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GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN U A 11 Y 5, 1903.
TO
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' Tbedford'f Black-Dranght comes
nearer regulating we enure system
and keeping the body in health than
any other medicine . made. It ia
always ready in any emergency to
treat ailments that are frequent in
any family, mien at indigestion,
biuonsness, colds, diarrhoea, and
itomacb aches. - ; '
Thedford's Black-Draught is the
standard, never-failing remedy for
stomach, bowel, liver and kidney
troubles. It is a cure for the domes
tic ills which bo frequently summon
the doctor. It is as good for children
aa it is for grown persons. A dose of
this medicine every day will toon
cure the most obstinate case of dys
pepsia or constipation, and when
taken as directed brings quick relief.
Tbktfordt BlMk-Drmaght bu been oar
Sunllr doctor for fire yean and wb want
JcTSitaar. When urolu feel badly wa
take a dote and an all rih In twelve
ecmn. We bare (pent lot of money for
doctor W1U, alone luat aa welt
wlta BlaoK-Btaosnt. i, gi H. BADBB.
Aik your dealer 'for a package of
Thedtord'i Blaok-DraugM and if he
does not keep it send Mo. to The Chatta
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tens,
and a packag will bo mailed to too.
Z. T. HAD LEY
GRAHAM N. C.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Cut Glass and Silverware.
Eyes
fitted.
tested and glasses
ESTABLISHED
1893
Burlington Insurance
Agency
iNSUUNCim LL ITJ BRANCHES.
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Prompt personal attenOon to all
orders. Coneapoadenoe solicited.
JAMES P. ALBRIGHT, Agent.
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' Attorney -nt. Law,
qraham -X n.c.
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CHAPTER I.
01
IN the network of streams drain
ing tne enstcrn portion of Mich
igan and known as the Sag
inaw waters the creat firm r
Morrison & Daly had for many years
carried on extensive logging operations
in the wilderness.
Now at last, In the early eighties
they reached the end of their holdings.
Another whiter would flnlsh the cut.
At this juncture Mr. Daly called to
him John Radwny, a man whom he
anew to possess extensive experience,
a little capital and a desire for more of
both.
"Badway," said he when the two
fbuncTIEeuiselves alone Tlirtfie mill of
fice, "wa expect to cut this year some
50,000,000, which will flu!sh our pine
holdings in the Saginaw waters. Most
of this timber lies over In
lie Crooked
tiaite district, and that v e expect to
put in ourselves. We own, however,
5,000,000 on the Cass branch which we
would like to log on contract. Would
you care to take the job?"
"How much a thousand do you
give?" asked Radway.
"Four dollars," replied the lumber
man. "I'll look at It," replied the jobber.
So Badway got the "descriptions"
and a little map divided Into townships,
sections and quarter sections and went
out to look at it. He searched until he
found a "blaze" on a tree, the marking
on which Indicated it as the corner of
a section. From this corner the bound
ary lines were blazed at right angles
In either direction. Badway followed
the blazed lines. Thus he was able ac
curately to locate isolated "forties"
(forty acres), "eighties," quarter sec
tions and sections In a primeval wilder
ness. The feat, however, required con
siderable woodcraft, an exact sense of
direction and a pocket compass.
These resources were still further
drawn upon for the next task. Rad
way tramped the woods, hills and val
leys to determine the most practical
route over which to build a logging
road from the standing timber to the
shores of Cass branch. ITe found It
to be an affair of some puzzlement.
The pines stood on a country rolling
with hills, deep with pot holes. It
became necessary to dodge In and out,
here and there, between the knolls,
around and through the swamps, still
keeping, however, In the same general
direction and preserving always the
requisite level or down grade. Bad
way bBjdBO vantage point from which
to" survey the "country. A city man
would promptly have lost himself In
the tangle, but the woodsman emerged
at last on the banks of a stream, leav
ing behind him a meandering trail of
clipped trees.
"I'll take It," said he to Daly.
Daly now proceeded to drive a sharp
bargain with him.
Customarily a jobber is paid a cer
tain proportion of the agreed price as
each stage of the work Is completed.
Daly objected to this method of pro
cedure.
You see, Radway," he explained,
"it's our Inst season In tne country.
