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. 1 ^conquest! j ; GP CANAAN [ ! i By CCOTH TARKINGTON. 1 j of "CKerry." "Moftiitw Beam- I i J c*.;re," Etc. k j CopyrliibC JOOTi. by Harper <& Brothers V (G'oritiriuedfrorr. pa?;e 6 ) high exultation, ha J gradually lowero 1 in key and dropped <1 >\vu the scale til it disappeared altogether. The Tocsin's right about face under v niinini ofh o-s 'oesules Mrs. F! f r >ft that morning and rejoiced greater, though not hotter, men than tin* coioael. Mr. Parba-h and his lieutenants smiled, yet stared. amazed. wondering what had happened. That was a thing which oily three people even certainly knew, yet it was very simple. >, . The Tocsin was part of the judge's ; restitution. "The controlling interest in the paper. together with the other property I have listed." "v !.. > said, studying his memoranda nu.l.v the lamp iu I toger's old studio, while Martin Pike listened with his i: < i i.i his hands, "make up what Mi.-? Tabor is willing to accept. As I estimate it. their t tal value is between a third and a half of that of the stock which belonged to ber" "But this boy?this Flitcroft." said Pike feebly; "he might"? "He will do nothing." interrupted Joe. "The case is 'settled out of court.' and even if he were disi>osed to harass you he could hardly hope to succeed, since Miss Tabor declines either to sue or to prosecute." The Judge winced at the last word. "Yes?yes. I know, but he might?be | might?tell." "I think Miss Tabor's influence will Hh precept. If It should not?well, you're a a desperate case by any means [ You're involved, but far from stripped. ? In time you may be as sound as ever. And if Nort>ert tells there's uothing for yy you to do but to live it down." A faint smile played upon Joe's lips as he lifted his head and looked at the other. "It can be done. I think." It was then that Ariel, complaining | of the warmth of the evening, thought it possible that Joe might And her fan 1 upon - the porch and as he departed i whispered hurriedly. "Judge Tike, I'm not technically In coutrol of the Toc^ sin. but haven't I the right to coutrol 1 < its policy?" "I understand," he muttered. "You mean about Louden?about this trial"? "That is why I have taken the pai per." j "You want all that changed, you mean?" She nodded decisively. "From this 'instant, before morning." "Oh. well, I'll go down there and give f the word." He rubbed his eyes wearily with big thumbs. "I'm through fighting. I'm done. Besides, what's the * *" use? There's nothing more to fighL" "Now, Judge." Joe said as he came I in briskly, "we'll go over the list of that unincumbered property, if you will." This unincumbered property consisted of Beaver Beach and those other *-- ' nrhl^h ha hftrt LWIUU&Ulkj UL IUC J Li..6t .. not dared to mortgage. Joe bad somebow explained tbeir nature to Ariel, and these, with the Tocsin, she had elected to accept in restitution. "You told me once that I ought to r look after my own property, and now vhsrtil. Don't you see?" she cried to Joe ?ager!y. "It's my work!" She resolutely set aside every other proposition, and this was the quality of f mercy which Martin Pike found that night. There was a great Crowd to hear ? Joe's summing up at the trial, and those who succeeded in getting Into the courtroom declared that It was worth the struggle. He did not orate. "/ understand," he muttered. "Yo>u mean about Louden"? he did not "thunder at the jury," nor r- . did he slyly flatter them. He did not overdo the confidential, nor seem so secure*-nf understanding beforehand ' what their verdict would be that they felt an instinctive desire to fool him. f He talked colloquially, but clearly, Vy t without appeal to the pathetic and without garnitures, not mentioning sunsets, birds, oceaus, homes, the glorious old state or the happiness of liberty, but he made everybody In the room auite cure thci. Herzr. Fear had_?rrd I snot which kfRetl Cory To save "his own life. And that, as Mr. Bradbury remarked t) the colonel, was "what .Toe was there for!" Arit !"> escort was increased to four tha: day. Mr. Ladcw sat beside her. and there were times when Joe kept !i;s rn'.nd entirely to the work In hand only l?y an effort, but he always succeeded. The sight of the pale and worshiping face of Ilappy Fear from the corner of his eye was enough to insure that. And people who could not set near the doors, asking those who could. "What's lie (loin* now?" were answered by variations of the one formula, "Oh. jest walkin' away with It!" Once the courtroom was disturbed tnJ set in an uproar which even the Judge's customary threat failed to subiue. Joe had been talking very rapidly and having turned the paint he was making with perfect dexterity, the jury listening eageriy. stopped for a momeat to take a swallow of water. A voio*? rose over the lo\+ hum of the crowd in a delirious chuckle, "Why don't somebody "head hint off?'" The room Instantly rocked with laughter, under cover of which the