The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 06, 1903, Image 8
battle of ballots
in several states
Heavy Vote Is Poliod In the
State of New York.
SOME ILLEGAL VOTES CAST.
Principal Interest Seemed to Center In
the Result In New York and Ohio.
Woather Conditions Were Reported
Good In Many States.
Now York, Nov. 3.?Election day in
this city dawned clear and bright?
ideal weather for getting out a heavy
vote?and the early morning polling
was especially heavy, not only in the
Democratic strongholds down town,
but in the uptown precincts, wliVre
the Eusionists aio strong. Intense
districts long before the polls were
MAYOR LOW.
caution was taken to keep it <> during
ho day. prlironi' 11, being stationed
at ovrry polling place an I heavy forces
in reserve at all the station houses.
During lh > night 2o men suspected
of being thieves were arrested ar.'.l
they will be held at police headquarters
4S hours as a precaution.
Reports from the state indicated that
the vote would br heavy, the early
morning vote in all cases being large.
No stormy weather was reported, but
in several section.- heavy clouds gathered
and gave warning of possible
rain later 'n the day. Some districts
roportod a third of the vote cast in
the first thiee hours.
At Troy, a shooting affray occurred,
Philip .1. Reilly bring shot by a special
depute sheriff (Paring an attempt
to keep Reilly the prescribed distance
away fioin the polls. ' The bullet entered
Relliy s side, lm- his condition
is not considered dangerous.
Arrests for allege;! illegal voting begun
early, but in small numbers, eight
arrests in Manhattan ar.d two in Long
Islland City being reported during the
first hour. At the police courts the
ordinary eases were dispo-vd of early
and the courts wore held op?n for
prompt action on election oases. i.at
torneys representing the fm ionifts and
Democrats being j : . : in each court.
State Superintendent of Elections
Morgan denied the repot (hat he had
evidence of illegal registration again; t
6.000 men.
He said, though, that he had cleai
cases against ojjly 1.-">> . while r>??
others were under suspicion.
William S' Devorv was t,;k- of the
flrst to vote In Ho; distrii t. being in
line before the polls open"'!.
George II. .MeC lellan 1 waited until
rather later in the morning before vol
ins. Most of those arrested early
were quickly discharged, their arrests
being explained as due to mi underr.tamlings
and mistakes. Senator
John C. Filz.gernid. Timothy I Sullivan's
successor at Albany, was arrested
in the polling * ph. e ot the first
district or. complaint of a Hepublican
watcher, charging him with disorderly i
conduct. Th" watcher alleged t
Fitzgerald followed a voter into n
booth and tried to talk with him and
refused to stop when ordered to by the
election clerk. FitzgernM. who denied
the charge, was parried until tomorrow.
In a number of assembly distriets
in Manhattan from Thirty to fit
ty per "ent of the tot i! registration
was voted in the first three hours, t
was estimated that half the vote o!
the Hronx was east in tliis period,
big vol is being polled" in Itichm-on ;
borough which comprises all of Stnten !
Island. t'p to 11: inoro than bn! J
the total registered vote had ben ? ? *
During the morning arrests averag
ing 2h an hour for alleged illegal voting
were reported. Of these about ,
one in ten w|?re held for examination.
. the magistrate diseharging the others.
Seth Sprague Terry, chairman <>1
the Citizens' union committee on
watchers, said today:
"There is much less trouble over
watching the polling places this year
than there was two years ago and
much less attempted illegal voting."
ELECTION IN OHIO.
Claimed Derricks' Pliuality Will Ex '
ceod 100,000.
Columbus, O., Nov. .1. IN ports re
coived here from Cleveland. Cincinnati,'
I
opoueu at i) oiiociv waning voters
stood In line.
Mnyor Low voted early, going to the
voting place in Park avenue near Six
ty-fourth street.
