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DR. DEANE'S
RENUNCIATION,
Story and a Lesson For the
New Year.
IT was the evening of Dec. 31, and
be year was ending with glorl
niis winter weather. The ground
was hard frozen, but not even u
holly or an evergreen rustled, and the
branches of the bare trees were per
fectly still.
Dr. Deane stood In his doorway.
Presently there c.imo a sliding sound,
a muttered exclamation, a heavy fall.
He hurried out. to And horse and rider
goue down on the slippery roadway,
but without serious Injury, for both
were already rising.
"Can I do anything for you?" was
his natural question under such cir
cumstances. ,
"Well yes: I think you can," said
the stranger, a man whom the bright
ening moon revealed as tall, broad
shouldered, dark and not of prepos
sessing appearance. "That is," he add
ed, "if you have a house near at band,"
and be felt one foot and leg thought
fully. "Within three yards." The doctor
pointed toward his garden gate. "I
'DEANIt JOHN DEANE?" HE REPEATED.
have a spare bedroom; also a vacant
stall In the stable. Shall I put you
And your trtirse up for the night?"
tT" Y "you nfo not afraid to entertain a
"Mot In the least," the other man
smiled "I am not nervously consti
tuted." "Then I accept, with thanks," was
the reply. "Evidently I am not seri
ously hurt, but I think my foot Is
sprained," and, trying to walk a step,
an exclamation escaped him which
,awa&t pain.
' "Fortunately I am a doctor. I will
see to it. Let me lead your horse, and
do you lean on my arm. My man is
gone home, but 1 can stable your steed,
I ofteu do so for my own if 1 come in
late. Please walk in and make your
self as comfortable us you can. 1 will
be with you In ten minutes. The door,
as you sec, utands open. The room ou
the left hand side has a very good
Are."
Until the injured foot had been at
tended to and bandaged the stranger
kept silence, but his piercing eyes were
studying the countenance of his host
with nn expression of astonishment.
"No," he exclaimed at last; "you have
no" fear of me, though, for all you
know. I might be a robber or a mur
derer. May I learn your name?"
"Certainly. It is John Deane. And
yours?"
But apparently the question was not
heard, for it was not answered. In
deed, the doctor could plainly see that
bis guest seemed startled and ill at
case.
"Deane John Deane?" he repeated.
"It must be fate, bard and relentless
fate, which brought me to your door
tonight, then," said the man at last.
"If I had known you were living in
this place 1 should have given you an
exceedingly wide berth, Dr. John
Deane."
"You are speaking In fiddles," said
the doctor. "I do not wish for an ex
planation. I will ring for something
in the form of supper and then, with
your permission, light you upstairs to
the room where I hope you will rest
comfortably for such time as it seems
best for you to be my guest."
"Well, have it so if you will," mur
mured the other.
The meal, a very simple one, was
eaten in silence. As it concluded Dr.
Deane suggested that a. good night's
rest was next to be thought of, but the
guest shook his bead.
"As you will." he said, with a slight
hesitation. "Only you will, I am sure,
pardon me if I give myself up to
thinking instead of talking. Sometimes
the dead past seems revivified. It is
so with me on each Dec. 31, and I do
not resist Its power."
The other answered nothing, but
leaned back in his chair, gazing
thoughtfully into the Are.
The little timepiece struck the hours
of 10 and 11, yet still these two men
sat on in absolute silence, each ap
parently absorbed in his own reflec
tions. It must have been within a half
hour of midnight when tho stranger
roused himself as if from a dream
and, sitting erect, exclaimed:
"Deane John Deane!"
Tho doctor started violently; it was
so Budden an awakening tp the actual
present that his professional com
posure deserted him, and his voice
shook as be responded:
"What-wbat is it?"
"This: I can't sit here by your fire
side and keep silence. I wonder now
whether I cculd not manage to ride
another five or six miles farther."
The strange guest looked fixedly at
tho doctor's face.
"Bo you are changed by the pass
lug years, rfre you? Think back a bit.
Did r ii never vow that yon would bo
rovci.nHl on oue who wronged you?"
"Yes ouce and only once, if my
memory Is true. If there could be any
excuse It would bo that I was a very
young man and hasty of. temper, as
n
the young often are. That vow of
mine has been repented of long since.
I would like nothing better than to
clasp the hand of blm who injured
me and tell blm I have long since
made renunciation of that first pur
pose." "You would do that?" The words
came slowly, one by one. "Why?"
"Because the past is past, and life
Is not long enough to be burdened with
anger and resentment. Besides"
But at this point Dr. Deane was in
terrupted. "I ana Frederick Watson."
A strange sllenco fell upon these
men. and It lasted several minutes.
during which the thoughts of both bad
traveled back many years.
"I came between you and one whom
you ioved." said the guest then.
The doctor made a sign of assent.
No words seemed possible.
