The Syracuse Journal, Volume 1, Number 50, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 15 April 1909 — Page 3

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CHAPTER XVIII.— (Continued.) “Well—what next?” inquired Rose;'“there must be no ultimate chance of my losing two thousand pounds, mind.” “Certainly hot. . All I mean, at present, is to drive Coriander back in the betting as far as I can. When the news of your proceedings arrives, which I shall take good care to disseminate at once, T flatter myself we shall have got him at twenty to one, or thereabouts, for ‘The Guineas.’’ We must then be guided by iwhat terms you .make with Pearman. ’ “I think I follow you, Silky. And now each to his avocation, and good-night.” “Good-night,” laughed Dallison, as he followed Grenville to the door. “If ever tSam Pearman was in a biggish hole, he is (fust now. Mind, you've a clever man gainst you, though; so, do your work thoroughly. Never forget your stake.’,’ “No. I’m not likely to, if you knew all.” “Got his measles pretty bad,, apparentobserved the astute host, to himself, ns Gren’s footsteps died away down the staircase. “Hope his success there really does depend, as he says, on this business else L when i t’s a regular case of ‘spoons/ never a 'soul, ever I knew, could ■be counted on in a business way—or any other way for the matter of that. Itfis risky I with a confederate in this state. I believe I’m a fool to trust him! That idiot, Jem Durfey, lost me a pony last year at Lord’s—crack bowler of his eleven —and blest if they hadn’t to play with ten men because he was seeing .'ome chit of a cousin off at Paddington Station. Wonder why they do it! Never was spoons myself but once, and”—and despite his tirade, Dallison sat down and mused for more than an hour oyer that bygone flirtation of eight years ago. He might be cynical about all that sort of thing now, yet there was a woman still living who could make his ptulses leap, should she meet him. It is a fact that, in some cases, women retain their sway years after they are not only unconscious of it, but have almost ' forge>tten their admirer. It is true we also, sometimes see the converse of this, whert a woman would fajn pick up the dropped stitches of a bygone lov;e affair, but the male creature has freed himself from-the yoke.. CHAPTER XIX. ‘ The early train on Thursday morning saw Grenville Rose, accompanied by Mr.Nightjar.; solicitor, junior partner of the firm of i Hawk. Sparroxybill and Co., on his way, to Slantover, the nearest railway station' to Mannersley, from which it was distant;' about Tour miles. Having arrived at ! the latter place, and ascertained that Pearman was at home, Grenville sent "wliis card, and a request to see that gentleman for a few minutes, on business of importance. Now, it. so happened, that though Rose had a thorough knowledge of Sam Pearman, the other knew nothing whatever of him. He had never encountered ’ him personally, except to exchange that sentence or two gfter the Xminster ball. I don’t, know whether even then he had identified him; but of a surety that scene Bad pretty well faded, from his memory, especially. as regarded the personality of the other actor therein. It was as an entire stranger that he received the young barrister. “I must apologize for troubling you, Mr. Pearman ; but I am here as the representative of Mr. Harold Denison.” “You could not have come with better credentials, Mr. Rose. Charmed to see both you and your friend ;” he glanced at the cards in his hands. “Mr. Nightjar, 1 think? Will you take some lunch nOW, or after, we have, had our,little palaver?” “Nothing, thanks; our time is precious, and we will detain you as briefly as maybe. You are. of course, aware that there is a death fine on Mannersley ; or, to speak more intelligibly, that the-, owner of Glinn has a right of heriot over your manor on the death of any holder thereof?” “A right of. heriot!” muttered Pearnan. “No, I never heard Os such claim; ind I think my s . father died in complete ignorance of any such right.” Though far from suspecting what was about to take place, Sam Pearman knew, enough of law to understand this expression; ■ “You had better read that deed, Nightjar. Such right exists, and has been always exercised; generally compromisedlas a fine —a course we propose to adopt, in the present instance.” The solicitor laughed, and opened, first £ somewhat musty parchment, and then a document consisting of some two or three sheets of foolscap. “I will be as short as I can, Mr. Pearman, but the story is a little intricate to follow. I must premise