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TbeooapIimeBte of the season to
all onx Joarnaf readers. May you
all live loagaad .be happy nd pro-
Now is the accepted time to swear
off daing allthings-that are tbad and
mjuiious to ywurself aad disagreeable
to year Jnmily and neighbors, and
tan over a new leaf that is good and
A new rale was adopted by the
Uaioa Pacific this year in regard to
the holidays, by the closing of their
hops for a week, during that period.
The oSaala'eay the reason for this is
that a large per eeatage of the men
voluntarily lav. off during this time,
aad the ones remaining cannot be
worked to advantage, as the shops are
short handed.
The big battleship fleet, bound for
the Paeific, started on time and is now
oa the way. Some people profess to
see. in. the sending of this fleet av threat
for Japan, aad are jmw talking about
the return of the battleships via Suez.
Bat there is one thing the fleet will
demonstrate to the American people,
aad that is the absolute necessity
required the building of the
J. F. Boyd and Sen
ator E. J. Burkett have each intro
duced bilk Jbr a public building at
Columbus; and if any public building
bill goes through at this session of
we feel sure Columbus will
of them. Congressman
Boyd has taken particular pains to
study up the wants of our post office,
aad if coaataatwork will get us a new
post oaace building our congressman
will win out. There is no better index
of tue growth of a town than its post
oaace business, aad the Columbus post
oSce is doing nearly three times the
asaouat of business it did when Poet-
rAjtamer took charge.
Then has been so many terrible ac
cidaats ia coal mines of late and such
great loss of life, that his a great sur
prise to as that a more urgent de
maad' Jbr an investigation of these
auae horrors has not been made, to
Sad oat, if possible, how to prevent
theaai The coal miners are usually
poor.men with large iamilies, and in
the interest of humanity, the powers
that be should insist on bettering
eoaditioas aad applying more modern
ways, soto prevent this great loss of
Uvea, If the authorities cannot do
aaythiag, there should be enough
charitable people ia this country to
help these poor miners and their
families, Surely, something should
he done to prevent a repetition of
than auae horrors.
It looks bow as though Governor
Sparks of Nevada had put his foot in
to it by asking United States troops
he seat to GoMfield during the pre
aeat distarbaace there, at least in view
of the correspondence which passed
between the president and governor
woald iadicate that such was the case.
Bat perhaps Governor Sparks cannot
ha blamed so much after all, as the
Ceierapo troubles arestiU fresh in the
of the people, on account of the
at Boise. Governor
of Colorado tried to handle
-with local officials and
state troops, and the; result
lajaUure. Governor Sparks did
tjitejaaatotake aay chances on a
of the Colorado affiur and
Jarsaaaral troops at once. The
iwm daaoaaciag his act in the
aad claim such mea
nwhile the mine
awhile1 him and state that a
Im aaaatityof dynamite had been
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The oVwbliagof jtite Westera world
by a companv of sixteen battle ships
will be watched with iaterest ' by,
Americans, aad to a certain extant by
the people of the leadiag natioas gen
erally. Opinions will differ as to the
diplomatic meaning of the movement,
but as a matter of fact it. implies no
more than that the United States will
assort and defend its just rights in the
Pacific, a region in which no other
nation has as long a coast line. Har
bors must be guarded wherever they
are. International duties aad policies
carry little weight unless a aatioa'i
prepared to back them up, and at all
hazards to' protect its own. In some
quarters it is charged that the group
ing of so many great armored ships is
too spectacular, but as the vessels are
ordered to go they, can best proceed in
company, and as the naval strength
exists, its peaceful display is in the
nature of information for the world.
The long loop to be made will impress
the idea that the Monroe doctrine is
a living fact aad that it can be de
fended at short notice. Our just posi
tion in the Pacific can be similarly
urged, not aggressively, but firmly and
effectively. The weapons for maintain
ing an(honorable peace are not con
cealed. As a modern mechanism the fleet is
worthy of the observation of mankind
as it steams from zone to zone. It is
a marvel in applied science and skill
in many forms. In the war of 1812
this country had 'the misfortune to be
unprepared on both land and sea, but
a few stanch ships, the Constitution,
United States and President, good
names all, showed what native grit can
accomplish by improvising. Those
wooden vessels of small burthen
sought the enemy and stood up to their
work so bravely that the flag of that
world's greatest naval power was
brought down in many conflicts. The !
country is no longer unprepared. It
may not be prepared enough, but it is
not in the almost helpless condition of
a hundred years ago. The sixteen
battle ships are mechanical wonders
provided with steam and electricity.