The election was very peaceful
during the early hours and every pre
I
Dayton. Tolo'lo, Spi'lr T Id r the' I
Other mere populous (inters, indicate |:
only nn average vote. In C leveland i
the voting In heavy, in Cincinnati light j
ami in the other cities about an averago
veto is being polled. i
At Republican state headquarters.! r
however, it is insisted that the vote, J
will he in the neighborhood of 900.OO" |
and that Herricks' plurality will he In |
excess of loo.OuO, with a majority on ^
Joint ballot in the state legiilaturo |>!!
t>n for the Hepuhlieans. Rots arc post-j j
frd all ovr the state that Colonel Her-j
ricks' plurality will be 80,000, with nc ,
takers.
Republicans are counting upon a
heavy "slump" In the Democratic votr !
in the rural districts on account ol
TOM T.. JOITNSO.V. r
1
Johnson's advocacy of the single tax '
in the country districts. In addition '
to a lull :tate ticket, the people are *
voting on five proposed amendments
to the state (oiiol itution, as follows: '
Hiving t]:c governor -the veto power.
P' in- away with the double stock \
liability.
Separate representation for cae'i
county in the rtate legislature.
The classification of property for E
taxation purpn.ws.
A classification of cities for the purposes
of municipal le gislation.
MRS. MOLINEUX AGAIN TO WED.
Having Secured Divoro; She Will Be \
United to Wallace Scott. f
Chicago. Nov. 3.?a license to mar-rv
\vas taken out in Chicago in the
names of Wallace I). Scott and Blanch
de Chosebrough. Their ages are given
in the license as 118 and 29, respectively.
and the residence of both is
given as Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 2.?Wallace
D. Scott, who. in Chicago took out a
license to marry Blanch 1). Chesebrough.
the foi nrc r wife of Roland B.
Molineux. of Chicago, is a member ot
the local law flmi of Kittrc-.lge. Winans
& Sc--.ft. t!:t> senior member of which
is Fnited States Senator A. B. KTittrod
a p. Mr. Scott is serving his second
term as state's attorney of this
county, lie loft Sioux Falls Saturday
for ( hi ago. where lie is supposed to
have ir.ei the former .Mrs. .Molineux,
who !> ;; New York on the same
day that Mr. Scott left this city. Th
l'w hrc.t of which .Mr. Scott i.; a member
rej-.rese:-tp:l Mr.-.. Molineux in lior
recent ujvorre litigation im this state.
Precidcnt Goes to .< *r Bay. (
Now Yoik. Nov. IV !?i Roosevelt
accompanied liy Secretary Cor
telyr.ii, Sccretaty l.oeb and a number
of secret service men. passed througi ,
the city early today on his way to
Jersey Cit.. in the par "Rover." and
the parly arrived in New York at 7:3d
o'clock in tv.o open carriages. They
were drt.en across the city to thci
I.oni; Island city ferry at the foct of
Mast Thirty fmirth street, where they
immediately board :>-l another boat for
the train in waiting at the T.ong Island
city depot.
Emperor May Attend Funeral
Rerlin. Nov. 3 Emperor William
and the empress will att< nd.thc funeral
of I'rofc -or Mnmmsen Thursday i!
the Wiesbaden program admits of it.
Otherwise, the y will he represented
by or..- of tile princes. The expense
of the funeral will he borne by the municipal!!
v of CharlettoR.TMirg, which
years ago conferred on the deceased
proio-sor the freedom of the city.
Studied Monetary Situation.
York. Nov. 3.? Minister of Finance
l.imantour, of Mexico, who has
remained in this city for a few days
alter his arrival here from Europe,
where lie s'udied extensively tho
monetary situation in behalf of his
government. will leave today for the ,
City of Mexico.
French Crop Estimates. ,
Paris. Nov. 3.- -The ministry of a?ri
culture hi- published approximate estimate:,
oi French crops for 1003 as
follows: Parley, I (1.0X8. 964 heeto- ,
litles (: h.e.-tolitre is S i bushels), as ;
( on pare,! with I i.7I ; in 1!)U2; oats i
111.111.Ml/ hectolitres,, compared with
97,586 i81 hectolitres In 1902. :
Will Declared Invalid.
