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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

WANTED-AGENTS COIN MONEY HANDLING
cur new household specialties; profits enormous;
write today for free particulars. MARTIN
SPECIALITY CO. 1927 Home ave. Dayton,
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

WANTED-BOY AND GIRL AGENTS: WE
start you; something easy to sell. and beautiful
chain purse watch free for you write today.
WEBSTER SPECIALITY CO, 1916 Woodland.
phjIadeIphi1 pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

WANTED-A FRENCH Or SWEDISH LADIES
maid, must dress hair and understand the care
nf handsome wardrobe; two cooks, $40 to
$40 per mo-: two buffers and German ladies'
maid. $40: English nurse for one child, four
years, $50; all white. Call Monday, 10 TO a
p.m. 1919 Mass ave NV
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24

my nerves. and | had to do something
to come at the facts. You'll forgive me
for frightening you. Cousin Rufus. The
revolver is not loaded
He restored it to the box as he
spoke.
And you won't do harm to YOUR
Sef:" chartered Rufus.
II: ! die the death OF a coward ::
No. sir: You risk me for that When
you're calm again. Cousin Rufus 70 to
my mother. Tell her l know the truth.
but not how found it out, and that
I'm not in the slightest degree afraid
or discouraged. will do my work in
the world with one leg just as we'll as
l should have done it with two, and my
father and my mother shall he proud
of me-"
Rurrell fell OH his knees beside the
bed and burst into sobs.
II was lying. Frank" he gulped II
was-was just trying to say-.anything
that you'd believe. The doctor never
told Your mother that you'd he Grip
pied"
That's all right" said the boy cheer.
lily. II can stand it. So now II you'll
put away the gun and give me book
Ill pass the time pleasantly enough
till dinner
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24
A PERFECTLY
HARMLESS Man,
How Honest Courage Forced
Truth From d Liar.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.

(Ccpyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Rufus Burrell was poor relation"
of the Wrights. and he and his wife
were permanent. unlimited guests in
the household.
Rufus will never set the river
afire" was Mr.. Wright's only recorded
criticism of his dependent cousin, ''but
there's no harm in him.
Although this announcement came
to the ears OF Rufus and excited his
resentment, he was not in position
to dissect the character Of his bene-
factor for the edification Of the gen.
eral public. but he would often shake
his head over the case of Frank, the
Wrights' only son and heir.
"Cntamed. untamed"' he would say.
"lt's partly in the blood and partly in
the bringing up. The human will
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24

at the foot of the bed, and, drawn by
curiosity. he came round to the side.
The next instant he was looking into
the muzzle Of the weapon. and beyond
it he saw two steady. determined gray
eyes.
The man sprang back with hoarse
cry and struck a table. which seemed
to have arms and to hold him fast.
"Cousin Rufus" said the boy. "you
know me, and you know my people,
We are all alike, except, you. We
mean what we say. and we don't care
what we do. That's the way we're
born"
Frank. Frank" the man gabbled in
abject terror. Don't! You brighten
me! 1t might go off by accident"
II want 10 know what the doctor
says about me-" continued Frank
"what he realty says. Understand:
And as sure as there's a heaven above
us and another place below-for liars
I'll shoot you if you lie to me. I'm
Down and done for. and l might as
we'll do one good deed before l die"
Good deed! Shoot me? That amt
what Id call good. And your moth.
err
Don't mention her name. You've
come here against her express wishes
and done your miserable best to fill
my head full Of suicide. Don't name
my mother. Answer my question"
Burrells lips We're blue with terror,
and his face was gray.
Upon my most sacred word of hon.
Or" lie stammered. 1.-The doctor says
you're going to get well-just as we'll
as ever YOU was in your life. Aud
that's the truth"
ut is not" said Frank, and his tone
froze the others heart. "l'll give you
one more chance. Am to he lame:"
Ii now flashed across Rufus that the
way of safety lay in the avoidance of
contradiction. He had tried the other
route. and it had failed.
well, ittle-maybe little-the
least bit in the world.'
THAT wasn't what lie said, and
know it. Its not a bit like him. Tell
me the truth. I'm desperate. Neither
your life nor mine cuts any figure with
NE now. Speak out. Am l crppled?"
Rufus was in agony. He knew not
what to say. The facts were nothing
to him: escape was all.
WELL he said you might be. He
said you might be. That's how l un-
derstood him."
"ue told that to my mother?"
"1es. was listening outside the
door. Maybe didn't rightly hear. She
sent Martha and me out"
"For fear you'd tell me. Yes, l un.
derstand." He lowered the revolver
and then suddenly raised it again. I'm
to lie a cripple: That was the word:"
The sudden alienation of relief and
fear was too much for Rufus. He was
beyond all considerations except his
own personal safety.
Yes, cripple. That's what he
said"
and my mothcr?''
"She hurst right out crying" answer
ed Rufus. with desperate invention.
Again the boy lowered the revolver,
anil this time he removed his eyes
from Rufus.
Well said he. IF that's the fact
guess can stand it. Better fellows
than | an! have had to and have lived
their lives out hravely to the end. as |
will. Eut this suspense was getting on
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24
"BoYs." SAID HE. I'm OFF TO EUROPE. "

