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2 ERALD GORDON, the new school

superintendent for the town of
Peacedale, was young—that is, com-
paratively young—say not more than
£32 at the outside, and for some reason
-. ”best known to himself, still a ‘mchelor.
He was not what would be called a
,handsome man exactly, but he was the
{possessor of a graceful, well-knit figure,
r'and a clean-cut, self-reliant face, from
:Which a pair of honest gray eyes looked
liorth unflinchingly upon the world.
Just now they were looking into a
,pair as honest as his own—the troubled
’iblue eyes of Ethel Ellis, the teacher in
"one of Peacedale’s half dozen schools.
“I am very sorry, Mr. Gordon, that
you should have heard such,poor re-
:ports of my school,” she said, looking
:the new superintendent frankly in the
,face. “Yes, I am very sorry, indeed”—
and the speaker’s eyes certainly looked
as if she meant it; in fact, Gerald Gor-
fdon was almost certain be detected a

,tear in one of them at that very Ina--

.ment—“but I don’t think it is wholly
my fault.

“I have tried hard enough to keep or-
‘der, and if the three or four big boys
;who have made all the trouble had a
'spark of chivalry or manliness in their
inature I should have no difficulty in
Econtrolling the school; but do you
know, Mr. Gordon, there are boys who
{simply won’t behave, and there is noth-
Eing in their make-up, no sense of fair-
ness or justice, no gentlemanly in-
stincts, absolutely nothing to which one
can appeal to induce them to do so?”

“You put the case rather strongly,
:Miss Ellis,” replied the new superin-
itendent, thoughtfully; “but, after all,
:there is little doubt that you are right.
Such boys are natural-born bullies, and

 

 

 

 

 

“YOU PUT .-THE CASE ”RATHER
STRONGLY, MISS ELLIS.”

cowards as well. There is nothing that
appeals to them except a good thrash-
ing, and you are almost- too slender to
attempt anything of that kind.” ,

“O, I shouldn’t think of such a thing,
Mr. Gordon. I am too tender-hearted to
punish my pupils. It would hurt my
feelings worse than theirs, I am
afraid, and if I cannot conquer them by
love I shall; have to give up doing so at
all.”

“You Would have an easy task before
you if I were one of your pupils," said
Gerald Gordon, with a glance of ad-
miration at. the blue eyes before him.

y The schoolma’am smiled for the first.
time during the interview.

A moment later the girls came hurry-
ing in, with faces flushed from their
exercise in the open air, and quietly
took their seats. The majority of the
boys did the same, but bringing up the
rear were half a dozen ~of the larger
boys, scufiling and shoving each other
about, and behaving in anything but an
orderly manner.

They kept it up until they were inside
the schoolhouse doOr, and when the em-
barrassed teacher requested them to
come to order, the one who was evi-
dently the ringleader sung out: “All
right, ma’am; just as you say!” and
then, reaching out. and deliberately up-
setting an empty bench standing a few
fcet in front of the rest, he swaggered
to the back part of the schoolroom and
took his seat.

“l’eth-Cranc.” said the teacher, quiet~
ly, “you will please walk back here and
pick up the bench that you upset.”

Rut Master Crane, a thick-set, bullet-
headed youth of 10. was very busy with
his books just then. and apparently
failed to hear the teacher’s coinmand.

Like a. flash Gerald Gordon was on his
feet, with flushed face and eyes blazing
with indignation.

“Peter Crane,” he began. in firm, even
tones, “I am the new superintendent of
schools for l’cacedalc, and I would like
to know if you intend obeying your
teacher’s request to pick up that bench
which you purposely upset ?”

“I dunno,” muttered Master Crane.

“Well. I know, young maul.” rejoined
the new superintendent, briskly. "You
are going to pick up that bench, and
you ai'e going to do it inside of one min-
ute by the clock or get a thrashing that
you will have good reason to remember
for the rest- of your life!”

Master Crane gazed doggedly at the
new superintendent for a moment, and
then he came =slowly forward, and,
picking up the bench, replaced it in its
original position. . ' Then, casting a
scowling look in the direction of his
teacher and the superintendent, he.
turned and shuffled back to his seat.