"I represented you as guilty of an
act of which you were innocent: con-
"expose me to the wontD."
sequently you were disinherited and
in my favor."
Again that silent movement of the
bead.
"Well, you have waited long, but
here I am, tbrown upon your hands by
an accldont. Expose me to tho world
U you will. I deserve it."
But the doctor rose and stood still.
The bells were already ringing in the
new year, and a smile came upon bis
Hps as be listened and then held out
his hand.
"Long ago I made renunciation of
that purpose to be revenged," be said,
"and I renew it now. Frederick Wat
eon, let us be friends, and do you make
tho future better than the past."
Some months later it began to be
general news that Dr. Deane was a
rich man. Property which ought al
ways to have been his had been re
stored to him, but no one knew the de
tails of the story. They only know
that a certain Mr. Watson mado fre
quent and lengthy visits to the cot
tage, which had so rarely knpwn any
presence than that of its owuer, and
he and Dr. Deane appeared to be close
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HIS ULTIMI TO HENS
Physician's Patent "Lay or 8tarvc"
Nest Is Result of Years of
Earnest Study.
Chatham; N. Y; SInco it became
known that he has perfected a nest
which makes it impossible for a hen
to shirk her greatest responsibility,
Dr. I. C. Washburn, one of the most
prominent physicians in this part of
the" State, has been flooded with let
ters from farmers in all parts of Co
lumbia county begging him to disclose
the details of his remarkable contriv
ance. "Lay or starve I" is the ultimatum
handed to the hens by tho physician.
For years it has been a battle of wits
between the birds and himself, with
tho birds fooling him at overy turn.
But at last ho has triumphed. With
his patent nests in every corner tho
hens are obliged to choose between
swelling the' egg census or going hun
gry. Dr. WaBhburn demands an egg for
every meal, and of late has been get
ting them. When the hens discover
ed the manner in which ho had cir
cumvented them they were furious.
Many of them declared they would
starve before they would consent to
deliver eggs under a ttmo clock ar
rangement. But when lack of food made thom
too weak to cackle thoy returned to
work at the physician's termB.
His patent nest is tho result ot
years of earnest study. Each of these
nests is a boxlike Btructuro filled
with food. The hen enters by a door
which snaps behind her the minute
she plants her foot on the floor.
Mrs. Hen helps herself to a seven
course dinner and has no idea that
she is a prisoner until she starts to
leave. She tries the door, but it won't
budge. Of course it isn't ladylike, but
as a last resort she puts her foot
against the unyielding panel. She sets
up an awful clatter for a few minutes,
but nobody pays any attention to her.
If she is an intelligent hen she whiles
away the time by laying an egg.
This egg drops through a hole In the
nest and In its descent strikes a spring
which opens the door. Mrs. Hen r
gains her liberty, and the egg, after
striking an Inverted rubber stamp.
containing the day and date, rolls into
a receiving box under the nest.
"Have they tried to beat your sys
tem?" Dr. Washburn was asked to
day. "I caught one wiBe old hen going
Into the nest with a potato in her
mouth. She would balance the pota
to on her back while she was eating,
and when It came time for her to
make good she would drop It through
the hole. I hid the potatoes, .md
since then I have been getting splen
did results from her."
"Keep you pretty busy, eh?" was
asked. "Yes," said the physician, "'Ut
a new device of mine is making things
easier. You see, all my neighbors
keou hens, and I found myself answer
ing the cackling alarms of the whole
neighborhood. Now I mix gasolene
in the food of my ,hens and they honk
when they lay."
WIFE'S FEET ON PILLOW.
Husband's Charge Falls to Prevent
Her Getting a Divorce.
Seattle, Wash. In his plea for a di
vorce from Amanda M. Wnrmoth, J.
H. Warmoth told Judge Mitchell Gil
Ham that his wife had accused him of
lying, had treated him cruelly, and
made a practice of sleeping with her
feet on the pillow. In addition to this,
said Warmoth, his wife flnaly deserted
him. The couple were married Feb
13. 1908.
Mrs. Warmoth appeared In the case,
denied the allegation of her husband
and asked a decree of divorce In lier
cross complaint. She told the Court
that Warmoth had treated her un
kindly, even cruelly, and that he had
finally deserted her.
Judge Gilliam, after sifting the tes.
tlmony, granted the decree of divorce
to the wife.
UNLAWFUL TO BAR CHILDREN,
Chicago Judge Regards Action of
Landlords as Bad Public Policy.
Chicago, 111. It was held unlawful
and opposed to public policy for
landlord to refuse to rent an apart
ment to a family with children under
14 years old, according to a decision
handed down by -Judge Hlmes in the
Municipal Court here.
Judge Hlmes also said that he con.
stdered the barring of children from
apartment houses an incentive to
ward "race suicide." He added that
hotels and lodging houses were not
proper abodes for young children, and
If they were barred from apartment
bouses, those would be the only places
left for them.
