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Willmar tribune., 1909-08-11
CHAPTER XII.

Morley Vernon came out of the din.
ing room in a temper far different
from that he had worn when he went
in. His breakfast, after so many vi
cissitudes, was sure to be failure,
though John, striving against fate, had
tried to restore the repast to its orig
inal excellence by replacing each dish
with fresh one. He affected heroic
cheertulness, too, but the cheer was
hollow, for his experience of men and
of breakfasts must have taught him
that such disasters can never be re-
paired.
Vernon, however, had heavier things
on his mind. In his new position as
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rate program. The cruiser Montgomery, which
had been fitted up as torpedo experimental
ship, was also with the fleet and took a promi-
nent part in the struggle at sea, its expert.
ments proving of great future value
The great Atlantic torpedo feet also de-
serves mention in connection with the sum-
mer's play at war. The fotilla of II boats
with the cruiser Dixie as parent ship and four
brand new submarine boats with the gunboat
Castfne as their parent ship played spectacu-
lar parts alongside of the monster battleships
of fifteen and sixteen thousand TONS
Only IL of the 16 battleships which went
around the world were with the feet of the
Atlantic ocean off Provincetown, the other
four In Rear Admiral Schroeder's command
being new vessels, receiving their first expert
ence at firing in this practice.
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SYNOPSIS.

Senator Morley Vernon's visit with his
flancee was interrupted by a call from
his political boss at the state capital.
Both regretted it. the girl more than he,
because she had arranged to attend a
dinner that evening with him. She said
she yearned for national Office for him.
On Vernon's desk in the senate he found
a red rose, accompanied by a plea for
suffrage for women. He met the au-
thoress pretty Miss Maria Greene Of
Chicago, who proposed to convert him
into voting for house resolution No. 49,
Miss Greene secured Vernon's promise to
vote for the suffrage resolution. He also
aided her by convincing others. He took
a liking to the fair suffragette. Miss
Greene consulted with the lieutenant-gov-
ernor. Vernon admitted to himself that
the suffragette had stirred strange feel
ing within him. He forgot to read his
tiancee's letter. Vernon made a great
speech in favor of suffrage, aided by
glances from Miss Greene. The resolution
was made special order. Vernon was
enthusiastic on the prospects for the res
olution. He was much in Miss Greene's
company. Vernon neglected thoughts of
Amelia. He took Miss Greene driving and
laid out plans for the success of the reso-
luton. Vernon's speech caused a great
newspaper sensation. He was being neg
lected by Amelia. who had not answered
his letter. Vernon is clipped off, that his
suffrage resolution may not pass. AS
ing he had no fears. Miss Greene ar
rived and breakfasted with Vernon.
Across the dining room, entrenched be-
hind women opponents of the suffrage
resolution, he spied Amelia. He started
toward her
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bX BRAND WT1lILOCK