“Not much there to work on,” said‘

Gerald Gordon, in tones intended only
for the teacher. “It is just as you said,
~Miss‘ Ellis; there is nothing in such ,a
nature to appeal to.~ "Thebnly thing
that has“ any effect on that sort. of
young" man is physical force, or the-fear
of physical force. The fear of it‘la'n-
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ence that boys who behave in that way
are invariably cowards at heart.” -

“No doubt you are right, Mr. Gor-
don, but, you see, I’m not big enough
to frighten them, and as nothing else
seems to answer the purpose I am hav-
ing rather a hard time of it trying to
keep them within bounds.

“I wouldn’t care so much, but this is
my first term at school teaching, and
I wanted to make a good record so I
could retain the place, as I am fond of
teaching and would prefer making a
living in that way to any other. I
presume, however, that the school com-
mittee won’t want me another term un-'
less I can manage somehow to. keep
better order—~and if they dismiss me I’m
sure I don’t know what I shall do.”

“Well, Miss Ellis, if I were in your

your school, and I will get around as
often as possible and assist you in
straightening matters out in case I
find it necessary to do so. I think I
shall be able to visit your school three
times a week, or perhaps oftener for
the present, and if there is anything re-
quiring my attention at any time I trust
you will not hesitate to let me know.”

And during theirest of that long sum-
nier day, and the many long summer
days that followed, that dingy little
schoolroom somehow grew brighter and
brighter; but even in the sanctity of
her own chamber, with only her con-
science for confessor, pretty Ethel Ellis
dared not whisper to herself what. it
was that had caused the change.

She was only a schoolteacher strug-
gling for a. living, working hard, not for
luxuries, but for the bare necessities of
life. Mr. Gordon was very polite and
kind to her, it was true, but probably
not more so than he would have been to
any woman-situated as she was.

Sometimes she had thought there was
something deeper than mere friendship
in his looks and tones, but no doubt this
was only her fancy.

Nevertheless, the mere fact that he
had come into her life as a friend and
counselor brought a brighter smile to
her lips and a sense of contentment to
her bosom. If things could only run on
so forever she would be perfectly con-
tent and happy. But she dreaded the
awakening—the day when perhaps she
should be weighed in the balance as a
teacher and found wanting, separated
perchance from the companionship she
had learned to treasure, and the work
that she still loved in spite of its draw-
backs, and with shattered hopes turned
adrift in the world to sink or swim, as
fate might will.

a close, and as yet no word had comi
to Miss Ellis regarding an engagemen .
for the term to follow. For some time
she had been in daily expectation of
hearing from the school committee, but
as day after day passed and no mes-
sage came to her she began to fear the.
worst.

None knew better than she her short-
comings as a. teacher, and how utterly
she had failed in checking the turbu—
lent element in the school until it had
been awed into reluctant submission by
the frown of the new superintendent.
Since his advent she had succeeded in
keeping better order, but there were
times even yet—too many of them, she
sadly realized—when the school got be—
yond her control and gave her many
uneasy moments. ‘ ,

Though she had done her best, she

felt that her teaching that first year
had been far from a success: but she
hoped, oh, how eagerly she hoped, that
,th'ey would give her another trial!
" ' But if they did not, she felt that she
could not blame them. It would be
only what she deserved. She was too
weak, too soft-hearted, to teach school.
School had been dismissed for the day,
the scholars had all gone home, and
as Miss Ellis was following out this
train of thought and clearing up her
desk preparatory to taking her depar-
ture she suddenly exclaimed:

“Oh, dear! I’d give anything if Iwere
only a man!” ’

Just then a quick step crossed the
threshold and a cheery voice sung out:

“l“ic, fie, Miss Ellis, what a wish that
is! But, Of course, you don’t mean it.”

“Of course I do, though I didn’t in-
tend you to hear me, Mr. Gordon,” re-
sponded Miss Ellis” blushing vividly as
she turned toward the speaker. “I’m
sick and tired of being only a woman.”

