TIIE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FHIUtUAKY 8, 1011. 5I An American Girl Is the Heroine, but There Is No Hero By F. A. MITCH EL Copyright by American Press Asso ciation, 1911. Two Italian nobloincn were sltlliiH on n sidewalk In the Piazza Coloniui i In Ilomc,' sinoklnR cigarettes and drinking the wine of the country They were both descended from fanil- 1 lies that had been prominent several , ccuturlcs ago, the one from Barbarlni. tuo other from the Sforza. Count Leo Barbarlnl was speaking to Prince P.ru- . nclll Sforza. "So the fair American has refused , you too!" I "She has," snapped tho prince. "You do not seem well pleased with your failure." J "Were you pleased with yours?" i "Oh, there are more of these Aruer- i lean fish as good as any that were ever caught in the sea. I shall try again elsewhere." "I would like," replied Prince Sfor sa, "to palm off upon her some low born man as a prince with a fortune." "It would require at least n tlmumiul Hra even to dress him." "I can borrow that much." "And I can raise a thousand more 'Wo can place his estates in some in accessible country." "Good!" laughed tho prince. "Your suggestions are admirable. Shall we really try it?" "By nil means." Soon after this Interview It was In timated to Miss Evaline Henderson of Idaho, U. S. A., that Prince Gregorio Oolonnn desired to bo presented to her. The Colouna family was al ready known to Miss Ilenderson us one of the two great factions the Oolonna and tho Orslnl that dominat ed Homo during the middle ages. She had not come to the Eternal City with out preparing herself by historical reading to enjoy its antiquities and was curious to roo a lineal descendant of a family that had taken so great a part in past struggles between the holy Roman empire and the papacy. She therefore received Prince Colonim graciously. Prince Gregorio liad been selected to play his part more from his persoual appearance than his intellect or edu cation, though he was really above his business, which was that of waiter at a hotel at Frascatti. no was tall, mas sive nnd solemn as tho column stand ing in the piazza named for his (sup posed) ancestors beside the Corso hi Rome. Ills hair was combed straight up from his forehead, and his mus tache was elevated from the linn of his Hps at an nnglo of forty-five degrees. Ills estates had been near Perugia; but, they having passed away, he had Invested money in Si berian mines that had made him rich Tho only means he had of palming himself off as n real Colonna was the 2,000 lira furnished by Count Rarha rlni and Prince Sforza, the readiii!.' of a brief history of his ancestors rnrt these Siberian mines, which were nn likely to be hunted up by Miss Hci derson. But his chief attraction w: his personnel. No American can vKli Italy without being impressed with the solemn grandeur of some of tlion knlghts of tho napkin whose battle ground Is the restaurant and whose fortunes consist of American tips Prince Colonna was one of the mo-" magnificent of these. Now, tho American girl is regarded all over Europe as a wonder. Euro peans are used to their own girls, who are guarded till after their man-lave and must then endeavor to throw off that want of familiarity with tin world to which they had been there tofore doonred. The American girl b gins to use her wings almost from lb crib. Miss Ilenderson was as well able to take care of herself as a corps of guardians and duennas could hav.. taken care of her. Tho day after the presentation Hen ry Blackwelder, a young man from South Dakota, who raised when; enough In ono season to fill half a dozen elevators, came to Rome for th' purposo of getting from Miss Hender son a reply to a suit of several years' standing. Ho caino at a very Inoppor tune time. Prince Cnlouua had just appeared on tho sceno and had evi dently been very much struck with Miss Henderson. Mr. Blackwelder ould not make out whether Miss lion derson was bent upon assuming Prince Gregorlo's historical