Now York, Nov. II.?A will liy which
Mary K. f'nrwin loft $12,000 to ho use ;
for the i?f r.-onal necessities of spirit- i
uaHsts roshiins i:i Sooth Mold. Long i
Island, has liven declared invalid. The
relatives, who received only $8."0'i
successfully contested the bequests.
Bishop Hrondel Dead.
Helena. Mont., Nov. 3.? Tiie Rev.
John liiondel. bishop of the Helena dl- <
ocese of the Catholic church, is dead. 1
FATAL ELECTION
ROW IN VIRGINIA
rwo Men Killed and Another
Will Probably Die.
ANOTHER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
)omocrats and Republicans In Scott
County Have Mix-Up?General
Shooting Took Place at Polls with
Aforementioned Ro6ult.
Knoxville. Tenn., Nov. 3.?A spocial
o The Sentinel from Bristol, Toim.,
nys:
A fatal election row occurred at
"airviow, in Scott county, Virginia,
bis morning. Two men were killed,
>ne other lataily injured and one scion.
ly.
The dean arc:
.lolni Osborne, shot through tlio
teart.
Ezekial Nickels, shot through the
lead.
The injured:
J. II. Catron, shot through the neck
ind will die.
Alexander Koyes. shot through the
iglu. hip; will recover.
Tiie trouble arose over Republicm.s
about the voting place objecting
o C. J'. Roller, solving as a Repubican
judge.
Roller, it is said, had been selected
>y Democratic election commissioners
or service today.
Osborne and Nickels, the two den 1
nen. lien".erratic hi'l*os nn:l wore
nought into the row on account
hcii official connection with tho elecion.
A general shooting took place wTili
lie result:* above stated.
It is believed Catron tired the shots
hat. killed O-hprnc and Nickels. The
lead ifimt shot Catrcn and Keyes.
.Mc.e trouble is feared.
irvic.v is in a remote mountain
lottlomont.
ORGANIZED BIG COMPANY.
fet Promoter Arraigned for Not Paying
Board Bill.
New York, Nov. 3.?Cornelius Del.a-ergne.
aged 75, who talks hopefully ol
in invention he claims to have peroctc
1 for a secret, process to manuactu'.o
lard, butter, oils and fatty subdances,
has. been arraigned before a
lolieo magistrate on the charge ot
ailing to pay a hoard bill amounting
o $4N5?.
The defendant is said to have Incorporated
under the laws of South Dacota.
the Northwestern Industrial com any
with a capital of $sin.ooii.ooo to
,ake no his invention. Of this amount
t is averred, the InvenTor set ash;
jy.Oiiu.uii'.i tor the beiu-tit of the emiloycs
of the company. They were
!o have libraries and homes built for
hem and a generous amount to talce
%are of them when disabled by accilent
or sickness. He has been working
on tho scheme of this company
since ls-'it. and says that he had retained
a prominent law firm here f
iraw up the necessary papers by whi
liis valuable patent could he conveyed
10 imp lnf.uririai company.
After hearing the complaint Magistrate
Onimon he'd Del.avergne in
rustody of his counsel for further
hearing. ?
William S. Coursey, formerly privaio
secretary to Police commissioner
Rreen says lie was engaged hy DoLa
vergno last August to act as his
secretary. The salary was large and
he was to have a goodly block of t"
stock in the new company, hut alleged
that up to (late he has received exactly
in cash.
CRAZED BY ANXIETY.
Abandoned by Husband Woman Leaps
To Her Death.
Now York. Nov. 3.?Abandoned by
her husband ten days ago and apparently
crazed hy anxiety, Mrs. Suslo
Alirams has jumped from a window ol
her rooms in an Last Fourth street
tenement. She died instantly.
Her lu-year-old daughter was with
her when she threw open the window.
When the child realized what her
mother was about to do she
her skirts and exerted her utmost
strength, but the frantic woman boat
her off amd leaped out. Neighbor?
found the child on the side walk crying
over the dead body.
Fund for Scholarships.
