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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1913. THE ARGUS. nc. Rock Island. IU. (Entrd at to ffostofflcs as sacond. class matter.) it I1mm Masafcav at tka BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Tan cants par wsck. by oar--liar, ta Rock Vajand Complaints f delivery aarrlca should be mad to the circulation department. ' which anoula also ba notified in erery ineianea wtir ft tm n ..ima (a mv. paper dtSc-ontlnaed. as carriers Bare aa authority in the premise. ' All communications of arguments Uts 'charaoter. political or religious, must lbre real name art ached for publica- tlon. No suet artleles will ba prlcted rer Bctltloas stgnaturea, Telephones in all departmenta: Cen tral Colon. Weet lit. 114s and tll ; Union Ear trie. 1145. Saturday, January 4, 1913. We have had a slight touch of the beautiful but so far the Ice crop has made no rash promises. ' Having put an end to the last vestige of serfdom, Russia Is only held back by .grand dukes and a weak czar. Maybe some day Chicago will wake tip to the fact that those auto baa dlts that are terrorizing the city have some acquaintance with some of tha pttfice of that city. More than 70.000 quarts of cham pagne were consumed in New York j on New Year's eve. Still there is room for hope that a few New York era remained sober. A Georgia woman was given a di-! experience of long tramps there would vorce becauv her husband got drunk' be fewer doctors' bills to pay. and the on oaresroric. In Ceoreia. it aDuears. ! undertakers would shortly find them- even infants must be guarded against ! selves facing hard times. that form of deprivation. j Especially for women of the suffra- gist type, who take life and its cares An eastern female college profes-1 riously and subject themselves to a sor addressing an Inter-coKegiate so- j BOod dal of mtntal strain in connec cial asked: "Whose earth is this, I ,itm with the caU8e dear t0 their anyhow? Can it be possible that this learned lady has tiever heard of J. Plerpont Morgan? The women food crusaders have progressed "from the egg to the ap ple'' in their campaign for reduced re tall prices. But various articles in be tween remain to be attended to be fore real relief from the high cost of living is effected. Staging "Onward, Christian Sol diers:" 200 8unday school children in Chicago marched in good order from their smoke-filled class rooms. The impressive old hymn has been put to various new and desirable uses as a recessional since the verdict on elec tion day. It Is said that- Representatives Mc-' Klnlev and RcuHni.ar i.v thoi- on a aeat in th Cnttod siaip. ....tP Their attention In rnnmtriillv xulluH to the fact that there r hut two. enatorshlps from Illinois and these will be very acceptab'.y filled by Mes- ars. Lewis and Boeschenstein. f . MM II Kit "13 IH xo MJNGKU "HOODOO." The old myth about number 13, which was supposed to be typical of Id luck and disaster, has beeu dissi pated. The democratic party has re corded another triumph iu achievement. this Governor Dunne says he Is particu lnrly partial to No. 13, that he expects in ur iiiauuiniru Kueiiuir ui niiiiu.s a va id .1 m lit: on th 13th, th t be was married on the 13th day of the month; that he had 13 children, and that probably he will make leas thau 13 appointments from any county. President Wilson also likes 13, thus adding national repudiation to thoe uum ua.uu.mi rrpuuiuuoii to ui-e bo would cling to the old supfmi - t.n. He has exactly 13 Otters in his name, he always asks for No. 13 berth in a sleeper, and chair No. 13 in a parlor car. He prefers jn do things of great importance on the 13th and hnj played this number for a winner In nmnr nf I ha cr : mca nt mirtlif 11f Going into the higher national ,ub. , telephone, and picking up the receiver lect this glorious country was founded CP,,,ra to a rlnS on that on the theory of 13 original states that "r- A ?l!0rt 1 11 e after th? rln ail men are created eQual and should ; had l,eon -',ve:l a Policeman came in. fo free alld it won. ' '-v that fine the ma-.i who had been There are 13 reasons why No. 13 i8: Allowing the girls had disappeared, rot unlucky, and why the supersti- j These various experiences fell un Jon to the contrary is silly. ; fit r tue notice of three persons living The first Is that the belief to the within a few blocks of each other contrary ia based upon a sort of in- and during a period of but a few flays, sanity which someone has attempted i They are such as are told daily abou t-j disguise as superstition. j the city, pointing to the crying need Jt Is unnecessary, therefore, to de- j of more effective police protection, tall the other 12 reasons. 