The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 10, 1904, Image 10
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A GOOD STRATEGIST
G
KKERAL 8IR SAMPSON
DOOM, K. O. B., mod Com
rnnnder in Chief of that
crown of all our oversea
possessions, the Luxuriant
laics, leaned back In his
cnair and bit tbe top of his thumb In
doubt. On principle and bj long habit
in early riser, he prided himself on
uteallng a march on each busy, well
tilled day by a good hour's work at his
office table before breakfast.
But this morning, for once, his appe
tite for work had failed him. The
algbt of the -various neatly sorted pack
ets of official documents and private
letters which stared him in the face
and lay within touch of his Angers
Ailed him with ill-concealed aversion.
He sighed impatiently, hesitated,
pushed back his chair and sighed
again.
The unfortunate Sir Sampson was
thankful when tbe sound of the break
fast gong? punctual in his well-ordered
household to the half of a minute
brought him a temporary relief from
his perplexities.
Notwithstanding his age and senior
ity In tlife service, he was young in the
Character of n Benedick, and. as is
not infrequent in such cases, the lady
of hi* choice was more than a little
his junior. ; ,
Wltli ready-recurring admiration the
general took in at a glance her grace
ful poise of head and shoulders, her
faultiest* shell-pink complexion, and
the exquisite garment? he could no
more have named it than be could
liave flown? of muslin and lace that
enfolded he:-. It still thrilled him
r.fresh to think that this beautiful peer
less creature, so young and tender, lo
blooming, should be Ills and his alone.
What the fond, adoring glance did
not ?ee was a crease? It conld hardly
l?e called a frown? that marred the
white smoothness of her forehead as
she heard his step, and the quick, fur
tive movement that hid the letter she
bad been reading. IJke the moment
ary ripple of the zephyr on the surface
of a lake they Swept by, leaving no
sign to mark the place where they had
been.
The letter could hardly have been
?alled .1 very 6hort one, but every word
was indelibly printed on Lady Doom's
memory, and to her, who could inter
pret its meaning by the light of other
day*, it was forcible and to the point.
The bold familiar writing with Its
Htrong black lines, large capitals, and
thick upward crossed "t's" gave her,
as in a crystal, a vision of herself as
she was before her marrlage-n pretty
penniless girl with a heart full of
vanity and a head full of ambition,
courted, flattered, sought after, with a
train of admirers, but none wealthy or
Important enough to satisfy her mer
cenary aspirations until the Coui
maudcr in Chief himself fell a victim
to her youthful charms. To a girl of
her character, and bred In a garrison
town, the bait was irresistible. She
Jettisoned her fragments of heart, and
became Lady .Doom.
The wording of the letter ran thus:
Dearest Connie:? T!io last time, I
suppose, I shall rail you bo. After this
1 nlin 11 have u wife who will probably
know more about my doings than the
Chief does of yours. I mean no re
proach. You know your sex and their
little ways? charming and otherwise?
brtter than I do. You will have heard
that 1 have taken your advice and am
nbout to follow your example. Under
the circumstances and the adverse star
rwlilch ruled our fate, we have both
probably done the best possible for our
selves; though sometimes, even at this
eleventh hour, I could find It In tny
heart to wish It different. But regrets
are useless. What Is? Is. Let the dead
past bury its dead. I for one, /Won't
dig It up. Rut for our old friendship's
sake, when the Belsetta command falls
vacant, which It may do anjt* day now,
remember mc. I know you can man
age It If you will. I leave the details
of the management to you with perfect
confidence.
One word more and I have done. I
?hall never write Jo yon iu this strain
again, so, would like to recall to your
rcmctnbranco that the breaking off of
our engagement was your doing, not
mine. If ever you regret it do not
blame inc. With you I could (or think
I could) have faced poverty and shelv
ing. Without you I don't mean to put
up with either if I can help it? Yours,
as in the past.
MAX MELTON.
B.v one of the unwritten and Incom
prehensible mandates of fashion that
live for a season and vanish Into space,
the pocket of Lady Doom's ethereal
confection was on the left side, and
tier disengaged hand clutched the tetter
that lay In It as ahe poured out her
husband's tea. The paper crtnkled and
erackled ominously. But her gentle,
languid movements were as composed,
her sweet, musical voice as low and
delicately modulated as ever as she
asked:
"Have you thought over what we
were talking about last night, Sara?"