''RoYs." SAID HE, I'm OFF TO EUROPE"
circumstances have conspired to help
your cause in this little deal. won't
you?"
''l'll admit nothing Of the kind" said
Tommy.
"Well. how about those out of town
buyers who arrived the very day you
had picked out to talk to Mr.. Brook
lane!'
"Oh. bosh!" said Tommy. "You fel-
lows are from the provinces. Why,
say. man. every one Of those chaps
has worn one Of my vests at some
time or other. and simply wrote
them to come on and make good"
II say. Tommy. what was that spiel
you gave us about success:" asked
Schmidt.
Success! Gentlemen. success is stu
pendous audacity linked by an end
less chain Of enthusiasm to eternal
activity" and Tommy banged his dst
into wet spot so hard that he splash
ed a small pool Of liquid refres hmept
all over one Of his fifteen dollar vests.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24
TOMMY D|FFBY,
TIE AUDAC|OUS,
How Success Was Won THROUGH
the Medium of Fancy Vests.
BY J. 8. DUBOIS.
copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
Success. gentlemen! Say. Ill tell
you what constitutes the essential and
elemental requisites of true success.
It's stupendous audacity linked by an
endless chain of enthusiasm to eternal
activity" and Tommy Biffby banged
his daintily gloved fist directly in the
center of q wet spot on the cafe table
"An example. please" said Dunkin.
the general manager.
can example," roared Tommy. ian
example! Me: I'm the example! Here
am l. only five feet three in height.
with slot machine weight Of 1856
pounds. I'm narrow chested. stoop
shouldered and toe in when I walk.
My complexion is ot the bilious yellow
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24

hue and embraces a mole, two warts
and squint. yet look at me! Am
not success:"
''rommy." said Dunkin. II will con-
TESS that commercially you have franz
ed mp far beyond the most sanguine
expectations of everybody connected
With the Brooklane Wooden company;
but. tell us. without wading into ethe-
real frills. how have you done it?"
"How:" replied Tommy. I'LL tell
you how. First by employing the
principle OF stupendous audacity as
exempIified iii vests. Each one Of my
vests costs $l5. and buy them by
the dozen. Now. then. for a specific
case. Last week Il new western
agency man came in for the first time
We became friendly. We became ia
miliar. and after awhile he said to
me:
Tommy. that vest of yours is
bird
"'Do you like it, asked. It's a
DREAM said he. Its yours said 1.
taking it off and handing it to him.
Say. that fellow went away my friend
for life. and what's the consequence?
"Ile will go home and spend his time
asking everybody il he knows Biffby.
'Biffby is all right. Bitfby u.s. Say. Biff-
by would give you the clothes of his
back. Biffby would And | tell you.
gentlemen. that if you stop to analyze
my modus operandi you will find
what? Audacity. enthusiasm and mo-
ton. Say. take it from me. if you
want a thing bad enough you can get
it. but you have got to get it in your
head before you can have it in your
hands,"
General Manager Dunkin had tilted
his chair back against the wall during
Tommy's remark. and. as matter
of fact, he deliberately win@sed at
Schmidt. the buyer. before answering.
Tommy" said he. Il admire your
splendid enthusiasm. and | admire the
way you have managed the sales de-
partment. but for unholy and UNI
savory egotism you paralyze all COM
petitors."
do you believe that you can get
anything you want in life If you only
want it bad enough:" asked Schmidt.
Il do" said Tommy.
'Then. by George. suppose that we
three gentlemen wanted the Brooklane
Wooden company for our own! Could
We get it:'
"TaiE't bad for an idea" said Tom
my. his eyes on the cigar he was light
ing.
"Rah." said Schmidt. arising.
"Sit down" said Tommy. pulling him
back into his chair Lets see. We
start with an initiative thought. as fol.
lows: DWkin. who is general manager
Of the Rrooklane Wooden company
Schmidt. buyer for same house. and
Mr. Thomas Riffby. who is manager OF
the sales department. collectively as
pire to ownership Of the said company
three men of brains and executive
ability. three men who practically
run the business Say. this thing ap
peals to me. Why shouldn't the Brook
lane Wooden company belong to us;
Id never thought of this before. We
pun il. don't we:'
Come" said Dunkin. arising. 1--WE
all my correspondence to attend to-"
Isl, down." said Tommy. This is he
coming Interesting Why shouldn't W.
own this business: Why. that's VIVA,
! want to know. Why?''
"lt's not worth answering" sale
Schmidt. ''but as a quietus. Bi1by. II
tell you why First. our president. "
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-24