that'Mannersley.was by no means originally part of the Glinn property. It seems to have been granted by the Abbot of Xminster to one Hugh Wilson, yeoman, for service rendered, Conditional upon his bearing arms for the abbey, and being ever do service under the banner of Sir James Denison of Glinn, the then lay lord and champion of the abbey. • He further -lay under the right of heriot; in the first place, to the monks of Xminster, who were entitled to claim three beasts upon the death of Hugh Wilson, or any one of his descendants, holding Mannersley, as an acknowledgment of the fealty they owed to the abbey; in the second place, of one Beast to the lords of Glinn, as a similar acknowledgment to the secular representative of the abbey. But the monks of Xminster were swept away in the Reformation under Henry VIII., and of course that right of heriot disappeared. Still the masters of Glinn continued to exercise their claim upon every occasion for rather over two hundred years, at the expiration of which time, in consequence of the decay of the Wilson family, Mannersley fell, by purchase, into their hands, where it remained till sold to Mr. Pearman twelve years ago. The curious thing is, this right of tosrfot still exists; the owner of Glinn is

still entitled to demand whatever beast he may choose, upon the .Mannersley estate upon the death Os an owner thereof, and the successor can but submit to the claim. Do you follow me, Mr. Pearman?” “Pretty well. I thenk. May I ask when was this right of J heriot last enforced,and in what shape?” “In’ 1734 Stephen Denison, Esq., of Glinn, received the Sum 0f.£25 in lieu of the right of heriot on the death of Matthew Wilson. That! was the last case. It was his hhir and successor that sold it to the Denisons —-that being Stephen, before mentioned.” “Well, gentlemen,” rejoined Pearman, “of course I am not quite prepared as yet to acknowledge this right—l must consult my solicitors first on the subject. Still, it looks plausible enough. I am afraid,” said he, iatjghing, “money don’t go quite so far as in Matthew Wilson s day. What, may I ask, do you assess me at?” . . <-' ’ “Ten thousand pounds,” replied Grenville Rose, quietly taking up the parable, as- had been agreed between himself and his coadjutor beforeifand. “Ten thousand ! Why, you're mad ! ’ But there was no laugh now in his rejoinder. Ll|s quick intelligence gathered at a glance what a desperate position he was in; and, moreover, that the opposite, side were pretty well aware of it. “We’re certainly riot mad. I don’t think we are foolish. I don't pretend to know much about these things myself, but the veriest tyro knows the first favorite for the Two Thousand, ten days before the race, is worth a big; sum. Mt. Denison is in difficulties; mpney is an object to him. We give you the option of paying £IO,OOO fine or letting us make what we can out of Coriander. I fancy there will be plenty of people to bid for him, either one way or the other—-I mean either to try and win with him, oY to take very good care he don’t.” Sam lVarriian's tuff -training stood him in good stead. He had learned how to lose. He swallowed the ferocious execration that rose to his lips. “You will allow me to look at that deed?” he inquired; “and, of course, you cannot expect an answer' till I have had time to communicate with my solicitors.” “Certainly,” returned Grenville; “and your solicitors may also, peruse it at the offices of Messrs. Hawk, Sparrowbille and Co. I tell you fairly we have had counsel’s opinion upon it, and there is no doubt the right of heriot still exists. We mean to make the most we can out of it, and either take Coriander or a £IO,OOO equivalent.” ' San; Pearman ran, his eye rapidly over that old deed, which stated, after some technicalities: “And whereas Hugh Wilson, yeoman, did render good and secret service last time Ralph Eversley did lay claim most sacrilegious and outrageous on lands appertaining to us, abbot and chapter of Xminster, in the year of our Lord 1456, we do hereby grant to him and his body's heirs the fee-simple, of the manor of Mannersley, in perpetuity, on the right of heriot of three beasts, to be delivered as token of fealty to us the said abbot and chapter of Xminster; with further right of heriot on the part of Sir James Denison of Gliun. and his heirs, to claim one beast in acknowledgment of allegiance to him as lay-baron and secular leader of the retainers of Xminster Abbey. The above acknowledgments of fealty and allegiance to be paid on the death Os the then holder by his successor and heir male. —Signed,’ Edmund Gervoise, Abbot of Xminster, March 10th, 1456.” “All Vfery well I” stpd Pearman; “but if this is all you have.to go upon, you can scarcely expect me to pay much attention to the claim, more especially when fixed at such a preposterous figure.” “No, of course not: we never thought you would. Serve the writ of seizure, : Nightjar, and then I think we need in** trade on Mr. Pearman ilo longer?’ V “Two questions, please,, before you go,” replied the owner of Mannersley, as he accepted a neat, legal document from the solicitor. “First, time is an object, at all events to me, in this case. Have you any objection to say whose opinion you have taken on that obsolete parchment?” “Not in the least. Rumford’s. Refer your solicitors to him.” w “Good man; getting a little old, perhaps, but still safe. Liable to mistakes, as they all are. of course.” “We consider him good enough. Anything more?” “Well, yes; are you aware of my peculiar relations with Mr. Denison's family just now?” "Perfectly; Snd equally so with the causes which led. to that result.” “You are traveling rather out of the record, sir,” rejoined Pearman. “I will see Mr. Denison on the subject myself to-morrow.” * • “Certainly, you will find him at home; but permit me to say that I consider I have expounded his views pretty accurately, so far.” “Perhaps so; but I’ve known people change their views. Might I ask are you related to the family in any way?” “I am Mr. Denison's nephew, and have the honor to wish you good-morning.” Pearman bowed, and rang the bell. “Well, Nightjar,” said Grenville, when they got outside, “so far so good; we’ve done all we can; to-morrow will be the real tug of war. You go back to town with the deed. Dallison will be waiting for you; tell him all that has passed, and that he shall hear from me, as agreed upon, the minute I hear anything definite. Meanwhile, good-by; I’m off to Glinn. Yes, I turn off here; it’s not three miles across the fields.” I suppose it was a case of animal magnetism, but it certainly was odd that Maude should have selected that for her afternoon stroll. Nevertheless, it is a fact that as Grenville Rose jumped over the stile at the corner of Edgenton Firs he tound that young lady seated on a grassy bank on the other side, with Pan couched at her feet’—one of those coinci-

dences that I presume has happened to most of us in our time, and sincerely do I pity the few whose want of luck and lack of observation have debarred them such sunshiny moments. “Well, Gren.” she inquired, as she rose to her feet, “have you overthrown my ogre? Am I a free girl again?” f “I don’t know, darling—the great battle comes off to-morrow; but I think J can promise you shall never marry Pear,man.” • "Don’t talk nonsense; you know I never would, now. Before you came down it was different. I was weak, and foolish. ' and miserable. That story is all over, and I’m forgiven—at least, I thought so;” and Maude looked shyly but archly into her lover's face. Grenville behaved after the manner of young men generally when sb circum stanced- —those quiet footpaths over the fields have a deal to answer for and what “Don’t, please, Gren!” meant, 1 must leave to the discrimination of the reader, lyerely remarking*- Grenville Rose either decided it meant dothing, or could not have heard .it. J . “But do you think you can put things .a bit. right for papa?” inquired Maude, when she at last extricated herself. “I hope so; but we must wait till tomorrow to know for certain. - (To be continued.) THE WORD "WINTER.” Said to Have Originally Indicated Wetness, Not’ Coldness. There is a prevailng impression that there is something in the word “winter” that signifies cold, and the season is usually associated with the idea of low temperature, but where the word originated there was little of winter as we understand it, while there was a great deal of. moisture at the time the earth was nearest to the sun, so that it is not the temperature but the atmospheric condition that has given us the word. The word “yvinter,” as we use it, is found with but'slight modifications in all the branches of the Aryan languages, for the idea of wetness associated with the season was given to it before the Aryan family was divided. If we go to the root of the word we find “wad," with the signification of to well, to wash out, to moisten or make wet. Our Aryan ancestors used that root to apply to all conditions of moisture, and many words besides winter have grown out of it, wet and water being among them. , ? ’ -. This root “wad” is in the Sanskrit as “udan,” water. Anglo-Saxon has “waeter,” and in Latin we have “unda,” wave, from which we get our “inundate.” / Our Danish and Swedish cousins changed the “w” into a “v,” and have “vinter.” In Icelandic it is “vetir,” and the old high German has “wintar,” and it is “winter” in German. These four words are all from the Teutonic base “wata,” which means wet. So it has been moisture that has been indicated from the birth of the root on which all of the different words in a dozen languages haree grown.