"I havo thought of little else dar
ling," he answered uneasily. "You
know how much I would do to please
you. and what a pleasure It would be
for me to do It, but you see, dear, this
Is? er? an official matter. If I have
to say no to you It will be from sense
of fluty. You sec how I am placed."
With great care and deliberation
Lady Doom selected a lump of sugar
and held It aloft in the tons*. Her el
bow rested on the table, shaming the
cloth by its whiteness, and the lace
sleeve falling back displayed her per
fectly formed wrist, with its network
of bine veins on the warm surface.
From fingertip to shoulder the arm
was perfect, and she knew it.
"One or two?" she asked, smilingly.
"I can never remember."
"Oh! either, thanks; It doesn't mat
ter." answered the general absently.
The effort he was making to say what
was on his mind was great, and he felt
inclined to rush It and get it over. He
resumed, speaking rapidly.
"As I was saying, dear, you won't
mind, will you, if I have to go against
your wish? It is the first time, I
know, that you have ever asked for
anything" (this was hardly accurate,
but even a Commander in Chief is
sometimes Inaccurate when flustered),
"and, of course, if it were possible. I
should like ? I mean? I hope you won't
think M
"I shall think you are doing abso
lutely right, dear, whatever course you
adopt/* she replied. "I am sorry,
though, that you don't like Colonel
Max Melton." she added musingly*
"lie hns always keen a great friend
of mine, and in long ago days, when 1
was n girl I prided myself on having:
none but nice friends. You were one
of them, you know!"
Sir Sampson beamed.
"You little flatterer." he said. "Rut
you musn't think I have anything
against Max Melton personally. He is
u smart officer, and. as far as I know,
n good fellow. A trifle ambitious, per
haps, but that Is a fault on the right
side, after nil. But "
A wave of Connie's slender fingers
swept through his explanation aud an
expression of almost austere virtue
gathered on her brow aud straighteued
her red lips. She shook her head in
credulously.
"You are very kind, dear, but 1
know you too well to believe for a
moment that you would say* a word
against an officer without good reason,
even to me. Of course, I do not ask
what it is, though I have beard ru
mors which I have never hitherto be
lieved. But now I see that there is?
something."
"Rumors!" ejaculated Sir Sampson,
aghast. "What rumors? I have heard
nothing."
"Oh, I couldn't tell you. If you
haven't henrd it wouldn't ho fair. Of
course, every one will believe them
now; but that is nothing. I would al
ways go by your opinion blindfold.
Of course, I shall let Colonel Max Mel
ton see that he has forfeited my friend
ship. He may resent my attitude, but
I can't help that. I could never be
civil to a man you don't think well of."
Sir Sampson fidgeted uncomfortably.
"But I don't disapprove of Max Mel
ton, my love. He has very many good
points, lie has seen a lot of service,
and has always done most creditably."
Lady Doom's air of puritanical sever
ity did not. relax.
"I qulto follow your meaning.
Sampson," she said. "You wish me to
understand that although you consider
Colonel Mnx Melton a good soldier, still
as a tnau "
Sir Sampson almost sprang off his
chair. He was a testy old gentleman
at best, and to-day for the first time
he found the lovely Connie just a little
dense. Ho had never noticed this
characteristic hofore.
"I mean nothing of the kind, nothing
of the kind," he vociferated hotly. "I
don't say he is a saint, no men are, but
I know noting against him personally:
As to the rumors, I don't believe
a word of them, nor Is he unsulted to
the command. On the contrary, he is
a very capable officer, and very well
fitted for it. Only "
"Then, my dearest Sam." beamed
Lady Doom, rising and thus ending the
discussion, "there is nothing more to
be said, except that I am a very fool
ish, stupid girl, and have been fright
ening myself at a bogey that doesn't
exist. But, do forgive me, darling. 1
was so distressed to think you didn't
like any one of my friends, and Colonel
Max Melton is a very old one. He was
father's friend, and for that reason 1 !
have always liked him. Have you
heard he is to be married soon? 1
should like to send him a wire telling
him he will be gasetted to a command.
He would bs so pleased."
Again Sir Sampson bit his long I
thumb In obvious hesitation.
"Very well, my dear," he said after
a moment's deliberation. "You are a
littlo witch, and always get your own
way. But don't mention names. It
wouldn't look well if It got about, you
know."
"Oh, thank you. I'll be most careful.
Yon Ion re it to mo. Bam. I'll be a
model of discretion."
But the wording of the telegram
Lady Doom sent would havo evoked
more than one opinion on that point.
