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The Treasurer’s Daughter
By Ray Notter.
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HE first time I saw her I was im—
pressed by the resemblance her
profile bore to inelxbas‘ relief on metal
which I took from my pocket.
She, was the treasurer’ s daughter.
' And when the conductor came. through,
from her gold-bound, blue morocco
purse she drew forth her annual pass
and presented it to the knight of the
punch, who, without glancing at it,
touched the visor of his blue helmet
and passed on down the aisle, punching
the tickets of us commutersashe went
Then came that necessary evil, the
train boy, with his morning papers, for
one of which I exchanged the profile-
decoratled coin in my hand, the then
new nickel. ..
She sat just across the aisle, all by
herself, and taking from my pocket an— .
other five-cent piece I leisurely made a
more critical comparison. The com—
parison resulted in favor of the trees-
urer’s daughter.
About three times a- week. I. saw her
after that, either journeying from our
little suburb to the city or on the re-
turn trip.
I was attending a business college
at that time in the city, trying to ac-
‘cumulate a knowledge. of double-entry
bookkeeping and other things—mostly
potatoes, I remember, which were
potatoes only inasmuch as the paper
tickets said. they were. I used to have
my tickets bulging full of paper prod-
uce on those days, enough to glut the
market, could it only have been cona
verted into the real article. I reCall I
once got 100 bushels of potatoes in
trade for a single cigarettte. '
Every morning, when the treasurer’s
daughter chanced to be on the train, I
would try to get a seat as near her as,
possible, that I might feast my eyes on
her beauty. I think even at that time
I came dangerously near losing" my
heart to her, though all unknown. I
used to wish the train would run off the
track or anything else as foolhardy or
perilous might occur, provided I might-
thereby be, if not her rescuer, at-least
of some assistance to her.
‘When the opportunity did-present it—
self the surrounding circumstances
made it of such a delicate nature that
any assistance I might have offered
would have served to increase her
humiliation. For you must know I
was still a- total stranger to her.
I had known who she was for several.
months, when, one day, like a thunder-
clap from a clear sky, came the an-
nouncement through the newspapers
that. her father, the treasurer, had been
found. short. in his accounts.
The organs of the political party to
which he belonged vigorously denied
the reports and claimed for them the
distinction of par’dis-an calumnies and
lies. Nevertheless an investigation
was begun, and, strange to say, indict-
ments were found charging him with
misappropriating the funds of his office.
Seated in the suburban train, I was
one morning reading the latest devel-
opments in the case when down the
aisle came the treasurer ’sdaughter.
Did sli’e hang her head in shame?
No.
Did she flush under the scrutiny of
that car load of commuters?
j No. She only drew the corners of her:
' thin lips a little tighter together and
held her head atrifle. more erect as she
took her seat, by chance, directly op-
posite me.
'Oh, how'I pitied her! HowIlonged
to cross the aisle and say to her: “Let,
me be your friend. I do not believe it.",
Had I at that time been on the best of
terms with her, I am inclined to think
my sympathy would have been gently
but firmly refused. For when the con-
duetor came through, and, instead of
touching his visor and passing on,
A - asked to see her “annual,” and, cancel-
ing it, remarked: “This pass is no
good,” she seemed to comprehend all,
and, rising quietly, she politely but
firmly said: “Stop the train, please.”
Her tone was that of one born to
command and her quiet demeanor one
which allowed of no opposition.
The conductor reached for the bell
cord, the train slowed up and stopped,
and the treasurer’s daughter got off
and walked.
‘To the credit of the commuters, let it
be said, non-e of them watched to see in
what direction.
One day, a few weeks later, as .I
glanced up from my desk in the busi-
ness college, my wandering eyes fell
upon the profile of a girl that gave a
thrill to my whole being.
It was she, the treasurer s daughter.
She did not mingle with the rest of us
to any great extent but seemed bent
on acquiring a knowledge of business
methods, with the purpose of one who
proposed put-ting that knowledge to its
best account.
Shortly before I graduated Iheld, for
a short. While. the position of cashierin
the college bank. My dealings with the
noble girl in that position were con-.
fined strictly to business affairs. Yet
at times I underwent a certain sweet
pleasure in explaining some intricate
point to her attentive ear. ‘
After I graduated i would ,giadly
have stayed on. just to be near her. but.
the realities of life confronted me in
such a threatening manner, I had to
put my shoulder 11. the wheel in
earnest.