measure-and I may add, without
boasting, l hope, with some success
all have done has been to champion
a measure which was to benefit your
sex. to secure your rights, to-
"Morley!" Mrs. Overman Hodge
Lathrop said, cutting him short. "Mor-
ley, have you indeed fallen so low? It
is incomprehensible to me, that
young man who had the mother you
have, who had the advantages you
have had, who was born and bred as
you were, should so easily have lost
his respect for women!"
Lost my respect for women!" cried
Vernon, and then he laughed. "Now,
Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop,' ne went on with
a shade of irritation in his tone, this
is too much!"
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop was
calm.
Have you shown her any respect?"
She went on. Have you not, on The
contrary, said and done everything
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bons, who loves all dumb creatures,
especially dogs, discovered, that the
animals right foreleg was broken. The
dog apparently had been struck by an
automobile.
Gibbons took the dog home in his
arms and placed the broken limb in
splints. He nursed the poor animal
back to health and soon it was as
frisky as ever. His parents demurred
at first, but finally allowed the boy
to keep his pet. the dog earning his
keep by driving away tramps and fire.
quently preventing thefts of fruit and
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that position. Now, the eliminating, first of
all, of these diseased areas is the first duty
of man, woman and child to themselves. Says
DR.. Guelpa to his recalcitrant patient:
when you are attacked by an illness, do
you not find, my dear friend, that nature re-
moves from you most of your ordinary desire
to eat and drink? You, however, think that
you know better than nature. You say to
yourself that you must prepare for your sick
ness by putting In stock of food-and per-
haps drink Foolish man! Does it not occur
to you that nature is trying to teach you how
to act and you won't learn. Far from waiting
till you are stricken with illness, try an occa-
sional days starvation and illness may never
come. You will, by doing this, rid your sys.
TEN of its effete tissues and it's noxious toxic
matters or poisons When you feel that occa.
sfonal headache; when you feel that "all-over.
lshness" that sometimes attacks you; when
you are depressed-you call it bilious-well,
try bout of starvation and then watch for
results.
How long should we starve, then, according
to our Guelpa? He says himself that there
are few persons who cannot do three days
without food, and that too, with constant pup
gatives. At first general gastric and mus
cular weakness is felt. That is simply the be.
ginning of the process of elimination. Soon
sense of comfort begins to be enjoyed. OF
course the body in this period is more prone
to catch cold, matter that must be provided
for by an increase of clothing and hot drink
now and then.
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you could, to drag her down from her
exalted station, to pull her to the
earth, to bring her to a level with
men, to make her soil herself with
politics, by scheming and voting and
caucusing and button-holing and wire
pulling? You would have her degrade
and unsex herself by going to the
polls, to caucuses and conventions :;
you would have her. no doubt, in time,
lobbying for and against measures in
the council chamber and the legisla.
ture."
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop paused
and lifted her gold eyeglasses once
more to the bridge of her high, aris-
tocratic nose.
1T is that kind Of women you have
been brought up with, Morley? Do
we look like that sort? Glance around
this table-do we look like that sort
of women?"
The ladies stiffened haughtily, dis
dainfully, under the impending inspec.
ton, knowing full well how easily they
would pass muster.
'And, if that were not enough -
Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop went on,
inexorably, 1--WE come here to plead
with you and find you hobnobbing with
that mannish thing, that female law
yer!"
She spoke the word female as if it
conveyed some distinct idea of re.
proach. She was probing another chop
with her fork. She had sent the pot
of coffee back to the kitchen, ordering
the waiter to tell the cook that she
was accustomed to drink her coffee
hot.
'And now, Morley Vernon, listen to
me-" she said, as if he were about to
hear the conclusion of the whole mat
ter. IF you have any spark of honor
left in you, you will undo what you
have already done. This resolution
must be defeated in the senate to-day;
I am down here to see that it is done
We go to the State House after break.
fast, and these ladies will assist me in
laying before each member of the
senate this matter in its true and ex
act light. AS for our rights" she
paused and looked at him fixedly, "as
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vegetables. Things, however, did not
prosper with the Gibbons family. The
elder Gibbons declared that the dog
was a Jonah.
He has brought US hard luck" said
Mr. Gibbons to the boy, "and he must
co."
Rush took the dog behind the barn
and then cried as If his heart would
break. But it was not to be that the
dog must leave the farm.
The family was at dinner when the
dog scratched at the screen door and
the boy hurried to let the Jonah in.
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knight-errant of Illinois womankind,
he had looked forward to this day as
the one of triumph; now, at it's begin
ming, he found himself with two Of
Tended women on his hands, and two
hOpelessly irreconcilable mistresses to
serve. He began to see that the lot of
constructive statesman is trying; he
would never criticise leaders again.
The lobby of the hotel was filing
rapidly, and men with their hair still
damp from the morning combing were
passing into the breakfast room with
newspapers in their hands. In the
center of the lobby, however, he saw
a group of senator's, and out of the
middle of the group rose a dark bon
net; the flowers on the bonnet bobbed
now and then decisively. Around it
were clustered other bonnets, but they
were motionless, and, as it were, SUBJ
ordinate.
Can, you tell me who that is?"
asked Brooks of Alexander, jerking his
thumb at the group.
"Yes," said Vernon, that's Gen.
Hodge-Lathrop. She's on her way to
the front to assume command"
"Oh!" said Brooks. II saw some-
thing in the papers" And he went
away, reading as he walked.
Vernon looked everywhere for Miss
Greene, but he could not find her. The
porter at the Capitol avenue entrance
told him that clo bod drixo,, o,,o,, -
the State House a few minutes before.
Vernon was seized by an impulse to
follow, but he remembered Amelia.
He could not let matters go on thus
between them. If only Mrs. Overman
Hodge-Lathrop were not in command:
it he could get Amelia away from her
for While, If he could see her alone,
ne felt that explanations would be pos.
sible.
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although his father objected.