identity of the sacrilegious chuckler was not discovered. but the voice was the voice of Buokalew. who was incredibly suri prised to find that he had spoken aloud. The jury were "out," after the case had beea given to them, seventeen | minutes and thirty seconds by the 1 watch Claudine held in her hand. The I little man, whose fate was now on the knees of the gods. looked pathetically at the foreman and then at the face of | his lawyer and began to shake violently. but not with fright. lie had i gone to the jail n:i Joe's wortf, as a ! g)od dog gxvs whore his master bids, trustfully, a.id yet H ippy had not been able to keep his mind from considering the h irrib'e chances. "Don't wor| ry." Joe had said. "It's all right. I'll ! see you through." And he had kept his word. The little ma ? was cleared. It took Happy a long time to get i through what he had to say to his at; toruey in the anteroom, and even then. ; OI COUI>e. lie U1U UL?l uiiui.im_- i<j i;ui 11 I in words, for lie bud "broken down" with sheer gratitude. "Why. d?u me, Joe," he sobbed, "if ever I?if ever you ?well, by (Jod. if you ever"? This was the substance of his lingual accomplishment under the circumstances. ; But Claudine threw her arms around 1 poor Joe's neck and kissed him. i Many people were waiting to shake hands with Joe and congratulate bini. The trio, takiug advantage of yats i near the rail, had already done/li&it (somewhat uproariously; befoMflfitliad followed Happy, and so hnddfllH and 1 Ladew, both, necessarily, rbur; rlediy. But in the corridors he' found. . when he came out of the anteroom, i clients, acquaintances, friends ? old friends, new friends and friends he ! had never seen before?everybody | beaming upon him and wringing bis j hand, as if they had been sure of it all ' from the start ? They gathered round him If he stop; ped for an iustant and crowded after . him admiringly when he went on I again, making his progress slow. When he finally came out of the big doors I into the sunshine, there were as many : people in the yard as there had been I when he stood in the same place and I watched the mob rushing his client's 1 guards. Hut today their temper was dififereut, and as he paused a moment, looking down on the upturned, laughiug faces, with a hundred jocular and congratulatory salutations shouted up at him, somebody started a cheer, and It was taken up with thunderous good will. i There followed the interrogation cus| tomary in such emergencies, and the I anxious inquirer was informed by four j or five hundred people simultaneously 1 that Joe Louden was all right ! "Head him oflf!" bellowed Mike Sheehau, suddenly dartiug up the 6teps. ! The shout increased, and with good reason, for be stepped quickly back within the doors and. retreating through the building, made good his escape by a basement door. He struck off into a long detour; but, though he managed to evade the crowd, he had to stop and shake hands with every third person he met. As he came out upon Main street again he encountered his father. "Howdy do, Joe?" said this laconic person aud offered his hand. They shook briefly. "Well." he continued, rubbing his beard, "how are ye?" "All right, father. I think." "Satisfied with the verdict?" "I'd be pretty fiard to please if I weren't." Joe laughed. Mr. Louden rubbed his beard again. "I was there," he said, without emotion. "At the trial, you mean?" "Yes."- He offered his hand once more, and again they shook. "Well, come around and see us," he said. "Thank you. I will." "Well," said Mr. Louden, "good day, Joe." "Good day, father." The young man stood looking after him with a curious smile. Then he ! rrofa a olitrhf atart "Fur iin f) 1A fltrAPt 1 -? - ? " he saw two figures?one a lady's in white, with a wide white hat; the other a man's, wearing recognizably clerical black. They seemed to be walking very slowly. It had been a day of triumph for Joe, but In all his life he never slept worse than he did that night. (Continued next week.) ANCIENT INVENTIONS. \ Article* of Modern Use That Were Known to the Romans. "Safety pins were articles of common use in Italy long before the Roman empire attained the height of its glory," says a. writer. "Some * * J. j oTtiii^i verc fluetly *ike~"tliost? t5i ; today, :;tn: t!;^ familiar prinei, pie ? f f ^iled spring aiul catch. But ,; the mat-rial of which they were ! ?>>ah" M-.T'js a!way- to have been hrMany of tiiein were quite Li-.:" a.Tair.-. t?n inches or so in 'en.ih. and hollow, a> if designed t to bo attached to the gown in front, ; and po.?si ?lv to contain something j or oilier, concqjvabiy flowers. Not nii.ntlv fl'Aii* warn /\vi> ? ) ntfn Kv*l wiili gems. Another ancient invention wa* the collar stud. It is true ' that the anciei.t Romans did not ; use buttons t<> fasten their gar, incuts. but for this very reason >a*fef tv pins were more urgently required, and the latter ?ee:n to iiave been supplemented by studs of bronze, 1 which were in shape exactly like ? those of today. Of course people in tho.