So I came to the city and after no
little labor secured a position with the
house in whose employ I now am and
where I have been for a number of
years.
The practices of business It'ound to
be somewhat difl’el ent from the theories
propounded and ex1 Hunded at the col-
lege.- Slock cle1k in a big shoe house
I also found to be no s111ecu1e Aband-
ful of paper field is was easier to stow
away than 11 long row of big. heavy Imbflu
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£1106 boxes.
yet to think of those boxes. Many a
1ime I gave the porter a tip to help me,
1hough even the smallest of tips at the
time made a noticeable hole in my
finances. An unconscionably long time
it seemed I held that position, but
eventually by degrees I worked my
way through various departments, un-
til I reached the business office on the
ground floor.
As gradually as I had made my way
so gradually had my pay been increased
until I was in receipt of as much or
more than a. numberof the men in the
oflic’e who were going out in society.
However, I had little or no thought at
all for thegminor gayeties. Why? you
may ask.
Perhaps the answer lay in the fact
that although I could have afforded
a more p1 etentious charm, I constantly
wore instead a five-cent piece on my
watch chain.
“Say, ” said Johnson to me, one night
when we were working late alone,
“have you heard anything about Miss
‘White going to be married?”
“No,” I answered, for I had not. I
didn’t ask my int-errogator avny ques-
tions concerning the approaching nup-
tials, as I had an idea he was rather
badly cut up over the affair. So I sim-
ply said I Wondered who the “Old Man”
would get in her place. To which
Johnson replied he didn’t know. _
Miss White was stenographer to the
head of the firm, and with her'depar-
ture all of Johnson’s interest waned.
Well, Miss White was married, and
the ofiice did the right thing. W’e all
received invitations, but I found it con-
venient to work that night, and did
not attend .the ceremony.
Of course, we all know some one
would be~ put in Miss White’s place,
but only the younger fellows hazarded
much guessing.
Johnson came to me one day shortly
after the change had been made and
asked: “Have you seen the new girl
yet?”
I told him that I had not, whereupon
he replied: “Well, you’ll geta chance
now, because the ‘Old Man’ wants to
see you in his private office.”
I laid down my pen, enter-ed the pri-
vate ofiice, received some instructions
concerning the advertising of a. new
shoe we were about to place on the
market, and'was withdrawing, when I
beheld a. profile which: made me clutch~
at the charm on my chain. '
Of course, you’ve guessed it. It as
the treasurer’s daughter. A gracious
smile, an inclination of the head and
mm-
WAb ITO (30“
an echo of rapidly sounded typewriter
keys“ was what the door closed on as
I backed out of the ofljce of the head
of the. firm.
.I suppose maybe you’ll think it was
all clear sailing for me from then-on.
Well, don’t delude yourself. A nod, a
smile, a ladylike greeting, was all I
ever got until the day it-rained.
Oh, that blessed day when it. rained!
That day of days, when it poured down!
That day when she had no umbrella, no
mackintosh, nothing but my: umbrella
to shield her from the horrid—lovely—
miserable—delightful——rain.
.Only to the car, mind you, was I to
go. But I pride myself on occasions
I can become persistent without neces~
sarily being offensive.
Besides, it was stillraining, and—
perhaps I ought not to mention it—
but she had on a new hat and I entered
the car with her.
'Every seat was taken. We had to
stand up. I saw her reach for her fare,
but you know how a girl is, can’t let
go of the strap easily so there again I
forestalled her and handed the” con-
ductor fare for two.
Oh, my! but you should have seen the
look she gave me, very much the same
is she gave the conductor, who in-
lormed her that her annual was worth-
less.
I assured her, however, that I meant
no offense, and to prove it accepted-
the nickel which she pressed upon me.
[She little knew that I felt almost as
if she had presented me with her own
miniature.
. After we left the car I walked to her
boarding place with her.
True, the rain had somewhat abated,
but there was that hat, and I felt jus-
tified in risking her wrath to preserve
the bewitching piece of headgear.
She did not ask me to call and l was
afraid at that time to ask the privilege
of so doing. But, as I remarked alittle
~while ago. I am nothing if not persist-
ent.