They are in communication with the
land by wireless telegraph, and with
each other within a dozen miles by
wireless telephone. With his own
voice the admiral could say to each
crew that the government expects
every man to do his duty. The crews
are carefully trained in the minutely
precise markmanship of the time, and
in torpedo service, a branch developed
by the present generation.
"Our coast line," says the presi
dent's message, is on the Pacific as
much as the Atlantic." This fact is
the simple key to therpending voyage,
ordered by the president as the con
stitutional commander of the army
aad navy. He thinks that until the
Panama Canal is finished the ships of
the navy should 'move every year or
two from one ocean to the other. He
refers to the educational value of the
voyage, the largest of the kind ever
undertaken. "The only way, he says,
"by which to teach officers and men
how to handle the fleet, so as to meet
every possible strain and emergency
in time of war, is to have them prac
tice under similar conditions in time
of peace." One of the first books
published by Mr. Roosevelt was a
naval history of the war of 1812. No
good American could go into that sub
ject without becoming an advocate of
preparedness and constant practice.
Big ships cost money, but what was
the cost of the lack of readinsss in
1812? St Louis Globe Democrat.
aUDGEIXT OH
DEFECTS.
The annual report of Comptroller of
the Currency Ridgeley is of more than
ordinary public interest this year, be-
"cause of its recommendations for the
cure of currency ills. The comptrol
ler reviews the specific defects of the
existing system, but does not agree
with many students of finance in his
suggestion of remedies.
In the opinion of the comptroller,
one of the most objectionable defects
in the existing currency system is the
manner of handling reserves. He ob
jects to the plan which "piles reserve
on reserve in central reserve cities,
without requiring a-sufficient amount
of actual cash on hand." The result
is that when an emergency comes
these reserves are not reserves at all,
because they may in a day become
unavailable. This reserve system is
declared a source of weakness rather
than of strength when there is a finan
cial disturbance or an impairment of
confidence. Frequently this condition
may cause a panic amoag the banks
before there is aay narked nnraoincoe
among the depositors.
' To remove this defect the comptrol
ler seeoads the creation of a central
hank to hold the ultimate reserves of
the country, a bank of banks, the
stock of which should be held by the
hanks of the country, with the govern-'
eat represented as a stockholder aad
active director. ' The government'
would' use the central hank as it
agent ia naadliag im kana'and keep-
lias? its deposits. The bank would
'-have breaches ia reserve aad subti
arv cities, but would do' no original
commercial or discount business. It
woald deal with the government aad
with other banks and not with the
people direct.
While it is not probable that any
action will be taken by the present
congress 'along this line, the question
raised ,is one of great importance
worthy of general discussion. Such a
centralbank is a part of the financial
system of most of the great nations
aad has worked satisfactorily, as ap
plied in practice, co-ordinating the
banks with the government in fiscal
affairs Perhaps the strongest argu
ment for the plan is the certainty that
it would give the public renewed con
fidence in the national banking system
as a whole, as it would place an im
portaat part of the banking function,
the regulation of reserves and deposits,
directly under government control.
The second remedial suggestion
made by the comptroller relates to tie
issue of asset currency, which he
makes conditional on the establish
ment of the central bank, to have sole
control of such issue. A mere emer
gency circulation is opposed on the
ground that a credit issue should be
protected by reserves and supple
mented by a graduated tax to force
early retirement. The comptroller's
contribution to the discussion of cur
rency reforms but serves to strengthen
the impression that public sentiment
is still chaotic and little legislation
may be expected upon the subject at
this session of congress. Omaha Bee.
Chancellor Andrews suggests an
argument against the election of Mr.