When this lot Is in we want to pull
nn stakes, so we can't take any
chances on not getting that timber In
If you don't finish your Job. It keeps
its here another season. There can be
nn doubt, therefore, that you fluish
your Job. In other words, we can't
.nn Khnnwa. If vou start the
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thing, you've got to carry it way
through."
"I think I can, Mr. Daly." the Job
ber assured him.
"For tbrtt reason," went on Daly,
"we object to paying you as the work
progresses. We've got to have n guar
antee that you don't quit on us and
that those logs will be driven down the
branch as far as the river in time to
catcb our drive. Therefore I'm going
to make you a good price per thousand,
but payable only when the logs are
delivered to our river men."
- Badway, with his usual mental atti
tude of one anxious to justify the oth
er man. ended by seeing only his em
ployer's argument. He did not per
ceive that the tatter's proposition In
troduced Into the transaction a gam
bling element. It became possible for
Morrison & Daly to get a certain
amount of work short of absolute com-
nlettou done for nothing.
111 II, Will in AUKum.
who was a good, practical woodsman.
set about the Job Immediately. a '"'
ered a crew. estsDiisnea -
began at once to cut roaua
the country h bad already biased on
bis former trip.
n...a task Wan DUl 'J
i i . .ml ballast the six teei 01
.irfr constructed, but to
.w.; for five mile, through the
i wi dernesa. iae
moreover, to be not less tban twenty-
STe7eeTw.de. needed to be
r tree from any kind of ob-
Unction, and required in tb. swamp.
Uberal ballasting with poles. Ued cor
' i. mint the rrowtn De
tbnitrooumn.tbecntou.
niTtbe inequalities of J.t
wied o, filled "P- Beflectrnr th.
... had bat a arm w"
"U " mJ - k mm
KDt a rew momu
P0 ft.- be in a Position to
WnrWd.fflcmde.oftnow.tne
American pioneer expect, to encounter
u a matter of course. -
The jobber of a"lMpM Jit
d. rapidly as poealble. bat was
fly lamUcspped by-Urt or s
!nt.eti rly and surUed him
aereral or tne -
yet to finUh- .Tbe msln line, however.
with
wss done.
were cot out
At Inter
i. them two long onw-
LwerVhSwi-forth.
hlch
r tne nn
of logs
i via
fallen
would
km were called
skidwsys.
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By STEWART
EDWARD
wi'i'
" "xart Edtuard XOhlt.
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The men alio were lo fell the trees
ltndwny distributed along one bound
ary of a "forty." They were instruct
ed to move forward across the forty
In a straight line, felling every pine
tree over eight inches in diameter.
While the saw gangs, three In number,
prepared to fell the llrst trees, other
men called swampers were busy cut
ting and clearing of roots narrow lit
tle trails down through the forest from
the pine to the skidwny at the edge
of the logging road. The trails were
perhaps three feet wide and marvels of
smoothness, although no attempt was
made to level mere Inequalities of the
ground. They were called travoy
roads (French travols). Down them
the logs would be dragged and hauled
either by means of heavy steel tongs
or a short sledge on which one end of
' ,ue timber would be chained. ;
Meantime the sawyers, were busy.
Each pair of men selected a tree, the
first they encountered over the blazed
line of their forty. After determining ;
in which direction it was to fall they
set to work to chop a deep gash in that '
side of the trunk. j
Tom Rroadhead and Henry Paul ,
picked out a tremendous pine, which
they determined to throw across a lit-
tie open space In proximity to the
travoy road. One stood to right, the ;
other left, and alternately their axes !
bit deep. Tom glanced up as a sailor
looks aloft.
"She'll do, Hank," he said. 1
The two then with a dozen half clips
of the ax removed the inequalities of
the bark from the saw's path. The
long flexible ribbon of steel began to
sing, bending so ad.iptably to the hands
and motions of the men manipulating
that it did not seem possible so mo
bile an instrument couid cut the rough
pine. In a moment the song changed
timbre. Without a word the men
straightened ilirlr backs. Tom flirted 1
along the
sene oil i:'
and the
work. siv.
mici.i.y.
the Ic-M1'.
of i: in.
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llan.