“Why, I wouldn’t have you anything
else for the world!” exclaimed Gerald
Gordon, moving a step nearer and ear-
nestly gazing down at the troubled face
before him. “Only a woman, you say,
but to nie‘you are the dearest, svvectest
and best little woman in the whole
world, and I need you just. as you are.”

A few moments later, as they were
walking slowly homeward side by side.
she glanced shyly up at the stalwart
lover upon whose arm she was leaning
and said:

"A dreadful suspicion has just come
into my mind, Gerald. I believe you
proposed "to me out of pity, because——
because I’m a failure as a school-teach-
er, and, it so, 1 wish to revise my an-
swer. it is love I want, not pity.”

“Why, dearest, didn’t I tell you that
the committee reelected you for anoth-
cr term at their meeting last night?”
exclaimed Gordon. smilingly. “1 meant
to, but more pressing neWS got ahead
of it. You received a unanimous re-
election, but I took the liberty of de-
clining for you on the ground that you
were about to accept a private school,
with a more tractable pupil.” .

“Why, Gerald! How dare' you tell
‘them that, when you hadn’t even asked
me yet? I’m almost tempted to punish
you for your temerity by'——-by—-”

“What, dearest?" , 9

“Making you wait a whole month

G lobe.

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place, I shouldn’t be at all discouraged. .
Keep on doing the best you can with1

The school term was fast drawing to '

longer before I marry you.”-—Boston

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Hard to expel...

If This Had Occurred Any-
where Else Than Nor-
walk Our Readers ‘
Mlght Doubt It.

It’s hard to explain how the public
can continue to doubt in the face of
such evidence. If this were published
anywhere than in Norwalk;if the state-
ment went the rounds of the press
readers in Boston or New Orleans
might doubt it. But it’s very different
when the testimony given comes from
a friend perhaps a neighbor. It is
public expression of a local citizen
and can be ”easily investigated.

Mr. A. C. White. Hatter-Of 47 River
St., says: , “Mrs. White was so bad
with headache that she could not. at- ‘
tend the most trivial household duties, .
and on more than one occasion she was .
confined to her bed. Doan’s Kidney.

Pills came to her notice through read- ‘ '

ing the paper and thinking they might.
help her she went to Hale’s (now Glen-
deniug & Co.’s) drug store. and got a

box. Although pretty bad at the time,

the pills took right hold and she pull-

ed through the attack without givmg
11p completely, somethingshe could not
do before using Doan’s Kidney Pills.

We can both recommend Doan’s Kid-
ney Pills; she from experience, I from
observation. ”

Dean’s Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price 50 cents a box. Mailed
on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
00., Buffalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the
.Remember the uame—-—Doan’s-—-and
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ABOUT CUTTING WOOD.

 

 

How One Succcssful Farmer Haas
Robbed This Work of Many
Dis-agreeable Featul'cse.

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Every farmer who plans to do a. large
season‘s work cannot overlook the im-
portance of having his year's supply
of fuel on hand and ready for use not
later than April 1. Wit-11 some it is not
a very hard task, for in many localities
where timber is scarce coal is largely
used for heating and-”Oil for cooking
purposes. During the past. ten years a
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been dying, and the farmer who owns
ten or more acres of hardwood timber
finds that the dead trees accumulate in
spite of the fact that the quantity of
fuel is larger each year as the quality
deteriorates. Some farmers were wise
and sold off the varieties that were sub-
ject to decay and avoidbd a loss from
this source. Others, however, were in
hopes that they would be able to use
the diseased' trees for fuel before they
became worthless. Here is where they
made a mistake. And’ this is why we
see so many old dead trees in the
woods. These are in some cases so rot-
ten around the outside close to the
bark, the sap wood, that it requires
some skill to split a block into stove
wood without breaking a good many
sticks in two. The illustration shows
how one successful wood. cutter does‘
the work and it seems to be very sim-
ple.‘ At a the block is split through the
center, making two halves. The lines
running from the outside to the heart
{are where it should‘ be again split to
make slabs like b. The cross. marks on
end of slab tell their own story. In
splitting oil? the outside slab from b
always strike far enough toward. the
:heart to get a section of sound timber
,with it. If you fail to do this it will
break like c, and much of the block will
be wasted,70ra.nge J udd' Farmer.

