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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

"HHmphl 1 knotD eDeT.u street In t0tDfl. >
equilibrium returned, and he went on
to explain:
~ supposed you knew only two
streets in town-Wells and South Wa
ter"
"Humph! I know every street in
town." broom resented, drawing him.
self up in his chair, and then bluntly.
What's happenedT
mot so loud! Harbert's here, but
"Oho! HereT
"In Chicago, yes-we'll talk about It
later"
The present genial environment and
convivial atmosphere were producing
a most inspiriting effect on the lawyer.
people with whom his son was supping
were of the smartest set In town for
the moment had banished all fears of
exposure. From time TO time he
glanced proudly across to the alcove
table where the men were engaged in
unfolding their napkins and toying
with their glasses, in lively anticipa-
ton of the enjoyment to come; while
the women, with the hope of eliciting
admiration for their hands and the
sparkle of their rings. were taking off
their gloves and spreading out their
fingers on the tablecloth.
"Graydon seems to be right in the
swim, eh, Droom?" he said. The irony
of it all appealed strongly to his sense
of humor. 81 don't suppose you know
those swellsY he added patronizingly.
broom was listening intently to the
bursts of merriment which were en-
livening the restaurant. Like a small
boy at circus who fears that some
thing will happen that he will not see.
he was continually turning his head
and letting his eyes travel critically
over the company at the neighboring
table.
At this speech OF Bansemer's the
eyes of the old clerk returned. They
expressed no httis resentment at the
inference.
Certainly / do" and, leaning over
the table and eovertiy indicating with
his long. bony finger the man at the
head Of the table, he answered sue
cinctiy. '-rhat'S Fsrumore; he's
A particularly Led burst Of laughter
cut him short At he adjoining tables
conversation had abruptly ceased;
heads were turned and inQuisitive eyes
were fastened ON the brilliant coterie
ut the alcove table.
L.
known Or better liked than the stout,
horid conplexioned. joviai looking BIZ
ly Fernmore. the host OF this enter
tainment His social adventures and
the headlong follies In which his fun
loving proclivities invariably enmesh-
ed him were only surpassed by his
fondness for Kidding himself Of his un-
limited wealth.
To his inherited Ave millions mar
riage had added the colossal fortune Of
a beautiful heiress, whose extrava-
gances aggregated less than his own
solely through the limitations Of her
sex Yet were It not for the self I'm
posed handicap Of adhering strictly to
the somewhat old fashioned precept
that jewels should be acquired only
through anectionate benedcence, Mrs
Fernmore might have succeeded In
surprising the princely probabilities Of
her lord and master.
TT was this way" Billy was say-
ing In his swn inAnitabis masnsr and
awake b ths rsatsattou a havfng q
good o0s" to tn. n few days 80 ne
iadx ct NJ heaaa ~. vinap o. 49,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07
1T MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

A Il Matching time whether the chick
is weak and the shell strong, or the
chick is strong and shell weak. Correct
condition of eggs, duriug every moment
of incubation, strengthen the chick and
weaken the shell; while on the other hand
incorrect conditions weaken the cropping
germs and toughens the shell. 1t all
depends upon the adjustment of these
opposing forces whether the chick
matches or appears as dead i'm the shell.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

he stood motto,,less, gazing upon the oc-
cupants Of the room.
He noticed that Harberts look was
uncompromisingiy antagonistic. but
that was to be expected. II troubled
him. however. to see something like
unfriendliness In Rigby's greeting.
Harbert was the man who had
fought him to rout In New York. This
keen. aggressive young barr1stsr had
driven him into q corner from which
hs escaped only b uasrsst chance. He
knsw James Banssmsr for, what he
WA Il had net besp hi fault thst ne
man crawied tArs1gh . suaen aviSus
Of tn4x19AAalAA srssas6 - NJ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

The Doctor-I expected to 60 out Of
town next Saturday. as usual. to spead
Sunday with my family In the country,
but professional duties forbid. TAe
fates are against me. The Professor
The fates are to blame, are theyf WEI.
it's natural for week ender to come
to lame Chicago Trib-
une
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07
Both Agreed.

