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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

you are not distressed with this strange 6re in the heart
/ envy you your calm, contcnted ceIibacy," don't
know how much longer matters would have drifted had
not something happened bring clearer understand
ing After supper evening the Princess went to her
room. 1t quite late when she reappeared I was
standing the foot of the stairs when she descended
Something sparLled the third finger of her LETT hand
My blood hot and cold as I urged her into little
writing room, We were alone at last
What docs it mean27 l asked, calling attention to
the ring,
Must I tcl'" she said, blushiug rosily. still
thought her very beautiful
Don't you think should know?- I asked, seriously.
Perhaps" she responded laughngly, and with no
sense of the seriousness OF the occasion Well then
If you must know, it what you have right to
surmise; am engaged to be married.
Well said I, with an air of suppressed agony, it
is Bangs suppose"
She shook her head. "You must guess again." she
said, sweety
All. it is as I half feared" I said ucring sound
half gasp and half sigh. johnson was more clever
than thought HIM, He is to be congratulated"
No, it is not Johnson"
"OhFthen you have been most unlind to all three of
US I walled Since you came here an engaged
woman, why you not honest enough to wear your
ring from the frst?'
Because was not engaged when I came here"
Pardon me- l said fearing had been hasty. at
has been brought about by letter."
No, my hance, In person, placed the rig on my
finger
In this hotc'"
On the piazza of this hotel, an hour ago As soon
thing to terminate the agony of the tender ples as
he calls Mr.. Bangs. Mr.. Johnson and yourself So he
placed his mothers ring my finger and bade me go
forth I sorry If l have caused you any distress"
Hel" exclaimed l. in d9zed state Of mind For
Heavens sake, who IS he ?"
very that all the people the hotel would discover
our secret 1t is Father Dacey"
On you foolish little girl" cried =" Father Dacey
is priest IN the Catholic Church. and is not permitted
to marry"
She laughed a wicked little laugh which thought
you blind" she said. Father Daccy an Episcopal
clergyman, and is free to marry whom he may"
A night train for Jacksonville due in half an
hour at the local station mile away. 1t carried my
trunk and myself away with it Once in the city | en-
gagged sleepng-car accommodations on the train that
would leave for New York at seven o'clock the follow
ing evening | eager to get out of the South ard
the next evening found me in my the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

sky was softer blue (more nearly the color of her
eyes) the river sparkling and the great groves
of magnoias, live oaks and cypress across the
were more pleasing green Such solitude, thought
l. might be endured and enjoyed temporarily, if
there was only congcnial soul to whom one might
whisper, Solitude is sweet
l was wondering it, by happy chance, l should
be permitted meet the Princess when she came down
to supper when observed that she and her parents
were, at that very moment being introduced to the
guests OF the hotel the other end OF the veranda
Presently the hotel proprietor led the trio where
was sitting. few minutes later the Princess and
were chatting at happy rate, while her parents
dercd back to a group Of older persons
a observed that you brought your golf sticks with
you"
eyes, am very fond OF outdoor sports She replied
so am l." I said. but there's nothing of the sort
to be found about here No golf or tennis or driving
or boating or riding not even croquct so far as have
discovered"
How very stupid" she observed "I fear our stay
here will be very brief"
"Ycs. and mine, too" I said "In fact have al
ready decided to so up the river" l was about to
say on the morrow" when it occurred to me l had
better not be too definite regarding my time OF de-
parture, so I said soon" The next morning told the
hotel clerk not to send my trunk the boat but that
would let him know when was ready to go.
If VIC only had oroquet set" said to the clerk,
that would be something"
81 think there's one in the storeroom if you care to
set it out" he remarked.
brbed negro boy to help smooth place in
the sandy soil which sparsely covered with grass.
And then the Princess and enjoyed several games.
Other guests joined in the sport, while the remainder
sat on the yeranda and formed gallery OF interested
spectators all except Father Daoey who appeared to
think that such pastime frivolous deserve
even passing notice, and kept to himself in isolated
corner reading book playing his fsyorite game
Of solitaire.
That afternoon Johnson arrived / was at the land
ing at the end OF the long pier introduced myself
and walked up to the hotel with him lie looked like
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