It ran:
"Your desire granted. Our wedding
present to you.**
The telegram once dispatched, Lady
Doom metaphorically drew a long sigh
of relief and began to enumerate all
the possible advantages to herself of
her victory. The Belsetta command
being* in her husband's division. It fol
lswai of MNMttr that to path ul
that at the aowly aMM n?W'rfl
ant ant laterssct ?aeh tthtr at fM*
WUy rwiitof litwnk Tha
thnaght wu mc wholly ttfltutaf.
?Illrr It s iiNiiiw pai la plsj Bat
Lady Doom taiw hotter. Tho 4uf(r,
It say, would aot ho hors. Tho tools
might ho edged. hat oho woold aot eat
hocoolf. She Mailed aeattjr u eho. re
called tho hecrer she had ahrstys had
of wounda,. especially srif-atftoM
ones, aad she had never lees sash.
BeeMee, as she rnsrtadafl herself. *e
was really fead of air Buiisa He
wss sa old deer, aad eo klad. thsapti.
where she wss coaccraed Jest a Mttls
hUad.
"I really.** thought tho lovely Oeaale
to herotlf. as she concluded her isitc
tyona, "am a hotter slisletfil thaa he
Is. Oesustadsr la Chief tho*h ho he."
Aad I asa net eare that nest of her
friends sad acqualataaces would aot
have Indorsed her oplaloa.
"Would yon like to see the Gasette.
my love?" remarked 8lr Sampeon some
ten dsys later. "There la ap announce
ment In It which amy Interest yon."
Lady Doom took tho paper with tan*
fold grace,' aad commenced turning
over its pagee with a dae aaanmptlon
of Indifference. Suddenly the llnea of
her figure grew tense, her espreeslon
ptutxled, disappointed, alarmed.
"What doeo this mean?" she Inquired
more hastily than was hsbltusl to her.
"I don't underatand. Barely there is
a mistake here. How can Colonel Max
Melton go home to take np a command
when he is to have Belsctta? You
promised, you know.**
"80 I did, my dear. But If yon re
member. I did not apecify which com
mand. 1 kuew this would please you
even better than Belsetta; besides get
ting me out of the difficulty of passing
over others. Just before onr talk on
the subject I had had a telegram tell
ing me of the vacaucy, and asking me
to recommend a good man to fill It.
Then I suddenly thought of Max Mel
ton, and proposed him. That wire of
yours was quite vague. I hope?"
There was an ludescrlbable some
thing iu the general'a tone that checked
Lady Doom's querulous complaint.
She looked up and caught his eye, and
without any obvious reason fell to won
dering?for the first time in her mar
ried life? whether, after all, her hus
band was not a better strategist than
herself.? London Truth.
Some naturalists claim t Lint swans
are never hutched except duriug ji
thunderstorm.
In Farmers* Bulletin ? o. 88. Issued
by the Department of Agriculture, It
is shown that many of the common
weeds growiug in Quids and gardens
may he made a source of revenue to
the farmer on account cf their medi
cinal properties. As uiacy nc twenty
four species are described and figured
in the Bulletin, and directions are giv
en for collecting and curing th<*m and
suggestions offered as to the means
of getting them to ma.kc.. .. ^
Iu orde** to determine the possibili
ties of .-ilkworm culture in the United
States, the Department of Agriculture
is now sending free to applicants a
few cocoons of eggs and p. manual of
instructions. The applicant must state
the number and kind of mulberry trees
or Osnge orange plants which he has
on his "ami, otherwise the eggs will not
be sent. The proper food for silk
worms consists of the ienves of the
different varieties of the white mul
berry and tht Osage orange. The pa
per mulberry, with fu^zy leaves, and
the common red mulberry a:o not suit
able.
Radium inflames the skin and tic*
Rtroys various kinds of life, bill its
place in uicdlcine h yet to be deter
mined. When it shall hare been fonnd
useful, Dr. E. S. London, n Russian
physician, proposes to make its energy
cheaply available. Experimenting
with variour substances, he has shown
that wool absorbs a law quantity of
the radium emanations, and that the
"emanated" wood produces physiolo
gical effects similar to tlose of radiutn
Itself, vbe wool, moreover, can bo ap
plied to any part of the body. Five or
ten milligrammes of radium may be
made to energize a Jarfco quantity of
wool, and, as the radio-activity Is re
tained a long time in hermetically
sealed vessels, "emanated" wool may
he transported long distances. and inny
soon become a part of t'_; pharmacists'
regular stock In trade.