Young man, was told today tat
You were the worst boy in the neiga-
borhood"
Gee! II was a man and any enc
talked that way about my little bsy
some one would get licked"
Some one Is going to ret licked
now. Take OF your coat doapNn
Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

An infnitude Of Tenderness y the
chief gift and Inheritance Of al srSat
men.-Ruskin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

The intellect OF The wlss q No slass;
Il admits the night q Assvsa - ~
neets h-Hars. ~. a3s.g ..i,s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

J New York
| Ter. Mine.
| nd q month.
| fe Royal in
encel One
v Oh. q din
afternoon of
motoripg In
two French
| hailed him
h.,, said he,
|lways leave
uch masses
o. introduce
al cooking.
rive onr -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

'phis.
Fay the most
| { insect life,
} can and do
d Of increase
process, the
'odies OF the
Isels sprouts
| Of the plant.
{ the rate of
s the young
can produce
Moving day.
pne to work
10 a conclu-
lpposing that
and multiply
twenty-hfth
| nber too long
a l and fol-
md you will
( 1t.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07

T was not until the hurry
ing Bansemer entered the
door of Rector's that the
apprehension of having
committed a senseless
blunder came 70 him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

I%IS9SAS 49,


motor But Flasg had working model of the
motor rugged In his room; it worked SO we'll that
the overflow had leaked down into the club read
ing room-Sandy pointed out the yellow stain
the ceiling with great glee.
When Solomon turned up for his classes. sew
eral weeks late. very much bronzed, he had
quired air of Important mystery. which dis
concerted the curb. Yes" he announced 1.-The
asphalt there all right. and lots of it. Things
moving very satisfactory. The survey for the
road was being made: it would be little longer
than they had expected say hundred a hun
dred and fifty miles, depending ON the route. There
desert or two on the way. but they should
electric traction, etc, etc. In word 1t all
most promising, but must exercise patience
great affairs moved slowly. Mr.. Delano now
in New York arranging for the disposal Of the
bonds"
1t was an afternoon in March, think. that Ada
came back from the Macs with q serious look in
her pleasant eyes.
"Joe." she said to me sat down to
frugal supper Git was supper when one else
shared 1t with us: otherwise. dinner), Joe. when
is that clay pit of Solomon's going to pay up?"
You mean Asphalt. dear? I don't exactly
know. Solomon has been away q good deal this
winter and haven't seen him lately. 1 suspect
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

at the map. What you've got to do is to form a
company, lease your rights to 1t. and issue
some bonds to pay for the road and plant and all
that. And there you are!' He pulled at his cigar
and it seemed very simple Just your line
this point the S. P. and spur to Saint what
you call UNI, the gulf. Then II the S. p folks
won't talk business you've got your water freight
It's smooth fiddle" He put thick thumb
on a corner of the map That's all 1t is. a cou-
Pile of hundred miles so. And easy grades,
bet!" On the map it looked certainly
than that. the thickness Of Mr.. Delano's thumb
a thick thumb, to be sure.
well, I must be going-a little matter with
gentlemen at the Grand Union. I'll you
tomorrow. Mr. Solomon. Good morning. gentle
men," and the financial power, with sweeping
bow to include all, disappeared in a cloud OF
smoke, Solomon after him.
When Solomon returned, he explained to me-
"Mr. Delano has very extensive connections with
moneyed people. I have asked him to be the
president of the development company. He will
be of great to us in floating bonds
But where do asphalters como in in the new
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wholly fred with my en- Pm
thusiasm, went to bed that
night to dream of a river of viscous gold that slow
y filled the and threatened to enguf US in its
sticky folds.
II.
Little Mac and were not to be the only sharers
in Solomons luck. For a few days went about
my work bursting privately with consciousness
of coming wealth. Then one morning Silverton-
he in Church History-stopped me on the
steps of the library. furrow in his puckered
forehead and plucking me anxiously by the arm
whispered into my ear:
What about this discovery by Professor
Solomon? Asphalt, understand. and extraordi-
narily lucrative. The royalties on my
new book are about due, and am looking for
good thing. Do you suppose you could get me
few shares?"
l promised to use my influence with Solomon,
and shaking my hand warmly he hurried away
briskly to his class Silverton had a growing fam
ly growing in every way.
And there were others, soon 1earned-Tomp-
kins in Neurology, and Lane in Physics and StoWa-
way in Math. Stow had paid cash-a thousand
dollars for thirty shares; the price had already
risen! 1t not long before Ensenada
Asphalt Familiarity referred to on the
campus as B. r. T. U. P. in Wall Street. Even
before those splendid certificates appeared to glad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