 

Safest PIu'ée‘Ilnder Flr'e.

Every soldier believes that the only
safe place under fire is the recent
scene of some cannonade escapade.
When defending a fort or camp the
wounded are generally placed in the
breaches, as the enemy are not like-
ly to waste powder and shot. on points
which have already been cleared of
all barricade. The same holds true
of naval engagements. Sailors much
prefer to sit in some yawning gap
still hot and smoking from the effect
of u splintering cannon ball than b6:-

hiud the stoutest bulwark.
fialnrnl lce‘house oh :1 Farm.

Water constantly freezes in summer
in a rocky crevice on the farm of John
Dood, in Sweden Valley, Pa. Aside of
this fact, and with ‘the intention of
forming a natural icehousc, the owner
tried to have a shaft sunk in the rocks.

When the men had gone down 14 feet.

"ne atmosphere became so densely cold
”int they had to ceasework. Dripping
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RICHARD A. McG'U'RDY, ’ President.

 

a‘tementfor the Year Ending Dec-31:98. ‘

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According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State Of New York.

 

IN GOME-

Received for Premiums . . . l .

From all other Sources . . ' . . . ‘42'3‘89748 5|

14,687,880 92
”5.006.629 43

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To Policy-holders for Claims by Death 51 26

. . . 08
T0 Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 11,482,251 3; "
For all other Accounts . . . . . ’ ,

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535,345,033 83

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United States Bonds and other Securities . . 5160/ 6 I ' -'
First Lien Loans 0n Bond and Mortgage . . . . 683:3,53; :3
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, '. . 9,396:619 00
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents ’

at $23,534,826.88 :’ Book Value . . ‘ 20 3 ' '
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . - . . 11:62:??? 2;
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,434:957 no

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LIABILITIES. « .

Pollcly‘ Reserves, etc., 233,058,640 68

 

Contingent Guarantee Fun}: I, d . ' . . . - . . .
Divisible Surplus . .’ . . . ' ,, . . ' 3233:1233 g:
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271 517.32 6
Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . 5971:71 1,99: :9
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lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be conec ‘
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditox

 

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B’Oard. of Trustees-

ADRIAN ISELIN J a.
GEORGE S. Bowvom
WILLIAM 0. Warrant-.-
WILLIAM ROOKEFELI '1'},
JAMES N. J ABVIE

CHAS D. DICKEY J a.
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
JAMES Sparring

HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUOHINOLOSS
THEODORE MORFOBD
WILLIAM BABCOOK
STUYVFSANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MI-LLEH
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB

FBEDERIO CROMWELL
JULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATEIIHOUSE
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PEOKHAM
J. HOBART HERBICK
WM. 1’. DIXON

‘ ROBERT A. GRANNISB

l GEORGE G. HAVEIs ,

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SAMUEL D. BAncocn
RICHARD A MoCnBDr
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN 0. Von POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELI.
OLIvEE HABEIMAN
ROHEET OLYPEAN'I‘
GEORGE F. BAKER
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ROBE. HT A. GRANIbS, Vice-PI eSIdenL.
WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
lb‘AAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President DUEtt du—P. BRECK, Correspon ‘ing Secretart
W [LLIAAI J. EAS'IUN, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistan‘: Secretary
, FREDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer.
' JOHN A. FUNDA. Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMt SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
w [1,141,131 '1). SANDS, cashier.,.v; EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Uaslner.
. , EMORY MOCLJNTOCK, Actuary.
JO N TATLOCK, .13., Assistant Actuary. '-
LHABLEE A, PRELLER, Audi . WILLIAM W . RICHARDS, Comptroller. .
U CLIEFORD GRETSIN GER, Acuistant Auditor. , HENRY 8. BBQ W N, Assistant Comptroller '
- JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. '
ED WARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. .,,
’ MEDIOAL DIRECTORS: : -

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