1 Undoubtedly Rock Island has more I than its share of thngs and thieves. OKATH IN THE CHISIS. In the crisis of Balkan peacemak ing, Germany is unfortuuate in the loss of two of her chief expert upon the near east. The New York World points out that no foreign ambassador since been known to exist in cities no larger Stratford Canning had wielded such , than Rock Island and the people are power In Constantinople as Baron i ready to believe almost anything. Marscball von Biebersteia possessed Rock Island. Moline and Davenport, for some years, until the onslaught j centers of great wealth snd easi'y upon Turkey by Italy, Germany's ; reached from the larger cities of the ally, brought his great work Into dis- middle west, offer an iavlting field for aster. Transferred to Loudon, he criminals. Which ever of the three has was still In a post to have taken an! the less effective police regulation nat ffectlve part In the peace negotia- urally becomes the scene of opera tions, for whioi service he was quail-' t'ons in the other two. fled by his well-unuersiooa mena- ship for Great Britain and Ma pa-, appears to have been in this unenvi- cine instructiona. jnble position. The situation calls for ; The death of Bieberatein left Kider-j exceptional force and ability oa the! h n-Waecbter prqbably the best in-! part of the guardians of public safety, fcrnied Orientalist ta Germany ; I but, unfortunately, the present ad- ti cugh hit personal knowledge of the( m.nibtration has utterly failed to man- UKr eut waa not ao recent, nor hia i ifeet the possession of uca quajltie. Insight into Turkish ways perhaps bo keen, he had served both in Bucharest and Constantinople, and in his laag term in the former city, had helped I establish the friendly understanding between Roumania and Germany which is now so important. More and better than that, the dead German foreign secretary had the Lrcputation of being a sensible and moderate man such as'the German emperor, with ali his fancy for pyro technic politics, has a way of employ ing. He could rattle the sabre upon occasion, but he knew when to drop it for the pen. His death deprives Germany of aa able public servant at a time when his abilities would have been most useful to the empire. WALKING Sl'RPRISF.8 6l'FFRA GETS.. Some of the suffragist "hikers" who walked from New York City to Al bany to attract public attention to their political mission, have been much surprised by the physical effects of their long tramp. Before they met Governor-elect Sulzer several of them , felt repaid, whatever their reception might be at the executive mansion of the state, by the personal benefits ex perienced on the road. It appears that these women, mili tant and strenuous though they were, e peeled to lose weight and run down physically. On the contrary they all gained flesh. As oiie of them said at Albany, "Imagine getting fat' on a tramp, but we ate like camels all the way. It was terrible the way we de voured food at every cross-roads. Beef, oatmeal, eggs, apples and even pork and corn-bread; anything that was given us." Another of the suffr. gists said that she expected to lose ,f oltl,r.,o.h .h. I,V,CH r u iiV7 iT w iifT T ,3 i ceriainiy m0T important to tne hea.ta sorae conditions. It is made with ma "iV'".. ."It I? ! chinery in the bakery to save labor ' '-' I the scajes vX ICO. All of which shows what good exer else walking is. and how good fox health and strength it is to have good exercise. If more people had personal ' neurts, :s is a great tning to go out into the open air and take enough real ! bodily exercise to get tired and s.eepyj' end hungry? It is fine for such repre-1 sentatives of complicated modern lifei to know how appetizing plain fare ! ; can be. i The m'Utant New York suffragists ' ; may not accomplish the immediate po-! litical results sought at Albany, but j J they will find themselves capable of ; j ore effective physical work, with less rit-k to their health and strength, i because they walked nearly J50 mKes ' up the HTldson valley. IJKTTKK rOLICK PROTKCTION xi;i-;i)Ki). Half a dozen people were gathered at a Rock Island home one evening j this week, when the conversation turned on to the lawlessness that pre- ; . uii- i ti,,.i,,- r., ,n, toiHituat accompanied in' inaugurauon or i , r MR.Pi,,r' 'rm. nt i,r riJirh,.li ! . fin a l,,,f"v noml ncorn thr!W maKe who oft-r au,.,rtainnx thnt tho hmiso i was occupied and the woman was not. alone, muttered something about rep- I resent In fome coal