Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, July 29, 1909, Image 6
. . . . ---.w.-- - - . . , . . . - , ' . . . , 1. : " .i " ' < ' . - ' . . - - ! " - - . - . . . . - - - - . . .1 . . Anythirnr\ no : OMXffe Him. "Herbert , " said the stern father , "I ' uppose you arc suing [ . to marry that dol - I faced \vasp-waisted. pink-chocked , simpe'r- ] 1 ioff / , giggling , , gtiin-chewing poverty-strick- . en little Miss : : 'Wredlip. " l "No , fiithcr , " answered the dutiful son i "if you prefer it 1 will marry that long , i 1 c lean fr.klefaccd.lJarpchinned. \ , goggle- ; + { . eyed ; solemn , austere raucous-voiced , vin - 't ' jary , suspicious. blue-nosed lantern-j - i ed , prim , rich old Miss Allkoyne. " ' "You shan't ! " roared the indignant old gentleman. "You're not half good enoug , ; for her 1" ! Thus a toft answer may turn away ; a kard fate. - Chicazo Tribune. - - , I 1 . DODDS i I ( , kKID N E . iI I V' . ' _ _ _ K i ( I A . L I G \ I The Affectionate Kinsman. ill , His Legal Adviser That distant rela- tlve of yours is an old nuisance , you say , and yet you think you ought to do some- ] i thing for him. do you ? Well , why not Settle an annuity on him ? Millionaire - Great Caesar , no ! Pee - pie ) who , draw annuities never die - ! : A NOTRE DAME LADY'S APPEA . To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism , whether muscular or of the Joints , clatica , ( f lumbagos backache , pains In the kidneys er neuralgia pains , to write to her for a 1 + home treatment which has repeatedly cure all of these tortures. She feels It her duty ( j to send It to all sufferers FREE. You cure yourself : at home as thousands will testify no change of climate being necessary. This almple discovery banishes uric acid from the blood , loosens the stiffened joints , pur - fles the blood , and brightens the eyes , giving ! ill elasticity and tone to the whole system. It I ; the above Interests you , for proof addr ifrs. M. Summers , Box 3 , Notre Dame , Inc . " I I We Can Learn from Our Cnildre > 3 . Treat the child more as an equal ; aot as a hopeless inferior. The ' Isn't so much need of coming doi l to his level as of giving him an or - I portunity to come up to yours - whi will not require such a frightful ef- * fort on his part as you sometimes err - agine. If you can get a child to rec- j ognize and treat you as his equal , cc n- I' tinues Woods Hutchinson , writing for } "Success Magazine , " you will have } ' I gained the highest possible position ot Influence over him and earned the best and sincerest compliment ever paid ' . you. We dwell greatly upon wh parents teach their children , but we i forget to record in equal detail on the opposite side of the ledger what our children teach us. It would be diffici to say on which side the balan would be found to fall. The child i gl ! not merely the ideal pupil , but also ! ! ! the greatest teacher in the world. The lessons that we lear-fi from him , it ( we approach him with proper huml - 4 ty , are the most valuable part of our tducation. Origrln of Confettl-Throvrinsr. Confetti-throwing , which is now i so general , owes its origin , strange ; enough , to an accident. A firm was en- gaged in printing and turning out thr.m- Bands of almanac In which eyelet hoL were punched. The tiny colored disl were thrown about by tbe work girls , and as the proprietor saw the dec ratlve possibilities of the fragments ! ho tried his idea. It caught on to such an extent that he soon gave up prin - Ing and devoted himself to confett making. SURPRISED HIM. Doctor'o Test of Food. A doctor In Kansas experImented with his boy in a test of food and fivas tho particulars. He says : "I naturally watch the effect of dli . ferent foods on patients. My own lit tie son , a lad of four , had "beea ill I with pneumonia and during his con I Quiescence did not seem to care for ; , i any kind of food. * 'I knew something of Grape-Nut ind its rather fascinating flavour and particularly of its nourishing and nerve-building powers , so I started th- boy on Grape-Nuts and found from the j first dish that he liked it. \ "His mother gave It to him steadily and he began to improve at once. In less than a month he had gained E i about eight pounds and soon became t Bo well an3 , strong we had . no further anxiety about him. "An old patient of mine , 73 years i'i ' old , came down with serious stomach r1 1 trouble and before I , was called had ; rot so weak he could eat almost noth- + ing , and was In a serious condition. , i He had tried almost every kind of 1 food for the sick without avail. "I immediately put him on , Grape- . Nuts with good , rich milk and just a little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed I when I came next day , 'Why , doctor , I never ate anything