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The Baltimore County union, the Towson news. (Towson, Md.) 1909-1912, 1909-10-30

shock of her grief swept away all
minor considerations, and she faced
the facts of her life with a vision
wonderfully purified and discerning.
She went over to herself the history of
her relations to Peter, and puzzled
herself sick in the endeavor to see the
true meaning of them. She remem-
bered what he had been before her
marriage-the thoughtless and in
credibly selfish recipient of another's
very life; and she saw that she had
made him SO that in her way she
had been as utterly selfish as he, fos-
tering every evil quality in him 70
feed her own mistaken and self
righteous passion of devotion. She
remembered what he had been since
her return the boundless wealth Of
kindness and entire self-forgetfulness
which her incessant and exacting de-
mands had uncovered in him; she
saw again the contrast between her
own fretful and discontented face and
his, glowing for the first time in his
life with the Joy of self-sacrifce-and
she wondered at the meaning of hu-
man relationships. She realized that
she had made both Peters what they
had been. The first one she had
shut into an intolerable prison of self
seeking while she reveled in her own
debauch of self-abnegation. The
second she had set free into the JOY
Gus world of forgetfulness of self and
she discovered to him the inestima-
BILE pleasure of service.
But her own life What that had
been in this second phase She
thought o f herself with horror
Drearily she went over and over the
times when she had not thanked
Peter, when she had taken his loving
care, ungratefully, for granted. And
yet, by that very means -. She sat
lost in maze of speculations as to
the astonishing ways of this world.
A knock sounded on the door.
After all these days of solitude, she
was startled by summons from the
outside. Some one tried the handle
and pressed on the locked barrier.
She turned the key, opened the door,
and confronted her brother Peter,
pale, with bandage about his head,
but alive and in the flesh. He looked
at her with the strange eyes of one
who has gone to the gate of death.
Here l am, Susy," he said, with a
little smile that quavered off at the
sight Of her shocked and amazed face.
THE doctors thought it was all up
with me, but 1 guess I'm a pretty
tough nut to crack" Heswayed un-
certainly, and put out his hand to the
side of the door, Susan did not stir
to help him, in spite of the wild burst
of Joy at seeing him which swept over
her. A feeling deeper even than that
held her motionless. Confusion and
perplexity unutterable looked from
her white face. "Ohl oh - she
cried, what shall 1 do now p And
she stood gazing at the man, with a
problem centuries old clouding her
eyes.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news. (Towson, Md.) 1909-1912, 1909-10-30

said by way of apology for my appar-
emily pointed question.
When we reached the church it
was nearly full of people. Before the
service was over I began to get rest
less. Two whole hours more How
could l endure it
There was man with a bald head
seated near us. A fly had settled on
MS nose. 1t crawled slowly upward,
and | was hoping it would reach the
bald spot, upon which was reflected
variegated tints from the heavy lat
ticed windows. The fly was about to
begin its ascent of that shining dome;
it was interesting to watch its pro-
gress, more SO than to listen to the
minister, because he talked in nasal
tone and drawled out the long, hard
words, which he frequently used, in
a monotonous way.
told Mercy to watch that fly, but
she looked shocked and said, "Sh /!
Sh That's Deacon Elder"
When | took another look at the
little man a sour-faced lady, who sat
next to me and who wore pair OF
big-rimmed spectacles on the very
tip-end of her nose, pinched me and
told me to be quiet.
"Stop pinching me If you do it
again I'll Scream" said, in an irrit-
able voice, for nv arm hurt.
When 2 O'Clock came | was the
happiest person in the world. took
Mercy's hand and fairly dragged her
outside the church to the forest.
1t was autumn and the trees, from
the king of that particular forest to
the smallest and most insignificant
sapling, had arrayed themselves in
their cloaks of brightest scarlet and
gold. Great piles of dead leaves lay
on the ground, where they had been
swirled by the autumn breeze. l
longed to run through them just to
hear them rustic and crackle under
my feet, When | asked Mercy to run
and Jump with me she shook her
head sadly and said:
No, must not run. Only boys
rum"
| looked at her pityingly. 1t was
the way Dick looked at me when |
shamefully confessed that / could not
play football.
Goodbye, I'm going home," |
called, and in a second l was off, the
leaves rustling merrily under my feet.
Which way was l to go? | could
not remember the way came. l sat
down on stone and tried to solve
the problem.
20, I wish l hadn't come. I'm not
going to stay here any longer. | hate
it and I'm going home," | cried, for
when one is s, one has not much re-
gard for ones grammar.
While l was still cropping in myper-
plexity as to the right road, | felt a
cold, clammy touch on my barred arm
as it was thrust from the bedclothing.
"O-I-O-why, its Ellington !
You darling old dog I'm so glad |
didn't live couple of hundred years
ago, amt you, Billie ?"
But if Ellington thought so he did
not say it. He just sat there and
blinked his brown eyes and wagged
his brush-like tail.
l dressed and went to school in
hurry, so l could tell Dorothy and
Dick my dream about Mercy. We
wished that we might meet her just
once again, and this time not in a
| dream.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news. (Towson, Md.) 1909-1912, 1909-10-30
.sWoodman, Spare the Tree. "
(From November Farm Journal.)