— New York Herald. .- CURIOUS FLORIDA HERB. Red Plant Which Feeds tpon Anta and Other t Insects. Almost everybody "knows there are such things as insectivorous or carnivorous plants, but it is doubtful if many know we have any such plants growing right here in Southern Florida. Nevertheless there is a plant, or rather .herb, growing here which is really insectivorous. ' It is. likely that on account of its being extremely small it has escaped attention. In fact, it seems to have been overlooked by the botanists also, as we are unable to find it classed among the sensitive plants. This is an annual herb, and the entire plant, including the flowers, is of a deep rich red color. It rarely reaches a height of more than three inches and is never so broad. The leaves are ... spatulate when undisturbed and present many small fibrillae E(nd secrete at their tips a tenacious fluid which is capable of holding the very small ta sects, Such as ants and the like, upon which it feeds. When any of these get lodged in the fluid and disturb these fibrillae the leaves, slowly acquire a deep cut ‘shape and sometimes curl completely up over their victim. When they have -absorbed the insect they slowly recover their original shape, leaving only. the skeleton of the insect remaining. ‘ These; plants grow on the very low, flat, poor and sandy lands. They appear in the late winter and early spring months. — Punta Gorda (Fla.) Herald. False Teeth for Dogs. News comes from London that many dentists there have established “parlors” for the treatment of dogs, and that the patronage of the pwners of “show dogs” has made the innovation a profitable one. A defective tooth may lose the prize to a dog otherwise perfect as to “points,” and it is now a common practice with fanciers to send their pets] to the dentist as regularly as wise parents send their children. Single new teeth cost from $4 to $5 each, while as much as $135 is paid for a full set for a beloved old canine member of a household. Modern ;Table of' Value. “Now, children,” commanded the austere instructor in advanced arithmetic, “you will recite in unison the table of values.” Thereupon the pupils repeated In chorus; “Ten mills make a trust, “Ten trusts make a combine, “Ten combines make a merger, “Ten mergers make a magnate, “Ten magnates make the money.*

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No Excuse for Nagging. Nobody blames a wife for upholding her self-respect and resenting insult, but there is little sympathy for one who deliberately drives a man to deeds of rudeness and violence. Nagging and .indulgence in bad temi>er leave indelible marks on the face of a womstn. bn her voice and on her ehSracter. They shrivel up whatever sweetness nature has put into her disiwsition and make her unlovely, even in the eyes of those who feel in duty bound to give her affection. It is often hard to maintain silence under provocation, but there is always]the open door of escape, you know. A quarrel does not thrive when fed from one side only, and what should be important to every woman with pretenses to refinement is the undisputed v.ulgarty of bickering. Education and refinement

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are supposed to lift us so far above vulgarity that even the hems of our skirts are unstained. '• Marry American Wives. Quite a number of "foreign diplomats have American wives, among them being Baron Boncheur. M. Jusserand, Don de Mendonca, Dr. Guzman and others. Mme. Jusserand was Miss Eliza Richards, daughter of the late American | banker, George T. Richards, but -she was born in Paris. The Duchess d’Arcos was formerly Miss Virginia Lowery of New York. Baroness Moncheur was Mlxs Clayton, daughter of Powell Clayton. The Simple Life. A class of some forty young ladles, mid-winter graduates of a Chicago high school, appeared at the commencement exercises arrayed in costumes prepared by their own hands. The material for their gowns purchased “in lump” cost the vyearers $1.38 eac!?. Among the class 'were the rich and poor, all pressed alik£, both tastily and becomingly. Here was no room for envy or pride nor occasion for poor families to sacrifice necessary comforts to procure a graduating costume