so good or that I made me feel so much stronger. ' "I am pleased to say that he got well on Grape-Nuts , but he had to stick I to it for two or three weeks , then he began to branch out a little with rice or an egg or two. He got entirely well in spite of his almost hopeless condition. He gained 22 pounds In two months , which at his age is re markable. "I could quote a list of cases where Grape-Nuts has worked wonders. " "There's a Reason. " Read "The Road to Wellville , " in pkgs. Ever read the above letter ? A f new one appears from time to time. eo They are'genuine , true , end full of human interest. . . - - " - , . - - _ , - . , . ' , 7 - . , - , , . - - . > , " _ _ . . . . . ' . , r . , : . r , . . - , . . . . - . - + * . + . . . . + - t ,111 : - i iWain : : Chance : : : III t BY 4 Meredith Nicholson + . COPYRIGHT 1903 + THE EOBBS-MEKRII.L COMPANY i + + 44- + + . . . . - - - . . . . - J - CHAPTER XVI. - ( Continued. ) , Saxton , standing with Fenton in .the lark hall , referred to his watch again "Shall we go in ? " he asked. The lawyer dropped the knob of the door and drew back out of the way. "It's too bad it's glass , " said Saxt , jetting his shoulder against the wooden frame over the lock. The lock held , but 1 the door bent away from it. He braced his feet and drove his shoulder harder ( Into the corner , at the same time press- Ing his hip against the lock. It refused : to yield , but the glass cracked , and final- ly [ [ half of it fell with a crash to the fioor within "Don't hurry yourselves , gentlemen : , " laid Fenton , coolly , speaking through tbe ragged edges of broken glass. Saxl thrust his hand in to the catch and open- , sd the door. "Why , it's only Fenton , " called : Uar- frave in a pleasant home to his as- iociates , who had effected their exits safo- y into a rear room. "It's only Fenton. " continued the law- rer , stepping inside , "but I'll have to trouble : you to wait a few minutes. "Oh , the meeting's adjourned , if that's vhat you want , " said Margrave. "That won't go down , " said Fent < , placing his package on the table. "You're old enough to know , Margrave , that one man can't hold a stockholders' meeti behind " locked doors. "The meeting was held regular , at the hour and place advertised , " said Mar- ; rave , with dignity. "A majority of the stockholders were represented. " "By you , I suppose , " said Fenton , who had walked into the room followed by ; Saxton. "By me , " said Margrave. "How many shares have you ? " ask the lawyer. "I suppose you think I'm working a bluff , but I've really got the stuff this time. To be real decent with you I don't lind telling you that I've got exactly ] ; twenty-five hundred and ninety-sev < hares of this stock. I guess that's a i majority all right. Now one good turn : deserves another ; how much has Port : got ? I don't care , but I'd just like to + know. " He stood by the table and oste - tatiously played with his certificates to { lake Fenton's humiliation all the keenc . argrave's associates stood at the bat of the room and watched him admirin - ly. Fenton's bundle still lay on the ta- ble , and Saxton stood with his hands in his pockets watching events. There had been no chance for him to explain to Fe.n- on > his reasons for seeking the offices of i he Traction Company and , it had pleased [ argrave to ignore. his presence ; Fentc lid no further attention tj him. ne ondered at Fenton's forbearance , am ! pecte"d the lawyer to demolish Mar trC1ve , but Fenton said : "You are quite right , Margrave. I 1 old for Mr. Porter exactly twenty-three indred and fifty shares. " Margrave nodded patronizingly. "Just a little under the mark. " "You may make that twenty-four hui - dred even , " said Saxton : , "if it will do .ou good. " "I'm still shy , " said Fenton. "On iend clearly has the advantage. " "I suppose if you'd known how nea ' ? tu'd come , you'd have hustled pretty hC1rd for the others , " said Margrave , syl - ) .thetically. "Oh , I don't know I" ! said Fenton , with the taunting inflection which gives slang to the phrase. He did not seem greatly sturbed. Saxton expected him to try to make terms ; but the lawyer yawned in : 1. preoccupied way , before he said : "So long as the margin's so small , you'd tter be decent and hold your stockhold- ers' meeting according to law and let us tn. I'm sure Mr. Saxton and I would be Df great assistance-wise counsel and all ] hat" "You're a pretty good fellow , Fenton , lDd I'm sorry we can't do business to getber. " . "Oh , well , if you won't , -you won't. " nton ; took up his bundle and turned to he door. "I suppose you've got large chunks of action bonds , too , Margrave. : There's ; thing like going in deeg in thesi things. " "I've been hearing for four years that action bondholders