deal?" little Mac asked with youthful bluntness.
from the animated discussion tnar iolowed; !
company. would turn it over body and soul to the
new company. Jennings and Delano between
new company-it was to be small issue. oh.
very select! Solomon and his friends in the old
some sort Of an understanding between Flagg and
Solomon. the nature of which was never to know
At last Solomon drew Mac and me to side.
and said in brotherly tone Of confidence: "Of
don't on to you two get
price? W Well lis settle that later" ~ 40 ~ "
ed fervently when we were out in the street. He
might have kept it all to himself, but he won't
go back on his friends" Then grasping my arm
Molly and were married last week at st. Paul.
You we wanted to all the fuss. The
vacation begins so soon. and she would have had
to go back t,t to her people way OF in Wyoming
to grind all summer. and We shall board at the
Hall. OF course it won't be easy for her!
winter, and we can scratch on somehow until
ed that hadn't the right. When met my patient
wife, told her the news about the Macs, to break
the other news. perhaps
What" she exclaimed aghast. Those two
babies. without cent? It's criminalHJoe. how
protested that wasn't to blame for their folly.
and that very likely all would go well: little
struggle was good thing; and then there was En-
senada.
Asphalt" my wife shifted.
Mac had better spend his time earning some
money to to pay the bills It's bad enough for
a with a settled position like you to waste
your time in such wildcat speculation, but . lit
tie assistant like that boy!"
".
The curb" naturally agitated by the new
developments in Asphalt. Soon there was gnash-
ing when it became known that the COM
pany's stock was not to be had by the common
herd Mac could have disposed Of his promise OF
one share, for which he had given his note, at q
handsome prodt-enough to have started the cou-
pie in housekeeping . modest footing. adj
vised him to take his profits. But believe that
II Mr.. Morgan's banking house had offered him q
couple of hundred thousand for his interest in
Asphalt he would have scorned them.
That was the crest OF the bull movement in
Asphalt. the afternoon when Solomon appeared
on the campus In big motor side by side with
7. Allerton Delano. who, It was quickly rumored.
was connected with the Standard OIL crowd. eve
all excoriated the great trust ut Eureka, but We
felt gratifed.) The long vacation opened, and
the curb market went into . period Of stagnation
during the hot weather. Ada and I took our
yfllagatura fruit farm In Michigan instead
Of sailing for the shores OF the Mediterranean as
had planned.
We had let the little Macs camp in our house
while We were away. 1t would be q bit more bride
like than the Hall. my wife said and we left them
there A. happy kittens. Solomon had gone to
examine the ''properties' with Jennings and De-
lano When We Ill gathered for the fall
term. there was . brisk opening on the curb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