Measure of Popularity.
Though Robert W. Chembers Is ft
popular author, ho .will rarely talk
about Ills books.
"Literary conceit Is distasteful to
me," said he the other day, "and I like
to see It taken down. It was well tak
en down in the case of a New York
man last month. He has written a
novel and the public libraries have put
this book on their shelves. The man
called nt one of the libraries to tlnd
out how his work was going with the
public. He hoped to havo his vanity
tickled a little.
"Is in?" he said to the librarian,
naming his book.
"It never was out." was the reply.?
New York Tribune.
fth* Could Supply tho Need.
"I have a handsome home," be sug
gested.
"With All the modern conveniences?"
she asked.
"No? o," ho answered slowly; "not
all. On? Is lacking."
"What Is It?" she Inquired.
"A wife,*' he replied.
Then she managed to convey the as
surance to him that one was to be bad
for the asking. (
A Hotel Humorist.
Simeon Ford, the Manhattan Hotel
proprietor, of New York City, gives his
attention to humor, just to relieve the
strain .of his duties. A couple of his
friends who were married last week
heard from Ford Just after the cere
mony through ? telegram reading:
"May your future troubles bo only lit
tle ones."
. hyacinths and mm. ,
It !? (hlMC m* tt ttM IMtS Of ky
actetka aad tntfca an Mt is tko kod
whew they MMi ui tM stalks nt
after kki? lag tk?r will Una tun
aOF. providod tko kod la wall protect*
od* la wlater. A AmlM of wall
rotted auart am ack stalk, with
straw or aoaie liter cororfng ow tka
fertiliser will ana aa a protection.
Wkaa tulip* or kjradatka aro grown la
gteaaaa tko do wan aro prodacod at
tho expense of tko balba, kat wkaa
greara la rick aail tka axkanattoa doca
not so readily occur.
WHY APPLES DROP. '
Tko probablo caaaoa for tko drop
pine of applaa la tka lack of pollina
tion. Tko waatkw daring tko blos
soming tlmo Nana to karo boen gen
erally unfavorable throughout tko
Eastern States. In many placea tka
booa were alao very acarce. Tbeae
things made tka dlatrlbntion of pollen
?ery poor, and many aeeda were not
fecundated. Tko complaint of Jnne
il ropplng applea is general from tko
Atlantic Ocean to tko Rocky Moun
tains. In many soctlona it kas rery
seriously cut down tko early prospects
of a crop. We ata not prepared to say
that the lack of pollination kas been
the whole cause of tho dropping, but
It Is the most Important one thst baa
yet been assigned.? Country Gentle
man.
IN THE ORCHARD.
Whether one uses the sod plan or
some other method of keeping the soil
in the orchard there Is a certain
amount of work that must be done
during the growing season that the
trees may liave the best possible
chance. If the sod method Is used, the
space around the tree for a distance of
three feet at least should be friable, so
that the moisture in the soil will be
conserved and so tbat the roots will
get the beuettt of any fertiliser applied.
If the clean culture is the plan, cer
tainly the work should be done in such
a manner that the roots of the young
trees will have received all the benefit
possible, and yet the soil be left In
such condition that it will grow the
cover crop sufficiently well, fo that a
good growth will be bad during the
winter, and to give a considerable
amount of humus to be turned under
lu the spring. There Is plenty of work
to do In the young orchard If one will
look it up and do it.
A HOME MADE FRUIT LADDER.
A bandy fruit ladder can easily be
made with just a common ladder and
two long stout props. The props should
be provided with forks at the ends
which fit over the rung* of the ladder.
The proper 211-rangements of the props
nOME KADI FRUIT LAD1>ER.
in order to secure a firm ladder is
shown in the cut. The advantage of
this form of fruit ladder over the com*
inon stepladder is that by means of
the movable prop* the ladder can be
placed in any desirable position with
out disturbing the brnuclies or fruit.?
Indiana Farmer.
HOW TO TACK APrLES.
Country shippers and packers of ap
ples should make It a point to pack
their fruit honestly; that Is, hnve the
fruit run alike all through the barrel.
Do not endeavor to cause deception by
placing good, sound, large fruit on the
top and bottom of the barrel, and fill
In the middle with a lot of gnarly,
wormy and decoyed fruit. It does not
pny. The deception Is easily detected
upon investigation, and merchants do
not care to have fraud practiced upon
them, neither do they care to practice
it upon their customers.