were going to tear np the earth , but I guess those old frosts own in New England won't foreclose on me. I'll pay 'em their interest as soon as [ get to going. And say ! " he ejaculated , Idenly , "if Porter's got any of those bonds don't you get gay with 'em. It's a big ; thing for the town to have a practical ! Iroad man like me running the street ar lines ; and if I can't make 'em pay nobody cane" "You're not conceited or anything , are rou. Margrave : ? " "By the way , young man , " said : Mar- rave . addressing Saxton for the first itne , "we won't charge you anything for akagc to-day but don't let it happen ligain. " I Hargrave lingered to reassure and in- struct his associates as to the adjourned pring ! and Saxton went out with Fen- toD. . "Thatas rather tame , " said John , as be nd Fenton reached the street togeth- t'r.hI hoped there would be some fun. I'I' : ! -s ? : shares belong to a Boston friend and ! they'ip for sale. " \ "I \vomlc-r : how Porter came to miss . : : nj. " said : Fenton , grimly. "You'd bet- ( . 4 . l.oep ; thi'ni ; as souvenirs of the occa- . oJn. The engraving ; isn't bad. I turn up ! : . : s W:1They : paused at the corner. l re still : ! carried his bundle and ' he drew : ' om his pocket now a number of docu- m"lt ; in manila jackets. " f have a little errand at the Federal Court. The fact is that Mr. Porter owns 2 . . ' h : . " ' , . . . - . i I - - - - all of the bonds of the Traction Com- < . pany. " / Saxton nodded. He understood now why the stockholders' meeting had not disturbed Fenton. : "This is i an ugly mess , " the ' lawyer con- tinued. "It would have suited me better I I to control the company through the st ) c1 : : : so long as we had so much , but we didn't quite make it. You're friendly to Mt . . Porter , aren't you ? " "Yes ; I don't know how he feels toward ; " me - - - me"We can't ask him just now , so we'll I take it for granted. The court will un- i questionably appoint a receiver , indepe ; - ent of this morning's proceedings , and if you don't mind , I'll ask to have you ] put in temporarily , or until we can learn Mi Porter's wishes. " "But - there are other and better men - " , "Very likely ; but I particularly wish this. " "There's Mr. Wheaton-isn't he the I natural man-in the bank and all that ? " ' urged Saxton. "Mr. Wheaton has a very exacting : j po- sition and it would be unfair to add to his duties , " said the lawyer. "Will you keep where I can find you the rest of the day ? " " " "I'll be , of- "Yes , said John ; at my - fice. But you can do better , " he called after Fenton , who was walking rapidly ! ; toward the postoffice building. Wheaton sat at his desk all the morn- ing hoping that Fenton would drop in to + give him the result of the Traction meet- ing ; but the lawyer did not appear at the bank. A dumb terror possessed him as he reflected upon the events of the pas day. It might be that the shares which Margrave had forced from him would car- ry the balance of power. He went to tile telephone and called Evelyn : to ask her : how her father was and to report his de- livery of the papers in her father's box to Mr. Fenton , as instructed. Evelyn spoke / hopefully of her father's illness ; the + were no unfavorable symptoms , and every- thing pointed to his recovery. It was very sweet to hear her voice in this way ; ; and he went to his desk comforted. CHAPTER XVII. A week had passed since Saxton's ap- pointment to the receivership and Whe - ton went to and from his work with many misgivings. Several of Wheaton's frien : liad confided to him their belief that he 1 ought to have been appointer receiver in- stead of Saxton , and there was little that he could say to this , except that he bad no time for it. He had become nervous , and distraught , and was irritable under ! the : jesting of his associates at The Bac elors' . There was a good deal of joking at their . table for several days after ShX- : ton's : appointment over Margrave's dis- comfiture : , to which Wheaton contributed < little. He felt decidedly ill at ease under < it. Thompson , tbe cashier , had con home , and Wheaton found his presence irksome. He had seen Margrave several times at i the club since their last interview at tbe bank and Margrave had nodded distantl ; , ; as if he hardly remembered ! Wheatoi Wheaton assumed that sooner or late largrave would offer to pay him for his : shares of Traction st'1 > ck. But while the loss [ of his own certificate , under all the ircumstances , did not trouble him , Ma. grave's appropriation of Evelyn Porter's shares wds an unpleasant fact that haunt- ed all his waking hours. One evening , a week after the receiver- ; ship incident , he resolved to go to Mai grave and demand the return of Evelyn's ' I certificate. The idea seized