rompanv as an ! excuse for being there. Another mem- i Ar of the co-npany. a man. related a rimilar experience by hia wife in which a disreputable caller appeared j one night and inquired for a number r tliat Is not found in the city directory. ! The gentleman tel'ing th story also mentioned being followed to his home ; late at night by two neighbors who ; were out looking for a party who had just nMempted to open an upstairs ; window from th kitchen roof. A lady ... ;n the pjrtv re( JU"ri an experience of two girls, eni' of v!iom is emp'.oyed with her in a Rock T.slnnd place of busi-iet-s. These two girls were down town in the evening and were followed by a fusi ir'.ous character. They tried to elude him. but in vain and finally. U,orollghIv frightened, they headed for , lh(1 p Mat, TU,; ruyman follow. ( 1n,n rjpll, up tQ the doQr The girls hurried in'o the outer room, half expecting to be followed even; there. Thre was jebody in sight in the station and t'.ir gli'.s did not know what to !o. Ono of them observed the ' and evidences of their presence have become so common that the impres sion is taking t-hape in the public mind t!"-3t they are being sheltered and directed by tome local agency, and possibly even wicked ft in certain of ' ficial e're es. Such situations have por a number of years Rock Island BREAD MAKING I THE HOME. Bread, the so-called "staf of lile," eaten three times a day by every man, woman and child, and yet of all the foods prepared this is givei ihe least consideration as far as makng it m that it was the soil and climate which the home is concerned. Way? My ! produced wheat in unusual quantities answer must come from in 3 so ccn-jto the acre, flour which could not be tact with hundreds ar.I thousands- of excelled In flavor and the most per housekeepers the last few years in our feet public bakeshops In the wor'.d. In cooking and housekeeping lectures. Bread-making should be a pleasure, just as all work is, when one knows ! Just how to do it. Most women do not continue making bread long enough to acquire the art, and others make it as easy as any other cooking or baking. To make good bread re quires practice, as there is much of : interest to learn about flour, yeast ana to learn how t0 make it and make it the necessary temperature of these Well? Bread has been made under the when combined with liquid to secure moBt unsanitary conditions in base the best results. The artist with his ; ments in Dublic shoos. This, however. clay considers it alive, not merely a piece oi-ciay irom wuicn ne snapes i wonderful lifelike Images. How much more so is this live dough in the i. hands of the artist in her kitchen and ... . . . .. . ... too mucn trouDie. it taKes too lone. " j "I have too much to do," are a few of i the reasons we have heard from ma'.iy housekeepers for not making bread in the home. - , It is trouble unless one Is willing to learn how to do it well, and then I know there is no detail too small to ' overlook. Time may be very much ; shortened when necessary by using more yeast, but usually four hours is sufficient time from start to finish. JEFFERSONIAN Sp-inKfirll Register.) . The remark made by Governor Wil- eon, that, he would prefer to walk from the White house to the capitol to be inaugurated rather than to ride in a carriage forming a rtion of a spec-J tacular procession unquestionably rep - resents the personal feelings of the gofrnor. The remark was made, "not i tor publication," bu- as an expression j of preference. He knows that arrange ments are being maiie for the custom ary grand parade in which the president-elect is the principal attraction, the observed of all observers; anil such - a display is not in accordance with the ; presiden -elect's views of the way the j inauguration should be conducted. He j would prefer the simple ceremonies i Thomas Jefferson. But he would have I himself more conspicuous than he would be in a grand paraae. b-v arbitrarily forbidding the carrying j 0,,t ct ,he us,,aI P-ogiam and then walking down Pennsylvania avenue j froin ,ht' llo,,se 10 tnc capitol. I n-i e . . i 1- j u"r?ioie, ne -vce,,. . ..uspuam, I - - - - -- --- - The Golf Caddie. j The earliest known use of the appel- j lation "caddie." and then called "cad- j le." is to le found iu the Lomlon Morn- Ing Penny Post, when JJeorgo II. was j Ktlll on the throne and the "Forty five" was iu very Immediate popular ! remembrance. News from Scotland had it that "one Duncan Crant. a dis- charged soldier, who h;is n;:ssed in Edinburgh sometimes as a street cad- ie." had incurred a heavy penally for 8 'rather trivial