*■ -!■ ■ " Which Was . the Rich Man? ™ Anthony Forrest, returning to hi 3 suburban home after a long and tir ing day In the city, was conscious of an unusual sense of weariness and depression. There was no particular reason for It, for though the day had been well occupied, its events had marched smoothly, and all his under taking seemed to promise success. New contracts had been signed that very day which would bring his Arm into the very front rank in their own particular line, and which would prac tically stamp out the slight opposition which they had been doing their best to get rid of for some time. Curiously enough, the man who the signing of the contracts would most seriously affect, had traveled by the same train, and alighted with For rest at Wimbledon station. Forrest lived at the farsiile of Wimbledon Common, in a palatial home which had little of Suburbia about It; the other man, Paul Chavasse, lived not far from the station, in one of a row of neat villas. The reluctance was on Forrest's side, for he knew perfectly well that what had happened that day at a di rectors' meeting in the Cannon Street Hotel would mean the practical ex tinction of the smaller man. He assumed that Chavasse was In ignorance of the prospect in front of him, otherwise his greeting would hardly have been so friendly. Forrest was the older man and a typical city magnate, large, important, breathing efficiency and success at every pore. The other was a tall, spare man, about forty-six, but looking older, with a face of singular refinement and delicacy, and a smile which invariably won him a place in people's hearts. Forrest, on tTie other hand, seldom smiled. His fnce was pomewhat heavy and forbidding, though he had good features and a certain dignity Just perhaps bordering on pomposity. "Ah, good evening, Mr. Chavttsse," he observed, raising his hat with a slightly punctilious air. "Good evening. You are walking home; may I have the pleasure of taking the same path? 1 always have a good walk before dinner, and that Is the advantage you have in the breadth of the common to cross." "It is not so good on a Winter morning with the wind due northeast," observed Forrest grimly, but did not say that he would be pleased to have a companion on his walk. a Chavasse observed the lack of cor diality in Forrest's manner, but did not suffer it to damp his spirits, which were very good. Contrary to all For rest's ideas of the man, lie had very few cares, he took life simply and easily, and had not worn his powers threadbare with the strife of com petition. "It is a privilege to live out here, especially at the opening of the year," observed Chavasse, breathing the . delicious airs of April with a keen en joyment. "It Is fairly good as far as it goes, but I should like togo further out Into the real country. If I could sell my house without dropping too much over it, I shouldn't hesitate a mo ment." "But it is a beautiful place, and so secluded. It seems to me you could hardly do better even in the country." Forrest shrugged his shoulders. "After all, it is London, and when a man has been grubbing in that un holy city all day he wants to get clean away." "I suppose you feel it so," said Chavasse with a slight wonder in his eyes. "Would you propose to retire from active city life altogether then?" Anthony Forrest looked surprised. "Not at all. Retirement is a fatal take for a man, almost at any age. It has shortened more lives than any known disease. No, 1 shall never re tire from city life." "You like it?" Forrest shrugged his shoulders. "It has become a second nature. What about you?" Chavasse smiled. "Oh, I am cast in a different mold. I am naturally attached to the coun try In which I was born, and if I could afford it I should live there entirely. But I like London, and city life within moderation. The strain of big respon sibilities, however, is irksome, and quickly depresses me. I have Just had what I consider to be a stroke of un commonly good luck this very after noon." "Ah, what is that?" Inquired For rest quickly. "I have had the offer of an excel lent situation, which will give me a comfortable salary and commit me to nothing except so many hours of hon est work in a day. I shall have no hand nor any stake in the enterprises which will come and go, and be settled without my knowledge or interference. I have accepted it; subject to my wife's ratification of my promise." "May I inquire, without seeming rude, where the situation is, and what is Its nature?" inquired Anthony Forrest, still with the same appear ance of eager interest. "Why, certainly. It is with Messrs. Hargreaves & Butler, in Eastcheap; you, of course, know the tirm." "I do; you surprise me very much. They are very exclusive. It is an hon or to be associated with them. I saw Mr. Hargreaves this morning at a directors' meeting in the Cannon Street Hotel." "He came to be directly from that," observed Chavasse, with a smile. ! "And did he tell y»u what passed there relative to your own firm?" "Oh, yes; he told no we had been practically wiped out, tout I was not in the least surprised." "Was