Full regulation-sized barrels should
be used. Take the bnrrel, one head
out, nail the hoops and break ofT the
ends of tho nails at the Inside; place a
Inyer or tier of npples, good and uni
form size, bright, healthy, as closely
as possible, steins downward, on the
lower end, then fill up, a basket full at
a time, throwing out small wormy,
gnarly and windfall apples, and shak
ing the barrel well after each deposit
until it is full up to the top of the rim
or two inches above the rlni, depend
ing on variety and tenderness of fruit;
place the head squarely on the apples,
and with a screw or lever-press force
It Into place and null securely. Turn
over the barrel and mark name of ap
ple with red or black lead or stencil.
Bear in mind that, to be shipped safe
ly, fruit must be packed tight, to pre
vent rattling or bruising.? Dally Trade
Bulletin.
Not*! <>p?r?
In the modish engraved gold there
are novel opera glasses.
That Is, the outer case Is of en
graved gold.
This case is shaped like a pocket,
like the ordinary frame of an opera
glass, that Is, only It Is very flat. 80
flat that one does not suspect Its real
purpose. At first sight one would
fancy it a dainty, flat, little gold bag
that might hold a filmy moucholr and
perhaps a bonbonnlere. Just turn a
spring and it opens like a clam. Turn
another spring and the glasses pop Into
place, and there you are with nothing
to do but to place the erstwhile bag
before your eyes. When one is done
using them, by turning the two springs
they have again disappeared, leaving
only the taut little bag.
A STOUT Or SUPPOSE.'
"The queerest thlag that trcr hap*
ptMd to new** mM tht hotel cleric,
"cum off vkn I was on the night
leak of a mmII hotel la a OouNtkat
(ova. It was a ?ecood-rate sstabllsh
aad the attaatftoa waa rather laaaly at
alght. There were at^ea all a boat,
??i they cloaed early, ao that after
IS o'clock owa waa the only place aa
the Mock open. For that reaooa I kept
a revolver la the money drawer. One
alght about about UJO o'clock a pleas*
ant-spoken, well-dreeeed jouag fallow
caaaa la and aakad for a rooaa. We
talked for a few minutes; then I toM
him aa tactfully aa I could that aa he
didn't have any baggage he would
hare to pay la advance. 'All right.'
he aald, 'take It out of that.' He
handed me a 910 bill. I palled out the
money drawer to change It. There waa
my revolver In plain alight, and another
one with it. The second gun had been
left In bla room by a departing guest,
and I'd tucked It Into the drawer with
mine for want of a better placo to put
It 'What do you want with two re?
vol vers f asked the stranger. *Oh,'
said I, joshing, 'suppose some one
ahould come in and find me wltlf the
Ull out and get one gun and start to
hold me up. I'd have another handy.'
My God! What's that?' yelled the
stranger, and pointed to the window.
It's an old trick, but it caught me.
When I looked back there was the
stranger standing with tbe extra re
volver, which he'd reached over and
afot out of the till. 'Suppose,' said he,
'that I should grab a revolver while
rou weren't looking and cover you? as
I'm doing now? and tell yea to hand
aver the till, and that if you made a
move to get your gun I'll scatter your
brains all over the place? where would
your extra revolver be then? Hey?'
And suppose,' said I truthfully, 'that
I told yoxi the gun you are holding 011
me hasn't bfeu loaded for a month
and has a broken firing pin.' And
while that was being telegraphed
through his brain I snatched iuj own
gun and covered him. 'It would show
quick wit on your part,' he said, and
he laid down the uuloaded revolver.
'And now. If you will give me uij*
change, I guess I'll quit the game of
suppose, and go to bed.' Well, I'll
leave it to you if that wasn't enough
to puzzle any man. Had he tried to
hold me up. 01* was it just a fool game
jf bis? Somehow I couldn't Just make
up my mind. So I gave him bis change
and let him go to his room and I tig- 1
u red on it all night without getting
any nearer a conclusion. liut next
morning things happened which cleared
the matter up. About 11 o'clock the
chambermaid reported that she
couldn't get nny answer from the room
to which I had assigned the stranger.
They unlocked the door. His bed
hadn't been touched. There was an
open window to the lire escape in the
hall. Furthermore the boss asked uu
to explain how I'd happened to turn
over* a counterfeit $10 bill with my
cash."? Boston IWulget.
The Accessories Count.
The handsome stocking, the well
fitting kIow. the becoming veil, the
correct tie, the dainty neckwear draw
the attention of the average observer
far Hooner, says the Chicago Tribune,
than do the elegance of the material
of a gown and the style in which it
Is made.
