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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-15
A Story of Capital and Labor, Which Gives You
Things to Think About, Reprinted From the
American Magazine.

dends accrued. That was enough
for Jenoks. Esq
Occasionally lencks. ESQ. made
an after dinner speech. expatiating
upon the proud Industrial achieve
monts OF steelopolls. lencka. ir..
listened to these speeches with
glowing affection. Ito believed OF
Jencks. Esq. all that Jeucks. Esq
believed Of himself He was worry
young aud warm hearted and uuais.
pcctinE,
n Slufek never heard any of the
Ieneks. Esq. oratory The proud
industrial achievements of Steelop
oils wouldn't have Interested him
anyway. He was singly intent upon
the proud Industrial achievement OF
getting three meals per day for self
and family Add to this. sli a
month for rent. aud the problem
looms large. Even at his prineely
wage Of xi6S for a t2.honr day,
with periodic working shift OF
- hours on end, u. Slufek some.
times ran into debt This, | sup.
pose. was due 20 innate depravlty
somewhere. Obviously the innate
depravlty must have been n. Stu.
fek's. II could hardly have been
Jeneks. ESQ s. For Ieneks. Esq.
was a good man, Whereas u. stu.
fek was regrettable Hun.
Everybody recognized the good.
ness Of Jeneks. Esq He regularly
went 70 church and worshlped God.
AZ least, he worshlped his own idea
OF God Il was somewhat pc
culiar idea. Nowhere IA the rec.
ords OF religion could you find any.
thing resembling the God OF Jeneks.
Esq. not even II sou went back 10
Greek PaRaniam. For. after all.
the gods OF tho Greeks wer0 a pub.
lie sort OF gods They looked after
everybody impartially The Ieneks.
ESQ. god Il shall no longer dignity
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20 CAN THUMP HUBBY

TRENTON, Oct. f5--Judge Harris,
In the Central police court some
Time ago, came out strongly as an
advocate Of women's rights in
most unexpected way Mrs. Joseph
Green, her eyes blackened and her
face bruised. was the complaining
witness against her husband, ar
raigned on a charge OF beating her.
Hes a good man, except that he
beats me once IN WHILE" said
Mrs. Green Il don't want him TO
80 to jail. because don't know
what ! would do"
Now, what do you think Of
that2' exclaimed Justice Harris
Here you are big. husky woman
weighing close 10 $50 pounds, and
ne amt bigger than a drink of
water Why, you could eat him II
you wanted to- Why don't you hit
him back when he hits your"
Because then Ia be arrested,
TOO" replied the woman
Now, you Just leave that TO me.
and the next time he raises a hand
at you, you just pitch In and soak
him, DO him up brown You don't
need TO be afraid OF him, and If
you do II 10 him right you need not
be afraid Of me, either. But I
should think you'd be ashamed to
come here and let the public know
that you allowed o little bit of a
cuss like your husband 10 beat
YOU" Green looked meek as he
accompanied his wife from the
court room.
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Rec THE STORY OF AN UNEQUAL TRANGBY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS

Il with a capitall was exclusively
devoted to tho interests OF Jencka.
ESQ A. matter OF fact, Il was
n paatehoard god. invented By
Jcncka. Esq =, pastor In return for
q new church. Every morning
Jencks, Esq. plously thanked his
god, who was not aa other gods are.
that he himself was not IA other
men were.
1encks, r.. also had a God, dimly
vialoncd tits was the true God.
whose altar Is raised wherever a
clean heart looks upward JenekH
f.. looked upward rather timldly.
a little shamefaeedly. indeed. II the
truth be- known he hadn't much
OF an opinion OF himself IN that re
speet, being nj heart humble lie
had a very great opinion Of his faith.
en- being a loyal aud unancatloning
sort OF son When he conscientious
y prayed. Jencks. ir.. thanked God
for Swing him such "A father as
JenekE. Esq.
I. slufek had no God nj all. He
hadn't time for one. II sometimes
happens that way when men work
u hours every day Ia the week.
With a periodic ahift OF "a hours on
end Jcneks. ESQ - iaborcra were
sunk In bestial alumbor what time
iencka, ESD was la his pew at
church Alas for the basencaa Of
the human soul
But had y slufck a soulg Some.
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thing way there. inside. OF course.
hut am speaking now OF O soul 49,
We understand IL. you aud |. com
Portable reader A wei groomed
carefully considered, aolf.heodhil
sort OF soul Jencka, Esq . sort OF
a soul. IN point OF fact. Jencka.
Esq. presumably didn't believe tint
u slufek possessed anything of the
kind lie never would have dared
to work a man with a soul az he
worked - Slufek. lie would have
been afraid OF meeting that soul
later
Not that Jeneka. Esq. was uncon.
cerned as TO the inner welfare of his
fellow beings. You mustn't think
that Many a foreign mission bless
cd his conspicuous laFishneaa. n
gave him sense of almost super.
human power to consider. when he
had leisure. that he was making
life happier Ia Darkest Africa.
through the earnings OF his par.
tioular proud Industrial achieve.
msnt. Happier than In Darkest
stoelopolls. Indeed. but Iencks.
ESQ. know nothing about Darkest
Steelopoils. though be owned part
OF H. IL was too near.
With Jencks. ir.. II was not so
near but what Il occasionally trou.
hied him through hearnay. His
mind asked rehellioaa questions.
Once he referred some OF these
questions TO his father. The dam.
ualory word "paternalinm" humbled
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him TO silence. lie learned al the
same time that only irresponsible
idealiata." given over. body aud soul.
10 the propagation of "aoclallstic
rot" concerned themselves with
light. air, germs aud death rates.
Jencka. Esq. aaid SO With EN-.
phaals u Slufek could have con.
flrmed tho statement. lie didn't
bother about these matters. He was
no irresponsible ldeallst. Besides.
he didn't know enough
Coming out OF the mill. %. Slufak
frequently met the two JeDcks
emerging from the office. He al.
ways touched his hat humbiy
Jenckn. esq, never saw him
IonokA. IT,. gave him friendly nod
IN return. This caused u. siufek a
duh sort of pleasure. lio would bob
Of his hat again and go on. or
course Il was nnsAmerican for him
TO touch his hat nj all. lie had
heard "A labor agitator hny as much
nj meeting II hadn't impressed
him particularly. u. siufek had
failed 10 become Americanixed az
swiftly aH his we'll wlahers had
there boon any might have hoped
Il II bound 10 be thus. occasionally.
with men who work ~ hours every
day Ia the week. with q periodic
shit OF "a hours ON end. - Slufek
remained a Regr-ttahla Hun. aalut.
ing power and wealth humbiy in the
persons Of Jeneka. Esq. and Icncka.
IL.
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HUSBAND ALTERED IN BARREL CAUSES
WIFE TO SUE FOR DIVORCE.

my soul. yoush1l ketch Il. when you
get home" they told him, thlckIy.
"Gueah amt afraid Of my wife"
King insisted.
TELL you--teli you what letsch
do" said one. Less play Joke on
Kings oil lady. Leaa take um
home In that barrel. and stay round
aud SEQ fun. Yuh game. Jack. Oh
chap7"
"snro I'm game" said King.
"Followsh can't put nothin' over
me- nossir. nuthin'. Come on wiz
barrel"
Oh. Il was great fun. Everybody
laughed and laughed. IL Was the
greatest Joke that ever happened.
But imagine Mrs. King. who
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HUSBAND NOT HERO

LOS ANGELES. Oct. ILLUS.
bands who would live the life of a
benedict, free from care and
trouble, and forego all marital woes.
must be heroes and incidentally
have money. according to the com.
plant for divorce filed by Edward
W. Smith. asking relief from the
bond BY which he is united to Rosa
v. Smith.
II Is not necessary for a husband
70 be a Hobson. Dewey, Cook or
Peary lie does not have to dis.
cover the North Pole, sink a Merri-
mac or even whip Spain; far from
that All that Is necessary Is that
he emulate the example Of some Of
the heroes Of Laura Jean Libby,
Bertha ". Clay. Charlotte Braeme
and kindred authors This rs what
the complaint of Mr.. Smith AYERS
He complains that his wife was
continually Gliding him for his un.
heroic worksimply a bread win.
ner-and with each succeeding
novel she read some new type OF
hero presented itself. OF which
Smith ought to have been a living
example.
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nY sAMuEl HoRkINs ADAMS.