Sled, ..
a tliiu stream of kero
bottle in his hip pocket,
rs :i;;:iin bent to their
i.i.-i; a:ni forth rbytb
iin.eles rippling under
!i ir niKjlens like those
, . : Us si,:i. ihe out
..,w !!., tc disappeared.
mii, To;u." advised
winie. with a heavy
.".i- a .'; :.iii- ie of steel
. .. .: ,. mi iwing.
w . .1.1 ; i l!.e tree
lii. n the?
iui-i ':.(
This
from r
rhyti.i'ii cal
.-..
; z. m tun tool, tip
its song.
When tb
Tom drove
Timber!'
tr:i!'!c
lllliilh.'!
1 1 si .1:1.
v.-i. i!v,rly severed
i: :rl (..ick.'r wed;;e.
I il.::, in a lo:u
i..:i that milted
drawn melodious
through the woods
inlo Hie distance.
The swaiupers ceased work and
with-
drew to safety.
"Crack!" called the tree.
nank coolly unhooked his saw han
dle, and Tom drew the blade through
and out the other side.
The tree shivered, then leaned ever
so slightly from the perpendicular, then
fell, at first gently, afterward with a
crescendo rush, tearing through the
branches of other trees, bending the
small timber, breaking the smallest
and at last hitting with a tremendous
crash and bang which filled the air
with a fog of small twigs, needles ami I
the powder of snow. j
Then the swampers, who have by j
now finished the travoy road, trimmed j
the prostrate trunk clear of nil pro- )
tubernnccs. It required fairly skillful j
ax work. The branches had to be j
shaved close and clear, and at the
same time the trunk must not be ;
gashed. And often a man was forced
to wield his instrument from a con- j
strained position.
The chopped branches and limbs bad
now to be drugged clear and piled.
While this was being finished Tom and j
Hank marked off and sawed the log j
lengths, paying due attention to tbe .
necessity of avoiding knots, forks and
rotten places. Thus some of the log
wen.' eighteen, some sixteen or four
teen nnd some only twelve reel in
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ext simo'ired t in teamsters WIUl
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their little wooden sledges, their steel
chains and their font's. They bad been j
helplng the kldder lo place tne par-
allel and level brums, or skhis, on
which the logs were to lie piled by tbe
side of the ro"'l. T!s tree which Tom
and Hank (nut Just f Ih cl ley up a gen
tle slope from th nw travoy road, so
little Fabian Ijivtic tne teamster,
chunped the Mte of his long to tb
end of the lnr.-et or butt log.
"Allez. Molly r he rrled.
A hove. huge, eli'plinntlne, ber bead
down, nose close- to her chest Intelli
gently spying brr steps, moved. Tb
log half rolled over, slid three feet and
menaced a stomp.
"Gee!" cried Mveque.
Molly stepped twice directly side
nlanted Iter forefoot on a root
she bad seen and pulled sharply. Tb j
end of th log slid around the stamp.
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'
lazed !!!
oat
"A lies!" commanded tareqne.
And Molly started gingerly down th
bin. gbe polled -the timber, heavy aa
tn Iron safe, her and inert through
tb brush, missing no steps, nuking
o fa 1st moves, backing, and finally
retting out of tb way of aa unex
pected roll with the ease and IntelU
tvnee of Lavequ blmselt la fir
annates tb harden lay by tb travoy
road. Ia two minute more on waa
of (t bad been roueo on ine uru mi
rand, sleds and. tbe owes erw orag-
jing, it was winding majeatjcaily down
through the ancient forest.
When Molly and t soian aaa iravoy-
ed the log to tbe sura war iney urew
B with a bnnsp across tb two paraDel
kids and left It tber to be roiled to
tb top of tb pile.
Then Ulkt McOovera ana bob nirmi-
nn and Jim Gladys took charge of It
Mike and Bob were running tb cant
1
hooka, who Jua stood oa top of tb
, i uiraiuy uocam. .
..lender, pllnble steel cbuln like a gray
mmko ran over the top of the pile and
llnippnired tlirouKh a pulley to an
liiv iHihie howe-Jeonj. the mate of
Molly. Jim threw the cud of this
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liouk of Ills Implement Thus the
stick of timber rested in a long loop,
one end of which led to the invisible
horse, and the other Jim made fast to
the top of the pile. He did so by jam
ming into another log the steel swamp
hook with which the chain was armed.
When all was made fast the horse
started.