If you don’t» believe, just glance
through the want ads for steographers
in last Sunday’s papers. There is a
vacancy in a certain office—St. Louis,
Republic.
All Well.
A young lady of very extraordinary
capacity lately addressed the following
letter to her cousin: “We is all well:
and mother’s got his Terrix; brother
Tom is got the Hupin Kaugh; and sis-'
ter Ann has got a babee; and I hope
these few lines will find you the same.
Bite sune. Your ephcctlonate kuzzen. ”
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It makes. my back ache ’
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ANOTHER RABBIT TRAP.
lit l1: Quite Clever in Design-and (Jar.
Be Constructed _by Any In-
genious Youngster.
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Sink a dry goods box two and a
half or three feet deep into the ground
near a hedgerow or in a fence corner,
or any secluded spot that may be fre-
quented by rabbits. Leave the top
about six inches above ground. Saw
out a. hole about. six inches square at
the top on one. side. Make a box (b)
without ends, 18 inches long, the sides
of inch and. the top and bottom of half-
inch boards. This is to fit exactly the
six-inch hole in the dry goods box. It
may be made so as to work a little free-
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DESIRABLE RABBIT TRAP.
ly'and is to be hung on a pivot in such
a way that the end outside the box
is slightly heavier. Put the bait (c)
at the inner end of the pivoted box.
It does not take much to induce a rabbit
to enter a hole. Once inside this the
animal crawls along until past the mid-
dle, when its weight overbalances the
box, which tips up suddenly, and the
animal slides out into the larger box.
The pivoted. box then falls back to its
original position and is ready for an-
other rabbit. The trap is easily con-
structed, simple and has the advan-
tageof being always set. There can be
two entrances as shown in the illustra-
tion. The top and sides of the box
exposed" above ground can be covered
with leaves, snow or anything to dis-
guise it. The trap door (a) is for re-
moving the captured rabbits. —Orange
Judd Farmer.
N EGLECTED . INDUSTRY.
The Honey Business In Not Receiving-
the Attention in the \Véat
\Vhich It Should.
It is a matter of congratulation that
so many of the side industries possible“
to the farm have been brought into
prominence within a few years through
the farm press and the farmers’ insti-
tute, but there is something still lack-
ing. The honeyr business is rarely men-
tioned at a’farmers’ institute, and many
of the farm papers do not mention it
except in the most casual manner.
Illinois has many honey plantswhich
would.l be a source of considerable rev-
enue if the honey could be secured. but
because of lack of bees thousands of
dollars’ worth of nectar wastes every
year. All over the state white clover
grows and! flourishes during the sum-
mer, and' in most of the stateheartsease
and Spanish needle are found 1n waste
places. while golden rod might almost
be named as the flower of the state.
Besidles these is sweet clover, which is
a troublesome weed in most places, and.
many dislike the honey that comesfrom
it.
Intelligent farmers recognize the
value of bees in the pollenization of
fruit flowers, and they no doubt ac-
complish much good in the same way
with other crops. There is room for
bees on‘ every farm in the state, and if
every farmer prodimed only honey
enough for his own family, the saving“
in the item of sweets for family use
would be larger than most men imag-
-ine.—Farmers’ Voice.
ARTIFICIAL BROODING.
Do n01 heap up eggs in the incubator.
Look out for rats in the brooding
house.
Feed: the chicks a little at a time, but
often.
The warm sunshine puts life into the
chicks.
Never run the brooder heat over 90
degrees. "
Always feed bef‘ore
chicks.
Too much glass in the brooder is a
mistake. ‘~‘
An evenly trimmed wick gives the
best heat.
Remove all feed after the chicks
seem satisfied.
Never crowd a brooder to its adver-
tised capacity.
No machine can make a good hatch
from poor eggs. _
E.ven temperature in incubator room
is imperative.
The moisture question is being more-
ruccessfully handled.
Eggs from over-fat hens will not
hatch well, even under hens.
Do not allow inquisitive people to
tamper with the machines.
Never allow more than one person in
charge of the machines—A Few Hens.
Golden Rod 3 Honey Food.