nection with the hotel There is in this vicinity
sandy and arc always sadly up by the heavy teamng
OF the lumber and turpentnc camps"
Good boating facilities, doubt" still further
turcd to remark, directing my gaze toward the broad
beautiful ST Johns that Only stones throw from the
hotel ycranda, flowed lazily toward the sea.
We'll, no." said he; there isn't much boating done
about here Some of the fishermen have boats they will
let now and then but they aren't very good There
is small demand for anything of that sort"
looked at him rather insocnty, fancy, and asked,
Would you mind telling me what your guests do for
pas,imc'"
oh, that's easy said he. laughing, They sit on
the veranda most of the day and chat and watch the
river flowing by and they listen to the of the car
dna or the mocking-brd if there happens to be one
singing Sometimes they play cards checkers or chess
or go for walk. and of them sure to be at
the landing whenever a steamer arrives"
HUH" said I. for the picture was not alluring.
Yes. that's what they all say when first they como
down here from tho North But if you should stay here
long enough to get the Florida habit your pulse would
calm down to its truly normal condition.
"As Sidney Lanicr has well said of our climate
1t is Just cool enough to save from degencrating
into luxurious vegetable OF laziness and just warm
enough to be ncrye-quietins and tranquilizing'
That sounds nice" l said.
However" he added, there arc much iiyeer re-
sorts both up and down the river"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

and lashing their mounts in endeavor to keep up
with her Before VIC had gone mile the horse rode
was putting like automobile going up a forty hye
degree grade; Johnson's had stumbled twice rolling
him in the sand and Bangs beast had baked bucked
and almost away with him. The Princess really
rode alone greater part of the time, but seemed to
enjoy it none the less on that account
Two weeks of this keen rivalry passed. 1 had no
doubt that both Johnson and Bangs deeply in love
with the Princess. | knew that Her winsomeness
increased every hour Sometimes felt that OF her
trio OF devoted slaves the favorite Then, again,
/ would her smiling upon Bangs Johnson IN 'he
same fetching I was stalking great deal on
the outcome The New York firm with which 1 was
employed had tcegraphed me to come at they
would MI my place. My two weeks vacation
stretching into month had reason to suspect that
the conditions about the same with Bangs and
Johnson
Every day felt that must nv courage to the
sticking-place and learn my fate Occasionally would
see the Princess enjoying heart-to-heart chat with
Father Dacey. Fortunate mani" thought l. since
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the vcranda and entertained himself in the usual man
ncr Johnson and did not dare play any better than
the Princess and Bangs neither of whom played very
well Bangs the real man of the hour The manner
in which he had improvised the golf links made him
quite hero. On the way back to the hotel the Princess
complained to me that she was bit tired
It's shame there arc no carriages to be procured
hcreabouts" said
Yes SAID she, nor saddle horses either brought
my riding saddle with me"
Indeed" said |, and fell to thinking That night
went to the village and post-of6ce and made dill
broken to saddle. For time the search seemed we'll
nigh hopeless Later got on track of somebody who
had heard of somebody else who lived away over beyond
the next turpcntnc camp who owned a horse that
woman had once ridden. By and by got on track OF
another horse that was saddlcbroke. I arranged with
negroes have the horses or information concern
ing them the hotel by nine o'clock the next morning
displayed roll of bills and led them to believe would
pay them literally for their services
lay awake TIL late hour that night thinking over
my plans I was determined to do something to WIN
the admiration of the Princess. Perhaps 1 might win
her hand Blessed thought felt sense OF ownership
in the croquct ground but realized that the tennis
belonged Johnson and the golf links belonged
to Bangs. However, l could picture IN my minds eye
how sadly Inundated they would feel on the morrow
when they bcheld the Princess and me galopng off on
the backs of prancng stecd And the whole crowd
couldn't follow and listen as it did when we played
croquet or golf The sun was we'll up the
morning when l was awakened by hearing negro
shout:
Whoa consarn yo onery hide does yo' want to
kick somebody"
From my window behcld what at first sight appeared
to be whole herd OF horses IN care Of regiment of
negroes As matter of fact there SIX horses and
twice many negroes. Johnson and Bangs the
ground when arrived had to explain to them that
MY purpose hire two riding. horses, for the
Princess and one for myself
The the merrier' said Johnson, he pro-
cceded to select a horse for his use,
-" Me- too" said Bangs
At ten o'clock the Princess, Johnson, Bangs and my
self started of for a free-for-al galop The horse
ridden by the Princess went well but the other three
were plugs OF low order. The Princess hoatcd
away down the road and left her three coaxng
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