Save the beautiful things in nature.
Don't cut down shapely pine or
poplar just to see if the axe is sharp
and when grubbing out fields, set the
fine, straight hardwood shrubs in
some forest tract for future use.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

bands. / didn't resist. She felt ~
pulse an then she says: All. his
feyer's worse. too. Wen have to strap
him to the bed so he can't get up an
roam around tn house, or he'll never
recover.
MY heart was beatln' some, an that
accounted for my pulse bein' so
high.
"She next smooths down me pillow,
an then she tries to pull tn covers
away from my head But that weren't
40 use. l hung on an finally she
res II up. takes tn candle an goes
back ter bed.
"Whew-w-wl II was some relief.
Just ike expectin' ten years, an get
tin only two. / breathed STEADY
again an started a little laugh at how
easy 1t all vas
"Th' laugh died in infancy, fer just
then ! heard a wabbly step down III
hall, an / knew tn sick man was re-
turnin.
Believe me did some tall thinkln'
in them few seconds, an some tall
movin'. too Jerkin' of tn sheets. |
tied one around TIL bedbost an tn
end Of that to tn other. Then, just
as tn steps was comm through tn
nurses room / heard her jump up an
say: What. Out Of bed again, so
soon. Dear, dear, what shall | do
with him?' / t'rows up tn window an
dives out. shinnin' me way down de
sides with tn help of them sheets tied
together.
I'D made good mt getaway, an
was chucklin ter meself when | drops
TO III ground. | sneaks round to tn
front OF III house, still laughin', an
starts to hike up tn front walk, wher
tn moon comes out from under I
cloud an | catches a glisten on tn
side Of tn front door.
Wei, me heart just done a double
hipnop an landed wrong side up OF
tn tip of me tongue. There, DO
right there. tackled on the house, wa
this sign
Brady paused in frying the steak
; and. moistening a stubby pencil
looked at me with awful eyes an
t printed the following sign on the kitct
en- table:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
ONE HANDBAG, TWO MEN.
And Two Vacations That oVerlapped
The Answer Found to Be Easy.

$50 many seemingly impossible
things there are that are really easily
possible.' said Mr.. Slimmintower, III
you only know how and you are dis
posed to take a cheerful view.
Now. for instance, you might not
naturally think that one travelling bag
would do for two men. friends
though they might be, If they both
wanted to use it at the same time.
You'd think that one or the other
would simply have to take the bag and
the other do without it, wouldn't youg
Why. certainly. But now see how In
such circumstances two young men
managed so that each had the bag.
These two young men, living to.
gether and not yet grown rich, had,
however, so far progressed in their
accumula,ions that they had acquired
this one handbag between them. They
expected to go on their vacation to-
gether. and what did they want OF
more than one bag? 1t would do cas-
iIy for both. And then came the
bombshell.
When rhe vacation schedules in the
two places where the two worked had
been made mp the young men, each to
have two weeks. found that one oil
them would gave to start a week
ahead of the other. And that was q
bombshell to throw into the camp!
How about the bag? Which one OF
them should have the bag? But IN
two minutes the bombshell dwindled
into a hand grenade and then into a
6~recracker and then to nothing at all.
why Tim, said Jim, who was
going TO start first. IN take the
bag and when l get there I'll just
empty Il and send It back to you by
express.
And that's what Jim did; and 50
when Tim started out on his vacation
he had the bag. And then when Tin
got there he emptied the bag, and a
the end OF the week, which was th'
end OF his two weeks, Jim took th'
bag again and brought il home will
him and emptied It again and one.
more sent Il 10 Tim. And so, thougl
they were both away at the sam.
time they had but one bag betweeI
them. yet each had a bag all to hin
SELF
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