"She's a bumper," said Bob. "Look
out, Mlker
The log slid to the foot of the two
parallel poles laid slanting up the face
of the pile. Then It trembled on the
ascent. But one end stuck for an In-
sianr. ana nt once tne log took on a
dangerous slant. Quick as light Bob
and Mike sprang forward, gripped the
hooks of the cant books like great
thumbs and forefingers, and, while one
held with all bis power, the other
gave a sharp twist upward. The log
straightened. It was a master feat of
power and the knack of applying
strength Justly.
At the top of the little Incline the
timber hovered for a second.
"One more!" sang out Jim to the
driver. He poised, stepped lightly op
and over and avoided by the safe
hairbreadth being crushed when the
log rolled. But it did not lie qnlte
straight or even. So Mike cut a short,
thick block and all three stirred the
heavy timber sufficiently to admit of
the billet's insertion.
Then the chain was thrown down for
another.
Jenny, harnessed only to a short.
straight bar with a book In It, leaned
to her collar and dug her hoofs at tbe
word of command. Tbe driver, close
to her tail, held fast tbe slender Steel
chain of nn Ingenious bitch about tbe j
ever useful swamp book. When Jim !
shouted "Whon!" from the top of the j
skldway the driver did not trouble to .
stop the horse; be merely let go tbe
hook. So tbe power was shut off sud
denly, as Is meet nnd proper In such
ticklish business. He turned and walk
ed bark, and Jenny, like a dog, without
the necessity of command, followed
him In slow patience.
Now came Dyer, a scaler, rapidly
down the logging road, a small, slender
man with a little, turned up mustache.
The men disliked him because of his
affectation of a city smartness and be
cause he never ate with them, even
whenthere was plenty of room. Tbe
scaler's duty at present was to measure
the diameter of tbe logs in each skid-
"IIciT' commanded Lnvtquc
way nnd so compute the number of
board feet. At tbe office be tended ran,
kept tbe books and looked after ap
plies. He approached tbe skldway rapidly,
laid bis flexible rale across-tbe faea
of each log. made a mark on bis pine
tablets In tbe column to wblcb tbe log
i belonged, thrust tbe tablet in tbe pock
et of bis coat, seised a bine crayon, in
a long bolder, with wblcb be made aa
8 as indication that tbe log- bad been
scaled, and finally tapped several
time strongly wltb a sledge hammer.
On tne face of tbe hammer In relief
was an M Inside of a delta. This wss
the company' brand, and so tbe log
wss branded as belonging to tbem. He
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In a moment be moved on to tb next
scene of overs tlons without having
seM a word to any of tb men.
"A fine t'lng." said Mike, spitting.
So day after day tb work went on.
Had way spent his time tramping
through tb woods, figuring aa new
work, showing tb men how to do
things better or differently, discussing
minute expedients with tb blacksmith,
tbe carpenter, tb cook.
He waa not without bis troubles.
First b bad not enough men, tb snow
lacked and then earn too abundantly,
bene fell sk-k of colic or calked
tbemaetrea, auppllea ray low unexpect- J
aiy, tree tarnea oat "pana, a cer
tain bit of ground proved soft for tra
reylng. and so on. At election tuna, of
coarse, a number of th men went
And one evening, two day after eiee
tloa time, another and Important char
acter entered tb North woods and
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CUAPTEB IL
X tb evening in qneatioa some
thirty or forty mike soetbeast
of Itadwsy camp a traia waa
crawling over a badly laid
Ira.k that led toward tb Saginaw
valley. Tbe whole affair waa rery
erode. To tb edge of tb right of
wsy poshed tbe dens twamp, Uke a
black cartala shutting Mi virgin conn
try from tbe view of civilisation.
Acroaa tb mow wer track of sav
lms I.
Tb train consisted of a string of
freight ears, one coach divided half aad
half between baggage and smoker, and
a day car ocm;'id by two si leaf, awk
ward women and a child. In the smofc-
lllIIOMlKfl
1111
er iUUBWi uoien men. Tile wera of
Tarl0UM alzcl nnd description, but they
aII wore b,anket macklna;
bber shoe and thick German
, ,t ,he kneft n, r WM
M mck wlt Bmok, meQ n),
dlffl""y 1 dlstinnlshlnf objects
, acr0M the length of the car.