he?" "Hargreaves? I don't know. I did not Inquire. He understood that my firm could not stand against the Syndi cate, and, so far as the members of It are concerned, the dissolution will not make much difference." "You knew this, yet you were friendly to me, Chavasse. I could have prevented what happened to-day." "Yes, but why should you have pre vented It? You pursue one policy, I another. That we see from entirely different standpoints need not make us enemies." "You seem to know all about my policy," said Anothony Forrest drily. "Would you mind defining it?" "You are a born financier, Mr. For rest, and one in actual being likewise. Surely that explains everything." "And your own policy?" Chavasse smiled again, and gave his shoulders a small, good-natured shrug. "Mine is simple, too, though to you it might seem complex, or even Incomprehensible. I want peace to live. I have a soul as well as a body, and I have too much respect for my soul to throw myself absolutely into the vortex." "But it is a man's duty to do his utmost wherever he is placed. You have a family, I understand," said Forrest quickly. "Three, all grown up and launched, two of them married, the other going to be next month. None of them are rich, nor ever will be, but they rre contented with simple things. There Is only myself and my wife now to be considered, and I am certain this news I convey to her this evening will make her very happy." "Yet you step from a responsible to a subordinate position! Will you tell me how much Hargreaves offered you? I don't put these questions out of vul gar curiosity, but rather because you interest me. I have never met anyone holding quite these views. They are a little unusual." "Not so rare as you would think," said Chavasse. "Hargreaves offered me five hundred pounds a year, with out any prospect of a rise. He was perfectly clear on that, point. There will be no speculation or possibility about It; that is why it recommends itself to me." "Five hundred a year! It is not much. Can you live comfortably on that? I spend in my family not much short of five thousand, and do not"— he hesitated a moment, and then add ed with bitterness, "do not get very much happiness, and certainly no peace out of it." "We shall save on five hundred, and have something to give away," re plied Chavasse. "It is all a matter of Individual taste, of what constitutes one's ideas of the actual necessities of life." "To-morrow is Sunday, Chavasse; may I take the liberty of Inviting my self to your house, about four o'clock in the afternoon, to a cup of tea?" "Most certainly. It will give us the greatest pleasure, more especially as none of the children will be with us to-morrow, through an usual com bination of circumstances. Sunday is their day. They come early and leave late; all of them and the 'in-laws' seem to find the old nest as accepta ble as our own children. Thank Qod, we are all very happy together. It ■is my dear wife that has done that. She is the home-maker. I must go back to her now, and rejoice her soul with my news." They stood still, neither noting that they had arrived at the moment of the imposing gateway of Tudor Lodge, the residence of Anthony For rest. A carriage swept through the gates in front of them, and a handsome, richly dressed woman gave a slightly supercilious bow, as both men raised their hats. "That is my wife, Chavasse, and she is, unfortunately for me, not a homemaker. I have had many ambi tions in my life, and have realized a goodly share of them, but I realize at this moment that, as far as per sonal happiness is concerned, the un ambitious man is miles ahead of me. I would give the half of my income now for your quiet peace of mind." Chavasse was at a loss what to say to this strange speech. He mere ly looked sympathetic and shook very warmly the hand offered to him. Then he retraced his steps some what slowly across the common. He was not so absorbed but that simple things on the way gave him a particu lar Joy; a little clump of golden bloom on a sheltered breadth of gorse, the ambitious fern fronds bursting into newness of life, the unblown daffo dllis in a neighbor's garden—when he reached the little suburban terrace all these things were observed, and added to the sum of his content. A sweet and still youthful face above the window blind at the sitting-room window brightened at his coming, and when she opened the door, and he closed It again quickly, he suddenly took her in his arms. "Why, Paul, whence this —this most loverlike manner?" she asked, with a little smile of coquetry that was whol ly sweet. "Bless my Lucy," he said, In rather a full though quiet voice, and almost Immediately repeated in a musing voice the words he had read that very morning at family prayers before he left the house: "My people shall dwell In a peace able habitation, and in sure dwellings, and In quiet resting places." And again. "Blessed are ye that sow be side all waters." — David Lyall, in Brit lab Weekly. 