although his father objected.
The animal walked up close to the
elder Gibbons, and then to the aston.
ishment of all, dropped from its mouth
some money, which, when counted.
proved to be five 81 bills, all new.
Where the dog got the money is q
mystery and one that will perhaps
never be solvad.
The result will be, however, that
Mr.. Gibbons Will keep the dog, as he
believes the bringing OF the money
will likewise bring about a change IN
luck.
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AS PAYMENT FOR HIS BOARD

the Mortgage" and How Betsy
Raised Hops in German Beer Gar
den," says the New York Herald. It is
believed that this story is even truer
than the others:
Caldwell, N. j., Sunday.-Rush Glib
bons, 12-year-old son of William Glib
bons, truck farmer of Fairfield, re-
Gently found dog lying beside the
turnpike. The animal was crying and
whining as If in great pain, and Glib
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Ii.
The battleship Connecticut 1ed tho shi,s ~
one division. From out of the cover of each
opponents guns darted the tiny torpedo boats
ana almost as often their courses were
blocked and in some cases the torpedoes and
torpedo boats DESTROYED"
BY rtghtfa1 the battle being called a
"draw,' the searchlights of the two sets Of
enemies followed each other out of sight and
that Saturday evening foes became friends
upon reaching headquarters at Provincetown
Every known modern naval device was Civ
en- It's inning during the fight. Torpedoes
were dispatched by wireless telegraph, this
being an experiment tried in an actual en-.
gagement for the first time by the United
States. The newly adopted fire control mast,
which has been called the inverted waste
basket" proved success, the officers said.
The summers maneuvers afforded the first op.
opportunity for crucial test of this invention.
dozen torpedo boats made attacks on the
big battleships and officers and men were re-
qulred TO exert extreme vigilance to also
guard against the little submarine torpedo
boats, four of which with the parent ship, the
gunboat Castine, made things lively for the
monste: war vessels. Time and again the
flagship Connecticut was compelled to dip her
nets to ward off the destructive torpedoes
which shot little swirls of foam to the sur
face Of the ocean as they sped on their mis-.
sion of mimic death.
The grim reaper, burlesqued, stalked every
where during the encounter and time and
again ships were declared Sunk" de
stroyed" or "scuttled' to prevent capture by
the enemy, while admirals, captains, petty Of
fcers and men were notified they had been
killed" by well-directed shell.
The battle of the fleets was the play of the
maneuvers. To the able-bodied seamen the
work consisted of fleet drills and exercises in
volving tactical problems and battle evou-
tions. With their work off Provincetown fin.
ished the fleet was scheduled to depart for the
southern drill grounds, south of Virginia
capes, for record and battle target practice
the results of which were ordered secretly
tabulated for the war department.
This shooting will Occupy about two weeks
beginning August 49, At it's close the vessels
will return to Hampton Roads and 60 to their
home yards for repairs which may have been
necessitated by the vigorous summer cam
paign. The winter maneuvers will take place
In West Indian waters.
Hampton Roads presented great sight
when the big war craft departed from there
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for New England ports, where they spent July
4, preparatory to repairing to Provincetown
for the maneuvers and sham naval struggle.
In the northern ports the sailors and Off
GERS were granted shore leave in relays from
July to July 6. -Four ships visited Boston
independence day, two were at Penobscot bay
TWO at Portland, Me- and one each at Marble
head, Mass, Portsmouth, N H., Eastport. Me
Brockport, Mass, Gloucester, Mass. and Rooth
Bay, Me.
With the reassembling of the fleet at Brock.
port' Mass three days after the fourth began
the summers work, which was more pictur
esque than that of any previous year, it was
said.
FROM Prov1ncetown the fleet proceeded to
sea each week, returning Saturday nights On
these trips of week each occurred the fleet
drills, the evolutions and other exercises.
One feature OF the maneuvers was the pres-
ence of the naval militias of several eastern
states. The members of these militia bodies
are citizen sailors. Each body of militia was
taken out for weeks instruction on the big
ships. permission to take the reserves on the
voyages was granted through the courtesy
of the navy department.
The Provincetown maneuvers presented the
spectacle of battleships at practice firing at
sea under every weather condition for the first
time In the history of American naval art
Night firing under the same conditions was
one OF the important parts of the program
which was carried out to the letter.
President Taft and Secretary of the Navy
Meyer were witnesses of several of the maneu-
vers of the fleet at sea and both officials ex-
pressed themselves as delighted with the
progress which the sailors have made at
Workmanship since their world tour.
Two old torpedo boats, Nicholson and
O'Brien, were dismantled, filled with cork to
keep them at1oat and used as targets for me
gigantic projectiles. Time and again they
were riddled and finally, the cork having been
so thoroughly perforated that they we're
longer unable to keep afloat, they sank to the
bottom of the ocean.
They were towed at different speeds by the
cruisers and thus the gunners of the men.of.
war given an opportunity to gauge distance
and motion at the same time, one of the most
difficult feats at which the American tar is
an adept.
The scout cruisers Chester, Salem and Biz.
mingham and the armored cruisers North Car.
olina, Montana and New York Joined the fleet
at ProVlncetown and took part in the elabo-
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Jonah Dog Carries SIS to Farmer Who
Believed Canine Had Brought
Him Bad Luck,