Tbe passengers sprawled In various
attitudes, and their occupations were
diverse, three nearest tbe baggage
room door attempted to sing, bat with
out much success. A man .In tbe cor
ner breathed softly through a mouth
organ, to tbe music of wbicb bis seat
mate, leaning bis head sideways, gave
close attention. One big fellow wltb a
square beard swaggered back and
forth down tbe aisle offering to every
one refreshment from a inart bottle.
It was rarely refused. Of tbe dosen
: probably three-quarters were more or
less drunk.
After a time the smoke became too
j dense. A abort, thickset fellow wltb
j an evil,' dark face cooily thrust bis heel
, through a window. ' Tbe conductor.
i who, wltb tbe brakeman and baggage
master, was seated In tbe baggage van.
neara tne jingle or glass. He arose.
"Goes I'll take op tickets,- be r
marked. "Perhaps it will quiet tbe
boys down a little.'
Tbe conductor was a big man, raw
boned and broad, wltb a hawk face.
His every motion showed lean, quick,
pantberllke power.
"Let her went," replied tbe brake
man, rising aa a matter of course to
follow bis ebiei.
Tbe brakeman was stocky, abort and
long armed. In the old fighting days
Michigan railroads chose their train
officials wltb soye to their superior
deltoids. Tbe tff3 men loomed on tbe
noisy smoking compartment
"Tickets, please," clicked tbe con
ductor sharply.
Most of tbe men began to fumble
about in their pocketa, bat the three
singers and tbe man who bad been of
fering tbe quart bottle did not stir.
"Ticket, Jack!" repeated tbe con-
; ductor. "Come on, now!"
i Tbe big bearded nun leaned oncer
' talnly against tbe seat
i "Now, look here. Bud." be urged In
i wheedling tones. "I ain't got no ticket
You know bow it la. Bud. I blows my
1 stakes." He fished uncertainly In bis
pocket and produced tbe quart bottle.
nearly empty. "Have a drink?"
"No," said tbe conductor sharply.
"A right" replied Jack amiably.
"Take one myself." He tipped tne bot
tle, emptied It and hurled It through a
window. Tbe conductor paid no ap
parent attention to tbe breaking of the
glass.
"If you haven't any ticket, you'll
bave to get off." said be.
The big nun straightened op.
"You go to blozesT be snorted, and
with tbe sole of bis spiked boot deliv
ered a mighty kick at the conductor's
thigh.
Tbe official, agile as a wildcat leap
ed back, then forward and knocked tbe
man half tbe length of tbe car. Ton
see, be was used to It Before Jack
could regain bis feet tbe official stood
over blm.
Tbe three men in tbe corner bad also
risen and were staggering down tbe
aisle Intent on battle. Tbe conductor
took In tbe chances wltb professional
rapidity.
"Get at 'em, Jimmy r said be.
And as tbe big man finally swayed
to bis feet be waa seised by tb collar
and trousers In :tbe-grip known to
"bouncers" everywhere, b milled to tne
door, wblcb some on obligingly open
ed, and burled from tb moving train
into tb snow. The conductor did not
care a straw whether the obstreperous
Jack lit on bis head or his feet ait a
uvw viiw vr yum w& Lit-. . . 1
Tbe conductor returned to find a roll- i
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end of tbe car. A head appearing, be
coolly batted It three time against a
corner of tb seat arm, after wblcb be
pulled tb contestant out by th hair
and threw him Into a seat where, be
lay limp. Then It could be seen that
Jimmy bad clasped tight tn his em
brace a leg each of tbe other two. He
bugged then) cloe to his breast and
Jammed his face down against them to
protect his feature. They could pound
tb top of hia bead and welcome. Tb
only thing be really feared waa a kick
In tb aid, and tor that tber waa
hardly room.
Tbe conductor stood over tb heap,
at a manifest advantage.
"Ton lumber jacks bad enough, or da
you waat to catch It plentyT"
Tb men, drank though they wer.
realized their helplessness. They sig
nified they bad had enough. Jimmy
thereupon released then and stood op,
brushing down hia toasted hair with
his stubby finger.
"Mow, IsM ticket ar bouncer inquir
ed the conductor.