128 DEAD IN ALABAMA MINE 123 Convicts Are Among Victims of Explosion. The work of recovering bodies from the Banner mines, at Banner, Ala, as the result of the explosion. Is slow. Twenty-three bodies have been taken from the mines, besides four dead mules. The definite casualty figures show 128 men In all killed; two white and three colored free men; 111 colored and twelve white convicts; seventeen ! mules and one horse. I)r. J. J. Rutledge, government ex pert in charge of the bureau of mines rescue car No. 6, almost lost his li.e, as well as Dr. L. S. Uoundtree, of Wy lam, Ala., and two other members of his party, in searching an entry in which it was reported a number of entombed men had crawled, expecting safety. The fan stopped a few sec onds and the accumulated afterdamp caused Dr. Rutledge to drop. When taken from the mines it was at first thought that he was dead. He recover ed several hours later. Twenty convicts dug an extensive ditch, which will serve as a burial place for the convicts whose bodies are not claimed by relatives. While no official statement has been made, it is believed the explosion was caused by safety powder being ignited by a lamp and followed by dust. When the night crew left the mines, shortly before the explosion happened, Night Fire Boss Sparks reported the condi tion of the mines as good, and the day shift was sent to work. There were 173 men in all, only five of whom were free laborers. The oth ers were convicts, mostly negroes sent up from the surrounding counties to serve sentences ranging from ten days to two years. Immediately following the explosion several of the convicts, with mining experience, discovered that black damp was forming. They at on< ? spread the alarm to those who were not instantly killed by the blast, and many started a race with death tot entrance. Second Call to Unseat Lorimer. Senator LaFollette introduced a res olution in the LJ. S. senate for a new investigation of Senator Lorimer'* title to his seat. The resolution, which was ordered printed and to lie on the table, follows the revelations at Springfield as to a SIOO,OOO "slush fund." It cites the fact that material new testimony has been brought out, and names as a special committee of investigation Senators Works, Town send, McLean, Kern and Pomercne. The resolution recites the action ol the senate last session in failing to declare the seat of Senator Lorimer vacant and adds: "It appears from the published re ports of the pi*oceedlngs of the said Illinois state senate comniittee, that witnesses who were not called and sworn by the committee of this sen ate appointed to investigate s.iid charges, have appeared before the said I committee >f the Illinois state seriate and upon being interrogated have given important material testimony tending to prove that SIOO,OOO was cor ruptly expended to secure the elec tion of William Lorimer to the United States senate." The resolution provides for meet ings of the committee and gives to it full authority to subpoena rersons, bend for papers and administer oaths. Police Spoil Triple Elopement. Three men and three women, who had eloped from their homes in the vicinity of Alexandria, Va., were taken into custody by the York, Pa., police. The genuine husbands have been notified and are expected to prefer charges against the men who stole away their wives. The women are very attractive, and all of them left good nornes, one deserting her husband and five little children. The prisoners are Mrs. William Powers, Mrs. Samuel Harrington, Mrs. J. H. Crawley, Eugene Crawley, Pat rick Woodward and Forest Oehlert. The triple elopement is admitted by the prisoners, the women declaring they had become tired of their monot onous life in Virginia and intended to travel for awhile about the country and eventually go upon the stage. Attacks Town Councilman. During an altercation Daniel Shuv lin, a councilman, of New Philadel phia, Pa., sustained injuries from which he will most likely die. Daniel Whalen, a cripple, failed to secure the position of road master, which he sought from the borough council. Shuvlin, as a member of the council, was blamed by Whalen for his defeat. The latter struck him re peatedly over the head with his crutch, fracturing his skull. Shuvlib has not regained consciousness. Hard Coal In New York. It Is believed that a big vein of hard coal has been discovered near Livingston Manor, Sullivan county, N. Y., and considerable excitement in that vicinity is the result. While digging an eight-Inch artesian well at the Corbett & Stewart acid factory, a vein of fine hard coal was struck at a depth of 300 feet. It Is not known how thick the vein is, but the Quality is excellent. Wilkes-Barre to Have Aviation Meet. At a meeting held by interested citizens It was finally decided to have an aviation meeting in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., during the week of May 28, and asssurances have been received from Glenn Curtlss, G. K. Hamilton, Frank Paine and several other flyers that they will be here with their machines and take part in the competitive events. SWALLOWED STEEL POINTS FOR MEDICINE Man's Mistake Nearly Cost His Life. Thinking that he was taking medi cine which the doctors had prescrib ed for