firm hold up- on him , and he set out at once for Mai grave's house. He inquired for Margrav at the door , and the maid asked hiix to go into the library. They were entertaining at dinner , she told him , and he said he would wait. He walked nervously up and down in the well-appointed librarj . He heard the hum of voices faintly from the dining-room. Margrave came in pres- ently , fat and ugly in his evening clothes. He [ welcomed Wheaton noisily and intro- duced him to his guests , two directors of tbe Transcontinental and their wives , who were passing through town on their way ; to i California. Mrs. Margrave and Mabel greeted Wheaton cordially. Mabel was dressed to > impress the ladies from New York , and < was succeeding. Mrs. Margrave was op pressed by the presence in her home of so > many millions and so much social dis- tinction as her guests represented , and sbe contributed only murmurs of assent to i the conversation which Mabel led witl ease , discoursing of yacht races , horse shows and like matters of metropolitan interest. Wheaton was glad now that be had come ; Margrave's guests were people < worth meeting. As soon as Wheaton felt that he could go decently , he rose and ; ook ; hands with the visiting gentlemen and bowed to the ladies. Margrave took him by the arm with an air of great inti- macy and affection and walked with him to the hall , where he made much of help- ng Wheaton into his overcoat. "I wanted to see you on a business atter , " Wheaton began , in a low tone. "Oh , yes , " said Margrave loudly , "I rgot'to mail you that check. I've been ; rribly rushed lately ; but in time , my coy , in time I" ! "Oh , not that 1 I. I mean that other cer- tificate. " Wheaton Waa trying to drop the ; conversation to a whispering basis as he drew on his gloves. Margrave had again taken his arm and was walking with him toward the front door , talking gustily all the while. He swung the door open and followed Wheaton out upon the front step. "A glorious night ! glorious I" he ejacu- lated : , puffing from his walk. His hand mdered up Wheaton's arm until it iched his collar ) , and after he had al- lowed his fingers to grasp this lingering- ly , he gave Wheaton a sudden push for- ward , still holding his collar , then raised his ; fat leg and kicked him from the step. ip."Come "Come again , Jim ? " he called pleasant- ly , as he backed within the door and closed it to return to his guests. \Vheaton reached his room , filled with righteous indignation. He might have : nown that a coarse fellow ) like Margrave cared only for people whom he could con- trol ; and he decided after a night of re- flection that he had acted handsomely in sadllg Porter's package of securities from Margrave the night of the encounter at the y bank. The more he thought of it , the more certain he grew . that he could , if it eeame : necessary ; to protect himself in any way , turn the tables on Margrave He : i called Margrave a scoundrel in his thoughts , and was half persuaded to go at once : to Fenton and explain why Margrave had been at the bank on the night that , . , . . . - . , " - ' . _ . . . . f'- ' , - - - - , . . , , . . f . . . . . . Fenton had : found him there. Wheaton continued : to call at the Pot- ters' daily to make inquiry for the ben.d of the house. On some of these occa- sions he saw , Evelyn , but Mrs. Whip was always there ; and he had not seen Evelyn alone since she gave him her fath- er's key. Other young men , friends of Evelyn , called , he found , just as" he did , to make inquiry about Mr. Porter. Mri Whipple had a way of saying very art- lessly , and with a little sigh that carried . weight , that Mr. Raridan was BO vei kind. Wheaton wanted to be very kind himself , but he never happened to be about when the servants were busy and there were important prescriptions to be filled at the apothecary's. On the whole he was very misera and when , one morning , while Porter's condition was still precarious , he re- ceived a letter from Snyder , postmarl Spokane , declaring that money was imme- diately required to support him until he could find work , he closed that Issue final- ly in a brief letter fhich was not couch- ed in diplomatic language. The four days that were necessary for the delivery of this letter had hardly passed before < Wheaton received a telegram sharply de- i manding a remittance by wire. This Wheaton did not answer ; he had done all that he intended to do for William Sny- der , who was well out of the way , and much more safely so if he had no money The correspondence was not at an end , however , for a threatening letter in Sny- der's eccentric orthography followed , and I this , too , Wheaton dropped into his waste : basket and dismissed from his mind. ( To be continued. ) DANCING