If a costume iits well, it depends on
the wearer to make it stylish, whllf
with neckwear galore of vast variety
and beauty, a toilet may be made at
elaborate or as severe as the owner
desires.
A supply of veils, carefully elioser
with an eye to the hccoiniugncss and
suitability of each, is a telling acces
sory of dress.
As soon as a handsome veil is taker
off the hat it must be smoothly folded
and laid away in a veil case if It is tc
be made to last long.
Ctloves should be treated as fairly,
nnd will reward tlie care given their
by the length of time they will allow
themselves to be worn.
With low shoes or pretty slipper*
handsome silk or lisle thread stock
ings are nice.
: Bronze brown silk stockings wills
bronze slippers are soft and dainty foi
the house.
: Several pnlrs of silk stockings will
do vast service If the owner be con
tent to wash tlieni herself as needed ii:
the privacy of her own apartment.
The C'ont of Knropenn Tr?To1lnK?
It needed n painstaking German tf
figure for us n set of statistics long de
Mred, but of a Hort Hint nobody cared
.*o tScklc the tediuui or the difficulty of
computing them. These figures ar<
itlie annual number of tourists ir
'Europe and the amount of money tbej
spend. The German's estimates eovei
the totals in both Items; a. ul large
on their number Ih, the Americans d<
not constitute quite the whole of ill<
globe's yearly nomad population. Bu
what quantity of Americans da vis!;
the old world, and what amount ol
money they leave there, nay b<
guessed frotu thb German's coiufuiiu
tions.
Switzerland, he ra:*s. eriicr'.nlni
through the year 3,o:k),ok; visitors, win
spend $30, 003, COX Italy, the Itlvieri
and Spain, betwern them, attract ar
expenditure of $00,000,000. The varl
ous great capitals |;? all cu'l $4r>.000,
000, that come fron the pockets of th<
000,000 visitors tD Tarls, the (M.O.OW
to Ixmdon, 'the fWO.OOO to Berlin, ant
the 350,000 to Vienna. The baths ant
seaside resorts accommodate 12,000,
000 guests, who spend over $10,000,000
? Boston Transcript.
LMrmtl Conowl.
Justice Leonard A. Gicgerlch, of thf
Supreme Court, tells a story of tw<
lawyers who appeared before hire
some time ago in the argument of $
motion. One was on excitable fellow
who blustered and sputtered a goo4
deal, and the other was of the calm
Judicial order, with the usual attend
ant of biting sarcasm.
?*1 object to the statements of mj
learned friend," said the excitable one
?'They should not go on record. Thej
bre entirely frlvlol."
' "I beg the Court's pardon." replied
the other, calmly, "but I believe tlio
tny learned opponent meant to say tha
'my remarks were trlvolou*."? Baltl
tuore Sun,
FOR DAY OF THANKS
tosMeat Kwsevett Issaes the lltaal
frtdaaatiM
NtVEMKK 24TI IS SET ASIIE
Tht Frwlimt Imum Hit Proclama
tion DMl|natln? tht Day "to It Ob>
? rvtd at a Day tf PmUI and
Thankagtvlng by All tht Pttflt tf
tha United Stattt at Hamt an4
Aktad"? Tha Harvtttt Havt Bttn
Abundant and Thttt Who Wtrfc ,
Havt Qrtatly Prttptrtd.
"We are thankful for nil that has
been done for ub in the past and we
pray that in the future we may lie
strengthened In the unending struggle
to do our duty fearlessly and honestly,
with charity and good will, with re
spect for ourselves and with love to
ward our fellow-men. In this great
republic the effort to combine national |
strength with personal freedom is being
tried on a scalo more gigantic than
over before in the world's history. Our
success will meen much, not only for
ourselves, but for the future of all man
kind .and every man or woman In our
land should feel the grave responsibil
ity resting upon him or her, for In the
last analysis this success must depend
upon the high average of our Individual
citizenship, upon the way In which each
of us does his duty by himself and his
neighbor.
"Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose
velt, President of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday,
the twenty-fourth of this November, to
be observed as a day of festival and
thanksgiving by all the people of the
United States at home or abroad, and
do recommend that on that (fay cease
from their ordinary occupations and
gather in their several places of wor
ship or in their homes, devoutly to give
thanks unto Almighty God tot the ben
efits He has conferred upon us as in
dividuals and as a nation, and to be
icech Him that in the futur* His Divine
favor may continue to us.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto
set may hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done at the City of Washington,
this 1st day of November. In the year
of our Ix>rd one thousand nine hundred
and' four, aud of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred and
twenty-ninth.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
"By the President.