Bryan next year that is rather certain
to be worked hard and with effect no
matter who is the republican candi
date. If elected, Mr. Brian might
carry the lower house with him, but
if all the senators to be elected next
year were democrats, an unthinkable
contingency, he would barely have the
senate with him. Moreover, do the
best he might and with the best of
material to draw upon, he could not
build up in four years so efficient a
prosecuting and investigating machine
as President Roosevelt now control?.
President Roosevelt was able to whip
a hostile senate into line for reform
legislation, but he did not have to
cross party lines to do it. It will be
an entirely different task for a demo
cratic president to whip republican
senators out of their conservatism than
for a republican president to do the
same thing, because in the former cue
party prejudice can be invoked against
him. The trusts are not vissibly sup
porting Mr. Bryan as yet, but there is
plenty of reason to believe that they
will prefer him, for the reasons men
tioned by the chancellor, to a pro
gressive republican. For the same
reason progressive republicans will be
urged to follow a conservative repub
lican candidate rather than vote for
Mr. Bryan. Liucolu Journal.
Pariah Registers.
I was once being shown round a vil
lage church in the Eastern Counties,
and waa solemnly informed by the
somewhat garrulous parish -clerk that
the registers went back to the time of
Wflliam the Conqueror, says J. P. Wil
liams ia The Treasury. Lest the same
startling opinion may be held by oth
ers, let me hasten to say 'that parish
registers were unknown in England
before the end of Henry VIII's reign,
aad happy is that parish which still
possesses its records even from that
date. For our earlier registers have
certainly had a very checkered career,
and when we read the story of the
treatment which has been meted out
to them during the -three or four cen
turies of their existence, we can only
wonder that they exist In such num
bers as they do.
How the Judge Viewed It.
Even a judge on the bench likes his
Joke. A man whose name is Waters
was arraigned la Bilville court on a
charge of assault and battery. "What
did yoa do to him." asked the judge,
to make him assault your "We wuz
at diaaer." was the reply, "an we got
into a dispute, aa' all I did wuz to alt
him 'aide the head with a corndodger,
aa' a weak' afterward he come back
aa' beat me shameful!" "Well," said
the judge, "yoa know what the Scrip
ture saya: 'Bread cast upoa the wa
ters will return to you after many
days!'" Atlanta Constitution.
Aa Object l
"Miranda," said the mistress, -you
are a good esok, aad I just know that
yoa are too good for as to keen. Some
maa will come along oae of these days
aad ladace yoa Jo marry aim. "Oh,
ao, mum." answered Miranda, fervent
ly. Tve Uvea with yoa aad yoar m
band too loag to want aver to .get
uuurietV There are two eoaduateaa
to be drawa from the reply of the
faithful servant; one la that she waa
loyal to her employers, tae other la aa
it may be. Chicago Evening Poet
ssT amaaamkAaa
a naniwanmj-a,
iActeriag oa New Guinea, A. H.
Dunning said he once offered a native
aome smelling salts. After going
tkreugh extraordlaary contortiona ta
aattva want away, returning sooa with
anatnar aattva whom he oomselled-te.
make acqualataace with tae salts. The
twi brought a third, aad ao oa uatfl
tWwhole. village had weaa vtcOaJs-
with the keenest aallnat
aai
took aood care aot to-let
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YKIUIGjn
Take the girl, after she has been
well whirled around a braiiaatly? light
ed room some scores of time to
Strauss, Sonsa aad Herbert, tor a'se
cluded corner of a moonlit veranda.
Turning your face ao that the "moon
light falls -across it with -good effect,
look ap into the sky aad observe:
"It is very lovely!" I have often
studied this with the "spot light" on
the stage,-aad kaow thaMt causes the
eyes to comVout well. " '
In almost a whisper she la bound to
reply "Beautiful! for she cannot help
noticing your Ine profile bunched
into a delicate- marble aad your large
eyea looking aJaMet'Mke twia Mars.
. Then sigh as you remark: "This
time to-morrow I shall see the moon
shining oa tae Hudsoa from my loae
ly abode la town," Look for a shade of
disappointment oa her beautiful face:
however, continue without the shad
ow: "Yes, I must go back to the omce..;
the daily grind; It would not do for f
a poor devil like myself to have too
long a spell of happiaoss; it unfita oae
for the work-aday world .agate.".