a rival investment the famous Buckets" from
financial eIe ferment, during which / made that re-
markable collection of stock certificates that l
have enumerated. Most of these were due to Solo
mon Sandy Cork said that he bred schemes like
kittens in his .laboratory-he always had few
in his pockets to peddle out And wv we all all took
nothing in the lot to equal Ensenada
When the news reached us that President Diaz
tinct volcano to the Ensenada company Asphalt
began to soar; the club seethed with rumors. One
breakfast. little Mac burst in. his eyes gttering
with fever, his hair mussed as If he had not seen
Have you heard the news?" he shouted from
the door, barely nodding to Ada. Jennings has
Mr. r1 peiano a Things are doing over at sols.
We'll. drink cup Of Coffee" said assuming
They're thinking of forming new company
you know. Bonds and all that. Asphalters get in
on the first basement! I'm going over to
He paused long enough at the door to call back
May and l wont wait until the fall maybe
AS the door clicked behind the little man, Ada
remarked severely to me; Asphalt's gone to his
him. Latterly my wife had contracted iron
ical habit of expression that was annoying to me)
ne 1u
He does seem bit of his head this morning. :''
replied d. sas Is
. Oh; have no idea of going any deeper in
Il should think not!" And Ada magnanmously
refraned from further reference to the large hole
we had made in the building fund Most Of it, in
fact, had been sunk in Asphalt. 'sunk'-ill-
omened word!
met silverton in front of my house, on his
way to an early class Now in the old days be-
fore rainbow hues had begun to stain the placid
horizon of Eureka. my good colleague would have
propounded to me some juicy point in the Cister-
clan rule. But to-day he exclaimed:
Have you heard about this Mr.. Delano?" And
when had exhausted asphalt rumors, he
marked. 81 they had made great strike in
the Bull Frog mine, same district as Trachyte.
believe" We were all undermining fast. know
that Silverton wanted to cut his Glasses and
company to the financial power at Solo
mons. But habit forced his feet into the path
OF duty.
Solomons room was full Of cigar smoke. and
over map on the desk there were bent four heads.
while little Mac danced about in the rear. One
of the four was Dennison F1agg, to my surprise
l did not then realize the rapid changes in dnan-
cial alliances bronzed young man guessed was
Jennings. who had located the lake. And the fat.
baldheaded gentleman. smoking cigar, with his
pudgy forehnger on the map, must be the great
Delano our financial Aeneas! Solomon introduced
me: "Mr. Delano. want to make you acquaint-
ed with Professor Melton. of original
stockholders."
Happy to meet you. professor" the fat magnate
said squeezing my hand with his unoccupied nst
Mr.. Delano Is advising - to the best method
OF developing our concession" Solomon explained
: Yes professor" NJ. Delano drawled. squirting
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haven't any money to pay the doctor, let alone the
I whistled!
"You must do something. joel"
Meantime asphalt did not come on. not at all.
but the Something That Was Going to Happen to
the little Macs did come on, with the precision
Of nature. And that nnal note for two hundred
interest in the dogs tail. had fallen due. Mac
had begged extension from Solomon. but the
promoter had declared that the note was in the
company's treasury. beyond his reach. Then the
boy came to us. The cheeky cherubic smile that
he
that lose that SHARE he explained. "'but Sol
worth much-not for q long time. So 1t will all
go!"
Ada turned on me with her executive manner:
make him take back all Macs stock at the price
he paid for it,
Ada understand the nature Of financial transac-
lions. In the end put on my hat and went in
search Of SOL He was not in his once. nor at his
rooms. nor at the club was relieved. But Just
I was about to return report to my wife, DEN
nison F1agg hailed me. His face was very red.
and he was excitedly wiping his glasses or pulling
do you know where that cursed bounder Solo.
mon, isl" he demanded CURLY.
When I replied that I had searched for the
gentleman. unsuccessfully. he burst forth:
oh he's sneaked OF somewhere! He knows
horn gambler Dsi.no in at hfty Gave e him at some
his own stock"
You mistaken" said frisidly. "Mr Solo
mon let me have I'VE shares Of his allotment at
two hundred dollars per share. the price he paid
for them"
thought F1asg would have . ut.
Let me look at you," he said after . while. II
want to see 4 greenef sucker than myself. Two
hundred"
Cash." added.
And you gave him twice the par value and he
never paid cent?
was not in . happy frame Of mind when I went
back to Ada. did not want to see Solomon
my heart too
''Wel?" she asked, As hung up my hat and
coat.
Ada" said solemnly. II have been An awful
fool
To her credit let It be said that she never made
one Of all the remarks she might have made. After
. moment of thought she said
I'VE must bring the Macs here: Il cant happen
in those two rooms"
looked about our tiny premises and thought
OF that castle across the river. which felt sure
would never be built. sout Of asphalt
You viii have to sleep in your study. OF course.
Joe. shall give them And Joe,
think ought to pay back to Mac what he spent
for the stock" please note the we!) Eve
saved nearly three hundred dollars for the trip
/ guess wen have to cultivate garden nearer
home in Michigan instead"
kissed her silently.
FOR We responsible for Nae-ths example,
you know"
And Aun9 my had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