for the daughter in ordpr that she might compare favorably with her wealthy asociates. The plan is well worthy of imitation.—Bardolplj_News. Medicul Maiiuu. Easy—money —see -appendix. Time waits for no prescription. The path of physic leads but to the gr tve. No operation is without dishonor, except in its own clinic. Now behold three things: doctoring, nursing ami nature; but the greatest of these is nature. Where there's a pill there's a pay.— Life. Shred the Ejrsxhells. - Eggshells put into coffee without crushing, after the beverage is made don’t dear it thoroughly. Wash the eggshell carefully before breaking the

egg. In making the coffee shred the shell fine with the fingers and mix "with the grounds before pouring on the water. The result is a clear, delicious looking cup l with tije use of even a small part of the New Shoe Styles?-' I'tie new fabric shoe is one ot the most attractive of the new footwear. They are shown in all the popular shades of cravenetted cloth, with the lowers of the same color but satin striped. No more luxurious shoe couldbe imagined. The white shoes are to be of linen, canvas and kid. and many will be very high boots, although the white-beaded tie will be popular. Suede in all colors still holds its own. One dainty house slipper in delicate colors has set at one side a bewitching little bow of a matching chiffon. Two Marks of Beauty. Beautiful eyes and brows are, in one a special gift of nature. Many

’’ ’ I '’ ■ a plain woman is redeemed by fine eyes; mjany a pretty face spoiled by red-rimmed, dull, lusterless eyes. But at the same time a great deal may be done to. make even unpromising eyes clear and attractive, to render eyes which, are only passably pretty really beautiful. Toques: are still large, broad heavy’ looking, ' Strings! are being worn on hats, and tied the chin. ; Newest hats are . being extensively trimmed on the. right side. Bandeaux will have little use in the hats planned for spring. To clean wings. Wipe off the dust and then’ sponge with aLcohol. Toques of straw are being trimmed with fancy rims and feathers. Flowefs dipped into paint or gasoline usually-come out like new. Gasoline cleans ribbons and velvet, or a good cleaping fluid may be used. A little fan-shaped plaiting of real lace is a great] help to the satin and fur hats. If they are worth it, the petals may be touched with a small camel’s hair brush. ~ -■ ■’ - Black chip should be wiped off with a soft old silk handkerchief, then rubbed lightly with pure olive oil. Follow the application with a good pressing on the wrong side, in the case of the ribbon, and steaming for the velvet. - ~ white chiffon hats may be cleaned by using equal parts of French chalk, magnesia and powdered soap. Cover with the mixture, leave on tfwenty-four hpurs, and when brushed off the soiled spots will usually come, too. ' Upon Belnjf Ourselves. How few people there are who ever consider that an acquired manner can be as unbecoming as an ill-chosen frock. Those who are forever recommending womankind to cultivate “individuality'’ must be responsible for an immense number of misguided women who are wearing the' wrong kii.d of manner with painful complacency. The entire sex ought to be cautioned agtiinst dabbling‘in individualities, and young girls, especially, Should be prelected strictly frolu every temptation to part with what little real personality they already possess. A Spring Drink. When the lassitude of spring gets into your boi\es try drinking tea. is an old, bld remedy beloved of our grandmothers and like many another good home nostrum is all to the good. It purifies the.bliod, acts as a tonic and makes life worth living, after all. To make the tea -)uy 5 cents’ worth of the root at the di uggists, pour a quart of boiling witer over as much as .will go in the palm

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of the hand, let it steep until cold, drain and drink a small cupful mo/n---iug and evening. To Keep Youns, It is every woman’s duty to keep young looking as long as possible, tut unfortunately she does not always know the best way to live up to that . duty. Avoid worry, hurry and getting . flustered. Learn self-control. Anger Is a rapid, wrinkle-bringer. Be temperate. Moderation does not only refer to the stomach. Overdoing in any way makes for premature a§-e. Love the open air. Fresh air is not a fad. it is a necessity if one womd keep young. Get plenty of sleep. Nothing linos the face like * nights of wakefulness. Keep mentally alert. An intellectual back number adds years to her seeming age." Nothing makes, fcr youth like a young mind save perhaps a young heart. Don’t let yourself get sluggish and indifferent. Here is where the benefit of massage, physical culture and a vital interest in life cornea in. ' ' ' ■ M ; ■ ■ •; ■

VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION. Twice ■> Many Fulks Carried in Elevators as on Lateral Lines. Vertical transportation in New York *-■ has reached enormous proportions, and according to a paper .recently read be- w fore the Electrical Engineering Society of Columbia University, twice as many people are carried vertically as are carried horizontally every twenty-four hours, says the New York Sun. Taking tw : enty-six of the large office buildings in the lower part of the borough of Manhattan, all of eighteen floors or over, this authority states, we find a total of 572 floors in all. aggregating a height of approximately one and one-third miles. In these twenty-six bujldings there are 116 express elevators traveling an aggregate distance of 275 miles an hour and averaging 243,060 passengers a d:ty\ These ‘ same twenty-six buildings have 115 local ele- , vators running approximately the same number of ear miles an hour, but carrying about 372,<!00 passengers a day.. This makes a total of 231 elevators running 4.400,mi1e5. carrying a total of 515.000 passengers a day. Taking the B,(MX) - elevators used exfl usively to carry- passengers in the sorough of Manhattan and dividing them into.groups, allowing for the number of persons carried, we find that they transport approximately 6.500,000 passengers, a day. . From the last report of the public service commission we learn that only 3,500J)00 are carried a day by surface, elevated and subway ears in the entire city of Greater New York. . HOSPITAL PATIENT HASN'T CLOSED EYES IN 52 YEARS. John Anderson, a patient' at the 1 St. Louis City Hospital, told a reporter for the Star that for fifty-two years he had not closed his eyes, although he sleeps at night and moves about as any ordinary man. Anderson is now 60 years old. When he was 8 years old, he says, he had measles. The disease affected his eyes, leaving him without power to move his eyelids. Andefeon can see, but his sight is becoming dimmer each day. although he is positive he. will never become blind. A thin wii» JOSEPH ANDEKSON; white coat has spread across the eyes, and to all appearances he is a blind man. He was received at the hospital several months ago to be treated for “water feet,” due. he says, to working for hours in water. The doctors are treating him for rheumatism. Andersoii is a fisherman, and has been married twice. Both his wives are dead. Hei says he has a son, but does not know where he is. The fact that Anderson does—Hot close his eyes when at slepp was discovered by the physicians at the hospital. • 1 Pay to Be Let In. “There is a funny old custom in the City of Mexicb which entitles the janitor, or poftero, of lodging houses to collect a few cents from any tenant .vho stays out after 10 o’clock at light,” said P, H. Dugan, a mining engineer, of that capital, at tlie Hotel Kernan, according to the Baltimore American. “Some of the porteros put out Signs which, translated into English, read about this way: ‘lf you wafit me to apen the door, you will have to pay me, else I shall keep it closed.’ Many i time I’ve seen young gallants standing in the vestibule of 'their apartments in’ the wee, sma’ hours, lurching like a ship in a gale as they fished In their pockets for the needful coin that would cause the’ heart of the domestic to relent and let them in.” Q Not Included. After the dry goods, salesman had completed his business with Cyrus Craig, Centerville’s one storekeeper, he asked what was going on iq ths town. “Had any entertainments this season?” he inquired. i “No,” said Mr. Craig. “Not one. Salome Howe’s pupils have given two concerts, piano and organ, and the principal of the ’cademy has lectured twice, once on ‘Our National Forests’ and once on ‘Stones as* I Know Them/ but as far as entertainments are concerned Centerville hasn’t got round to ’em yet this season.”—Youth’s Companion. . Overfeeding. “Men drunk from liquor and men drunk from overeating are most susceptible to pneumonia and die of it,” said a Chicago health commissioner in ' an address. “The: majority of cases.of pneumonia are of patients who contracted the a drunken debauch or who were drunk from overfeeding,” the commissioner continued. “People drunk from overfeeding, I think, are almost as immoral as those who stupefy themselves with liquors. The effects of pneumonia in such patients are much the same.”