swindle in a transac tion over he-rings. He wj;s to be tnk- qt rmrii T T V F ("J P OF ; SHOWb mL(tL UI , FITTEST AMERICANS President David Starr Jordan of Stanford university, is putting the fin isEing touches on a book of eugenics devoted to showing that manv of the fittest Americans are descendants ofi Isabella De Yermandors. daughter ofj Hugh Magnus, the EngMsh crusader of the twelfth century. j Jordan says Rockefeller and J. Pier-! pont Morgan are descendants of taisj able woman. j r I &tttf it I David Starr Jordoa. I I i Stanford university, is putting the fin-1 ! COKirXCrfcP Dough for rolls may be kept ia the re frigerator several days and molded, raised and baked as needed. , Good bread is far better than or dinary cake, but we have not acuqired the art in our bakeries In this country iu making bread such as found in France and other countries across the water. Their breads are marvelous in flavor, and it was most iateresting last summer while in France, whether in cities, villages or country, to watch the children eating a roll, without any butter, and apparently enjoying it; no cakes and candles for them every time they were hungry. We were told Scotland we also found a variety of most delicious breads for which they are noted. Mr. Edison, in writing of a recent trip abroad, said: "I have never tasted such delicious breads and rolls in my life as here." Is It not worth while, if bread is so important as a factor of foodt to take both time and trouble ha3 been most carefully investigated' Dy our public board of health, until now bread is wrappedr-and do not buv a loaf which is not and the mak- t.. i -i ....i "'5 iD ""ral,,u ticou, and hasten the work. Why not use the breadmaker in the home when making bread for the same purpose? Then it is an easy matter while moth er is getting the breakfast for father or son to turn the mixer and so ease the work of bread making in the home, or else know how and under what con- ditions the bread is made and deliv- ered. Recipes for bread and rolls will fol low in tomorrow's article. SIMPLICITY. of the Washingtonians and will ride In a carriage. We think Governor Wilson in so de- i tiding has. under the circumstances, I done the right thing. However, in our opinion, and we believe in the opinion j of a majority of the American people, jit would be far more appropriate, far better, far more democratic, if the grand display at presidential inaugura- tions was abandoned, and the Jeffer-sonian-simplicity style again adopted. The imposing ceremonies of a presi dential inauguration, concluding with a grand ball, partake more of the char ac ter of a crowning of a king than of the taking of the simple oath of office by a plain citizen of a republic, Seme people fay Thomas Jefferson was an aristocrat, we uon't believe 1k was; but if he was, he had the proper idea of how a presiden: of this republic should be inaugurated. So im-1 pressive was the example he set. that i "Jeffersonian simplicity" has been i handed down through the generations j and become a synonym of one of the i highest of democratic virtues. en rrdm the Tolbooth and "put in the i Piilory. -to stand for the Space of an ! Hour, with half a -Dozen Herrings i alout his Neck, and thereafter to be j banished the City of Liberties for ' ever." j It was a rough sort of making the ; punishment fit the crime which some ' Irate golfers would desire to revive for i their caddies even iu this more hu i mane age. Westminster Gazette. Japan's Musical Trio. In Japan a favorite musical instru ment ia the kokiu. a kind of twostriug ed violin, it is supposed to have bad the same origin as the violin and to have been brought to Japan by the Portuguese about 300 years jigo. The kokiu Is played with n Inw, like the violin, but Instead of being held under the chin is held vertically upon the lap by the left hand. The samisen and kokiu are often used to accompany the koto, and when played together they are called "the musical trio" by the Japanese The samisen Is the most generally played by the people. The Aye Ays. A very strange animal, related to the lemurs and eculiar to Madagascar, is the aye aye. It feeds oo wood boring grubs that tunuel into the bark of trees. Th beast cuts away the outer bark with Its chisel-like teeth and as the worm retreats to the end of Its hole pokes fter it with a finger. This finger is a curious organ particularly adapted for this purpose, being abnor mally long and armed with a hook shaped claw for dragging out the grub. No Use For Them. "Come. Willie get up." said an In dulgent father to his son the other morning. "Remember, the