Chicago. Nov. 3.? By providing Incomes
for them equal to the amount
of money they would be able to earn
at work a high school education ha?
been placed in the reach of children
of poor parents by the will of Colonel
August Jacobson. In this last testament
Colonel Jacobson. who was a
well known member of the Union cluli
and an aide de camp of General Sherman,
has bequeathed one-fourth of his
estate toward a fund for the establishment
of high school scholarships. The
amount thus bequeathed, It is believed,
will be. about $ 10,000.
Coveted Volume of Poetry.
New Ydrk, Nov. 3.?One of the most
r ove ted volumes in the world, a he.
containing tho original poetry of "Victor
and Casiro," the pen name of Shclley
and his sister, h-os been sold hern
lot $3,000, cables The Herald's ConIon
correspondent. Ft was a presentation
COUV from the nrinfm- f'h-iriM
I'hillips. Th? book foil to a private
collector who now own-s the only two
Imowa ovyief.
GERMAN GARRISON
ISA ANNIHILATE!
Hottentots 011 Warpath Ir
Southwest Africa.
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIR8
Governor of German Southwest Afric;
Cables Confirmation of Reported Up
risings In Great Namaqualand?Re
pressivc Measures Taken.
Berlin, Nov. 3?The governor of Gor
man Southwest Africa has cabled :
confirmation of the report from Cap<
Colony that disturbances have brok
en out in the Warmbad district of Gor
man Southwest Africa.
The governor says that a lleutenan
and sergeant have been killed, and tha
a trooper was wounded.
All the necessary measures to sup
pro^j the outbreak are already taken.
The report from Capo Ctdony salt
tile German garrison at Warmbad hat
been annihilated by Hottentots.
Warmbad is a mission s?8tien in th<
Great Namaqualand.
TWO KILLED IN CRASH.
Accident Occurs cn Louisville ant
Nashville KOacJ.
Louisville. Ky.. Nov. 3.?Two I.ouis
ville and Nashville freight trains mc
at the etui of the bridge over Salt riv
or near Shepherdsvillo, this morning.
The dead:
Lewis Drown, head hrukentan.
i William Drown, fireman.
The injured:
William Fnrrnr, engineer.
Exploding gasoline fired and de
stroyed ;> number of cars.
Filteen carloads of coal and liter
ehandise were destroyed before th<
flames were under control.
A special train took a detachment o
the 1 ouisville fire debarment to tin
scene ami tlicir arrival prevented i
greater lees.
The wreck occurred at the pc::
end of the bridge. The track acrosi
the bridge is single, hut on either sidi
is doubled. A freight train soutr
hound had almost cleared the bridg
onto the double track when a nortli
bound freight dashed into the cars re
maining on the single track oT th?
bridge.
Four cars of the southbound trail
| wore shattered and dashed down cT.
! bank as they came off the bridge. Fi:
engine of tlie southbound train als<
went partly down the hank, Enginee
Farrar saving his life only by plung
lng into the river.
An IlllMfiDOtl'fllilo fn<v ni?AWA?fA"1
engineers from seeing signals 20 foe
away.
New Italian Cabinet.
Home, Nov. f?.?The new cabinet i
as follows: ,M. C.i >!litti. premier ani
minister of interior; Signor Tottenl
minister of foreign affairs; Signer lie.
chrtti. minister of Justice; Signor Lua
zatti. minister of the treasury; Signo
Ronaso, minister of finance; Genera
Pedotti, minister of war; Admiral Ml
rabello. minister of marine; Signo
Naldo. minister cf public instruction
Signor Todesco, minister of publi
works; Signor Havad. minister of agr
culture: Signor Stellutiscala, minlste
of port.-- and telegraphs. The mir
isters took the oath toctny.
Portrait of ViiS6 Roosevelt.
Berlin, Nov. ft.?Ambassador Towei
who recently returned here from a vis
It to fho I'nited States, brought wit
him a photograph of Miss Alice Kocst
velt presented by Mrs. Theodor
| Roosevelt to the officers of the Gei
man dispatch boat. Alice Roosevelt, i
consequence of the desire expressed b
them to have a portrait of the lady a
ter whom the vessel was named. Th
photograph which is a soft tone bn
12 inches long by ft inches wide, an
which rospresents Miss Roosevelt a
full length, bears her autograph.