nv SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
This story Is not a true story. II
Il were. should shrink from the
telling II would harrow the sensi'
biiities OF too many eminently re-
spectacle people Since {, Is mere.
" Pigment Of the Imagination
The three were lencks, ESQ.
jerks, Dr.. and u. Slufek. They
oil lived in and by virtue OF Steel.
opOlis. And they all worked IN the
Mammoth Mills. Iencks, Esq, and
Jencks. ir. toilod unromittingly IN
the offices. They considered that
II was their duty TO DO 80. which
doubtless & was. For one OF them
owned the Mammoth Mills and the
other expected TO.
II. Slufek sweated profuscly In
the blooming mill where the ten.
ton ingots OF steel weave 90 aud
FRO Hike giants In the torture OF a
white heat and where. when you
become torpid from oVer-exhaustiou
and have an arm burned Off. gen.
orous paternal management pays
you 500 compeusation--lf you're
lucky. n Slufek worked there. not
because he considered Il his duty.
but because he had TO make a lly.
ing He didn't make Il. Not in any
real sense, that L..
Jencks. Esq was highly IS.
teemed citizen. An tho newspapers
said SO. by this they meant that
he was worth several million dol.
lars He employed five thousand
men 10 make this sum for him. aud
deemed himself a henefactor OF
the human race
what would become OF all these
poor fellows II Il were not for me-.
he frequently said His tone. when
he said this. was the tone OF
challenge
Incidentally. he never thought 10
Inquire what did become Of the
poor fellows They worked. Divi-
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HEART BREAKS OF A DAY

husband long enough 10 demon.
strate the hopelessness Of reform
ing him.
Mrs. Yeager lived with her nus.
band, Adam Yeager OF Hazeison.
only four months She said that he
got drunk, swore at her. was cross
and angry, accused her of taking
money from his pocket and yaa
generally abusive. Judge Fuller
says.
The evidence shows him to be a
worthless creature. but this char.
acter must have existed before
marriage. and such as he was. she
took him for better or worse, with
her eyes open.
She gave him too short a trial.
In the absence OF actual violence
her marriage vow imposed upon
her the duty TO endure hts conduct.
disagreeable and disgusting as II
was, at least for period OF time
which would demonstrate the hope
iessness Of reformation. and that
period had not elapsed when she
severed herself from his society"
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BROOKLYN. N. ", Oct. i5.--
Like lots OF things. Il was lots Of
fun iii Jack King got home. Now
the old song. And His Wife Was
a Teetotaler." has a sad and pun.
gent meaning for him.
Ito had met the gang that night,
one By one. and there were high.
balls and gin riekeyH and pousse
cafes and different varieties of
beer, and a bottle Of stout. just for
the fun OF II. and then each man
bought the last drink and all start
cd homo.
Jack King was the butt OF tho
Kidding
"Yoush'n ketch II. OF man. pom
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Ono evening u. slufok came out
late. Jencka. IT,. was also late. The
two men met H. 6lufek saiuted
humbly. Jcncks. Ir.. smiled and
nodded, u. slufok threw bis arms
around Ieneka. IT,. and hung upon
his neck. lie did this. not out OF
affection. but from the impelllng no
casalty Of olinging to something
solid, Ieneks. ST., looked solid. All
else reeled before u. slnfek A
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Sadness as Told in Court,
Showing Misjudgment
of One Dan Cupid,
Bringing Tears Instead
of Joy.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Oct. 15.--
Peter Steinberger OF Spencer. Ia, a
retired farmer. aged n years, and
who has been visiting friends and
relatives In Allentown for the past
year, was today served with papers
IN a breach Of promise suit brought
by Mrs Sybilia Mascot Of Bethle-
hem. aged So years.
Last fall his daughter introduced
him to the plaintiff, and he be
came enamored Of her and offered
marriage, the event TO take place
in July Of this year. He has since
refused to carry out his part Of
the contract, and Mrs Mascot asks
5000 as a heart balm.
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dagger OF ley air had pierced bia
lungs. This Is a logical. though
doubtless lamcntable result Of com.
Ing from ~ hours labor at a tenn.
peraturc OF anything you please
above 100. into an outside frost Of
10 below freezing. y. slufek DO.
came very limp and aaggy.
Jencks. jr. heayed -. Slufek up
and held him.
Here" said be. whats this7
Drunk"
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slufek "'A'n'ursd \
Jcncks IRIS gloved hs.e
mad, haa llghtened on tho R re-, VA
through. "'a' nn
You're ill." be sald.
blufek Then bis cough $3.50
and tore him. 'e.' poot IL
Concluded Tomorrgv
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MUST STAND ABUSE

WILKEsBARRE. Pa, Oct b.
Judge Fuller. In refusing a divorce
70 MrH Eva Yeager the other day,
held that It Is the duty Of a wife
to put up With III treatment by her
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doesn't ever Indulge. aw.t.
a. m by loud poundIs assned 4
door, aud al this Iona % u
laughter Maybe Aha mucous
Ia a sense Of humor us''eienl
Anyhow. she has sved :,
yorce Tho barrei s.o i0r a.
as the reason. @ ~ ngsa
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FRANK KELLY.