early bird catches the worm." "What do I care for worms?" replied Willie. "Mother won't let uie 0 fish ing" Illustrated. "Why do you call yourself a tonsorial artist 7' "It's this way." explained the barber. And tbeu be went wu to illustrate with a few cuta Pittsburgh Post Scrappy Outlook. Smith Has your son any fixed habit that worries you a to bis future: Jones es He tights about ten rounds every inoruius with the alarm clock, Judge. i ! The world learns slowly; through the years The little truths must grow and grow. : Old wrongs are washed away with tears, Ambition asks that blood shall flow; ' The world learns slowly, gruilpingly To wrench Itself from errors free. The world learns slowly to perceive The ills that have beset mankind, And It Is ever loath to leave Its long-established wrong behind; Each gain It doubly, trebly, earns; The world learns slowly, BUT LEARNS. IT Success. He was dead. Bat he had achieved success. He had not benefited the communi ty. He had not served the state. He had dene nothing to uplift man kind. He had not accumulated a fortune. He had not achieved distinction In art. He had not been a leader. Hfi had not jidrlod to th sum nf I human knowledge or contentment. He had made no contributions to science. But he had been successful. His wife had been able to put on a little more style than any of her neighbors could afford. Learning the Rules. "But would you vote if you had the chance, Mrs. Cudworth?" "Of course, I should." "Well, let us suppose that you had the right to vote now. For whom would you cast your ballot?" "Is there an election going on now?" "No. not an election; merely a municipal campaign." "Oh! Can one vote at a municipal campaign? I thought they always had to have polls." Why He Had Come. "Is Mr. Rockingham in?" asked the railway president, who had just en tered the ante-room. "Yes," replied the office boy. "Do you want to see hini?" "Oh, no no, not at all. I don't can? to see him. I have come here solely for the purpose of having a pleasant little visit with you.' Surely Made a Hit. "I made a great hit at the banquet last night. Came off with a good deal of distinction, in fact." "I didn't know you ever spoke at banquets." "I don't. I was the only one there who absolutely declined." Egotism. Some men are so egotistical that they think, while their clothes aro be ing fitted upon them that the tailor is awe-struck, when, as a matter of fact, he is silent merely because he is holding pins between his teeth. Clear Enough. "Dear me! Whatever induced you to give your baby such a name a3 Pete?" "That's the name of my husband's oldest brother, who is rich and un married." Comes Pretty Near It. "Money cannot win love, yon know." "Can't it? I see that one of the AEtorbilt boys has bought anether man's wife." Lesser Evil. "I always choose the lesser of two evils." "Do you?" "Yes. When I met my wife I was engaged to a much bigger girl." Common Practice. 1 "He seems to be always doing something for somebody." ' "Yes, and he always seems to keep j himself hoarse talking about it." Proposed Amendment. Oh wad some power the glftle gl'e ua To cast o'er ithers spells. And thereby mak' them always see ua Just as we see oursels! Sells. "What are padded cells?" asked the cbeerfnl idiot. "Women." replied the groueb. Cin cinnati Knqnirer. Wisdom alone Is n science of other , sciences and of itself. Plato. Ttie Argus Ned Bromley's Assurance By Esther Vandeveer. Copyrighted. I91X. ty Associated Literary Bureau. Ned Bromley was sitting in a trolley l car beguiling a long ride by looking up I at the signs opposite. Ned wns a good natured. devil-may-care sort of fellow, always ready to crack a joke or put himself out to do any one a favor. Low ering his eyes, he saw an elderly gen- j tleuian sitting opiosite him looking at him, Ned thought, rather disapproving ly. As Ned read his thoughts they were something like this:, "The young man opposite, judging by the fashionable cut of bis clothes, is passing that age when bis tailor Is his most intimate friend. He looks as if he would swear at the least provocation and probably gambles." Of course. Ned made this up. but the fact remains that disapprobation was p!a:uly marked on the gentleman's countenance. Ned. who was full of Old Nick, was minded to shook the mat. Leaning forward, he said confidentially: "I know a place where there's a small game going on. I wouldn't mind taking you around if you like." - The mjtn gave him a withering look, turned, showing as much of his tack as possible and made no reply. Ned took the rebuff good naturedly and was thinking how to follow