AND FIGHTING. In ! Blonteneerro They Have Their OWn Way of DoIng Each. The national dance _ of Montenegro is the kolo , somewhat similar to the horo + of Burgaria. Both sexes take , part , crossing hands and forming an unjoi - ed circle. The music they supply the : - selves , each end of the horn alterna - ly singing a verse in honor of the prince and his warlike deeds. The kolo is always danced at any ; great national festival and the effe of the sonorous voices and swaying rIng is very fine. Then there is an other dance performed by four or five , usually youths , to the accompanime of > a fiddle , the leader setting a lot of Intricate quick steps which the res imitate at once. It is really a sort of : jIg and makes the spectator's head swim If he watches it for long. "I never saw any dances in Nort - ern Albania , " says a writer in the Wide World , "though certain Slav ar- ists ! ; ! love to depict wonderful sword dances , with beau ous maidens swa - ing gracefully after the style of nautc girls. ; A casual observer who has seen he Albanians come into Montenegi markets or to their great weekly gath- ring In the bazaar at Scutari coui never picture these stern men dancIng or at play. "They never smile and they : look the life they lead , each clan ever ready for war with its neighbor and abs - lutely pitiless in the vendetta. When fighting the Turks the Montenegrir ; iTlnce a heroism and utter fearlessness lat is remarkable. The strongest me carry bombs , . or rather hand grenades I -things the .Turkish soldier partici - irly abominates. "I was once told how a certain man whom I knew well saved his band from destruction. They were fairly cornered and the Turks closing in , hen the bomb thrower stood up amid the hail of bullets , lit the fuse with hIs cigarette , and rushed toward the soldiers , who , seeing his intention , romptly made tracks. "It was , of course , lucky that the Mohammedan soldier , who does not uch mind being sent to paradise with a bullet , thinks his chance of eternal bliss very doubtful if he is blown up ] with dynamite. The nerve required to be a bomb thrower is worthy of -a lit- tle reflection. He must absolutely ex- pose > himself and as the fuse Is very ; ; tort the Ignition must be coolly con- ; derecl. "If ' premature it means the destruc- tion of himself and comrades , and when it Is fairly alight the bomb must be i thrown with mathematical exact tude. In other words , the man must ave his cover and charge an over- whelmIng force alone and not throw till he is close up to it. " Turning : the Tables. "Here , " said Johnson , entering the [ aler's shop in a rage , "I thought -ou guaranteed that parrot I bought ' , wo days ago to be quite free of ob tlonable habits. Why , it has done thing but swear since I got It. " . "Ah ! sir ! it's wonderful how soon them birds get corrupted in new quarters. I should haK been more reful who I sold him to. I didn't think you were that sort o' a gent , " and Johnson found himself outside , feeling ; like a culprit before he quite derstood what happened.-Answers. Helping Him Along. "See here , " said Blank to the al- leged humorist of the village weekly , "what do you mean by using my name so often in connection with your ces Blank says this and Blank says that , etc. ? " 'My dear boy , " replied the party of the funny part , "I do that because it attracts attention. Nearly all our iders know you , and when they read those jokes they invariably say : .WeIl , that's certainly ; a brilliant re- mark-for Blank. " Sanie Sensation. ' "Were you ever surrounded by wolves ? " "No ; but I used to open the dining room doors at a summer hotel.-Kan- sas City Journal. - . Some Dope. ' She-Do you believe in love in a cot- tage ; ? le - Do you believe in Santa Claus ? : Yisconsin Sphinx . i . - - . . - - - - - ; - ° f . - ' . > . . . , . . ' . - . I iPe . ® soooooooEoooo Q. d . . . . E i . . 1 . . I Work of Congress : . . . e . . . . .Q.oe..0.OO. . . 3 . 0 . . I The Senate was In session only eighteen minutes Friday , adjourn at 12:18 p. m. until Tuesday. In ad- dition to the swearing in of Senato ! Clay , of Georgia , the business consIst- ed of the presentation of petitions and the introduction of bills of minor im- portance. Feverish excitement over the baseball game scheduled between < teams representing the Democratic and Republican sides of the chamber was responsible for a short session of the i House. Chairman Tawney's : desire was to conclude consideration of the ur- gent deficiency appropriation bill , 1 but strenuous pressure was brought to , bear upon him , and the Speaker cause ; them to agree to let the bill go over until Monday. The only action of in i . portance In connection with the def ciency bill was the striking out of i the appropriation of $30,000 for partici . tion by the United States in'the Bru : sels exposition. At 2:44 p. m. 1 the House adjourned until Monday. - " - * * - The Senate was not In session Mo * : . day. Having gotten over its baseb "spree" of the previous Friday , the 1 House transacted a general assortme of business. It began by passing aD : omnibus bridge bill , then listened to an apology by Mr. Hobson , of AI" , bama , for having last February made some uncomplimentary statemei about Ambassador O'Brien at Tokio , and further considered the urgent de- i ficiency bill. There were several live- ly ! tilts , one of which qulminated ; in aD announcement by Mr. Macon of Ai kansas that he would resign his seat f U it could be proved that he was a legis- lative obstructor. The most serio - discussion centered about Francis J. Heney , special assistant to the Atti ' ney General. Chairman Tawney , oj the : Appropriations Committee , made the ; statement that Mr. : Heney had re- : ceived : during the last year $23,000 fo ! services he did not render. - : - : - When the Senate met Tuesday Sen - tor ; Brown of Nebraska sought to have adopted the joint resolution uirectii : the Secretary of State to transmit to the Governors of the various Stat ; copies : of iie resolution providing fOI ' authori - a consttJ' tional amendment ing the levying of an income tax , but under objection from Senator Keat } consideration : was postponed a day ; under the agreement to transact nIJ rasiness while the tariff bill is in con ference. Mr. Cummins , after some de- bate , obtained an order for reprinting a bill in which he was interested. Sen ator Smoot objected , but finally wit . drew his objection. Without transac . ing other business the Senate adjour. . ed until Friday. The urgent deficie : . cy bill was passed by the House after four days of tempestuous debate. Tl amount carried by it is $454,809 , "I : 20,408 more than the original sum , , and includes the $25,000 traveling ex : penses for the President. After deny ; ing the usual extra month's pay to of ficers and employes of the capitol , the House threw out of the bill the allov ance for extra work to committee stenographers and then refused to ca' ry out a mandate of the United State Supreme Court for the payment of ; J. 1\1. [ Ceballos & Co. of New Yorloj : 205614. . Finally the Democrats , led by Mr. Bowers of Mississippi , _ sough to > defeat the proposition for the -caj . lent of the President's traveling e3 ' penses , but in that they were uc.su ssful. ; Adjournment was taken unti Friday noon. _ Lesson of tlie Pitt.sbnrs Survey. Reviewing the- "Pittsburg Survey in an article for the April American : \ agazine , Ida Tarbell says : "This sui . yey is the most awful arraignment of an American institution and its result- ng class pronounced since the days of slavery. It puts upon the Pittsburg illionaire the stamp of greed , of stu flity and of heartless pride. But what should we expect of him ? He is the creature of a special privilege lich for years he has not needed. He has fought for it because he has ttened on it. He must have it for labor. But look at him and look at his labor and believe him if you can. " In nclusion she says : "Justice takes a terrible revenge upon those who thriva by privilege. The curse of justice on those who will not recognize injustice , is the sodden mind , the dulled vision , the unfeeling heart. " Eddyism Helping Medicine. Dr. W. H. Dieffenbach , of New Yor $ Ln his presidential address before the troit. . convention of the Society of ychical Therapeutics , said that the spread of "Eddyism" and the Emman- uel ' movement had merely emphasized the j fact ; that they had another weapon at their command , namely , the use oi jgestion. He said that this should be studied and taught bj" medical scl- ence. : To confine the medical profes- sion [ , he continued , to drugs , surgery or any other system alone was a crime against mankind. He declared that the i X-ray had established itself as an .ispensable agent in the diagnosis of L disease. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Judge Clifford , at Tacoma , Wash. , lared the new State anti-cigarette law unconstitutional. Loudon Chariton , of New York , has been appointed business manager of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. -Mrs. William C. Grant of Chicago aged 75 years , and her sister , Misa herine A. Baker , arrived in New York after making a ' .our of the world. . . . -.I . . . - y ' - 1 , - - - SOUTEEEN BANKER'S SACHETCE Dread of Tuberculosis Leads Hin to Burn : His Home. The story of a man who canceled his insurance , ordered the fire depart/ ment to stand by in case of emergen . and with the cy , and in the presence full consent of a hundred or more of # his fellow townsmen set