safe. an makes a quick sasshay for
tn back porch. There was a nice
trellis. Just waitin' fer me, an I'm on
tn back roof in a minnit. or course
tn window was open. They never
locks them in tn bathroom. So /
sails in.
well, tn first room | struck hap
pens ter be empty. | picks up a lew
souvenirs an begins ter feel quite
gay. Den hikes fer tn next room
TIL door was open an soon as | gets
in | hears breathin' an knows I'm in
a lady's budwar. That don't stop me
none. / takes a peek at her an finds
she's sleepin' o. K. an den | waltzes
trough tn dresser. Wasn't much
there. an / was just beginnin' to in
vestigate a side door when I hears tn
lady turn over in bed. My hand bein'
on tn knob gives a slight twitch an
tn latch flies back.
"She starts mp in bed, an quick as
wink ] ducks trough to tn uddeI
room. No sooner am | dere den sees
I'm up against it. Dere amt no othel
door out but tn one / come in.
hikes for tn window, but there ain
no porch roof, It bein' on tn side, an
tn jumps too high.
"By dis time she's out Of bed an
hears her sneakin' for tn door De
tween us. All of a sudden | seen a bed
There amt nobody in It. but it's al
mussed up as though somebody SHOULD
be there. 7 was kinder scared, so
makes a high dive without thinkin
an lands on tn bed an pulls tn COY
ers over me head.
no sooner'n / done that makes on
IN light OF a candle enterin' tn room
an / begins sayin' what prayers
know frontwards an backwards, at Il
same time.
"A voice pipes up out Of tn dar
an / feels tn lady sit down on q
edge Of tn bed. Tn voice is her
an it says: My! My still delirlou
7 must tell tn doctor in tn mornin.
Poor man. Poor man. He'll cate
his death Of cold iumpin' up an rur
min about tn house ike this, at a
ours.
9TH voice was soothin', an ! tinl
she must be a nurse. as l seen
striped dress in tn room she was /
, We'll. she sits there fer a few mi
utes, an den she reaches under {
bed-clothes an pulls out one Of n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
The Well of St. Pleqmund.

A service was held at the quaint
church in Plemstall, near Chester,
England. for the dedication Of the
well OF st. Plegmund, friend and tutor
of Alfred the Great. The spring is
remarkable for the fact that its water
has been used in baptisms at Plem.
stall church for fully IL centuries
The a~rchdeacon of Chester, who con.
Quoted the service. reminded the con.
gregation that while living there as a
hermit Plegmund acquired such a rep.
utation for learning that King Alfred
in $40 appointed him archbishop OF
Canterbury.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

The expected has happened.
Thatis to say the Columbia news
paper worm has turned at last
and the University Missourian
will get the showing up 1t
deserves. The newspaper men
of Columbia, despairing OF
redress in any other way, have
issued an appeal to their news
paper friends throughout the
State to assist them in putting a
check on the illegitimate use OF
the States moneyby establishing
a paper that enters into active
competition with the local papers
at Columbia. When Waiter
Williams succeeded in getting
a chair of journalism established
at the State University land him
w 49,
self installed therein) no objection
was offered by Columbia news
paper men, because they had
been given to understand that
the University Missourian, the
paper to be established at the
University, would not compete
with local papers. How well
thai promise has been kept IS
now seen by the fact that IN
addition to the customary editori'
al and reportorial stats, there IS
a circulation manager and an
advertising manager, both I'M
ported, and actively competing
for the business that legiti-
mately and rightfully belongs tc
the men who have their capita.
invested in their printing plant:
and who are striving to make
living in the face of competition
backed by State money. W.
hope this matter will be forceC
on the attention of every member
of the General Assembly, to th'
end that it may not be passed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
A Burglar III
Bed
BY Robert Carlton Brown.