name or whether she was laughing at him. Tho prince had the good tasto never to mention his family glory unless compelled to io so. When Blackwelder nnd Colon na and Miss Henderson were together tho latter expatiated to the American n tho marvelous deeds of tho Colon nas of old, showing a remarkable fn mlllarlty with them Indeed, a familiar ity which nt times would startle the princo Wmself, especially when sho gave tho names of flvo Colonnas ho had not met with in his historical stud les, who had been hanged before tbr astlo of St. Angelo. Nothing will so fret a man, especially a man In lovo, as uncertainty. If Miss nenderson had announced her Inten tion to buy her way In among tho Co- lonnas or if she had openly made fun of tho princo Blackwelder would havo settled down to his fate, whatever it was. Unfortunately sho seemed to bo wavering between the two. The only person who seemed to nave tieoilj made nappy uy tno introduction or tint prince were tho conspirators, Barba-I rinl and Sforza. Ono day Miss Hender son, driving along the Corso In an open carriage with Blackweldcv nnd ths spurious prince, saw them sitting to gether in the Plazzn Colonna drinking nnd smoking. They both rose nnd toolf off their hats to her, while she seemed to be very proud of the Italian portion of her company. After this sho seem ed bent on driving by tho Piazza Co lonna frequently at au hour when sh knew her two discarded suitors would bo there. If Princo Colonna on thesa occasions felt embarrassed he conceal ed his embarrassment under that stolid grandeur of mien which was born in him. "Upon my word," remarked Count Loo Barbarlnl to Princo Sforza, "I be Hevo our scheme will bo n success, Our waiter will marry tho American." "You see, it required those Siberian mines to make it so. Though Amer icans spend money like water, they value It all the same." "Who Is the other follow in the car riage, I wonder?" "An American. But whether ho is a suitor, too, cannot matter much to us that Is, provided we can keep up the sham. It is the Colonna namo and the right to write princess after it that will win." "In any event wo hnv& had the sat isfaction of passing a waiter off upon her as a prince. Did you notice how proud she seemed to bo of him as she passed?" "And the smile she gave us." And so the comedy went on, much to the satisfaction of the conspirators. Prince Colonna's capital was Hearing an end, and one day he mentioned be fore Miss Henderson that a dividend from his mines had been delayed. She promptly asked him how much he re quired for his present expenses, and while he was refusing to be supplied by a lady she sat down at a desk and, writing a check for 3,000 lira, handed it to him. "But my remittance will soon be here," he protested. "Take it and pay when your remit tance comes," sho replied. Tho same afternoon Miss Henderson telephoned to her bankers to know if Prince Colonna had drawn tho check and learned that he had done so. Then she telephoned to the princo asking him to call during the evening. When he did so, magnificent in a fresh ac cession of jewelry, she asked him to be seated and said: "Giovanni" Tho prince started. "you are not Gregorio Colonna. You nre Giovanni Somethlng-or-other, and you have this afternoon commit ted a fraud. Some one has been put ting you up to this playing prince, and I wish to know all about tho scheme. You are welcome to the 3,000 lira, but hereafter I own, you, for tho moment you refuso to obey my orders or try to deceive me you go to jail. Do as I direct and you are safe from the re sults of your crime." Giovanni confessed that he had been n waiter at a hotel at Frascatti and that Barbarlnl and Sforza had hired him to play the part of Prince Co lonna and marry Miss Henderson if possible. He further stated that he had agreed to pay each of them an annuity after his marriage. "Indeed!" she said, with much sur prise. "I did not suppose that Barba rlnl and Sforza had sunk to that. How ever, since it was murder