him, Instructor John T. Wil liams, of Cornell university, In Ithaca, N. Y., put his hand into his pocket the other day, pulled out a capsule and swallowed it. Not long thereafter he began to hunt for sixteen points of an architect's compass which he had mis placed and recalled that he had put them into a capsule for safekeeping and dropped it into his pocket. He could not find the capsule, but in a day or so sharp intestinal pains gave him an inkling as to what had happened. He had swallowed the cap sule with the sixteen compass points by mistake for medicine. He was rushed to a hospital, where surgeons worked over him for two hours. They finally succeded in re moving every one of the pins by draw ing them through the small intes tines. While Willians is still seriously ill it is understood that he will recover. Had the pins remained in his intes tines he would have died in threo days, the doctors say. URGES TIE "LINCOLN WAY" Representative Lafean Reintroduces Measure For Memorial Highway. Representative Lafean, of York, Pa., reintroduced in the house of represen tatives his bill to provide for the con struction of a highway to be known as "Lincoln Way," from Washington to the Gettysburg battlefield. The measure provides for a road 200 feet wide, with a terminus at the Lin coln memorial, which is to be erected in Washington under the terms of the act passed last winter. Shot Fired In St. Peter's. A man, who was subsequently iden tified as Pietro Pesanti, and thought to be insane, entered St. Peter's, in Home, armed with a revolver, and without warning fired upon the canons who were engaged in the recitation Df the breviary "in choir." The shot went wild and the man was arrested He fought savagely and slightly in jured a policeman. Helen Taft's Friend Elopes. Society in Washington is* still busy with the romantic match of Miss Elsa Portner, a friend of Miss Helen Taft, and one of the most attractive debu tantes of the season, who eloped to Baltimore and was married to Lori mer C. Graham, who, with his father, is interested in a lithographing plant. Miss Portner's parents are said to have wished her to marry a New York millionaire, who was a suitor for her hand, and to have discouraged Mr. Graham's attentions. When the elopement became known the bride said; "It was a love match, and I sup posed we could keep se ciet for a time. However, now that the cat is out of the bag, we shall go to Lakewood and visit mother." Stole School Funds. Ferdinand P. Kay, treasurer of the Oil City, Pa., school board, walked into the Church street police station in New York and asked to be locked up. "I've blown in S6OO of the funds of my school board," he said, "and am now down and out. I might as well give myself up." He was taken to the Tombs police court and arraigned before Magistrate Fresclil. He said he had no excuses, and the court com mitted him to the Tombs, pending the arrival of the sheriff from Oil City. Murderer Makes Light of Gallows. A remarkable display of nerve was made in the county jail yard in Potts ville. Pa., by Joseph Christock, who was hanged for the murder of Mrs Ann Richards. Declining the assistance of a priest and deputy sheriff, he walked smil ingly from his cell to the foot of the gallows and ran lightly up the steps. It was a public hanging, and before him stood 1500 persons, to whom he waved his hand. Then he reached up, grasped the noose and placed It around his neck, put his arms by his side to be strap ped, and cheerfully said, "Goodby, all." The nervy man then held his head in position for the black cap, and in another moment the trap was sprung. Before going to the gallows, Chris tock confessed to murdering the wo man, told of many robberies and burg laries and said he deserved to be hanged. Wife Murderer Gets 30 Years. William H. Strong was convicted of murder in the second degree by the verdict of the jury, after one hour's deliberation, and was sentenced by Justice Thomas W. Trenehard at Mays landing, N. J., to a term of thirty years in the state prison at hard labor. The old farmer, who was seventy years of age his last birthday, took his sentence calmly and was led away to a solitary cell, where he was placed under guard to prevent any attempt at suicide, though he assured the offi cers they need not worry about him, as he expected to get a new trial. Counsel said an appeal would be taken and a motion made for a new trial. Bryan Rejects Offer of $2,000,000. William Jennings Bryan told the committee sent to Washington by the citizens of Memphis, Tcnn., to invite him to make his home in that city that he could not aeccept. Judge James M. Greer, of Memphis, chairman of the committee, presented the Memphis idea. He was followed by Senators Lea and Taylor and Rep resentative Gordon, of Tennessee; Representatives S'ss'm, of Mississippi, and Robinson, of Arkansas, and Duke C. Bowers, of Memphis. They begged Mr. Bryan to come where "the peo ple loved him, where he would always find friends." Mr. Bowers said he felt sure that Memphis could easily raise $2,000,000 if that would be any induce ment to have Mr. Bryan in his