should be broken in youth as YOU
break colts OF there'll always he
danger"
1t came to pass that Frank broke his
leg while fishing Il trout stream that
ran among gigantic powders. The i'll
jury was SO serious that ut the first
sight OF it old DR.. Stevens. the family
physician. was in two minds about an
amputation. 10 make matters worse.
Franks father had not yet returned
from a trip abroad. and his mother
had been i'll and was still a prisoner
within the four corners of a bed.
Frank was carried to his room in
the turret chamber, and there he re-
manned some days, the prey of bodily
pain and increasing mental distress.
Early of an afternoon DIR. Stevens
came to Mrs. Wriyht's room. She
knew that he had just seen her son.
and her eyes spoke unutterable ques-
tions, They were steel gray eyes, sof-
tened with Il touch of violet.
Frank is doing very WE'LL" said the
doctor and sat down beside the bed.
There was brief silence. Mrs.
Wright turned her head upon the pill
low and glanced ut Cousin Rufus, who
had glidea III ut the heels of the doc
tor
is Frank alone" asked Mrs. Wright.
Rufus replied hastily:
He wanted HE to come straight
down here so that could tell him
what the doctor says about YOU. He is
He worries pretty near all the time
A warning glance from the doctor
checked him. and lie stopped SO abrupt.
ly as to increase the effect of his in.
discretion.
II wish might go to him." said
Mrs. Wright. lit is very unfortunate
TITS the Strangest thing how bad
luck follows that nHme in our family
said Mrs. l:urrell. who had been use
lessly and fooliShly busy with mctli
cine bottles that We're on Il table at the
far side of the bed. You know, doc
tor. we've had two Franks in the fam
lily"
Yes" said tile doctor. ~ know al
about it,
II said over and over again when il
was Il question of picking Il name fol
the boy that we ought not to call hin
Frank" she persisted. Rufus was
:ny choice"
We'll there isn't much luck in thai
either" rejoined her husband.
The PHYSICIANS face was darkenins
with Il frown despite his best efforts
to control it. Mrs. Wright perceived
LIS trouble and smiled sadly.
II would like to speak with the doc
tor alone" said she.
"Why. certainly; of course" re
kponded the Burrells. and they depart
ed. with a conscious dignity superior
10 offense.
In the hall without Rufus whispered
to his wife: "Shc's going to ask hin
about Frank. and think It's just as
we'll that should hear what he says
lie amt over and above confidential
with me-
He tiptoed back and stood Just out
side the door. which was little open
Twill my son be cripplcd:" sait
Mrs. Wright. Tell me exactly WIS
you think
"Oh. no: not crippled" answered /:
doctor. "No. indeed"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
See the cafel