In the mid dle ages, 1 suppose it must be swin dling in the twentieth century. Go nnd steal the paper you signed agreeing to pay this annuity." "It Is not necessary, sonorlnn. There were duplicates made. 1 have one in my pocket, but I do not like to part with It." "Either glvo it to mo or" Sho went to n telephone and took down tho receiver. The waiter knew the meaning of this, and Miss Henderson know that with the transmitter near her lips she had little to fear. Gio vanni opened a pocketbook, drew out a paper and handed It to her. She took It, U'ad It nnd said: "Now go to Frnscattl and tell the keeper of the hotel nt which you were employed thnt I desire dinner for four persons to bo ready at 7 o'clock this evening. Any failure to do as I direct will result in your arrest at once." With 3,000 lira In his pocket and a Jail as an alternative there was not much expectation that ho would dis obey, Tho next morning Count Barbarlnl and Prince Sforza received an Invita tion to drivo with Miss Henderson to the hills near Rome for dinner. Sho said she had an Important announce ment to make to them. They accepted, feeling assured that they would learn of her engagement to Princo Colonna. They called at her hotel and were in troduced to Mr, Blackwelder, Seeing that they were surprised at not meet ing Princo Colonna, she told them that ho would be of tho party at dinner, but would go in his own conveyance. Tho four entered a carrlago waiting at the door and, driving across tho Campagna, ascended the hill to Fras catti and stopped before tho hotel. Dinner was served, but the prince did not appear. "ne will be late," Miss Ilenderson explnlned. It was not till the coffeo was brought on that he nppeared, and then it was In the dress of a waiter, with a nap kin on his arm, Tho guests stared at him astonished, but lie avoided tho gaze of all, serving tho coffee with lowered eyes. Tho' two conspirators paled. "Gentlemen," said Miss Henderson, "I told you I would mako an an nouncement. It is this I am betroth ed to Mr. Blackwelder." Then tho party broko up, tho two uoblevnen retiring In confusion. COLORING IN BUTTER. Iowa State University Makes Com" parlson of Different Kinds of Butter. The Iowa State University Ex periment Station makes comparison of t liferent kinds of butter. As In teresting nnd valuable comparison of aniline nnd anatto butter colors used in the manufacture of butter has been made by Prof. E. H. Far rington, dairy husbandman at the University of Wisconsin Agricultur al Experiment Station, and his as sistant, Martin Meyer. A uniform color is one of tho de sired qualities of commercial but ter. The natural color of milk fat from which buttor Is mado varies considerably during the different sea sons of the year with the variations of feed, breed and period of lacta tion. Butter made whou the cows tre on full pasture feed is of a deeper yellow than that made when they are on dry feed in the stable, and the milk of fresh cows likewise often makes more highly colorod butter than that of strippers. Tho characteristic yellow color of butter mads from milk of Guernseys, too, is known to most dairymen. Some -lakers prefer a more highly col ored butter than otherwise, but all demand that the particular stand ard preferred shall be of a uniform color. These peculiarities of mar kets and of cows have led to an al most universal custom among but ter makers of adding artificial col oring matter o satisfy the demands of the trade. Ths addition of col oring matter is therefore not a ds ceptlon, but a result of a desire to cater to the popular demand for a uniform color it all seasons of tha y-ar. The Food Value of Milk. The food "alue of milk lies mainly In three classes of constituents fats, protieds and sugar. The sep arator of course removes the fat and we have left only the proteids, which conslsc of casein, albumen and milk sugar. So f ir as has been de termined little If any difference ex ists In tho amount of milk sugar contained in the