Foreword-This thrilling narrative
comes from the occasional contribu-
tor in New Jersey whose fame rests
on his well-known stories How Mike,
the Rattlesnake, Flagged the Elk.
prssA" Polly, tho PaE1ak Chat Raised
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(TO BE CONT1NUED)
Iakinn His Time

Bacon-It is said that at the pres.
ent ratio of progress 20 years will
elapse before the ruins of Pompeii
are entirely uncovered.
Egbert-The man with the hoe'
must be working by the day over
there.
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body's digestive
and kindred or.
gans have their
allotted tasks to
perform. Conse-
Quently, the ref
use or worth
less matter re-
mains in the
sy S tie m, thus
forming an OBJ
ject of attack
in the case of
d i S e a S e, q
source of debil.
ity and a happy
hunting ground
for those nox.
ious phagocytes
that prey upon
he h e al t h y
body, first in.
trenching them
selves In a cen.
ter of the body
which is predis-
posed to un.
healthiness and
attacking from
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The Chamber of Commerce of Port au
Prince offers to place at the disposal of cham.
bers of commerce, producers and manufactur.
ers of the United States and its colonies q
space in it's rooms for the exhibition of their
products
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= YOU had been an
eye witness of the
great naval battle
which was fought of
the port of Province
incetown, Mass, in tho
Atlantic ocean, you
would say without hes
itatiOn that "Uncle
Sam can lick the
world"
It was a mimic en-
counter, the feature of
this summers maneu-
vers of the Atlantic
battleship fleet, which
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ged Massachusetts coast between
July 7 and August 5, the exercise.
there having just come to an end.
1t was great scrap, bloodless of
course, but filled with enough mimic
gore to make an American of the
coolest temperament throw his hat
into the air and yell for Old Glory,
he stars and stripes, President Taft
and all the rest.
Drawn up in battle alignment were
so war craft of every size and shape.
They ranged all the way fron Pear
Admiral Seaton Schroeder's 10000 ,cn
flagship. u. S. S. Connecticut, to the.
tiny submarine torpedo boat Taran
tu7a.
Divided into two squadrons, oppos
ing each other, these two divisions OF
our friends, the enemy" broke the
morning mist on opposite horizons
and at the tlagship's signals quickly
fell into circular battle formation
opening fire at distance of several
miles.
On paper it was a cory struggle
dozen of the terrors of the sea were
disabled" by Rear Admiral Schroo-
der's edict and several submarines f;o.
uratively carried their crews tn Davv
Jones' locker never tn roturr
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However, the doctor carried his Investigations
somewhat further. 1t occurred to him that even in
the healthy state, or in the normal body which is
supposed to be enjoying good health this used-up
worthless tissue and efete matter must require
casonal expulsion from the body 1t is obvious that
when the regulation amount of food is consumed the
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would declare ana then Guelpa
after the following manner:
my friend you feel weakand why? Simply the
present body the starvation
peing from its various departments Of
toxic matters diseased worthless while
overfeeding your system of
owing to the calls made digestive kindred
organs Not only do stave friend but to-
will give purgative You think cruel do
you? Not at ALL All these noxious carried
from system; but nevertheless shall continue to
starve amco When temperature has be-
low the normal-that is to when couple of days the
Of toxic matter has been eliminated, then shall
have something to eat. No, not till then"
Howe the carried
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When polishing the finger nails. rub
aeross, net up and down. Dust the
hands with orris powder for excessive
Precipitation. %
Liquid green soap, which il the
chemically pure potash soap used in
surgery. is excellent for the com.
plexion, but SO strong Is 1t that once
week 10 sufficient for its use.
In order to keep the head clean for
q month, q tonic should be used, after
which the hair should be thoroughly
gone over with clean brush. It 10
surprising how much dirt IL removed
By this process.
A simple but effective way to make
hair wave in big ripples. which con-
tinue to- be fashionable. is to dampen
It and tie It down with bands of baby
ribbon, pulling the hair out In loose
waves between the bands.
To prevent noise round pads Of
leather, cut from old boots and nailed
to the legs Of kitchen chairs, prevent
the grating noise upon brick or tiled
door which is 30 distressing to the
nerves at sensitive people.
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To Turn Rjsa Folds.