Few athletes whose names are
shouted by enthusiastic students
deserve more credit than Tackle
Kelly Of the Chicago uniyer.
sity eleven.
Kelly has worked his way
through college By doing odd Jobs.
Despite his ability as a football
player he has not been helped"
through school. as Is so often the
case with star performers. On the
contrary. he has made bis way.
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waiting on table. tending furnaces
and doing other chores.
Do the students think any the
less OF him for thlsf Not on your
llfe On the contrary. Kelly II
college hero, and Bis splendid de.
termination 10 WITH his WAY
through the university IN the face
Of all obstacles has won him the
respect and friendship OF every.
one with whom he comes In con
tact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-23

ged, but ~quiescent, the girl with {
growing unrest upon her.
At last a buyer sounded.
"Stay where you arefn Challoner
commanded Of the girl made a move
ment to go.
Again the buzzer sounded.
"Has she a keyT" be whispered.
YES" she answered, matching bis
tone.
The Jingling Of keysf IN the outer hall,
followed by the clink of metal 10 the
lock, reached their ears. Then came
the closing Of the door, the swish OF
skirts, the odor of v~iolets, and then
Lefty Love, In all her pink and white
loneliness, her eyes sparkling. stood
framed in the doorway. AT the sight
Of the man and the girl sitting there
like two culprits she burst into laugh
terra long peal Of laughter that was
her stock IN trade and which ran the
gamut of her deep, contralto voice.
"Inconstant, naughty Lawrencew she
exclaimed. and, pointing her tiny glow
ed finger at him, perhaps I Interrupt"
And now, turning TO the girl, patricia,
| didn't know you could be so inter.
esting."
The maid gasped with relief as she
left the room.
We'll, why don't the rest of you
come inP Challoner growied.
Lefty Love opened her blue eyes
w~ide-eyes that could look the limo
cence Of a child or the wisdom of the
ages-and feigned not TO understand.
And then, as If bis meaning had dawn.
ed upon her, she said, with a good ma.
tured smile:
"ohi Why, I'm alone"
TITS a good thing You are" be told
her pointedly.
SILLY boyl How ridiculous you arer'
she returned lightly as she tossed her
wraps over a chair.
Challoner went over to the photo
graph, picked 1t up and, wheeling
round, said t~hreateningly:
did you put him in that framef"
y did," she answered sweetly. ann
Fery domestic. you know" and she
smiled one Of her most bewildering
II always arrange these little
myself"
And what did you do with miner
Lefty looked dubious. She touched !
button, and to the maid who entered
he said, with mock anxiety:
Patricia, what did you do with the
lalf tone Of this gentleman that /
ave your
tits in my room, madam"
with thg other notables?s And
city Love lifted her eyebrows. "Pa-
room is quite a picture gal.
she went on gayly. "You may
investigate It If you like
challoner's lips emitted YOU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-23

There was something IN the catch of
her breath, too, as she ended that
meant denial. he was certain. But he
took courage. Did she not know that
be would not ask her II he did not
hare % have It? Women never could
understand why men had to have
money. She didn't understand. When
fne had to have money they had to
have IT. And then a violent, irresisti-
bic Impulse to be perfectly truthful
took hold Of him, and bis mind was 90
warped. his need so desperate, that
be came ~perflously near to hurting out
the real reason why be needed the
money. For an instant be actually
thought that his wife would appreciate
the reason, as some Of his male friends
doubtless would
"Fu tell yon how 1t Is, Miriam" be
had begun and then suddenly stopped.
What was be about to do7 Was
there not something queer, something
not exactly right, in his telling Miriam
about the other womani And be end
ed By pleading:
"surely. Miriam, you're not going to
refuse me-comeF'
Il am sorry. Lawrence, but | must
she sobbed.
The husband would not abandon bis
plea Besides, be had detected the
sob. He moved toward her, holding
out his arms as though to gather her
into them. IL was q charm that al
ways worked with Miriam.
But Challoner was doomed to disap-
pointmen.. 1t was the last touch
needed to complete her humiliation,
and, Unvina hlsa hack. shs cried.
Laurie, Laurie. anything but thatIr
There was a food Of tears behind her
look Of pain.
but l musti Cradlebaugh"- He
came to a helpless pause.
Mrs. Challoner slowly repeated this
name:
"Cradlebaughi I wish you had never
seen that man-that class of menl
Your money-my money-very likely
has been going to themi Well, If you
want money you VIII have to- The
tension snapped, and she broke down
completely.
"a sign Of weakening" thought
ChalloneF and started toward her.
"No, no! Cor she cried, drawing
her hands up to her face.
a moment later Cha1loneE was seat
ed in the motorcar. As the chauffeur
threw in the clutch some instinct told
ChaIloner to look back. He had a feet
ing impression that he had seen a wo-
mans face In the doorway. Surely
that's Miriam" he thought and lifted
his hat, but when be looked again
there was no one there. Yet If his
senses had been perfectly normal he
would have known that 1t was her
face that he had seen. But the fates
had no intention Of letting him know
that with bis departure bis wife's res
had gone and that she had
come to the door to beseech him to
come back, for even then they were
cunningly spinning the web which was
10 encompass him about
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-23