Xow heave a W H. P. sigh. After re-'
raining yoar breath. pursue as follows j
and observe all the directions I give:
"Yes; I must go: back to the grmd
stone. (Slap your forehead hard.) I
:haU think (put the very quint
essence of saddened melancholy In
your voice) I shall think (place
hand on back of the settee) to-morrow,
when I see yonder light, of this plac
of this hour, naturally, (let your voice
tremble and remove hand), and of
something I mean some one who
some' one else."
She won'tanswer; so keep right on.
The following speech' should be'
memorised aad recited before a fall-
length pier glass. Be sure to be letter
perfect in it No gestures are neces
sary: 'just straight talk:
"There are some days, (Miss Golden
rod, which' we think' of, at times as
'ormlng oases in our life's desert My
jreek end at this house has been one
to me. There are hours, too, hours
when tears rise in the heart and gather
to the eyes almost Involuntarily and
'eeling ia stronger than speech its
very Intensity depriving us of giving
expression to what to what the heart
would fain utter. Have have I your
permission to call this hour mine?
May I think of It in after days, as I
shall think of it oh, how often may
I then think of it as mine?"
Keep your ears open for a tremu
lous whisper to the- effect that "You
may." You should say, "Thank you,"
or "God bless yoa!" and it'is natural
that you should take her hand in
yours to give due force to your words;
natural enough, 'too, that you should
hold it there beyond the time neces
sary; to give It a gentle squeeze.
Let the moon play an Important part
in the impressive silence that will
follow the aforesaid squeeze. In the
atrical parlance, let the moon "do the
loading business" aad hold the cen
ter of the stage for a brief moment
Now. are you ready?
"Miss Gold Gwendolen! for this
once (passion must ring in your sun
burned throat) I cannot bear this
longer. I know how weak it is; but I
cannot cannot help myself. Gwendo
len, (or whatever her name ia), do
you not see that 'I 'rave you? Forgive
me my weakness, pardon it as spring
ing as springing from the strength
of my love. I did not mean to have
told you this. How could the strag
gling, unsuccessful (I alwaya use
"author," but you may chance to'be
a bank clerk or a real estate broker)
author, the penniless, 'disappointed
artist who has seea the dream of. his
ambitious youth fade and die away
under the blighting influence of of
dastard enemies, leaving him almost
without a hope, how could such a'man
ask you to share am lot? a rat aot
on' Fifth avenue, a lot not even 25 by
100? Ay, even though he saw ia you
the realization of his Ideal, though
since he has 'known you his thoughts
have known none else; even then he
could not tell you this. The very
pride, which has beea the chief ob-1
stacle to his success in life prevented
him. This foolish weakness, which
made him forget his purpose for the
moment your noble nature will for
give, I know. Good-bye, Miss Golden
rod I had rather not face the peo
ple inside just now. Good-bye! Good
bye! Will you think of me sometimes
when In after 'years, when when
when you are happy, and I Will you
think of me then as one who staked
his all oa a vain hope-which his sense
of honor bade him give ap, though' it
was to drive him forth again into the
world a soulless vagabond? Good-bye,
summer, good-bye! Good-bye for ever!
I cannot stay ia New York, -for I
might see you In the autumn, and it
It wouldn't do, you know."
You will require a short rest after
delivering these lines. You will find
the hand that lies in yours quite pas
sive. Look ia her face and you will
see tears glistening in her eyes. Ten
derly kiss her good-bye, and, like the
good, honest American you are. In
quire, "Will you be my wife?"
It is dollars to doughnuts that the
girl replies, "I will."
For the last 15 minutes she has
been admiring you as an actor; now
she loves you as a man of business.
Riches ef Simplicity.
Poverty Is relative. Thousands who
call themselves poor would be rich
on their Incomes if they would, aban
doa a senseless aad vulgar competl
ttoa with their neighbors aad live
more simply. London Truth.
From An OW Arithmetic.