milk of different breeds of cattle, but there Is soma difference in the quantity of pr telds. The proteids ani milk sugar are usually designated as solids not fat. A German investigator has fo ind that milk from different breeds contains the following amount of solids: Jersey, 9.7; Guernsey, 9.; Ayrshire, 8.8.; Holstein, 8.2, Another German authority gives tha following amounts of solids not fat in milk from different breeds; Jer sey, 9.78; Guernsey,' 8.50; Ayr shire, 9.49; Shorthorn, 9.33; Hol stein, 8.71.. According to a large number of analysis jiade by the va rious Agricultural experiments tho total solids in rr.ilk from the Guern sey are 9.55; Jersey, 9.35; Short horn, 9.33; Ayrshire, S.95; Hol stein hrleslan. 8.43. Salting Butter. The amount of salt to be incor porated in the butter depends di rectly on the amount of moisture the butt r contains. Butter fat is not a salt dissolving substance. TI1I3 can be done only by the moisture in the butter. Tho first thing, then, to set a uniform amount of dis solved salt In butter Is to get a uni form amount of moisture. The water rhoald be evenly dis tributed through the mass of but ter. If it Is present in pockets or crevices in tho butter when the salt Is added, much salt will be lost In the form of brine besides those particles near tho pockets will con tain more salt than those farther away. Best results aro obtained by al lowing the buttei to drain well af ter washing snd then apply the salt. In no case should salt be added un til the butter has assumed a gath ered condition. When the butter is medium soft after being worked, it has been found that from three-fourths to an ounce 01 salt for each pound of but ter Is not far from the correct amount. Iowa Experiment Station, Cheese Factory nnd Prlco of Milk. The injustice of paying one prlco for all milk received at a cheese fac tory or creamery is well Illustrated by figures furnished by a large own er o." creameries who, by the way, toots milk for quality whether pay ing for all of U by that plan or not At one factory, the composite tests for the milk show that the dairies run from 2.6, up to H.4 per cent fat, tho avorage for a month being 3.2 per cent At another factory, where tha milk is paid for by the test plan, tho patrons milk another class of cows and the tests for tho same per iod as the other ran from 3.00 to 5,1 per cent, the composite averago of all being 4.6 per cent Imagine Stalth getting tho same price for his 5. per cent fat -illk as Jones with his 2.6 per cent cows. One hun drea pounds of tho latter milk would make about seven pounds of cbee3e. while tho hundred pounds of the other would make approxi mately thirteen pounds. This Is a square difference of six pounds of cheese. Who gets this, Smith, .lonos or the factory man? Mexico has a brewery which has 6n,nual receipts of $6,000,000, Ett 3atii Srfijtljn. tj Crantnlrt) (anot utun an, tern karall net fuSufuu Ntcrofautcn oficn Xre in fclcicn. Sn bin efeUfdjaften, bit in btc fem SBtiitcr in ier fran3ofifd)en Stri ftofratie gegeben rourben, errcgt c3 cin gcroiffcS Sfuffeljen, baft man Bet einigen ber rcidiftcn unb angefetjcn ftcn gamilien Srantreid)3 bretjcOit Sperfonen Bet Eifdj traf. SDie gran aofen luollten anfdjeiucnb mit biefer nciicrt Sftobe aetacn, bau fie fid) all maljlidj Don jebroebcm SIBcrglauBcit fret madjen. SJeranuttid) gel)t bee S3oIf3aberglauoe baljin, bau ban bret aeljn Sperfonett bci ifd) cine ?Perfoii im Caufe ber nadjften utuolf donate fte"r6en muft. 9?im Bat fid) ober Me tatiftif bt5 Iangeren unb breitcrcn mit biefem Slberglairben befdjaftigt, unb eine Stufftellung, in eiucr iron gofifdjen Settling erfdjienen, ergiBt, baf aur h)iffcnfd)aftlid)en JDelDnBc Beitung biefer Sljeorte ftatt 13 $er foncn augegen fein mitDten: 93ei ei nent SDurd)fd)nitt3aIter bon 40 SfaB, ren 103 sperfonen, Bei einem $DurdV JdjnittSalter bon 50 cujwn 73 SBcr fonen, Bei eincr efellfdjaft, in ber ba3 SurdjfdjnittSalter ber Sfnroefen ben 60 al)vt Bttragt, 35 sperfoneit tnb