-e times wore 110 collars, but the ; little connivance in question was l utilized in other ways. j "The Smithsonian institution at ; Washington has got together a very interesting collection of such ancient inventions. Among other objects in this collection are thimbles j 2,500 years old. They are of bronze, and their outer surfaces show the I familiar indentations for engaging ' the head of the needle. The women in those days had bronze bodkins, made just like those in use now. and for toilet purposes they employed small tweezers of a pattern that has not l>een altered in 2,000 years. To hold their hair in place tney nan iot hit upon the notion of bonding a wire double. Hut they used for that purpo>e straight bronze pins, made exactly like modern hatpins, with big spherical heads. It is from this earlvAvpe of hairpin, in truth, that the common hatpin of today is derived. "Other curios, from the old lOtruscan tombs, are strainers, ladles, spoons and knives of bronze. Such articles, as well as bronze daggers and other weapons and utensils, were cast most commonly in molds that were carved out of hard stone, a pair of stones heing required to produce the object, which arwl r>tbpr I>? a.? (11 111 l> U 1 U | 'V?4 IC4.VU M..V* V?..v. ( wise elaborated. Among the most interesting of the contrivances for the toilet is a line tooth comb of ivory, which in shape is precisely like the fine toothed combs of today. Of course the gentleman of iiancient Home was obliged to shave himself, arid he had to use a razor which must have made the operation very severe. It was of bronze and somewhat like a small sickle, very broad in the moon shaped blade and with a handle rigidly atfuoluwl ''It is well known that4he ancient Romans knew how to plate one metal with another. They made and some of them, like Cicero, wore false teeth. Every Roman gentleman had a latchkey which fitted the door of his dwelling. It was attached to a finger ring, so that it could not easily be lost and would always be ready for convenient use, no matter what the hour or the condition of the owner." ? Chicago News. Millet's Difficulties. Two of Millet's famous pictures, the "Sower" and the "Binders," were produced in a damp studio, ineffectually warmed by a tiny stove. In order to keep warm he would work with his feet in big wooden 6hoes stuffed with straw, himself enveloped in a heavy horse cloth with a hole in its center, through which he put his head! In ^hese Dictures Millet had simplv sought to express with all his might one of the phases of man's unceasing combat with jiature. But "political'' parties drew their conclusions. The "labor" partv declared that these pictures protested against the misery of the laborer, while official1 crifics said that lie artist sought to set class against class. At this time Millet willingly painted a signboard for a Parisian tradesman. But then he painted it so well in the end it figured in an exhibition of his works in the School of Fine Arts. A Chestnut Light. A simple and economical substitute for a night light may be prepared In the following way: Take some good sized chestnuts of irregular form, and with the aid of an ordinary needle riddle them with fine holes. Then soak them in oil for twelve hours. To convert a chestnut thus prepared into a night light you have but to bore a hole in it, but not quite through it, and fill the space with cotton threads to torni a wick. Set it jn a glass of water, on which it will float. .If you light it at night on retiring you may count on its lasting until morning. The only precaution necessary to take is to make sure that the chestnut will maintain its upright position in the water. It is therefore well to choose one of irregular shape and to make it float before placing the wick, in order to determine the exact point at which the latter should be inserted, so that there may be no danger of its touching the water. i ! i - " - * v.---' r._ 4a,, J I BEARS IN _ EUROPE. , j They Plague the H?gdsmen by Raiding Their Flocks. Although the*hist bear w;is shot in Germany in ls:>"> near Traunstein, in Bavaria, boar hunting and trapping still go on in the very 1 heart of Europe. In Transylvania, : Hungary, Bosnia and Croatia, all I mountainous regions, there arehunJ dreds of bears, and scores of them ; are killed and caught every vear. ! They are the plague of the shepj herds and rattle herders who pas; ture their tlocks among the hills. They seem to fear neither d >gs nor men ami bold'.v carry off sheep and calves into the woods before the eyes of tiie watchers. The peasantry retaliate by using j the stolen animals as bait for the robbers. The l>oar seldom consumes the entire carcass at one meai. He either buries the rest or hides ;t with leaves to serve another time. The country people know this, and they follow the bear's trail to the place of concealment. When this is found they determine the direction in which he departed from his prey, knowing he