"JOHN HAY, Secretary of State."
Washington, Special. ? The President
haa leaned the Thaakaglvlng procla
mation. setting nalde Thursday, No
?ember 14. "to be observed as a day
of faatlral and thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States at home
and nbrond. The proclamation fol
lowa: . .
"By the President of the United States
of America ? A Proclamation:
"It haa pleaaed Almighty God to
bring the American people In safety
and honor through another year, and.
In accordance with the long unbroken
custom handed down to us by our fore
fathers, the time has come when a
special day shall be set apart In which
to thank Him who holds all nations In
the hollow of His hand for the mercies
thus vouchsafed to us. During the cen
turt and a quarter of our national
life, we as a people have been blessed
beyond all others, and for this we owe
humble and heartfelt thanks to the
author of all blessings. The year that
lias closed has been one of peace with
in our own borders, as. well as between
us and all other nations. The harvests
have been abundant, and those who
uork, whether with hand or brain, are
prospering greatly. Reward has 'waited
upon honest effort. We have bo en
enabled to do our duty to ourselves and
to others. Never hss there been a time
xfcoi i religions and charitable effort haa
been more evident. Much has been
given to us and much will be expected
from us. We speak of what has been
done by this nation in no spirit of
boastfulness or vain-glory, but with
full and reverent realization that our
strength is nothing unless we are help
cl from above. Hitherto we have been
given the heart and the strength to do
the tasks allotted to ua as they sever
ally arose.
By Wir? and Cable.
Hon. C. W. Fairbanks spent the
day at his home in Indianapolis, and
will devotn the coming week to a
tour of Indiana.
In Now York the opinion is held
that President Roosevelt will reply in
a speech to Judge Parker's charges
of trust aid being given to the Repub
licans.
The alleged odds of 5 to 1 on
Roosevelt quickly dropped to 4 to 1
and undor when some Parker money
appearod on tho New York curb on
Saturday.
Kogoro Takahlra, Japanese minister
to the United States, was operated on
in New York for appendicitis.
World's Fair attendanr-o for last
week was 749.386, making the grand
total 15.933,295.
The third general assault by the
Japanese on Port Arthur has begun.
The Russian inquiry into tho North
Sea Incdicnt is in progress at Vigo,
Spain.
Obstructive tactics by tho opposi
tion led to vlolont scenes In th*
Madrid Chamber of Doputies.
Miners Threaten Strike.
Richmond, Va., Special.? According
to advices received here from the Kai^
awha. West Virginia, coal fields, there
is a strike on In some of the mines
along the Chesepeake ft Ohio railway,
with a prospect of nil mines in that
region being tied up in a like man
ner in the near future, unless matters
In dispute aro settled before the end
of this week. These advices say that
the strike was brought about by the
operators posting notices discriminat
ing against union men.
Receiver for LarabN Concern.
New York, Special.? Dudley Dublg
nae wee appointed receiver for the firm
of J. Walter Labaree ft Co., against!
whom aa involuntary petition wait (lied
a few days ago by Julian Price and M.
Samuel Price, of South Carolina, and
Geo. Thumpton, of New York. The pe
titioners claim that an Indebtedness of
17,543 Is still outstanding. They further
alleged that J. Walter Labaroe commit
ted an act of bankruptcy by conveying,
part of his property four months prior
*/> the Involuntary petition when he
knew he was Insolvent.
A MG WAR SCARE
Al Lm4m FariMutr Wim|M Hp
??-- i ? ill,
VW AwmHC
WAS NO BASIS FOK FALSE KUftOftS
Not for Yurt Novo So Many Alarm*
lot Reports and Flaming Extra*
Boon Circulated? Hour by Hour tha
Now from QMraltar Macama Mara
Sariaua Until Finally It Waa laM
That tha Britiah Flaot Had Claarod
far Action? Tho Foreign Offlco l?
ouoo a Statement.
Qr~t Brttol? ?"? RW. too*.
?aV^.V^'^"OTt, "* "?? Nortk "??
th.rl f procre*8,nK f*rorably and
2 ?. .J"* ,h* '"OU.C ^.-"4
* Mr friction .rtoto, Mweai ?
? u,.Tn,m~" The ?*^
Tho ""ml~loo under
*ne Hagu? convention is on th?
