listener. But she had heard in vain. Harold had begun well enough with a big-mouthed, "What Is this cracked-brairi scheme of leaving us that your aunt tells mo of, Elea nor?" But from there on he had gradually weakened, until In place of putting his foot down once for all, he had suffered himself to be argued Into admitting that If her heart was set on teaching, there was no especial obliga tion why she should continue to live with them; and as to tho marriage which was proposed for her, that ho was not prepared to advlso her to marry a man she did not love. Since her departure the years had glided away without leaving much nccount of themselves, so far as con cerned Emma's relations with her. When the disappointment of seeing all her eiforts set at naught had lost Its edge for Emma, sho had accepted tho situation, as one learns to accept tho Inevitable, and had even felt grateful that, Inasmuch as Eleanor had Insisted on I eing peculiar, she had selected a field for hor eccentricities where she would never he heard of by the class ol i eople who had expected from her better things. They had been brought Into personal contact but twice, and then only for a short time on each occasion, when Eleanor had come East In vacation tlmo. Tho first summer the Staggs had been abroad, so that it bad been a good two years befora they had met at all, and then It was for a fortnight at Beverly, during which Mrs. Stagg had been excessive ly polite to her guest, except so far as Informing her that she looked thin and needed fattening up could be con sidered as antagonistic. Hor eagle eye had watched haughtily to detect the signs of barrier-breaking which she felt sure must sooner or later mani fest themselves as tho result of asso ciation with a mixed college; but she had been forcod to admit after Eleanor had departed that they had not been forthcoming. In tho summer follow ing, Eleanor was to have paid them a second visit, In the glory (or. as Mrs. Stagg might havo put It, tho shame) of her advancement to tho rank of assistant professor; but the plan had been upset by tho serious Illness of Uncle Phlneas, at whoso bedside Elea nor had officiated as a tondor nurse until his death, which occurred Just before it was time for hor to roturn to her collegiate duties. Emma, who had felt horself excused from the necessity of attending tho funeral by the dis tance of Beverly from New York, had cautlonod Harold to be suro to bring Eloanor hack with him for rest and u change; but she had represented to him that It was Imperntlvo for her to be on hand nt the opening of tho term. During the fourth summer the one Just past Eleanor had not been able to come Enst, owing to tho fact that sho had been soloctcd to supor vlso the building of a new rending room for the students or "Claverlng," which was now In process of erection. Instead, her two brothers, who were nenrly ready to grnduato from school, had gone out to pny her a visit, whence they had returned with glowing ac counts or the nttrnctlons or the West, to which Emmn had listened with pa tient scorn. Still she felt, bb she settled herseir In the train n few days later, that sho was glad, on the whole, to bo going, In order to Ree for herself tho fahu Ioub cities whose mushroom growth out of the bosom of the prairies had taken place almost within tho scope of her own recollection. Concerning Eleanor's Individual surroundings slro felt but llttlo curiosity. She bellevQd that she could divine In advance pret ty woll what they would be, and any attempt to do so made her shudder. While she was studying the land scape through the windows of the Pull man, lost In these relloctlons, on tho morning or their departure, Harold suddenly turned to her with the ex clamation: "That explains everything." CHAPTER XVI. She took from him tho newspaper he held out, and read at the place whero his finger indicated tho follow ing telegraphic announcement: "The trustees of CInverIng College, Illinois, at a speclnl meeting held yes terday, elected Miss Eleanor Baldwin as president of that Institution In place of David B. Albion, resigned. Miss Baldwin, the newly elected lady presi dent, and lnte assistnnt professor of history nnd literature at tho college', Is In her twenty-fifth year, and Is said to ue very attractive In her personal ap pearance and a favorite with the stu dents both male and female. Her elec tion gives general satisfaction." "What do you think of that?" ex claimed Harold, with manifest enthu siasm, when ho saw that his wire had finished. "What does It mean?" sho nskod, with a somewhat dazed air. "Why, she has been chosen presi dent ot the collego. "How can she be president?" "How can she be? Why shouldn't sho be? Sho Isn't the first woman who has been put at the head or an euileu tional Institution. It's a croat com- pllmont to her. and and does great credit to her ability and pluck. Pres ident! Well, that Is a tcn-strlke!" "Harold, I think It's awful." "Why Is it awful?" "In the first place, to be known as' a lady president Is enough to makcono 111, Salesladies nnd lady typewriters are terrible enough, but this caps tho climax." - "Come, now, Cherub, be reasonable. You arc dodging the question. You must admit that they have paid her a great compliment." Emma drew her cloak about her frigidly, as she replied: "I suppose she has got what she wanted, If you mean that." "Not one girl in a thousand would have done so well." "Not one girl -In ten thousand would havo wished to." "I am sorry for your sex, then," ho retorted warmly. "I menn to telegraph my congratulation at tho next station." Emma made no reply, and resting her cheek on her gloved hand, turned to tho landscape again. But the sud denness with which she reverted her head for a few moments later be trayed the warmth of her emotions, though she spoke with measured sen tences: "Of course, Hnrold, I understand and recognize that It Is a great compli ment, in one sense of tho word, to have been chosen presldont, or what ever It Is, of this college; and I will say frankly that It Is a surprise to me