Copyright. by Daily Story Pub. Col
-Beefsteak and onions" | ordered,
as | slipped onto a high stool in the
all-night lunch-room and continued
reading my paper.
up or over?" demanded a surly
voice from a dim corner Something
in the voice seemed familiar. l
glanced up,
AS live. Not Bloke Brady was
my ~astonished cry.
mo, Susan B. Anthony! Who'd
you think l was. you fool?"
"But-but," | stammered, what on
earth is a respectable second-story,
old.line porch-climber like you serving
hairless hash in this here beanery
for?"
Me bein' in dis sea-goin' lunch
wagon amt exactly in my line he
SAYS. But I've cut it all out, I'm
good now. Why, il that there cock
roach had a diamond in his mouth an
was running fer that there corner
this present minnit l wouldn't reach
out my foot to stop him an pinch dc
spark"
But who converted you? Don't tel
me with a tear in your eye that it was
a revival. or your old mother.
Not on your life he gurgled deep
q amt good at lynn, an nothin' lik'
that could stop me But, here, we'r,
alone; step back in tn y%ivisectin' par
lor an I'll tell you all about it. Howe
you say you'd have your raw? Up o
over?"
over. Bloke.' | told him, as | mad
my way around the counter and az
companied him to the little smell
kitchen.
You see, It was just like dis h
Esgan. as selected a soft part Of tn
stove to sit on. Il was up against
right. Didn't have no lays spotted nc
nothin'. an | needed tn coin. Wei
starts out one night, with my ktti
in me pocket. lookin' fer trouble.
was a dark night; blacker'n that SKI
let. All of a sudden | ONE up again.
a nice lookin' house. without a ligh
/ stands OF an surveys it. Then
looks around quick sees everything
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
SMALLPOX


H" / cried. starting up from my
seat on the stove.
Yes, that's what it was, all right
he agreed. An there I'd been rollin
about in that there smallpox patients
bed fer ten minutes
why am l workin' in dis here bean
ary?" he goes on, kind o sad-like.
Say, DO, de games too excitin'. De
wages is all right, but de risks is get
tin ter be somethin' fierce. It's a
blame sight safer to be fryin' sau-
sages. No. l didn't get tn smallpox;
but | got tn most life-sized a that
ever come to me, an | think it'll stay
by me fer awhile. There's your steak,
bo; yes. 10 cents. that's right. 1t
amt much money, but it's pretty safe,
an there's Others that amt
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

The Lexington Intelllgencer
says the corporations could give
the state many pointers in re-
gard to hiring help. Undoubted-
ly the Intelligencer is right in
the matter, This is one reason
there are so many patriots in
season and out of season. All
public matters are in the same
condition, and that is one of the
best reasons for being opposed
to government ownership.
Warrensburg Standard Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
Land and Money.

/ have a few Lafayette county
farms left that can sell you at
reasonable prices. None any better,
and all know it,-and they sell.
Some city residences and vacant lots
located to suit purchasers. Will take
pleasure in showing you anything I
have for sale. Can e me at Gratz
Bros. phone 22S, E. B. Vaughn's
phone 80 or home phone 272. W. v.
CURTIS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

over, and we respectfully urge
Senator Major and Representa-
tive Walton to use their efforts to
remedy this glazing injustice by
withholding appropriations for
the University until the Uni
versity Missourian gets back to
its legitimate field of work. -
Glasgow Missourian.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

Brick cream, ice cream and ices
made to order at Barron q Sheet.
When in need of Celery, Oys-
tiers, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Grapes,
fruit, Oranges, Lemons, Pears,
Grape Nuts, Ice cream or Ices
YOU will find same at HINESLEY'S.
Phone o.. Please send in Sun
day orders before 10 O'Clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
Yes Ne Work.