These quotations are from a
don 'arithmetic of the year 1785:
A man overtaking a maid drtvlag
a flock of geese, said to her: "How
Jo you do, aweetheart? Where are
tou going with these thirty geese r
"No. sir." she said. "1 have no thirty;
but Jf I had aanMsayn store, hatf as
many mora, aad Ave geese bssidea,
I should have thirty." '
A, B. aad C. ataylng at hazard to-
rgetaer. tae money stated- waa 1ft
as many as he eaald. Aa
BasmtaresA
ind C the sixth part of both
their sums. iHowssaay had each? '
A geaUemaa ietag Into a gardea
sseets' with some ladles, aad says to
them: "Good morning to yoa tea fair
.aids."' "Sir, youSndstake," answered
one of them. "We are aot tea. bat If
we were twice aa many more as we
are, we should be aa many above tea
as we are now under." How nway
were 'there?:
A man bought a horse, aad by
agreement was to give a' farthing for
the first nail, three for the second. Ac
There were four shoes, aad In each
Shoe efght'aaiu. What 'was the-price
3f the horse? Aaswer: ,C51,114.
681,693 13s 4t
rather Dickey Haa a Cleat CaH.
"De Bible, speaks tree 'bout de
righteous 'hardly escapia," said
Brother Dickey, "aa It come saaar
home ter me not ten minutes ago
w'en one er dem aorromobiles come
mighty nigh runnin over me! But
come ter study 'bout it it mout a' beea
all fer de bes,' kase I hear tell yoa
kin git big money out er dem ef dey
runs over you aa' yoa lives ter tell
de tale. I wouldn't salad gettta'
mixed up wid de leg what got de
rheumatism in it' the old maa said,
reflectively, "but I wouMa't Uke ter
risk my good leg wid 'am!"
"It may be pretty hard for yoa to
manage It so as aot to get doae for
entirely."
'"Bat's what Tat thlakia'." said
Brother Dickey. "I reckon 111 hatter
go 'long lak I beea a'gwiae aa take
my chances wid 'urn. But wid meat
an'' bread high up an' coal gwine
higher,' dem horromobiles is a great i
temptation!" Atlanta CoastitatiOB.
What a Meter la.
The scientific unit of length is the
meter, and it was' originally designed
to be a natural standard to replace the I
perfectly arbitrary "yard." It was in
tended to be exactly one ten-millionth
part of the earth's quadrant, and was
at first accepted as such. More care
ful and accurate measurement of the
quadrant, however, showed that the
meter was aot actually this fraction
of its length. As Sir David Gill points
out. therefore, the standard of length
cannot be scientifically described
otherwise than as "a piece of metal
whose Jength at 0 degree C. at the
epoch A. D. 1906 is equal to 1.553.164.
times the wave-length of the red line
of the spectrum of cadmium when the'
latter its observed in dry air at the
temperature of 15 degrees C. of the
normal hydrogen-scale at a pressure
of 760mm. of mercury at 0 degree C."
A WORD FOR THE DANBIES.
Fine Clethes and Brav Hearts a Meat
Effective Combination.
Oae Is sorry for the dandies of ear
day, because, though their clotbes fit
ever so well, aad are ever so fresh,
custom prescribes -a dark or subfusk
.hue, aad.nolace, ao volvet (above alL
not on coat cellars) ; ao slashes, puffs
aad vandy kings; aa pearls aad gold;
ao gules aad azure. The common
trousers are shapeless things, aad. for
perfectiOB, you aeed two pairs every
day. Gealus Is stunted, display is
checked, and, though you may wear,
brilliant hose with knickerbockers In
the country, glorious waistcoats are
rarely seea except la the windows of
tailors' shops at Oxford aad Cam
bridge. The dandy can oaiy cultivate
immaculate neatness aad. perfection
.of fit Our officers at Ladysmith. when
the place was relieved. looked like
skeletons, but were as spruce aad
neat Iaave been told, aa ever they
showed la the- park. They cultivated
self-respect like Stendhal, the cele
brated aovelist who was 'said to have
beea the oalymaa that shaved every
day la the dreadful winter retreat
from Moscow. This Is the dandyism
which we admire, the aerfecttea ot
personal self-respect exhibited la Jul
ins Caesar, Claverhoase and Montrose,
combing wVIovelocki'ttke the' Tare
Hundred of Thermopylae, ea the mere
lug of his shameful death. He went
to the gibbet "like a bridegroom to his
bride." History, aad .;the humar
heart by which 'we live," have aa im
mortal tenderness for the great the
wise, the brave, who have died dan
dies as they lived, gallant hearts and
stately gentlemen. Century
SUM.