), Run = hat pin ia and Tou, OF your
Ironing board sAce, taking UP half
inch Of the ironing sheet. Place one
end Of the fold under the pin and turn
over each edge about one-third inch.
Then run the poin. Of pin in the sheet
just. beyond the tdrned edge Of fold.
keeping the, opposite turned edge a.
near as possible tc where the pin
emerges from the sheet. In the sans
way place another pin over fold about
three inches from the first pin and
have the width Of space between
where the pins leave and enter the
sheet equal. and Of the same width
that you want yesr folds when turned.
Have some one pull the strip along
and with a wazm nat iron press over
and between the pins. This saves nj
labor of basting and a. soon as they
are turned they should be a!itched on
ono edge and the other bas.ed on the
skirt or garment on which they are to
be placed. ~ ~ 81
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Two Bits Of Wood.

Importance cannot be reduced to q
matter Of size. -. The success Of 4
piece Of work may depend on a tiny
detail. Such is the case in regard to
that marvel Of construction, the violin.
Rev. H. r. Haweis in his my Musical
Life" tells Of the care and labor ex.
pended on two little pieces Of wood
which 60 to make up the perfect
whole .r
The sound-bar is a strip Of pine wood
running under the left foot OF the
bridge. A slight mis- take IN Its, posi-,
ton. looseness, or inequality or rough.
ness Of finish will produce that hollow,
teeth-on-e edge growl called wolf" It
takes great cunning and a life Of prac'
teal study to know just how long and
how thick the sound bar must be, and
exactly where to place 1t, in each in
strument. .gg tta
I. The sound-post Is little pine prop
Nike short bit Of cedar pencil. 1t is
the soul of the violin, and through II
pours all vibrations. Days ana weeks
are spent in adjusting the tiny sound
post. Its position exhausts the pa
thence Of the maker, and makes the
Joy or misery of the player.-Youth's
Companion. g.,
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TO MAKE SEWING BOARD.
indispensable Requisite for the Mother
Of Family.

Just to secure for her individual use
the one Or two sewing necessities
that otherwise would be borrowed and
always out OF plaee-every house
mother Ao.kd own sewing board.
It can be easily made at home. A
piece OF stout cardboard cut 12x14
inches ID he fouldation. It Is covered
back and tsont with natural-colered
Russian sash or blue Holland linen.
and hung h . ca4veMent place by a
fnissed steqp az the 1Anen or by rib
bors to matSh. IN the center strap
of linen towns q scissors pocket;
there are two pockets to secure papers
Of needles; = bedkin and thimble are
held In place by TIVE smaller straps. a
black and whAAe, spool of No. so
thread are So tied IN place with rib
bons that the cotton can be reeled of
without disturbing the spools. A pin.
cushion Is suspended below the scis.
sors 80 .z5,gNe E:r@ .,~.r' q, "
1t is not expected that this useful
board will d duty on all occasions:
holding such = limited supply OF mate.
ria)s, 1t Is necessarily only an ener'
gency case. The well-flled basket is
Just as necessary as It always has
been, bit the ease Is supposed to be
private property and to terrorize the
would be borrower. NV E