fire to his- beautiful hgme and watched it until it was reded \ ! : to ashes , is the re- markable one that comes from Do- than , Houston County , Ala. The inci dent involves the carrying out of the wish of a dying woman and a fight on the great white plague , which had caused her death. Five years ago E. R. Malone , a : young banker of Dothan , married Miss. : Laura Ellsberry , of Montgomery , and Mr. Malone built , at a cost of $8,000 , . one of the handsomest residences in. Dothan for his bride. Soon after a. : son was born tuberculosis seized the- young wife. She lingered for several months , fearing more for her little ? boy than for her own life. As her strength ebbed away day : by- day Mrs. Malone grew more inaistent . in her pleading that her son be saved r " from a similar fate , and toward the- end took care that her little boy : would not be contaminated by germs. She feared that the home itself had been infected , and just before she died she pleaded with her husband to- promise to destroy the house by fire , removing nothing except her jewels. A few days after the funeral Ma lone canceled the insurance and , in- forming the fire department of his in- tended act , requested the men to be on hand in case the flames should spread to adjoining property. A rainy afternoon was selected , iand Malona set fire to the house , oil having been poured in several rooms. Not a piece of furniture , not a book from the 11- brary , not a picture , not a garment belongIng to Malone or his wife was- removed. Even the piano , purchased not long before , was left to be de : stroyed. SUGGESTS DYNAMITE AS CURE. Preacher Says Explosive Under Divinity School Would Help. "Five dollars' worth of dynamite placed under the cornerstone of the Chicago University divinity school would be about the best thing that could : happen to the young men of this country : , " declares Rev. John Wesley " - lill , pastor of the New York Metro- : " t politan Temple , answering the sting- ' v , ing magazine article by Prof. Herbert L. Willett , in which he said women were extravagant , socially ambitious and unscrupulous ; that the moral lev- el of a nation can never rise higher than its womanhood and that womea have not changed for 3,500 years. "So far as I can see , " added Dr. Hill , "that institution is filled with msation-seeking individuals , filled with the one purpose of undermining the country's ideas of good and relig- ion [ , of manhood and womanhood. If the moral level of America rose as igh as that of its womanhood , we would be in the first stage of the mil- / " mnium. Women are not extravagant by nature ; it is their tendency to be- / thrifty , to save something. Most of our millionaires have risen through the ; self-sacrifice and encouragement of their wives , and . they are the first to : > say so. . "The work of a college professor ; lould be to build up , not to tear down. It would be , far better for ? rof. Willett to instruct young men in the principles of integrity and inde- mdence and in self-reliance more than : to regale them with ancient II- bels on womanhood. " ® Cr O d p lJQ ? _ k1J . a , ? a A { r 1 = JJ ! ; ; NY ] ? 4 The curses being heaped on tbe czar 1n Great Britain must make him feel rribly homesick.-Atlanta Constitu- tion. ion.What WhaJ : so readily convinces the Brit- ish that the firing on the steamer bodburn by a ship of the Russian > uadron was wholly due to a mistake- Is the fact that the Woodburn was- t. Louisville Times. It [ would be safer for the innocent slander if Russia's able military and naval geniuses were all put to balloon- ing instead of navigating the North Sea , for example. Then when they pull the rip cord by mistake the annoyance would > be supportable. lndianapolls. Star. Shots at Russian Gunners. The English have no call to be in- rnant because a Russian war ship fired upon a British vessel in Pitkipas Bay. So long as the czar's gunners rere aiming at her the English ship was in no real danger. - New Orleans nes-Democrat. ' Echoes of the Gould Case. Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould ad- mits that she requires two maids and : a lot of alimony to dress her.-Kan- sas City Star. Revelations at the Gould trial indi- cate that publicity might offer a rem- 3y for abuses other than those of a. Itical nature. - Atlanta Constitution. Poor Mrs. : Gould ! She had only $750,000 + for spending money daring- \ the last five years. : And beefsteak and ' " tripe so high , .too ! Washington Her- \ ald. ald.AnyWa3 . nyway , we shall take it upon our- ; ' self ! to advise Mrs. : Gould that women who do their o-tfn : work are much safer . in L the reputation department than those who employ IGS.debizened , flunk- " " - ' " ' " : * - e-s.-Hou5ton Post _ . , . - n : ' : ' _ ' r " ' : t