Uncle Sam Given Orders.
I Coin mi us. (!a. Nov A?Tliwir, ?<>.
has been notified that lie must keo
up with the procession in Columbui
The .sidewalk around the governmet
building in this city is at present pat
cd with brick. The city is now finisl
ing the work of paving some "><> block
of sidewalk with cement and the cit
authorities insist that the govern nidn
take 11 ;> the brick sidewalk and sul
stitute cement, so that it will lie i
uniformity with the rest of the walks
Big Drop In Corporations.
New York, Nov. 3.?Another hi
drop in corporations is shown by th
record of the eastern states for Octc
her. The total of new companie
with a capita) of $1,000,000 or nior
was $07,3oo,ooo, which covers Net
Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York an
Delaware. In October a year ago I
I was $10.'i,000.
Will Commute His Sentence.
Denver, Nov. 3.- It is stated on goo
l authority that the court martial whirl
found Brigadier General John ('has
guilty of disobedience of orders, fl>
: ed\ his, sentence nt dishonorable dls
I chnrge from tho Colorado Nnttona
grtard. hut that Governor Peahody wil
, im nviiiriii'u i" a rf|irnnan(
Mltchtsll, Labor L eader, (Better.
New York. Nov. ,'{.? John Mltchel
the labor loader, who on his arrive
here last Saturday night was take
with a severe attack of stomach troi
bio, was much bettor today. He wa
not confined to hlg bed. *
j ON THE WAY i \
? j TO AYLWIN j f
I . J By M. MACLEAN I J(
| HELUWELL 1 ?
| Copvrltfhl, tyo3s by T. C. MeClure jj
j The train stopped with a Jolt, and f
the passengers thronged out, tilling tlio I
" station with bustle and confusion. '
. Chattertou, who was on his way to
j -Halifax, was looking Idly out of the
smoker window, when suddenly there a
passed across his range of vision a eer- c
j tain well cut profile which ho knew \
3 could belong to only one woman In the li
_ world. Without an instant's hesitation
lie picked up his hat and left the car, s
clearing the steps Just as the train t
t started heavily forward. t
The small station was crowded with p
people, and Cliatterton looked some t
time for the lady of the profile before
he espied her sitting quietly In one cor- I
nor of the dingy waiting rooiq. I
' She had thrown open her coat and
' was loaning bark against the wall with (;
closed eyes, evidently prepared to wait n
- some limo. Ohatterton seated himself 1
in the opposite corner of the room and, r
drawing out a paper, pretended to read
the while lie watched lier furtively. f
People passed and repassed between r
i them. The noise and confusion ebbed n
and flowed as train after train came In f
and departed. 1
t Then all at onee a lull came. Silence '
reigned on the platform, tCnd Chatter- 11
ton suddenly realized that he and the 1
lady were alone in the waiting room, t
lie rose and went out abruptly, and as 1
he passed through the door he stopped
for a moment before a time tahle that 11
hung beside it, one name having c
( aught his eye.
"Aylwin," he muttered. "Of course '
going home for the dear old people's
anniversary dinner. How could I have *
forgotten itV I don't believe she ever ?
traveled alone before, and It's a whole
1 hour to wait In this hole. Don't I know '
the long. Interminable dragging on of 1
1 the minutes, don't I know?ah, but it '
did not seem long last year when we (
waited here together!" '
8 lie passed out on to the deserted '
p platform and, lighting a cigar, smoked
furiously while he paced up and down, 1
e revolving many things in his mind, I
At last, throwing back his bead with
a sudden resolution, he tossed aside his
c cigar and re-entered the waiting room.
As the door closed behind him the
) girl in the corner ope??ed her eyes, and J
r a sudden wave of color touched her ,
cheeks. 11 cr cool, gray eyes regarded
t his steadily for a moment, then she 1
r turned her face slowly from him. But J
; the man, lifting his hat, advanced 1
quickly. '
G "Margaret." he cried ? ? ho im.
t fore her, "I want to talk to you." Iler '
balding Rrny eyes mot 1>Ih with no
trace of embarrassment.