They closed on a gasp o. rage and IN
potent admiration. Had be dared he
would have gone on bis knees to her
then and there, taken her in bis arms
and kissed her. but the woran's indif.
ference appalled, him. and instead be
gritted bis tsetb, dug his nails int1 the
palms Of bis hand Then. for the FIRST
time, It dawned on him that she had
worn for H~argraves the gown that
he Challoner3 had selected for her
a gown white. immaculate, simple.
which followed reiIgiously the lines Of
the superb figure. that left nothing to
be desired OF Lefty Love, with her set
black hair that gave no sign Of fasten-
Ing. with her blue eyes and dark eye
browa.
whats the matter with you, Lettyi
is it because my money has given OutT'
he cried.
This startled the woman into ear
nestness Pointing to the door, she de
clHred. with an injured cir:
"No mhn can talk to me Of money in
this houseF'
chailoner's face was a study. but he
did not move
Especially when It's all goneF' be
sneered. searching her eountennnce
Never until now had be realized the
monumental. ~stupendous power OF
money. Nc% that he had none and the
a OF J~ugEerlaut was slowly crushing
him he could understand that be be-
longed IN the ditch with the MANNED.
the lame. the dying. There was no ne
cessity for a reply from Lefty. The
woman's face revealed the contempt
with which she regarded him. The
fruit was devoured. OF what value
was the rindf
You'd better 60" she said supercil-
iously. 'sri1ere Is no need Of coming
any more"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-23
SOME GUEssEs At
THE DRUGGIST PROBLEM

How much was the druggist
ahead or out?
Joe Ricketts, and Carl Saunders,
both, state the druggist was three
ahead. Others disagree with them.
OF course, this is good money.
Not stage greenbaeks. You know
time. It is very simple. Some have
what YOU are working with this
already guessed the answer.
J. H. Liewellyn says he's not
the druggist but the chemist" was
ahead So. John Graham and John
Ricketts, agree with him.
Who ls Her
Puzzle Editor of the Ledger:
Tell us who the II z : Mark Drug.
gist was? We want TO make a dol
lar.
Post Office Force.
One Dollar Ahead.
Puzzle Editor Of the Ledger:
The druggist was one dollar to
the good. 1t doesn't take and 60
horse power high-brow to see that.
A. Sharp Guy.
A Ten Years Old Girl.
Puzzle Editor OF the Ledger:
think the druggist made three
dollars in changing the money. Am
I right?
A Ten Years Old Girl.
A Mercenary Man.
Puzzle Editor of the Ledger:
Tell me who the druggist is and
like to be appointed his guard
If he has any money. | would
Always on the Job.
A Mathematician.
Puzzle Editor of the Ledger:
If that druggist will make the
man a Xmas present of the value
OF 1-3 of the money, the man
handed him, they will be square
On the change racket; or, let the
man make the druggist a present
of IL the money the druggist paid
him, then the druggist will have
as much money as he paid the
man. q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-23
G. M. Woodward, st. Louis.
SKINNER.

Our farmers are still busy gath
erihg their corn.
Mrs. G. r.. Squirting visited home
folks in Mexico last week.
II. T. Squirting and wife treated
a few friends to a bountiful din
ner Sunday initiating their new
house which they have just moved
into.
VIM. F. Whitley sold to II. c,
Berry 600 bu. Of corn at 50 cents
per bu., purchaser to do the haul.
ing.
B. w. Hill and family left for
lola, Kansas, Friday. They will
visit relatives In Mexico and iii.
nois before they go to their desti.
nation.
Jas. @. Crawford marketed O load
Of good angus cattle fat Monday
week.
Frank Weinand had a load Of
good cattle fat on market first OF
last week.
Here's wishing the Ledger and
Its corps Of assistants and readers
q Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.