After some difficulty aad grambllag
tb two paid their far aad that of tba
third, who waa still daasd.
Tbe Interested spectators of tb llttl
drama included two men near tb
water cooler who war perfectly sober.
One of them waa perhaps pant th beat
of Ufa, bat still straight aad Tigoroaa.
Hia leaa faea waa leather browa la
contrast to a long moots eb aad hoary
eyebrows bleachod nearly white, hia
eye were a dear, steady bine aad bis
frame waa slender, bat wiry. Ha war
tba regulation auckinaw blanket east,
a peaked cap with aa exlraordlnary
high crown and aackskia
arer long stockings.
Th other waa younger, aot
than twaoty-alx perhaps, with th eJeaa
est regular features w bar come t
consider typk-alty American. Eye
brows that curved far down along th
temple and eyelaabea of a darknus tn
contrast to tba prevailing note of hia
complexloa rombiaed to send aim a
rather hreodwg, soft aad aaelancnoty
air which a rery cweory second ex
amination showed la ha ftcfrttoo. Hia
eyre. Ilka th weodmaa's. arer steady,
avt Inqalriag. Hia Jaw waa aqaara aad
settled, hi month straight C alike tb
other Inmate of tb ear ha wot aa
ordinary tierlnns It anaarwiat worn,
bat f good cat and a style that shewed
area over tba soft naaaei shirt Th
trooeera were, however, hoead tnsid
th naval socks and rabber.
Th tw seat mate had occupied
their Una each la hi own fashion. Tba
elder stared straight before hba aad
apat with a certain periodicity lata tba
center of th a laic Tba- yoangcr
stretched hack lasTly la aa attltaaa of
aa. - Bsietlmea be smoked a nip.
ThrVs ha read area a letter, it
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from his sister and announced her ar
rival at the little rural village lu which
he had made arrangements for ber to
stay. "It Is Interesting now," she
wrote, "though the resources do not
look as though they would wear well.
I nin learning under Mrs. Renwlck to
sweep and dust and bake and stew and
do n multitude of other things which I
always vaguely supposed came ready
made. I like it. but after I bave learn
ed It all I do not believe tbe practice
will appeal to me mueb. However, I
can stand It well enough for a year or
two or three, for I am young, and then
you will bave made your everlasting
fortune, of course."
He mis tetud by the collar.
"8he's a trump." said Thorp to him
self, "and she shall bave ber everlast
ing fortune If there's sorb a thing fat
the country."
He Jloglrd tbe 3 0 In his pocket and
smiled. That wss tbe extent of bis er
erlasting fortune at present
The letter bad been answered frna
Detroit.
I am glad yon are settled." be wrote.
"At least I know you bave enough to
eat and a roof over yon. I hope sln-
eerely that you will do your beat to St
yourself to your new condition. I
know it hi bard, bat with my nek of
experience sod my ignorance aa to
where to take bold It may be a good
many years before we can do any
better."
When Helen Thorpe read this ah
srled. Things had gone wrong that
morning, and aa eneoaraalng word
wooM bave helped ber. Tbe somber
tone of ber brother's commnnlcatioa
threw ber Into fit of tbe Mae from
which for tbe first time she saw her
nrroandlnga in a depressing and dis
tasteful light And yet be bad writ
ten aa be dkl with tbe kindest possible
motives.
Thorpe bad tbe misfortune to be one
of those Individuals who. though eare
leaa of what people In general may
think of them, are In a corresponding
degr sensitive to tbe opinion of tbe
few they lore. Tbia feeling was far
ther exaggerated by a rotutttottoaa
shrinking from ny outward ma aif ro
tation of tbe emotions. Perhaps for
this reason be was never entirely Uls
ter with tlmse lie torrd.
After the dragrace of hia father Har
ry Tborp hnd don grmt iteil of
thinking and plnaulng wbh-b a kvpt
carefully to himself. Be considered
In torn tbe different cm nations to
wl
rbicb be couk! lOrn his band and
i atived them one by one. Few Uoai
firm, would tar to employ the son of
aa shrewd an eniiwoaWr as Henry
Thorpe. Finally be rente to a deciatoak
He communicati this derision lo hia
sister. It wouki have commended It
self more logically to ber bad ebe been
able to follow step by step tbe con HI
eratioa that bad fed ber brother to It
Aa tb event tnrned. tbe waa forced to
accept It blindly. She knew that ber
brother Intended going west bat aa to
hi hopes aad plan a lie waa ia Igno
rance. A llttl sympathy, a tttti ns
taal aoderataniUng. would have meant
a great deal to her, for a girl whoa
mother sb but dimly remembers taraa
naturally to her next of kin.- Helen
Tborp bad always admired ber broth
er, but bad never before needed bias.