"I know of nothing you can have to !
s say to inc. You wore very explicit.
Nothing of importance was omitted,
but if something else has occurred to
you you have my lawyer's address and
can communicate with him."
r He made no answer for a moment,
I then lie said abruptly:
. "You are going home for the annlversary
dinner tomorrow. I can Just
see the table blazing with lights and
llowers, the dear old pater beaming '
with pride and the little mother all
1 soft smiles and tender happiness. TPo- '
r morrow will be the tirst time there has
l" ever been an empty place at the anniversary
dinner. I am afraid the little
mother will not like thrit. She has nl- '
ways had perfect faith in her sons-inr,
law."
"It is easy to deceive old people," she
h interrupted, "particularly such denr,
? guileless, trustful old people as they.
<? Will you kindly leave me? Under exr
isting circumstances no gentleman
n should have to be reminded that he has
j renounced his right to indict his comf.
puny upon his?the woman"?
,, "His wife," he finished gently. "Why
l( hesitate? Is the word so hateful to
? you? A separation Is not a divorce,
j you know.* J don't want to force, myself
linolt Villi Mnl'irill'iil ??.,* I i
__ . i. i>ui CIII1IIUI
Set the little mother out of my mind.
Do they know at homo of our trouble?"
The girl was silent for n moment,
u then she faced him suddenly, her eyes
I' blazing.
"No," she cried; "they don't. You
'' nre not the only one who loves them!
You have been the cause of my doing
1' much that I regret, and now you nre
* making me do the one thing I have nl>'
ways loathed with all my soul. You
d have forced me to lie to them for the
> first time In my life! I have told them
n nothing yet of the truth. In my letters
* I have always added your love and
sueh messages as yon used to send.
They expect you tonight. I shall tell
3 them that Just as wo were starting an
urgent telegrnni came from the Ilall(
fax branch demanding your imincdiuto
presence. Oh, I shall get through! I
have had my schooling." The last
words were rather faint, hut she threw
,N back her head and added almost fierce- (
1 ly, "And it will not ho acting to show ,
' them how happy I am!" 1
He did not tell her that her face, her
voice, her vorj* attitude, belled her
words, for something was teaching hlin
<1 wisdom. Instead ho answered gently:
11 "It will be Impossible to deceive tlio
e ilttle mother. When those clear blue (
c' eyes look Into yours and her soft voice
? asks, 'Why, Madda, Where's our Tedil
dy?' all lies will shrivel up and die.
II You will have to tell her everythlug,
I. and that will mean that all Joy will go
not only out of the anniversary dinner, ^
but out of her life. You know bow sho
I regards such things. Margaret, don't
(l you think that for her sake and the pa?
ter's I had better go down with you
Just for the dinner? I can make my
9 I excuses and leave on the midnight
: tialn tomorrow. 1 shall not trouble
?i ? 1 ^
oil, believe mo. They must not be aljwcd
to suspect anything, but when
re are alone we shall be as strangers,
shall not even talk to you If you do
lot wish it. There Is plenty of time
or you to decide. I am asking nothing ^
orfinyself?I know that that is fruitess?but
I am pleading for the little
not her and the pater." Y~ ~
He turned as he finished spenklng
likI left her alone. - tt&jj
It seemed scarcely /lvc minutes beore
she heard his voice again. "The
Lylwln train Is coming," ho said.
Shall I get a ticket?"
"Yes," she answered simply.
The cars were crowded, but he found
i sent, and, putting her in It with the
>1(1 air of proprietorship that had alvays
been so sweet to her, he seated
limself beside her in silence. *
The train rattled on, and ns they sat
o near together, yet so very far apart,
he thoughts of each turned to the last
line they had traveled that road toretlier,
on their iirst visit home after
heir honeymoon. fl
How happy they had beeu- then!
low happy they might have been now
f only that little rift within the lute?
Through the mind of each the same
picstions rang?had there been Just
md sufficient cause? A little patience, a
ittle forbearance, n little sacrificing of
uide at the beginning?