had prepared court that real credit to his genius
for dong things tried 10 so into full partnership with
him in the undertaking but he managed, somehow, TO
keep me in the background feared he had superseded
the estimation of the Princess when he and that
very interesting young lady challenged spinster who
said she could play tennis and myself to trial Of skill
and dcxcrity But made fine showing in the contest,
and my hopes revived. AT the close of the game the
Princess said she feeling kindly toward her
surroundings, and that her parents had decided to
main some days longer. I wondered how great part
my presence had played in the OF changing her
mind
Bangs arrived that afternoon on the up-rivcr boat
Johnson and | walked with him from the landing to
the hotel He was 4 inc-looking young man We very
carefully explained him that far outdoor sports
or amuscmcns OF any kind concerned he had about
reached the "jumpingo place He said he didn't
mind since he could stay only day or two at most as
he was due in New York within week breathed
more easily. think Johnson did, too. Bangs wondered
how VIC could stay in such forsaken place We said
we wondered how we could do it, too, and that VIC
weren't gong TO stay long aiterward learned that
ohnsons trunk which he had sent for arrived on that
boat
In the evening Bangs was introduced to the Princess,
and Gttc later heard them mutually regrctting that
there were no golf links handy.
When l stepped on the vcranda the following
morning l saw Bangs coming along neglected road
that led off into some cleared pine lands.
An carly bird" l said, laughingy
Yes" said he and I've caught pretty piece of
land for some golf links"
I know l looked very much surprised
A negro has forty acres OF cleared pine lands mile
from here" he continued "Al there IS to do is to
burn of the light crop OF grass and smooth it up in
places and 1t will do to play OF course it will be
crude. but it will I've got three negroes at
work on it now and can begin playing two or three
holes by ten o'clock"
By ten o'clock the Princess and Bangs wsre matched
against Johnson and myself in foursome All the
guests Of the hotel on, to watch the game-a ex
eept Father Dacey who remained in his favorte seat on
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w 1--WE hay: :'s, ,,, s.: ....:' : @'. a. ,5s. %
must have looked somewhat amazed.
1t seemed to me that hotel in of Florda sparsely
occupied sections and with thousands OF acres Of unused
pine bsuens and cleared woodlands all about it. and
offering of its chief attractions climate that
makes delight to be out Of doors every day of the
wHetr should have provided guests with the means
for enjoying this popular pastime The clerk who as
learned later was also the proprietor OF the hotel did
not deem necessary offer any apology for the short
comngs of his hoselry
Have you a tenns-court?' had brought my racket
as we'll as my golf clubs.
No said he, still undsturbed
well said I, with pleasantly tinged with dis
pleasure, 1 of active turn of mind and must be
doing something. l think I'll go driving and take
look at the surrounding country
. sorry" said he but there is no livery
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

found no trace Of the machine at
either Of the beet sugar metropolis.
ana returned to La Junta. At one
OF the local second hand stores the
missing wheel was finally located,
the proprietor having purchased It
Of colored lad for $500. Since then
Gerald has nailed his bicycle to the
Sidewalk when he leaves 1t.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Coltman and
son, Herbert. returned Saturday from
I'm extended trip of thirty days
through the East. during which time
they visited Jenkintown, Pa. a beauti.
full suburb of Philadelphia, also Allan
tic City and Cape May, N. j.. Wash.
ington, d. c., and other points Of IN
terest. They report excessively warm
weather, and plenty Of It, prevailing
throughout the Eastern states, ac-
companied by heavy drought every.
where east Of the Alleghanies Dur
ing their visit they met Rev. and
Mrs. Coltman, who returned August
End. from a trip around the world
During their trip abroad, Rev. Colt
man and wife visited their son at
Tientsin, China. Accompanied by
their Son and his wife they left Tient-
sin on May 18th on a trip to Shang-
hal, Hong Kong. Singapore. Columbo,
Port Said, Genoa. Marseilles, Paris
and London. Rev. and Mrs. Coltman
left their son and family In London,
but they will later visit the United
States and return to China about the
first OF November.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