Bei ber S)urd)fd)nittSaafi,I bc3 "liters bon 70 at)ten 17 !pcrfoncn. Erft menu bie efeUfdiaft auS 13 ffiretfen 6eftef)t, bon benen ieber mefjr al 72 Satjre alt ift, Iafet fid) onnel)' men, baB ciner bon iBtten btirdj ben natiirlid)an Snuf ber Singe in ber Stit ber nadjften .itoolf SDionate tier fdjeiben luirb. Sllfo, bie Statiftif Ijat Bciniefcn, bafj bie hriffenfdjaftlidicn runblagen fiir bie SInfid)t, bafj 13 SPerfonen Bci SCifd) ein Unglitcf Be beuten, nid)t gegeBen finb. S)a man aBer aI3 Sulturbolf fid) Befleifjiat, ben SiBerglnuBen ouSaumeracn, Be ginnt man, toie a erfcfen ift, in Sfranfreid) Bci ben Singen be3 alt tiiglidjen SelBenS bamit. Sn SBirFIid) feit Ijat man gegen bie 13 bon ieljer cine a&erflImtBifde StBncigung. 2rcU gcfin, -ba foflcnannteS3acIerbufeenb", mar urfariinglidj baS eufe!3 bitfeenb". Mur Bei ben 3rften ber .ftolle unb ben SRttgliebern ber 3He Bebeittete 13 cin Sufeenb . Sftacf) ber age fetjfen fid) 13 eren aufammen, roenn fie ifjre Serfammlungen ober iijre $erenfaB6aif)e aBIjieltcn. Sin 5WitteInIter fjatte man gegen bie atfer, beren .'ganbroerf ba bobn Iarfte wax, e-inc aBerglauBifdje SI6 ncigimg, unb im S3oIf3numb ging bie agc, bafi 13 SDacfergefellen emeu eufcl bertreten fonnten. !Kad) enter aitbereu SfiiSlegung fdjeut man bie 13 Bcredjtigtermafjen, roeil Beim Ijeiltgeu SfBenbmaBI ScfuS mit feinen Suit' gem 13 $j3erfonctt auSmadjtcn, unb bicfc3 StBeubmaBl ber ftreuatgung boron ging. SicfcIBe SInfdjauuug, bafj 13 erfonen itttglitd Bcbeuten, Bcfinbet fid) fdjon in ber altnorbifdjcit 5D?t)tf)oIogic, roo bon oel1 I3 ottcrit in ber S3BaII)aIIa enter SDalbur bem Sobe ticrfaHen roar. 25aS aBer Binbcrt bie moberncn 3?ran3ofen nidjt, fid) neuerbmgS bod) 311 13 5perfouen an ben SEifd) 311 fefeen. graglid) ift uur, oB btefe neue SDloie au betn 9ietd)e ber 9ftobefd)obfuugeu in bie ouberen Sanber gelangcn roirb, benn ioubcrBarer SSeife ift man in fetner SJwieft.ung io fonferbatib, roie gerabe im ?B?rgIaitBeu. Sie tljeure SUIiime. $115 Stufaitflerin Bat bie fbater jo beriUjiitte Sragobin Stadjel ben mit Siedjt Qeadjteten djaujbieler Jroooft bon ber iom6bie Orrattgatje", 311 ffleid) rofefior am oneroatorium, urn Stnnarjme al 5d)UIerin. Gr fat) ba jdjtDadjlidje unb arm clige SJfabdjert an unb antroortcte: ScO' unb toerfauf ffllumen'itraufjc, mcin STiiVb!" 2) ie STiinitlcrin radjtc fid) etne3 2t6enb in ber ariftboHften SSetje an bem nuumeOriacn ftoHegen, ber ein 0 fdjlcdjtcr ropfjet aeroetcn roar. 55a8 .ait5 roar tooH, benn bie 9tadjel gao bie bie ermione. 2ftan flatfdjte ifjr eittfiujiaTtijdjcn 53eifafJ, man ricj fic immer mieber, unb fie fonnte, ali ber SOorfiaug enblid) 311m lehten 2J?ate gcfaHen roar, itjre griedjiidje Sunifa mit ben SDIumen fiiflen, bie man if)t auf bie SDiHjne getoorjen. 3ta ging fie au robojt, ber ifjr eint ben Scarf) gegeBen fjatte, Iiebei 93IumenftrauDe 3U twrfau'en, n!3 SKinitlerin 311 roerben, fniete Dor ifjtn uieber unb jagte, inbem fie ifjm eiu Straiifjdjen bot: 3d) tiabe SO"" 9?atf) bejolgt, $err rctioft id) ber faufe ffllumeuftrau&e; rootlen ie mir einen abfaufenV" 3) a fjob ber beriifjmte JToHege la djeltrb bie geiftbotle Mnftlerin au unb fagtc: 5dj ttoiirbe bir gerne fo biel fiir biejen Straup gtben, aI3 bu "bis iefct burd) beine fiunft berbient fjaft. SlUein id) fiirdjte, id) fjabe tvidjl fo toiel." 2)a& biivfte in ber fjat ber gall aerocfen fein, benn &alb barauf fante tfjm bie Stadjel ladjenb: Sd) tjabe jetjt auoered)uct, roicbiel mcin iraufedjen loerrfj geroefen roare. SJon bem Eage an, ate id) 311m crffeii SDfale aufgetretcn bin, bem 12. gum 1838, bi5 tjeute, 311m 28, 3)e3embet 1852, Ijatte id) cine efammteinnar me bon 3,804,048 Sranfeit 15 Cen times. SBJer berSeruunft bient, "omrni ber OInthroenbiafeit air&or. Get-rlch-quick Schemers. ! No department ot tho government comes into closer or more constant touch with tho pcoplo than the post office, nnd valuable though its serv ices are to all thero Is no class of men who uso them to such advantage as tho go't-rlch-quick schemers. The