Seven Teachers Wed Seven 8ons.
Sacramento, Cal. It Is hard to keep
up a Bupply of teachers In Plaskett
Valley, a remote district in Monterey
County. The last Beven teachers In
thin district have married, each tak
ing a son of Amos Plaskett, a wealthy
rancher, as a huBband. Plaskett Vas
one son left, the youngest, and al
though It will not be stipulated in a
contract, the next school marm is ex
pected to follow the custom of the
others.
Leasee a Slough and Makes Money.
Lyons, Neb. Citizens who laughed
when James Brink leased what
known as "Muskrat Slough," lying
north of Lyons, have changed their
vlows, for the venture 1b paying, and
pacing well. Already he has taken
over 600 rauskrats from the slough
for which he was offered 27 events
each by an Omaha mam and refused
to take lea than M ou.
HE LEADING CLOTHIERS
KNOX HATS the best
ON ACCOUNT OF
in the market.
the mild weather we are over
Men's, Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats,
which we are compelled to cut prices on. AH
of our stock must go as we do not
intend to carry any goods
over.
f WILL PAY YOU TO BUY AND SAVE MONEY.
Remember we handle nothing but the best made
clothes in the county.
SUITS.
For young men or old wo can
please yon well for wo linvo suits
lcro made by Strauso Bros, and David
Addlcr, tho best makers in tho world
in so wide a range "of patterns and
sizes that every tnsto, everybody can
bo fitted perfectly.
Remember wo hove a full lino of tho
market. Men' lints and Cops, Shirts, Collars, Underwear, Pajamas, Trunks,
and Dress Suit Cases, Hand Bags and the beet Rain Coats to be found.
Children's Suits
REMEMBER
$1 up to $7
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The Finest Food
The Sea Produces
There's a world of difference in codfish.
Some are coarse-fibred. Their meat is strong-tasting.
They are not the kind you will like.
A few are fine-grained and choice. Their meat is
sweet-flavored. The flesh of these fish is the finest food
the sea produces.
These are the cod and the only kind which we use
in making Beardsley's Shredded Codfish.
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TRADE
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The Sweet-Flavored Fish
All the seas in the universe can sup
ply but a limited quantity of the
choice cod we demand.
So the price is naturally high. Bnt
we gladly, pay it For we want to give
you a food you will relish.
Our cod are the product of Northern
waters. The fish which feed here are
the finest that come out of the deep.
And of these prime fish we select
only the fattest and plumpest Each
fish is examined three times.
Then we take only the best part of
each fish the sweetest most delicate
meat
Ready to Cook
We prepare this dainty meat all
ready for you to cook.
THE PACKAGE WITH THE RED BAND
Lined with wax-paper. No pre.erva
tlre whateyer, save the pure.t and flne.t
ea-ialt. Alio packed la tin and ala.
Some of Our Other
Acme Sliced Bacon; Acme Peanut
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may find a sale with the unwary.
THElONIiY PLACE IN HONE8D ALE pij TnU'Q MlVCn DIINTQ
AUTHORIZED TO HANDLE till 1 1. I Uil O IfllAEllJ rlll I d
Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY.
There are reasons for the pre-eminence of OHILTON PAINTS i
1st No one can mix a better mixed paint.
2d The painters declare that it works easily and has won
derful covering qualities.
8d Ohilton stands back of it, and will agree to repaint,at his
owu expense, every surface painted with Ohilton Paint that
proves defective.
4th ThoBe who have used it are perfectly satisfied with it,
and rebomms&d its use to othra. ,
AND GENT'S FURNISHERS
The Home of the
Best Clothes.
stocked with a large line of
OVERCOATS.
As with our suits, so it is with oar
overcoat garments hero for yotutg
and old made by Strauso Bros, aad
David Addlcr to suit tho exacting
requirements of tho best dressed men
in the world.
Best Gent's Furnishine Goods in the
THE PLACE
Children's Over
coats $1.30 to $7
Our process is the invention of
Major Beardsley. Our wonderful
Shredding Machines are patented.
They take out all the bones. And they
separate all the fibres make the meat
fine and fluffy and dainty easy to
cook.
This choice fish meat is sealed air
tight in packages lined with wax
paper. We use no preservative what
ever, save the purest and finest sea
salt
We go to infinite pains in making
Beardsley's Shredded Codfish.
We do it to give you a food you will
want again and again.
Yet our costly care doesn't add to
the price you pay.
A package makes a full meal for five.
And the cost is only 10 cents.
Your Grocer Will Give You
Our Book
Your grocer will give you our book
of new recipes with the first package
you order.
Please see that you get Beardsley's
the package with the red band.
There is other codfish in packages.
But Beardsley's is the only Shredded
Codfish. This is the kind you will
like.
J. W. Beardsley's Sons
474-478 Greenwich St., New York
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