MAOE HIS BLUFF STRONG.
Trouble Was
the
Here Weula Net
n
Charles H. Wilson, the suaerlateBd
eat of Alfred 6. Vaaderbilt's remark
able. ataUes, said at Newport ef a
groom he had discharged: The man
waa a bluff. He pretended to kaow
an about horses, when la truth he
could hardly ten a hackney frem a
cow. We sooa got oa to hist. His
case waa Hke the fake blacksmith's
There was a chap who thought black
smithing looked simple aad easy, acd
so, being mt ef Work, he decided to
have a try at tt. He went to a smith
aad asked for a Job. 'Well.' said the
smith, yoa are a strong, Ukely-looklng
fellow. What experience have you
aadr -Eleven years' was the prompt
MMwar. 'All right HI try you.' said
tae waeaamith. vghee that mare while
1 BS"? '' Tl1 Bll.
m retara from .ameer frowned, aad
aid to the new head: What haven't
you gat that mare shod yetr The
bluffer Wtis Jin. flashed aad replied:
1 cant get her confounded feat la
the vice.'"
la.
Oa their arrival la New Zealand,
accordisg to London Tit-Bits, a party
of English aeoaw drank the health of
tae vessel which' had brought them
safely to .their eeetiaatlea. Oae aT the
gaatlemsa who waa asked to Join la
me eeremoay repUea: 'N, I u i
eetotalier;.butrM wimaglj drlut suc
cess to tae ship in the Hqaor aha
noata ia." A Mead disappeared an
sturaed wtfh a glass of water. After
a rnmiMmsstary apostrophe ta the
tmtV mm awdplsat tossed the waton
off at once, bat Immediately splat
tared: TTrh sh ah tale is oh
ajsmT&r -k
mi :-waty7uarve
to ear aeMo shla am i
The Mat Dearai Xnas Gifts
FOR MftK. Y0UNO MflN!IUID BOY
4efaomethingtov.ear. This store is literally alive with
.roggesaons for making
practical, useful presents.
First there is
Clothing'
.
$10 10 $30
FOR MEN AND
YOUNG MEN
You can't give "him" any
thing that will be thought more
of than a Suit, Overcoat or Crav
enette Rain Coat; -tor this cloth
iag is the finest made ready-to-wear
looks precicely like cost
ly to-meaeure-made 'garments.
Then there are
Faaej Waistcoats in a
choice variety of beautiful
silk and flannel vetting, sin
gle aad doable
Meaeted..... $1.50 ta $5
Bat) Kt-Bla.ket aa
Trry Claftli in plain and
novel weave of- light. rand
dark colorings &3 541 tw $10
XmasCravats..-..r:.25c to f 1.50
Silk Suspenders in hancUome
gift boxes. 75c to $2.00
Silk Handkerchiefs in plain and
fkncy'weaves 50c to,$!.50
GREISEN BROS
Columbus, Nebraska.
THEIR POINT
OF VIEW
The Atchison family was terribly
upset The news had just been brok
en to them by Derrick Atchison him
self that he was going to be mar
ried. What stunned them most was his
way of telling them this quite natur
ally, as if it waa wothing unusual. It
was Just as if he had been in the habit
of announcing every day of his life
that he had matrimonial intentions.
"The idea of his thinking of getting
married!" almost wept Mrs. Atchison
that evening to her husband. "Why
didn't yon tell him he was foolish in
stead of just sitting there! Derrick's
a mere boy yet he's so awfully
young!"
"He's 28. commented Derrick's
father, gruffly, biting his cigar and
frowning.
. 'it seems just the other day that he
was playing marbles and wearing out
Ms stockings at the knees." said Mrs.