will return when lie is hungry bv the vinie path. The trap is placed in this line ahout a yard from the hidden carcass. ]t is careful!;.' concealed with leaves and grass, and brain cyinnot help stepping on it with either his fore or lib, 1 paws. When he is securely caught the herdsmen, who are mortally afraid of him, appear and kill hifn at leisure and in perfect safety. i*f course the landowners and I sporting class generally d ^.iot get i their bear in this cowardly way. i They hunt with dogs and shoot the game when' it is ran down. But this is not easy work. Although there are plenty of bears in a mountain region, it is not uneom mon for a hunting party to travel a whole day without getting a shot at one.?Exchange. Fine Feathers and Gratitude. The well dressed woman .dipped two theater tickets into an envelope, which she proceeded to address to a girl employed by a fashionable dressmaker. ''That," she explained, ''is a favor that many women with good clothes confer upon the girls who are responsible for? their fine feathers. In bestowing it we are not actuated by vanity, but by a desire to give pleasure. After a woman has been in the millinery or dressmaking business for several years she ceases to take much interest in the public appearance of the women who wear her creations, but the younger girls have a great desire to see a customer fully dressed for some occasion for which they have hurried to finish her clothes. From long experience 1 can pick out these curious, clever little artists, and whenever 1 wear an especially nice dress to a place ope.i to the public I send tickets of admission to the girls who have worked hardest to' make my costume a success."?New York Sun.1 J ^dH fourth million gain of one-thi] increased coi chewing anc tobacco in th< States. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBAf WINSTON-SALEM, N. / i ; x ' - - 4 . ?' V A Conscientious Parson. A wedding took place a short time back in a large town in the north of England, the service being conducted by a rather eccentric vicar. Two days after the ceremony he called at the house of the bridegroom's mother, but she happened to be out, so he said he wouid call again, which he did later in the day, carrying two large bags under his arm. This time he found her in. So he began by asking them to clear the table a little. Then he opened the green bags, from which he took the registers. These he opened and in a most solemn tone said: ' Mrs. Williams, you hive forgotten to dot the 'i' in Elizabeth." The family breathed once more. ?London Answers. Chaining the Child. She may have been either a wicked little girl or simply one of those children who refuse absolutely to i "stay put," but whatever her ailment her mother certainly made i enough of a parade of it. The pair were strolling along the other afternoon, and around the left wrist of the child was a stout dog collar ot leather, to which was fastened a heavy chain of steel links, the end of which was held firmly in the ; mother's right hand. The chaining 1 might have been flone in all kindness, but the effect on the passing ; throng wa3 to arouse a keen sense I of pity for the child.?New York Press. in You monej the g< I 1 can * i I i save y c Call 01 I Yours for t WTW KINGSTR 1||1||1P^will th SSHr SCHNAPF gH^ tne Keynoias | W by Internal R< f for a fiscal ye B in of six and onepounds, or a net A rd of the entire Mk isumption of 1 smoking ' ' * - -1 A V ' ' t 2? , # - . '.? . ' . DiSPENSARr aeWNED IN KERSHAW. Llgbt Vets Polled and Majority very Small. '! j Camden. June 21:?In the dispensary election heid yesterday fourteen precincts with ot e more to hear from irave a totil vote of 5f)6. Of thi? 322 was against the dispensary and 23-i tdr it, or a majority of 88 : against the dispensary. Tie tmssi.:g box will probably bring the majority a. ainst the dispensary up to 100. A vote was taken on "manufacture" atid "no manufacture," ; arrd the manufacture lost out also, j but up to now; the exact figures are. ' not abtaiuabie. ; In the election every pecaulion was taken te make it conform strictly to the law, and a cleaner, fairer election was never held in this or anv other county. Yet there is there is talk of hunting up some technical grounds of protesting it. There 'J a iiu I'luumuuci wuaicvei ui nanuj . but it id learned that the election will be contested on technicalities. > v |1 Piles get quick and certain relief from Dr >hoop's Magic Ointment. Pleas, note it is ma'de alone for Piles, and it ; action is positive and certain. Itchings painful, protruding or blind piles disappear like magic by its use. Large J$t nickel-capped glass jars 50 cento. ! .^old by D C Scott. * Ml | have the || % I have I ? "vrv/4 c ofiH U11U .| and will J >u money. >! m n me. ya -^4-a usiness, | ^ilkins, EE, S. C. I lewers who read I. . :*? information I in this space I t week's paper I m know why I | S and other of I brands,as shown I | svenue statistics I ar, made the x X : . J , *jjjH 'S - - S i >5?