Don't forget US wnen you want the
best granitoid steps and walks con-
crete walls, foundations and foOtings-
We make the best and treat you
white. 1--WE LOVE WORK.
Phone 325. JoHN1I. AsHURsT
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13

Fresh homemade Candies at Barron
& Sheets.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-03-13
SIS COIOnist Tickets

the Santa Fe will have on sale daily Mar.
I to April 90, 1900, from Kansas City,
St. Joseph and ntemediate points on
the A. +. & S. +. Ky, Similar redue-
tons TO Prescott, Phoenix, etc. Core
spending rates from other points on the
a. r. & S. f. and from points on other
lines in connection with the Santa Fe.
Through tourist sleepers and chair
cars (seats iree) carried daily on Santa
lie trains leaving Kansas City at 1880
An, 2;3s P. NJ, and 9;o5 Pm. Meals
al Santa Fe dining-rooms, managed by
Fred Harvey, Of the same superior
quality supplied standard sleeping-car
passengers.
have some folders and other
printed matter telling about the
train service and attractions
en- route, including the ever
alluring Grand Canyon, a side
ride costing $3.50 additional.
III send these and full infor-
nation about other stopovert
allowed on these tickets If you
expect to 60 to California this
spring.
II " G. ". Haeenbueh, General AF.ne
S%Ut1F1l os Main Street,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-19

MISS FANNIE BlXBY
FULL PLEDGED POLICEMAN

Long Beach CAL. Jau 19-Miss Fan
ME BiXby one OF the richest girls iu
California became "a FUN fedged police
man yesterday.
She received an appointment Is dep
uty of q Long Beach constable and
went to Los Angeles to take the oath
az office and TO receive her star II
VIII De- the only jewel that she wears.
The object OF the appointment is TO
give Miss BiNby certain authority iu
her ife work of helping hayward and
unfortunate girls She Is a daughter
of Jonathan BiXby Of Long Beach.
who is worth several millions Miss
BiNby after her graduation from
wellesley, was not content TO be a So
Ciety girl She first undersook the
career of an artist but later became
interested Ina the work OF helping un-
fortunate girls
Her work is strenuous Not Ions
ago. when young women were being
thrown into Jail AT Long Beach. ami
there was mo- one but men 90 look after
Them Miss Bxhy volunteered 10 act
AS police matron without pay, and re-
ceiNed the appointment. She is stN
acting as police matrOn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-19
is PROHIBITION A DISMAL FAILURE {?

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the senate. ANA that this total be re-
corded in the record. senator Bcnner
X. smith suggested an names as Wen
as the number. This was not
made IN a formal motion and was not
seconded Senator Williams motion
carried ON an aye and nay vote.
IN THE SENATE.
In placing the name OF Reed smoot
before the members of the state senate
this afternoon Senator Carl Badger
said;
MI President:
"six years ago Hon. Reed Smoot
was elected a senator of the United
states from the state OF Utah
1.-THE contest IN the senate resulting
from his election. forms most thrill
ing political episode
when Mr. smoot reached Washing
ton, he was confronted by "a sworn
charge made by a minister of the gos-
pei. that he was guilty of crime pnr
culiarly likely 90 arouse the ho.lllliN
of the American people, and his right
10 "a scat M the senate was formally
contested by certain citizens m tho
state Of Utah. for reasons 90 use
the words OF the protestants. affecting
the honor and dignity of ihe United
states and their senator's in Congress.
ms 0NNHlAlNM NN fHHliNNNNN f'NNiN''N Nf''
aggrcsgiYoly and powerfully supported
by numerous religious organI2aiions
and social. educational and pHtnotc
societies OF women.
"The charges against Senator nmoot
Nero Investigated hy the senate COM
mittce on privileges and elections. inr
umo of taking testimony cXtended over
q period of three years, and ls con-
lalned boz four volumes of ihirN-ihrre
hundred pages. The cost tl Che gnN-
eminent of the hearings before thc
committee ln witness fees ana Other
expenses approximated $4,000
"Tho senate waE deluged hy petitions
from every state in the Union asklng
Tor senator SHOOTS unHeatnE.
Upon the report of the committee,
the matter came before the senate in
"a rorioa OF debates of unusual bril-
uauCy and power, and on February N
1901 four years after ho had taken the
oath lf Office Il NaH decided hy vote
of tho senate that Mr Smout was enc
titled to retain his scat ban that body.
"A content covering four leafa,