tnofo nave Oeen
delays in the
c o n s t r uctiOn.
You know that
large enterprises
can't be ordered
like q shirt
waist there
are contingent
cies always"
I'm. it must
not take forever.
though. T h g
Macs are dread
fully poor! And
there are those
horrid notes to
pay. ! should
think that Pro-
lessor Solomon
could see that
they haven't 4
cent. He's screw
Ing blood out Of
them"
Solomon In
not to blame: II
Mac has prom
Used more than
he can"
"Oh. I know.
But, Joe, some
things going to
happen to those
poor children!"
She looked signi-'
ncantly At me.
so soon?" I
gasped.
My wife nod
ded her head
with . woman's
assurance.
And I. h q v
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

Oen our eyes, OPP
lions on Asphalt
were changing
hands at the
Campus Club,
and there was
much academic
paper in circu-
lation.
Soon after the
arrival of the
certificates 1t
was rumOred
that no more
stock was being
issued. The great
Dennison Flagg,
the swell of our
little community,
had gone to
Solomon per-
sonally to Sc
cure some stock,
Offering par and
cash, and had
been refused!
There might
possibly have
been something
personal sbehind
this refusal; but
the news sent
Asphalt flying
upward on the
campus curb"
which was San
dy Cork's ribald
designation for
our transactions.
Flagg, SO Sandy
told me, piQued
by Soils curt re-
fusal to "let him
in" had started
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Buckets. to be sure.
had slumped. The in
ventor had spent his
time inventing a fiy-
ing machine that
wouldn't ny instead of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

perior investment! Why,
the dividends In a year or
two will enable us to build
out of our income.
Although Ada was not
wholly fired with my en-
xLzsc.-n xva.% IN hod That
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30

haven't any money to pay the doctor, let alone the
nurse and servant and all the rest!"
I whistled!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-23
TIE
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In supplying that demand with its ex-
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That is one of many reasons why
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-23
Gallant Irishman Will Again
Lead the Aggies.
Consents to Coach for "Just
Another Year."
HIS BRILLIANTRECORD
Has Made the Farmers a Power
on GridirOn.
Hard Schedule Is Ahead for
Next Season.

Mike Ahearn, coach of the K. S. A. c.
football squad, has just signed mis- con-
tract to teach the Agricultural college
class in football next yea. Every year
Ahearn quits teaching football as soon
as the season is over, and every year he
signs up a CONF &c. for the next Year
along about Christmas
And ii is well for the Aggies that he
does remain to instruct them in the c. l.
lege game, as before Ahearn TOOK
charge of football at Manhattan the
college team there was crude joke, as
far as football was concerned. Under
his training, however, the Aggles have
pushed to the front in the football
world until now a team from that col
lege Is to be dreaded by the more pre-
tentious colleges of the Missouri va ey
This year Manhattan only narrowly
missed defeating both K. U. and M. u.
trimmed Washburn and teams of other
colleges of similar magnitude and
romped away with some of the largest
scores made in the Missouri valley dur
ing the year.
Most of the "easy" games have been
dropped from the K. S. A. C. schedule
next year and Ahearn will send his
proteges against more of the bigger
teams of this section. 1t is we'll that
the K. s. A. c. management secured the
services of the man who has put the
college on the football map to boost the
game along another year in faster COM
pany.
Ahearn has promised to coach Just
one year more" and probably next year
he will make a similar agreement. But
no one wants Genial Mike to desert the
football field. He would be missed,
sadly missed.