8b bad looked opoa him aa strong,
self contained, a little asoody.
At tbe beglnning-of tb row ia th
smoking car Tborp laid aside hia let
ter and watched with keea apprecia
tion tb direct practicality of tb train
men's method. When th bearded asaa
fell before tb road actor's blow, h
tamed to tb Individ sal at hia aid.
"He know bow to hit doesn't hr
be observed. "That fellow waa knock
d well off hia feef
"Ue does." agreed tb other dryly.
They fell Into a desultory eoarsraa
tloa of fits aad starts. Woodsmen of
the gennln sort ar never talkative,
and Thorpe, aa has been expiamed.
waa eooaUtationally retleeat la th
coarse of their disjointed remarks
Thorp explained that be wa looking
for work ha th woods and tn tended
first of all to try the Uorrisea fit Daly
camp at Beeaon lake.
"Know anything about logging?" in
quired tbe stranger.
i "XotblnaV Thorpe confessed.
I "Ain't much snow for anything hot
j . lamber Jack. What did yon think of
j doing r .
"I don't know,' aakl Thorpe doubt
folly. i bare drlrea horse a good
deal. I thought ! might drive team.'
The weodaaaan turned slowly aad
looked Tborp over with a qaundcal
ey. Then be, faced to tba front agala
aad spat
"Quit Uke," ha replied, stlU
dryly,
Th boy's remark had amasec
aad he had showed tt ss aioch as be
ever showed anything. Excepting al
ways tb river uea. tba driver of
tea SI commands tb big best wages
among oat of door workers. .
It I easier to drlr a fir engine thaa
a logging team.
Bat la apite of th naivete of th ra
sas rk tb woodsman ad asea some
thing la Thorpe be liked. 8ach aaca be
come rather expert la tb reading of
character. He revised hia first loten
tVa ia let tbe conversation drop.
1 think at D. Is rather foil ap
Just now." be remarked. "I'm welkin
1
boas over there. Th road la about
all made, and rnnduiaking la what
a greeuhoru tackles HratjX Tbey's more
chance earlier lu the year. , Bat If
the old fellow" be trongiy--ccent
ed tbe first word-"bafot notflin' for
you, Just ask for Tim Shearer, an' I'll
try to put you ou tbe trail for some
Jobber' camp."
Tbe three who bad com Into colli
sion wltb Jimmy and Bud wer getting
noisier. They bad produced a stone
Jug and bad collected tbe remainder of
tbe passengers, wltb tbe exception of
Shearer and Thorpe, and now were
passing the Jug rapidly from hand to
band, goon they became musical, strik
ing ap one of the wierd, long drawn
out chants so popular with tba shanty
boy. Thorpe shrewdly guessed his
companion to be wan of som weight
and did not besdtate to ascribe hi Im
munity from annoyance to tbe other's
presence.
"It's a had thing." said tbe walking
bass. "I nsed lo be at It myself, and I
know."
" Bees' n Laker cried Jimmy Bcrceiy
through tbe aperture of tbe door.
"You'll find tbe board In bona Just
acroa over tbe track." said tbe woods
man, holding oat bis hand. "80 long.
See yon again If yea don't find a Job
wltb the old felVw. My name's
Shearer."
to aa cojiiavnaij
TIMELY TESTIMONY.