up his shocking process without running the risk of be ing turned over to the police when the I gentleman pushed the button, the car j stopped, and he got out. When Ned ; next turned his glance to where the ! gentleman bad been sitting he saw a i fat wallet lying on the seat. i "That conies of no button on the hip i picket," said Ned. who had once lost a I j'oeketbook from that cause; and. tak- j ing up the wallet, he left the car and ! ran after the owner. Unfortunately. ' the man was not to be seen. The next j thing to be done was to examine the ; contents to learn if there was any ad- : dress within. Ned came upon a singu- , lar bit of Information. He found a card ; on which was written: "This is the body of Archibald Crane, president of j the th National bank. In case of ac- cident. illness or death telephone the j bank, also my house. No. 742 Lincoln street." I "How ea&y It is." nnisod Ned, "to read character from the appearance. Any one would know that was Just the kind of man to put such a notice in his pocketbook. But what's this?" j From another division of the wallet j he took some bank bills folded to- j gcther. There were five of them throe twenties, a fiftv and a ten. in nil i ! $120. There was another roll of ones i and twos, making up $7 more. "I reckon I'll give the old gentleman a chance to worry a lilt." mused Ned. "I'll telephone tomorrow at his home after he's gone to the bank or to the bank after he's gone home. Perhaps I'll get some fun out of the old crank after all." So he pocketed his find and thought no more nliout it till the next morning, when he fancied the man he wanted was not at home; then after looking in a telephone directory he called up Mr. Crane's residence. A very soft feminine voice asked. "What is it?" "Is Mr. Crane at home?" v "No: he's gone to the bank." "Perhaps you had better call up the bank and ask if he is there." After some questioning as to the cause of this suggestion the lady concluded to do as advised, after which she called the telephone number that Ned had given her. He was waiting and said: "I didn't wish to scare any one. so I asked you to call up Mr. Crane to as sure yourself that he Is all right. I've found his body." "Found his body! My goodness gra- clous! I "Oh, you know he's all right." "Yes." "Well, what shall I do with l.U body?" "What does all this mean? Who art ' you?" "I'm Edward Bromley." There was a pause when the voice asked where Mr. Bromley was. and ' he replied that lie was at the Univer sity club and asked whom he had the i honor of speaking with and received the information that he was speaking with Miss Hester Crane. Mr. Archi bald Crane's daughter. ! "Well." continued Ned. ''I've founl a pocketbook with about $120 and h i card giving instructions what to d' ! with Mr. Crane's body if found dead j or something." ! "You don't mean it?" "I certainly do." i "I know papa, is a bit peculiar, but i didn't think he would put anything like that it. his pocketbook." "I'm in a quandary about the returii of the money." "How so?" i "Well. I saw Mr. Crane fitting oppo- I site me iu - trolley car looking at tu i njther severely. My neck scarf didn't i seem to plea.se him or n snake ring I i wore on my little finger. I thought Vi shock him and asked hl:n If he'd lik to go where a small game was golnit , cn." A ripple of lautrhter' came over the phone at this, then the ' reply. "You , coui.in't have done anything more eal i CUl.'ited to turn papa against yon." "That's just It. Now. supposing knows that I have his portmonnaie. 10 i to 1 he'll think 1 picked his px ket." j "How can he assume that if you rc- turn everything Just as you found it?" "Oh, he wouldu't remember just bw I much there was in it, and he'll be sure to think he biid more than he did have. 1 You see. I wouldn't like to take any i rik. To be arrested as a pickpocket i would be awful, e-'ii as one whose conscience led him to deliver up the j goods he h;id stolen." "It Is complicated. At least it ap- pears to le so. I can readily under stand your timidity la the matter.". Now. Mr. Bromley's timidity was all balderdash. He wan figuring to bean thatSweol voice near by and see if I the face and figure were as attractive i as he pictured iL Daily Story . might give the pocketbook and ivs contents to you," lie said, "without meeting your father: then he wouldn't recognize me for the man who sat op posite him and asked bini to go to a gambling house. ! you see?" "Yes. That wnld 1m a very good way out of iu Ym, mhAht soud it t( me This broke into Mr. Bromley's calcu lations. It occurred to him that he might as well