Ever since the new eight cent stamp
was placed on sale. 1t has been the
cause Of much confusion in postof-
fices all over the country. 1t is nearly
the same shade OF green as the one
cent stamp and is OF the same size
and shape. consequently, when they
are PLACED side by side there is some
difficulty in telling one from the
other. without close inspection. Postal
clerks over the country have been
agitating movement to have the
stamp abandoned, but 1t has remained
to the clerks OF the Indianapolis Of
flee to take the initial step In the
matter. They are preparing a petit
ton which will be sent to postmaster
general Hitchcock requesting that a
new design be substituted for the one
now In use. This petition will be sent
to other cities for the signatures OF
the clerks employed there. La Junta
men are heartily In favor OF the move
ment for they lose much time every
day trying to distinguish between the
two kinds. The action OF the gov
ernment In casting aside the new
special delivery stamp has met with
the enthusiastic approval OF the la
Junta clerks. II Is also similar to
the present one cent stamp and Of
ten n letter bearing this stamp has
not received the attention which II
should have because OF It's likeness
to the ordinary one cent variety. A
return will be made to the old ia
miliar type OF stamp. the one with
the design Of messenger boy riding
. bicycle.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

J. c. Handy and wife returned
from Denver Saturday on No Gi0
They never will forgte that trip home
Mrs. hlanby saw the two trains on
the Rio Grande come together near
Hustled. while MIR. Handy saw the
wreckage = few seconds later. The
story As related by Mr.. Hanty Is rs
follows: 1--WE left Denver on the
Santa Fe about S:&5 \. M. The Rio
Grande train No. left about ten
minutes ahead Of us. but before we
had reached Hustled we sighted them
= little 10 our left. The Santa Fe
and Rio 0rande tracks parallel each
other nearly all the way from Denver
to Pueblo. Some places the tracks
are close together. and NJ other places
they are several hundred yards apart
Just before reaching = point near
Husted Mrs. Handy was watching the
Rio Grande No. ~ II slid swiftly
down Grade. ! looked up and saw Z
double header coming from the other
direction. but never gave Il u second
thought. other than that l supposed
there was = . double track at that
point However. = few seconds later
the Pullman porter touched me on
the shoulder and exclaimed. My God.
look nj Tie wreck thought he was
only IokiAs. but looked out and saw
the pile Of cars and engines. the
cloud of smoke and steam. and could
almos, imagine I heard the shricks
and agonisiux cries Of the Injured.
We were running at = pretty good
clip. and n . few seconds were out
Of sight q the horrible disaster. which
We lcaroe1 later had cost the lives
Of clcvca Dsesons and injured forty or
fifty moss. Mrs. Handy WAS watch.
Ing both trains. but hardly expected
TO see tAsn wrecked. A. they drew
nearer ~ saw the trainmen jump
from ,bsts snsincs and = second later
witnessed the engines and cars ~
they met In . terrific crash and
lcapcd iato the cir. II was awful
One lady In our car had missed the
Rio Grande train at Denver. and when
informed that the Santa re would
leave In tsa minutes and would take
her to hsR destination n Pueblo. had
boarded ~ santa Re. When she
witnessed ~ ,yreckins Of the train
ehe had 6S4' by only few mo-
m~nts ~ vas lnlesd thankful and
great tsoto q ~ rolled dovn hef
eheekn r, - faexnntly thaakel Qel
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

There is plan on foot down at
Rocky Ford to tame the lady bugs
that have been eating the cantaloupes.
Look out. boys. People who have
the bugs" usually end up at Pueblo.
Smoke wreaths item, Denver Post.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

TIE man vho leaves bis bicycle
standing around loose these days
without havins Il chained 10 brick
building o. . tslspAons pole. 10 Ger.
taialy taking dsspsrsts chances Of
having 70 hunt the county DER 10
fad Il -Four bisyciss have been
stolen In Ia Junta during the past
two weeks. but fortunately I'll have
bssa rscoversd. The latest victim
was Gerald Daimler. who left his
wheel standing In IN alley tack Of
The Elks' club. When hs started TO
dinner The bicycle was not. tbs ~.
ites wses ealIsA into service n IN On.
dsavor 70 Iocsts ~ nlsslag wheel.
whils Gerald heshsd' q : lis tstlsl1
stSsl' aal asets 70 6wf1k ~ neciy
Dtfts I'VE Seene 1neGls1i 49, -
~ ware v11o12 - 49, boAs6S ~
A1nnnnA4 - 1fnmunrnnw Ne HnneHA -
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