H Can at an Opoertaas
Waa Effect reai
Now and then one reads of aa in
cident which is almost startling be
cause of its aptness. The following
anecdote, told bj the founder aad
former president of the
setts Society Jr'or tbe Fires eatioa ai
Cruelty to Animals, h aa u antra-
tioa of this, and also of tba prin
ciple that reason aad tba law of
right and justice he at tbe bottom
of human character, and will ia tba
end preraiL Mr. Aagefl
gaged in preparing bis erpoaitia of
the cruelties or the slaughter hews
when hia work waa brought to a
standstill by bk inafJtlitj to obtaia
in writing tbe tettinwoT of wra
sse. Two men upon wboaa be
bad eonfidentlj relied bad, from fear
of personal danger, backed eat, aad
others bad followed their
Diaheartcsed at what seetaed tba
inevitable faiSnre of hia
project, Mr. Angtll waa sitting ia
his office one day wbea a saaa cease
ia sad said, without prr&minarr aa
ination:
"Are yon forming a sorietr f ot
the prevention of craettT to aai
msJr "Yes," answered Mr. AngeJL
"Well, 1 want to join it. Here is
some money for too." and he hid
down a ten dollar btlL
" Where do ron lire?" inonired
Mr. AngeQ, entering tbe aaase ea
the book. Tbe stranger aaeationed
a suburb of Boston. Mr. AageD
looked up qnicklj.
Do too know anrUuag aboaAtne
slaughter boose there?" be asked.
WelL I jraese I do. I've ran en
of them for twenty Tears, aad JTa
going to quit. I've done enoagb
cruelty to animals, sad now I'm go
ing to see if I cant de tbeaa ansae
good."
" W hat sent von here f
1 don't know; I just thoeght Ti
come in.
Thk waa exactlv tba oooustaaitr
needed by Mr. AagelL Ber waa a
man who from bis own perron si es
perieace bad seea aad sickened of
tba horror of tba aril tbe society
wished to Danish.
Tbe question came thick
fast, and in tbe next hoar
testimony wss pven to fill eat a re
port which waa tbe mesne el doing
away with tba slaughter been brs
taatiea and establishing what wss
tbe finest abattoir ia tbe eoantryw
xoulh s lompanMB.
According to Stow, ia September,
4543, "the queen's Bttjesty lying ia
ber ensue at wtodser, there waa set
ap in tbe market place a new pair el
gsiiows to ban ap all enca as
should come there from Laadoa, so
that no pertoaa or any kind of wares
might come or le broeght from
London to or through, to carry staif
to or from tarle, apoa pain of
banging without say judgment, aad
inch people a received say wares
out of London into Windsor were
turned out of their boose and their
hotiM shut a p." liierpool Mer
cury. ' -
rt Cmlal a a Hera.
A London bor wa paving bis fir
visit to the country, end bis atten
tibn was drawn to a bone grazing
at the roadside.
... That isat a horse." be protested.
-It-ai a cow.'
- Remonstrance aa tbe part of bis
grownup eompanioa was in rain.
"It is aot a bone," tbe town boy
scam declared. Ifs a cow. Hoi
baa cabs to 'era.1' London " Stand
ard. - - -. - ,
Tea Kaw Watt 1mm Ae TaJM
When 70a take Grors's Tastlsss
Cbtu Toom Decease tne lormaia
plainly printed oa every boUsr
showing that it ia simply Iron and
Oainlnsv in a tasteless form. No
Cure, No Pay. Mb.
The oatich yavoed.
"Does my roorereatioa lireyoa?"
asked tb kangaroo, highly oOend-
ad. , "
Not st all," tbe ostrich hastened
tossy. - On tba contrary, 1 am
greatly interested. That yawa start
ed five minutes ago while I was
talking with that tiresome baboon, !
and did not get all the way up till
just now. Chicago Tribune.
GeedlSplrita.
Good spirits don't, all com from
Kentucky. The msio source tba
liver and all tbe fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass cute coaid
not remedy a bad liver or the bun-dred-sod-one
ill effects it- produces.
You can't bave good spirits and a
bad liver at the same time. Your -liver
must be in fine condition if
you would feel buoyant, happy and
bopefnj, bright of eye, light of ate
vigorous and successful in your pof
suit You can put your liver ia
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August Flower tbe greatest et all
medicines for tbe liver and stomach .
snd a certain cure for dyspepsia or
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household remedy for over thirty'
five years. August flower will
make your liver healthy and active
and thus insure yon a liberal supply
of "good pint." Trial aire, 25c;:
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girts. 7
Mr. Jones My daughter it only
18. Yoo bad better wait until she
is older. , ' '
Tbe Lorer Wall, IV waited two.
yearn for Iter to get aider. Lot aber
stiO stays at 18. Judge.
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