send his lind to Mr. Crnne direct. But Ned's wits were sharp enough for the invasion. "I wouldn't like." he said, "to surren- l der the property to any one without being sure of what I was doing. You see, I stand in a delicate position. If I knew I was delivering the goods to the owner's'tlaughter 1 would feel all right about it. I wouldn't even ask a re ceipt." "But you don't know me." The matter was now getting where Ned wanted it. lie availed himself of the opportunity without hesitation. "I would trust any woman with so sweet a voice with untold wealth." A pleased "Te-he:" came from the ether end of the wire and immediately the reply. "Well, you may bring it1 if you like." "When?" "1 suppose you prefer to come when papa is not at home'.'" "Certainly. I wouldu't meet him for anythlug." "Fapa goes to the bank a little be fore 9 In the morning and comes home about 2:30." "In that case I would better make the return tomorrow morning, say altout 11 o'clock." "Very well. I will be hnppy to I meau I will receive it at that time. But what am I to do about the reward?" "Oh. the reward is in permitting me, a stranger, to return the pocketbook to you in person. I am very anxious to see if your face is as charming as your voice." "There you will certainly be disap pointed. I moan-rather. I don't mean that my voice is charming there, you've got me all mixed up." "Never mind; I shall have the ines timable happiness of seeing for my self." There was ire of this before the re ceivers were hung up. but so much in the same vein that it would become tiresome through repetition. The next morning at 11 o'clock Mr. Bromley rang the bell of Lincoln street, a haud- so,ue stoI,e rr,,Ilt residence, and sent a.:.. 1 11-1. 1 1. ... I .1 up his card. A hen the young lady came into the room he stood mute with admiration. But his eyes were any thing but mute. Indeed, his gaze was such as to make the young lady lower her eves, but it was nevertheless grati fying. It is necessary to pass over a few months in the thread of this story, when, Mr. Bromley and Miss Crane having become avowed lovers, found it necessary to let the lady's father Into the secret that she desired to marry a man whom he was likely to recognize as one who had offered to' show him a small game. They put their heads. to gether in an attempt, among other things, to discover n ri ice to prevent the old gentleman's recognition of his would lie son-in-law. The effort was a failure. "There's only one way to meet the case." said Ned at last. "What's that?" "Cheek." "What do you mean?" "I'll declare I never met your father before in my life." Since there was no other way out of the matter Ned arranged to call when the "body of Mr. Crane" wns at home, which Ned had not done Jiefore. He carved out a new pair of whiskers, had his hair curled and put ou a pair of eyeglasses. Moreover he wore as dif ferent a suit of clothes from those he had on when he first met Mr. Crane ns poHsible. When introduced to the old gentleman the latter, Kjoking at him ucrutinizingly. said: "Your face is familiar to me. sir." "I hope you haven't met that fellow who looks no much like me and n al ways getlng me into trouble." Ned broke out. "lie's a stool pigeon for a gambling house." "That's the man." replied ae other. "He had the impudence to ask me to go with him to his villainous place." "What shall I do about it? If the thing g'.es ou much longer 1 won't have a shred of character left." Miss Crane went to the window, making a great effort to repress her laughter, while her lover discuused with her father ttie question a to whether tie law could be made avail able to protect the former against a man of bad character who resembled blm. Notwithstanding the success of this daring stratagem Ned afterward occa sionally cnught the old gentleman look ing at hlru with an expression Indicat ing that lie wasn't quite certain but that he was'the man lie had met in .1 street car. However. Ned married Miss Crime, and t jj-i was one thinn his father in-law never suspocted -that Ned was the person who had returned bis .ost po'-ketix ok. Jan. 4 in American History. Ifc-nenjamin Lur.dy. pbHsinf hropist and nb'.liti-i il-t born: died 1S.''.:i 18!U-Elizabeth Paln.er i'-.ihody. edu cator and reformer, died; born 1S05. lll(l I )arlu o ;den Mills, banker and capitalist. i ed: lorn lsu.". One Point of View. Cynlcus- I once knew :i "lellow who gave a girl mi ei.u::cuient ring of i opals. Silli'-us Ua it unlucky V Cyn-!lciis-Vou let It was. She married Mm - Plii!auei.hl.i i.e.-oru. 1 The hour vlii-li gives tin life begits i to take it away. Seneca. '