Last Monday evening was the time
for holding the regular meeting OF the
city council. Several members, how
ever. were out Of the city. and as
there was not quorum present. there
was nothing doing In council circles.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

The revised version reads as fol
lows:
Diminutive glotules Of H2O,
Tiny particles Of rocky birth.
Form the stupenduous briny deep
And the marvellous surface Of the
earth.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

tion was repeated in = somewhat
louder tone. A timid little boy who
had not been seen at Sunday school
before piped out in . voice Of some
alarm: please ma'am. It wasn't
me. My folks just moved to Colo
rady from Missoury."
Has II ever occurred to you that
newspaper men as rule have but
two things to sell-space and sub
scriptions- and It would be Just as
consistent to ask your grocer for a
dozen oranges lust to fill up" as to
ask the editor for dozen lines In
his paper Just to boost your business
with the idea you are doing a kind.
ness In helping to "fill up" space.
Try getting a free dinner at the ho-
tel just to make show OF business
for the house.
La Junta tribune., 1909-08-21

AWhe ~ ths chillfGh & ssfssl y
= ~ vii1esssosss eshsd . ounlay
c1SSo@ esa6oee q 49, ~ oenet
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-11-18

The most merciless enemy I
had for 20 years. declares Mrs.
James: Duncan, of Haynesville,
Me-, was Dyspepsia, / suffered
intenselyfafter eating or drinking
and could scarcely sleep. After
many remedies had failed and
several doctors gave me up. I
tried Electric Bitters, which
cured me completely: Now I
can eat anything. / am 20 years
old and am ~overjoyed TO get my
health and strength back again"
For Indigestion, Loss of Ape
tlte, Kidney Trouble, Lame Back,
Complaints, it's unequal
ed. Only Soc at The Justus and
unter's P harmacy.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-11-18
lihed business n

lihed business sense.
Discoveries were not entered
on the Tax Lists at all, but
were reported and charged as
per Tax Collectors books.
These also should be entered
and footed so that the Tax List
shall be a full and complete
record Of State and County
Revenue for the year accord
ing to the law.
Payments Of Taxes were not
credited on Tax Lists giving
dates Of payments as they
should be, but were entered up
on a LEDGER" or "Cash
Book" both Debit and Credit.
These books have never been
added up and for the years
1905, 1906, 1907, quite a num-
Der of the leaves are missing
from each book, so that no ac-
curate checking Of the amount
Of money received could be
made. The missing pages from
Cash Books have been noted in
front Of each book, giving page
numbers. [ have used my best
efforts to get the figures as
nearly correct as possible.
In order to carry forward
the system suggested in this
Report and following the in
structions Of the Chairman Of
your Board, [ have obtained
and placed in the hands of the
incoming Tax Collector a Cash
Book with four columns to the
page, - headed respectively,
"Tax List" "Delinquents, :"
Discoveries" and "Sun-
dries" Every cent Of State or
County revenue paid to the
Tax Collector should be en-
tered at once upon the left
hand page of this book and the
amount placed in the proper
column. Then when the settle
ment day comes around, you
gentlemen have a full and
complete record of all his
money transactions and there
by avoid difficulty in effecting
the settlement. In addition to
this the Tax Collector is in po-
sition at any time during the
year to give your Board cor
rect Information as to what
sums of money have been paid
on List Taxes, Delinquents,
Discoveries, etc. This infor-
nation, of course, is essential,
in order that your Board may
look after the finances of Hen
derson County intelligently
and properly.
The original Tax Lists are
made up and figured on loose
sheets and heretofore the copy
of Tax List book furnished the
Tax Collector has not been
checked and verified. It must
be clear to each of you that it
is absolutely necessary that the
man who collects your Taxes
should have a correct list of
the names and amounts to be
collected.
have explained to the Reg
lister Of Deeds how this work
could be greatly simplifed and
accuracy more nearly secured
carrying Polls in a separate
column and distributing them
IN one amount at the, end of
each Township list. This would
require but a fraction of the
lime consumed in figuring the
separately and. would
give an accurate balance on
Them you do not appear to have
the present method.
[ call the attention of your
Board to another matter. It
appears from the records that
he Delinquent Lists in your
County are altogether foo +.