city. Mr. Bryan replied* that it was not a money consideration and that if he looked at it In that light he would not be worthy of such an invitation. He said that ho knew he had friends in the south that would stand by him, and that was why they did not need him there; they needed him more in the north. Suggesting that he should not be on one side of the country, he said his home at Lincoln is almost in the center of the country and only two days' ride to any section where he might be needed to help tight for the cause of Democracy. Martin to Lead Senate Democrats. United States Senator Martin, of Virginia, was elected chairman of the Democratic caucus of the senate. The chairmanship carries with it the mi nority leadership of that body. Mr. Martin got twenty-one votes, as against sixteen <ast for Benjamin F. Shivelv, of Indiana, three senators be ing absent —Shively, of Indiana; Till man, of South Carolina, and Terrell, of Georgia. Senator Martin is a conservative and was opposed by the friends and followers of William J. Bryan and certain so-called "progressive Demo crats," led by Senator Stone, of Mis souri, and Senator Owen, of Okla homa. It lias been said that the pear less leader himself has been act.ve against the Virginian. The election of Martin is a victory for the Ilailev wine of the Democracy GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA FLOUR weak; winter clear, $3.25(g>3.5(>; city mills, fancy, $5.201/5.75. RYE FLOIJU steady, at $4 114.25 per barrel. WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, new, o'>V @9l %c. CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow, 55fi5Ge OATS firm; No. 2 white, 37VjC.; lower grades, 36e. POULTRY: Live steady; liens, 1,8 it 19c.; old roosters, 125/ 12Vi ( '. Dress ed firm; choice fowls, 17c.; old roost ers, 12 Vic. BUTTER steady; extra creamery. 23c. per lb. EGGS firm; selected, 19@21c.; near by, 17',vc.; western, 17(4c. POTATOES firm; 55&G0c. bushel. Live Stock Markets. PITTSBURG (Union Stock, Yards) CATTLE slow; choice, sli.so@'i.tio; prime, st!.lo(fi;G.3o. SHEER steady; prime wethers, $4 (£? 4.10; common, $2(53.85; spring lambs, s9<?/ l.'t; veal calves, $7.50(f/8. HOGS lower; prime heavies, sii.3o #6.35; mediums, s6.Bo(fi (i.85; heavy Yorkers, s<i.Bs@li.9o; light Yorkers and pigs, sti.9s @7; roughs, $5.25®> 5.75. | Has Liquor Got The Best | of You? I i • J You know that drinking unfits a man for business. Km- 2 C ployers recognize (his and do not want a drinking man J I around. No man will knowingly employ a victim of the { | lienor habit in a responsible position. We can remove the X I terrible craving for li(|uor, and positively cure you, Heliable • | references furnished if desired. 9 ! Address in strict confidence. » [ THE SWAINE REMEDY CO., j J 17 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, Pa. $ w..A-<w §1 Dependable •§§ m Goods, m IS - ii Wk handle goods that are cheap, but not ». fcgjgg cheap goods. We want our goods to become your goods and our store your store. ll' it is 1 Clothing, or 4 'V <l* •>* jf% VY> <FW§ C* i mm H Shoes or g@ i Anything ® Msg » * to furnish man, woman or child up in classy, »>*<&■.'* MM -»-« Sb attractive and dapendable attire, then we have just the articles you need, (live 11s a call now. Final Examinations, or tin' promotion of sixtli, seventh, and eighth year pupils, 1911. These examinations will be con ducted in all the districts having a seventh month term, on Satur day, April 15, as follows: Cherry Township, Michael Byr on, Chairman in High School build ing. Dushore. Col ley Township: Lope/, H. R. II -lining; Colley, M. Shores: Rick et'.s, Myrtle Kintner. Davidson Township: Sonestown, J. R. Molyneaux; Jamison City, Marie Stohner; Elk Lick, Mrs. W. E. (Jritinan. Elkland: Estella, M. R. Black. Forks: Pleasant Valley, Agnes Broschart. Forksville, Olive l'lotts. Fox: Shnnk, I). M. Soper. Laporte Township: Nordmontf C'cil Rotsford; Tannery, Anna lleain. Shrewsbury: Bunker Hill, Ma/ie Phillips. In other districts the exam inations will be conducted under the direction of the High School Principals at the close of the term. Printed ipiestions have been pre pared for all districts and will be forwarded to the various chairmen in time for the examination. The boys and girls may attend at the most convenient points but in all cases should be provided with a statement of the number of d-iys they have attended school during the school year, together with a recommendation for ex amination for promotion. Teachers are in all cases expect ed to attend the examinations. This is necessary when they have pupils who will enter the exami nations. Examinations will begin prompt ly at nine o'clock. All should be on time as the work will neces sitate a full days application. Parents, directors and the in terested public are invited to attend the examinations. • J. E. Reese Killgorc, County Supt. A. 11. Buschhausen forbids the dumping of refuse in front of the entrance tf his pasture lot, as that is not the place designated by the Council for that purpose, and con stitutes a nuisance. ad.
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