?er?e of settlement. tt#
Oreat^Brtuin^ eTplnSi'SL COnd|tions.
Panic. Not for v^ri^. a w*r
alarmist reports and ??!*. 80 man3r
flooded Ix>ndon Th? ng: extras
i'?ry JSSTi, Thi" ,:""or
wig not nnp el*..! " is there
Justify it. The proirlrCUIn8tant'e to
formation iabFed Sv^011 ?* tho ln*
Press that Sly the L?the A880c??ted
?n the firing 4 the
would bo detached f trawler*
the conclusion that R?M|a "J**1 K at
ken fan h by not dJVtZfll *?*d brt>"
eel3 Involved In the affair Vn ton7i
this came wIM ' . "i top of
activity at Gibraltar ^ e"lendous
the news from Gib-altar 1 ^ hour
?23 n
the parallel statement s? ??tSPTr m?d*
r?sr
25 Sit -IW&sss
sate lie*1 waa :Lt?%
~ .PS2S! AdnUral
Koala of BottenblTr^'niVo?"?,. JmJS?
5r/Sr/-?'h"
Lor<l Lansd" , 11' rxl' ,. '??r; "I0
25*JJering names that had b?n su?J
sion. When ??inI,tM,,ationul conimls
state or^d*'{hi-'?:!"."Kna?m" ' I'.'
for'u, 'and^n 'orde?U? 80 mo,t ,musll?'
He L'?\Tvro o??e"
the following statement- 1
ia?t??tonsh0?aRrr:;.,r," "c."' V'*<>
skipping durliur n) * cnc? 10 neutral
??*? ?& ? ?*?
compliance wl?h j{.,c?ia. r-*aR>- 111
MtVZa at Vian ?tCers h?v Ki"
wi?h 8roT? n?W ,^'?CU88^nR't The^torms
commSrwhich wf.1
with tho enquiry .. W'U no ^trusted
Tho Foreign Office is intensely ir
Tn what thev d?"SfnKtlon plaro,i '">?
?.teAsra.r^cr,'?3 T<rzr"
the huae tt*e keen Riven
, ? uo?t now concent rafp/i if
Forolsm n JiUS mn embassy and tho
h?*^vP ?fflco nfflrm that tho neao
iS^nnWC?-rVK?nt,ro,y "'"fined to the
?lon^ ln wlfjrh ?n'n'ei<nat,onaI Cf?nm?H
?ion, m Wilichjio jutch has occurred
f^au'TrM'
I # rmJ discuss the reports of activity
SL S * Dut ,l was 'miniated that
the movements were part of a or?
arranged plan rather than tho result
of orders following the announced
t,oZ v,t!!rc or t,w ?3Z
Ambassador BenkendorfT had ?
whn ,'or!,,al '"tervlow with the King
who. it is understood, expressed fnr
SZSZSE?. .t'?h s'- -^SSff &
Two Killed by Dynamite.
Houston, Tex., Piper-Iai. ? Two men
are dead, two fatally Injured and one
soveroly liurt, as the result of a dyna
mite explosion in the Basin oil field.
The dead: John Drumley, McKee*
Rock, Pa., head bolwn off; Clarence J.
Hoff, of Tennessee, body blown to
pieces. The fatally injured: John
Rider, of Pittsburg, Pa., and BeH Holt,
The pumping foreman was also badly
injured but will recover. Dynamite had
been placed In the (lueff Company's
well to loosen the casing. It was decid
ed to pull It out and re-set the charge.
In drawing the explosive up, it collide*/
with the eating and exploded.
Telegraphic Briefs.
A week of the most vigorous cam
paign work !? planned by the Demo
cratic national managers.
In many churches in Philadelphia
it baa been planned to have prayers
dally to th* city from the gross
croruptton of the Republicans.
W. L. Douglas. Democratic candi
date for Governor of Massachusetts,
fad 7,000 parsons nt a barbecue Sat
urday in his native town, Plymouth.
Warahlps May Rally Again.
8hanghal, by cable.? Advices reach
ing Shanghai say that tho Japanese as
sault on Port Arthur continues with
unabated vigor and that the Russian
defense la dogged and determined.
The northern portion of East Kce
wan mountain haa been captured by
the Japanese, who hold it under a fur
ious Are. A fort on the inner line of
defense was destroyed by the explosion
of a magazine on November 2. The
rasualities of the Japanese are report
ed to be enormous. A belief prevails
that the Russian warships will make
another attempt to escape.