Chatterton looked down at the slight
igure beside hlin. They would not be
ible to deceive the little mother after
ill. Happy? With the old sparkle all
rone from her eyes and those pathetic
ittle lines about her mouth! And he
lad sworn to love her, to cherish her
ind protect lier through good and 111
ill death should pnrt them. Instlncivoly
his linnd closed over hers as It
ay listlessly on the seat lieside him.
At the touch of his fingers she turned,
ind something shone In her eyes ns she
Irow closer to him.
"Dear," she said softly, "I'm so.Joney,
so tired anil so sorry. Will you"?
His firm clasp of the hand tightened
is the conductor threw open the door
mil shouted. "Aylwln next station!"
"IIusli," he whispered. "It was nil
ny fault, little girl. I have been a
irute, hut all the rest of my life I shall
unke atonement, for we'll start nil
>vcr again, and?we won't hnve to net
i lie to the little mother, will we,
VIndda ?"
And, though she answered nothing In
ivords, each understood nnd was liap>y
\?? Windfall* For Him.
"When 1 read of folks finding bank
lotos stuffed in old sofa pillows nnd
ilneuslilons," said n west side dealer
in secondhand household furniture to a
S'eiv York Times man, "it Just mnkes
me ready to cry. Half the stories printHi
about such finds I don't believe. I've
tieon In this business thirty-one years
right here in little old New York. I've
made it a point of gathering in all sorts
if odds and ends from old cranks that
[ thought would l?e likely to hide moiipy.
I've never left anything like a pillow
or a thing where money could bo
liiddon In any lot I bought outright, although
I've had to brave many a pitiful
appeal for father's tobacco box nnd
mother's sewing basket. I never let
uny pleeo of furniture go out of hero
again until I hnve been through it niylelf.
Wife and I hnve pulled hair stuffing
out of things nnd put It hack again
wncn we could have saved ourselves
trouble and money by letting tlie stuff
go out for sale without It. Find anything?
Not a cent. Once I found an
old book hidden in a mattress that was
bought from a woman who died. I
took it to a bookseller, who said it was
not worth my car fare. No, sir; tho
only way to get money In this business,
like any other, Is to work for It and not
expect to lind It."
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The IlanRrri of 1V?TeI.
Grouchy Bachelor?I heartily disapprove
of taking children on railway
Journeys and to large hotels.
J)otlng Mother?So do I. One meets
so many rude people and sees so much
selfishness at those places -thnt one la
always glad the little darlings aren't
there to pick up bad habits.?Baltimore
American. j
Tho niioilam Shins.
An amusing story told by Hood describes
how n country nurseryman
made a large sum out of sales of a
simple little llower which bo sold under
the name of the Rhodum sldus. This
charming uame proved quite an attraction
to the ladles, and the flower
became the rage of the season. It was
one of those freaks of fashion for which
there is no accounting. At length a
botanist who found that the plant was
not an uncommon weed requested to
know where the nurseryman got the
name from. lie elicited the following
reply: "I found this flower In the road
beside us, so christened it tho Rhodum
sldus." ;
got Friend*) Jn*t flaahara. ^ ?
In a big department store a dainty,
pretty little woman In the act of buying
some lace caught sight of auother
pretty little woman who was buying
some ribbon. As their eyes met 1>oth
Blioppers dropped the articles nt which ,
they had l>een looktng and rushed luto
each other's arms. }
"Old and dear friends reunited after ,
many years," thought the clerk behind
the counter.
At last the time for parting came. ^
"Now do come and see me real soon,''# P
Raid the tlrst woman. t ' ,;li
"Oh, I never pay calls, you know," re- j
piled the other. "You come and see^
Ilie."" I
"Well, I don't know your nddress." /
"It 1b the Inst house on street,
next to Riverside drive." ?
"Hut I do not know your nnmo Blnce j jG /'
your Inst innrrlnge." *
It was then Hint the clerk woke up to
the renl situation. (
"Just n pair of gushers," he said to J
himself disgustedly.?New York Press.
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