While clover is said to be the finest.
food for honey-producing bees. and
clover honey deservedly ranks first,
there are many who prefer the strong-
er flavor of buckwheat honey. It will
probably be news to many that in some
parts of the country fields of golden rod
are cultivated by beekeepers for the
feeding of insects. and golden rod honey
isan esteemed variety. Both the comb
and the sirup of this honey are a deeper
color and the sirup is considerably
wa.1ering the
thicker than that obtained from other j '
blossoms. Some housekeepers always
beat in' a little strained honey with
the ‘cing which they prepare for cake.
4 ,9.
TABLES TURNED 0N SLEUTH.
,An Angry Chicago Shopper Resentl
Ofilcious' Interference of
Women Detectives.
The tables were turned upon a wom-
an detective in one of the large depart.-
ment stores recently, reports 11. Chi?
cago exchange, when a woman whom
1she had been following from counter
to counter turned on her and not only
pulled her hair, but tore her gown. To
a policeman who was summoned by the
detective the shopper said that she was
not a. thief, and that the detective/E
espionage was an insult. ' No arrest was
made. The female detectives are known
to the regular patrons of the stores
where they are employed and it 1s not
improbable, when the shopper said
that it was an insult to be followed by
this woman, that she was thinking
. what opinion the other shoppers might
form of her. One store in this town
which obtained a lot of free advertising
several years ago because of the energy
of its female detective has paid heavily
for it since. It was 71. store which by its
arrangement offered great temptation
to shoplifters, and undoubtedly it. suf-
fered from them. The woman detectr
ive was engaged, and as she was the
pioneer of her class she attracted so
much attention that she became un‘
duly ambitious in her line of work. If
a shopper happened to pick up an. ar-
ticle and walk to another counter with
it, a habit of many women, the de-
tective was right beside her, and she
felt that in the eyes of the sleuth she
was a. probable thief, even if no arrest
was attempted. The annoyance of this
woman’s actions became so great and
the number of arrests made by her was
so large that the old patrons of the
store fell away. They felt that the risk
of being mistaken for a. shoplifter out-
weighed the advantage of the bargains
offered.
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Photographing Elevated Objectl.
Officers of the Italian engineer corps
are making effectual use of the tel-
escopic objective LD. taking photOgraphs
of objects- high above Dthe ground.
Among other things they have been en-’
abl-ed to discover French batteries in
the Alps, which had not been known
to exist before that, and to make pho-
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to graphs of their external construction. 1
The application of the telescopic lenses
for such purposes was demonstrated
for the first time when the scafiolding
was built on top of the dome of St.
Peter’s in Rome to repair the lightning
rod. Despite the great height, an. ex-
cellent photograph was made of the
scaffolding. showing a man in clear de-
tail at the top.
PALE WOMEN.
Bloodless Cheeks Denote Indigestion and
Other Disorders.
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Vinol Should Be Taken in Order to Make
New, Rich Red Healthy Blood.
If you are pale, you may. make up your
mind there 15 something serious the matter
In such cases Vinol should be taken. It
gives tone, health and strength to every organ
of the bodv. By enabling all of the organs
to act as they should, and at the same time
facilitating the discharge of poisonous secre-
tions from the system, the blood is naturally
purified, becomes rich and healthy, and an
-0bvious improx ement is plainly discerned in
the face of the patient.
» We guarantee that Vinol will cause red
cheeks oto displace a pallid countenance. If
you do not find this is so, we will refund you
your money in every instance. The taste of
Vinol is most delicious.
PLAIS'I‘ED’S drug Store. 43 Washing-
ton 81., So. Norwalk
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DECEMBER 4, 1898.
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FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
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2 .25 5.105.55, 155p m. ForWashing
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SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9. 053.. m.
5. 35, (local), 7. 20, (loca1)10.10 p. m. E2
press 4.55, 5. 45 a.m
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST——
Accommodation trains at 6. 28, 7. 42.
8. 46 and 11.4221. 111.. 1.12, 2.42, (ton’t.)
4.18, 5.,27 6.,27 7.28 (to B’pt), 915
and 11.15p..m Express trains at 1.11
1.20 9.11,10.,05 11.08 a. 111., 12.02 3.05
5. 04 (Naugatuck Express) 7. 0.5, 9:05
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a. m. and'l. 15p. m. Express 3 11 and
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