post master general Is quoted as saying that within a few years more than 5100,000,000 has been taken fraudulent ly from the people through tho ma chinery of the postofilce nnd tho spread of tho rural free delivery system. This Is an enormous amount, but tho au thorities dcclaro that It Is far below the actual sum and possibly represents less than one-half of the total amount lost lost through the rascality of the few nnd the blind credulity of the many. Tho whole nation would rlso in indignant protest if our postal au thorities attempted to emulate thoso of Russia by reading tho private corre spondence of our citizens. Tho schem ers know this and tako advantage of it From county tax lists, business di rectories nnd other sources they collect the names of prospective victims. This done tho rest is easy. Christian World. The Road to Success. Just tack this up somewhere where you can see It: Success consists In getting out of yourself everything that's in you. It does not consist in doing almost qulto as much or a little more than the oth er fellow. What the other .fellow does doesn't amount to a dent in a door knob so far as you are concerned. The fact that ho succeeds by laying an Atlantic cable, building an Eiffel tower, Inventing wireless telegraphy or cornering the world's supply of oil doesn't mako you a failure because you haven't got enough ready money to buy an uutomoblle. You're successful when you put to somo useful purpose every ounce of energy, every grain of gray matter, every mite of muscle that you've got. You're successful when you've developed all there Is to you nnd have given that to the world. Ptttulintv n-iTntttt-Tlnioq. A WELL DRESSED MAN COMMANDS RESPECT and GAINS SUCCESS To dress well and look well is one half of the "battle of success" won - - - 9 A poor fitting and bum IllHUe BUlb (H UIUIMUH la wurou than a ton of bad luck Jo the man who wants to make a success of life. t Our Prices are the Most Reasonable. Anything and everything that a man needs for Comfort or Style can be found at our store. WE ARE OUTFITTERS FOR Farmer, Mechanic, Laborer and Merchant. Leading Typewriter Supplies --- AND Office Necessities JADWIN'S WB ARB DYING YOUNGER. Only tho Babies Havo n Better Chance to Survive Now. In vlow of all that has been said about tho fall In thi death rate it seoms strange to realize, says Health Culture, that we aro not living so long as our grandfathers and grand mother's did. More babies live to grow up nowadays than formorly, but people In later life die younger. Onco arrived to adult nge the aver ago man or woman has fewer yeara of survival to expect. This seems on tho face of it so surprising a state ment thnt in order to be accepted It should bo backed up by data authen t 5 and Indisputable. Such data aro furnished by the figures of the in surance companies (which all agteo on tho point), but It Is easier to re fer to tho Government census re ports, which tell the tale in simplo and convincing fashion. Even In the last fifteen years the death rato among all persons over 55 years of age of both sexes has risen very con siderably. Value of Salt. Wissen Feur Alle had a sympos ium to discuss the value of salt In digestion. One of the physician wrote that, while salt In moderat.on Is good for the stomach, and often u.icen apart irom inn meaia 11 mucn the same war a medicine. On Saying Gra(;e. I own that I am disposed to saf grace upon twenty other occasions in the course of the day besides my dinner. I want a form for setting out upon a pleasant walk, for a moon light ramble, for a friendly meeting; or a solved problem. Why have wo none for books, thoso spiritual re pasts a grace before Milton a graco before Shakespeare a devotional ex ercise proper to be said before read ing the Faerie Queene? Charloa Ifb. We have the most dressy the best made, the finest pat terns and the largest assort ment of Gent's Clothing and Furnishings in Wayne county. 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