that Eleanor should have been selected to fill such a position. She must have more ability of a certain kind than 1 gave her credit for, and I am ready to admit that she Is entitled to be con gratulated. But If, at the same time, you expect me to say that I think she Is more to be congratulated because she is to spend her days as the lady president of a mixed college than she would bo If she had married Owen Page, I bog to bo allowed to differ from you. What will hor life be? For all I know, she will have to wear bloomers; but, assuming that sho Is allowed to dress like other female mor tals, she will bo expectod to be pecu liar and strong-minded and and un attractive. Sho Is more than likely to remain single, und her best years will be passed In listening to hum-drum recitations and collecting funds for new dormitories." "Instead of leading a llfo of frivolous and elegant lolsuro, like tho rest of you." Mrs. Stagg tossed hor head and an swered with calm disdain: "Did I not know that you wore meroly trying to oxelto mo. Harold. I might take offexae at the personal character or your remark. As to your saying that Eleanor would havo been obliged to lead a llfo or frivolous and elegant leisure, as you call it, had she seen fit to behave like an ordluary Christian being and lattrry tho mau who was devoted to her, why, the idea is simply absurd. 'Klegant.' I grant if the hud nifmled Ow.'ii Page, but hhc rould ha' brtn tin very antipodes or 'frivolous' nnd 'Idle,' nnd alio seen fit, nnd no one would hnve thought anything about It. Tlint's the provok ing part of It; wo nr6 so much In nce"n of cleVer people in society 1 sup pose thnt 1 must admit that Eleanor Is really clover and Owen Pnge was Just the mnn to lot his wife do whatever she wished," "Wo are not suro yet thnt she has nccopted the position," said Harold, ns ho snipped off tho end or a cigar with the gilt cutter nttnehed to. his watch chain, preparatory to going to tho smoklng-cnr. "Why should she lofuso It?" "Merely beennse sho Is a woman, nnd It Is never sare to prognosticate how any one of your sux will net ua iler nny given Set of circumstances. She evidently wishes to have my views on tho subject. Woll, she shall hnvo them. 1 shnli advlso her to ac cept without the slightest: hesltntlon," snid tho broker, In his decisive fash Ion. Twonty-rour hours later, the Staggs alighted from the train at Hundley, tho small town on tho confines or which stood Claverlng college, unmet! after Its rounder nnd benefactor, one Thom as Claverlng, who had established tho Institution aB n memorial to his two deceased children, a son and a daugh ter. A twenty-mlnuto drive In tho huckboard thoy found In waiting, be hind a swift pair of long-tailed horses, brought them to nn Imposing gateway, blazoned with the college arms on ono side nnd patriotic Inscriptions on. tho other. As they drove up tho long avenue flanked by tnll pines they could see on either hand a wldo stretch of undulating greensward, variegated by knolls and clumps or trees In tho full flush or nutumn brilliancy, which tho loquacious driver Informed them wns n part of tho collego domain. Thero were two hundred acres In nil. "Whowl Land must bo cheap," said Harold. "And think what a place for flirta tion," Emma answered. "I wonder wo don't boo the landscape dotted with sauntering couples." After a qunrter of a mile of nvcnuo they came in sight of tho buildings, four In number, arranged In tho form of a largo quadrangle, which were bcv orally described by their guide as tho College House, the dormitory for tho men students, the dormitory for tho lady students, and the gymnasium and theater combined. All of them wero elaborately and tastefully constructed after the lateBt fashion of approved motlorn architecture, so that oven Em ma folt obliged to murmur her acqui escence In the laudatory expressions which were uttered by Harold. "They're tasty and no mistake," said the driver, by way or setting tho seal ot his approval on tholr verdict. "You ought ter see tho boathouso and tho lake where tho crcwa race. I tell you there's one crew or tho lady stu dents that can make tho boys row for all they know how. Say," ho added, reining In his horses, "maybo you'd like to drive round by tho lake beroro wo stop. Ten minutes '11 do It." "Much obliged to you; no. Miss Baldwin is expecting us," said Har old. "A fine appearing lady Miss Bald win. I suppose you heered she bo Mectcd lady president? I ain't strong on women's rights myself, but they do say she's a smart one," So saying, he drew up before the building which ho had described as "Collego House." Eleanor, "who was on the lookout for them, ran down tho steps to greet them. "Welcome to Claverlng, Uncle Har old and Aunt Emma." "Well, Mistress Lady President, I bow before you," said Harold, after ho had given her a smart kiss. - Eleanor laid her finger on her lips. "S-h! No titles, please. I havo not accepted yet." "But you will, of course." "Perhaps, but perhaps not Wq will talk of that lator," sho added, with an air ot mystery which seemed to em barrass her a little, aB they went up tho steps. (To be continued.) Punishing a Chinese Striker. Punishment of 100 blows and two weeks' Imprisonment was the sentence of a Shanghai court In a recent caso of an engineer who left IjIb employers without due notice. Because other employes ot the company profited by an advance In wages and the engi neers wero overslaughed and defend ant In company with seven other en gineers struck. Aas a result tho launches on which they were at work wore left idle for an entire morning and fitters had to bo brought out of tho machine shops to take the places of the strikers. Tho company prose cuting tho case contended that as tho men were employed by the month they should havo given a month's notice of tholr Intention to loave, a position In which it was upheld by the court Warrents are out for the other seven strikers. Labor unions have apparent ly not yet secured a hold In the Orient. Some Court Decisions. 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