Derrick, tearfully. "I just came to be
lieve it! It seems too ridiculous! Why
can you Imagine Derrick that irre
sponsible boy at the head of a house
hold r
"Flat" corrected Atchison, with the
suspicion of a grin. "No, I can't say
that I have a picture of Derrick pick
'ng out a good steak on his way to the
train to be sent up or frequenting in
telligence offices. I don't believe he'd
.know a steak ia its natural state from
i sofa cushion or have courage to face
a cook la search of a job. It seems
'unny'to have a boy you've taken
lcross yoar 'knee and spanked talk
ibout getting married."
"I don't suppose we can stop him.
cither," said his mother, gloomily.
'He's awfully set in his ways. Aad to
hlnk that he's going to marry a girl
I've never laid eves on but once! It
-teems so unnatural, somehow! He
might have considered me a little! He
knows it takes me so long to get ac
lualated with, strangers. I'm sure
there were lots of nice girls around
home here. I expect she led him on.
She had oa a brown dress the day I
saw her and I never did like brown.
She's aot at all his style of girL"
"Grace Little," said Derrick's fath
er, meditatively. "I never heard of her
rather. I don't believe he can amount
to much la his line."
"No doubt she just worked Derrick
into proposing." said Mrs. Atchison,
twisting her handkerchief. "She Is
probably one of the scheming kind
and thought she'd never' again have
such a chance. A boy as handsome as
Derrick and with aa good a salary
xnd everything he has alwaya gone
in such good society oh. It's a scheme
clear through! He says she Is only 22,
but Fve ao doubt she's years older.
Isuppose she is wild with Joy at hav
ing landed him. And her mother oh,
I can Imagine how complacent her
mother mast be these days at having
sot her daughter settled at last! How
she will 'talk to the neighbors and en
joy herself! Horrid, designing, ordi
nary people!"
"But we don't know them," ventured
Atchison; with a lame attempt aV jus
tice.
"I don't want to!" flashed Mrs.. At
chison. ."I suppose that's where Der
rick Is gone bow since diaaer. All
these years ia his owa home aad now
he deserts as for Grace Little's auth
or's' house! .They've simply hypnot
ised him! My hoy never-would treat
his parents so If he were aot bewitch
ed!" "fltffl. If a the natural thing to get
married," said Atcalasa. "Ufa
every
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Linen Handkerchiefs 25c to 75c
Kid Gloves, all the latest
shade aud makes...$l to $2.50
Silk Mufflers ia rich coloriags
and white and black..75c to $3
"He said that I must go aad call oa
the titties," said Derrick's mother.
"I'd rather be killed! 1 simply can't
stand hating to listen to that woman
gush over Derrick aad congratulate
herself that she's to have him for a
son-in-law! She'll be so fall of her
triumph that she'll talk nothing else,
lil have to smile and pretend that I
like it! It's a big feather la aay glrl'a
cap to marry Derrick!"
"He's a fine chap." admitted hie
father," even If he is ray own son!"
Several days later Derrick's mother
went in state, haughtily tolerant to call
on Grace Little and her mother, who
by arts and wiles had lured her oaiy
son into their net aad now sat trium
phant over the sacrifice. She began
telling her husband about the call be
fore he got inside his owa door that
evening.
"I never was so indignant la all my
lire!" Mrs. Atchison said, excitedly.
"Do you know what that woman did?
She had the nerve actually to weep
to shed tears over the sacriflce of
her daughter! She didn't seem to ap
preciate what she was getting at all!
She said Grace was so young aad aha
hadn't wanted her to marry for years
vet. but that Derrick was so Impetuous
and persistent her very words! Saw
did admit that he was a alee young
man, but she did it in a grudging way.
3he didn't talk about a thing hat her
daughter. You'd have thought that waa
all that mattered! She almost congrat
ulated me on getting such a daughter-in-law,
too! I must say that I sever
saw such a narrow point of view!
And so seltish!"
"Well. 1 should say It was!" agreed
Derrick's father. Chicago Dairy News.
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Cambridge, Mass. Prof. W. W.
Campbell, director of the Lick observ
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knots have been visible during the
past week in Saturn's- rings. Tho
knots appear systematically placed,
two east and two west.
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