"See, the cafe!"
Yes, a gala scene it is with it's
brilliant lights and rich furnishings
and fashionable women and portly
men,"
DO you know why the men and
women come to the cafe?"
Il can see well what they are doing.
They are eating and drinking"
do you know why they are eating
and drinking?"
Il suppose 1t is because they are
hungry and thirsty"
ut is a natural mistake, but such is
not the case"
do you, then, o Sage, tell me why
they are eating and drinking"
Because they are not hungry and
thirsty"
"You talk in paradoxes."
mot at all. You do not understand.
They do not know what 1t is to be
hungry and thirsty. If they were hum
CRY and thirsty they would be In the
bread line or at home eating real food
instead Of dainties and connections
and drinking real water instead of
stimulants and narcotics"
"But you do not explain why they
eat and drink what they do not need"
ITO show they have money and to
show they have time-money to spend
in overindulgence and time to spend
in letting the effects wear off,"
"And do they perform no useful ser.
vice?"
mo. To perform useful service is
to produce, which is not respectable.
It is respectable only to consume. -
Life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10

When Lester barrow, a wealthy res
ident of MiddIeboro, Ohio, asked his
cook to prepare some onions for din
ner few days ago, he did not know
that this special dish would cast him
$50. It did, however.
When six fine looking onions were
placed on the table at noon, Mr.. OAR
dow's appetite waved keen and he
started to eat one OF them. It did
not exactly suit his taste and on close
inspection he found that the supposed
onion was anything but one. He then
asked the cook where she had pro
cured the Onions" and she told him
she had found them in the barn,
where she had thought the gardener
had left them.
AT once Mr.. barrow remembered
that he had placed in the barn six
gladiolus bulbs which he had imported
from Japan at an expense Of approx
mately $40 each, and he soon discov.
cred that it was these bulbs that the
cook had prepared for his dinner.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10

Woodrow Wilson, the president Of
Princeton, said at recent dinner In
the beautiful university town:
when all the world is well edu-
Gated, as all the world will be some
day, then 1t will be better for every
body. Some foolish people, though,
don't care to see all the world edu-
Gated. These people want to shine
and to shine, Of course, one must have
darkness.
But that is a poor way to look at
1t. Those ambitious people should
rather say, the more education, the
more appreciation.
There's nothing more disagreeable
than want Of appreciation, you know.
A multimillionaire returned to his ma
tive village and erected marble pal
ace on hilltop there. One day, after
the palace was completed, he said to
the postmaster and the crowd of lott
erers in the general store:
Boys, my million-dollar house up
on the hill is simply full Of Titians.'
"The loiterers exchanged looks of
surprise and horror, and the postmas-
ter exclaimed:
GOOD gracious! Amt there no
way O. KILN emp"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Shrinking Glaciers.

Scientists aver that, save over a
small area, the glaciers Of the world
are retreating to the mountains, says
the Dundee Advertiser. The glacier on
Mount Sarmiento, in South America,
which descended to the sea when Oar
win found it in 1886, is now separated
from the shore by a vigorous growth
of timber.
The Jacobshaven glacier, in Green
land, has retreated four miles since
1860, and the East Glacier, in Spitz-
bergen, is more than a mile away from
its old terminal moraine. In Scandi-
navia the snow line is further up the
mountains, and the glaciers have
Withdrawn 5000 feet from the low
lands in century. The Arapahoe
glacier, in the Rocky mountains, with
characteristic American enterprise,
has been melting at a rapid rate for
several years. In the eastern Alps
and one or two other small districts
the glaciers are growing. In view Of
these facts we should not be too skep-
teal when old men assure us that
winters nowadays are not to be COM
pared with the winters Of their boy
hood.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
cIotheanin savea LIZ

With clothespin kept constantly
between his teeth for is days, to pre-
vent the jaws from locking while suf-
fering from lockjaw, Renaldo Capilane,
IS years old, is now on the road to
recovery at Plains, Pa, successfully
responding to antitoxln treatment
Capilane is miner. Recently In a
mine accident he had both arms crush
ed, necessitating the amputation of
one. Subsequently he contracted lock-
Jaw.
AS soon as signs Of the malady were
apparent DR.. A. A. Barton administer
ed tetanus antitoxin and persisted in
the treatment for period of Is days
before success was guaranteed. Now
the swelling in the arm is reduced and
the tension Of the muscles in the jaw
and other affected places has relaxed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
He wouldn't.

Joseph Fl. Choate, brilliant lawyer
Of New York, deprecated at recent
dinner the exorbitant fees charged by
some lawyers.
'You have perhaps heard" said Mr..
Choate, "of the gentleman who re.
marked to his counsel, when his case
was settled:
"'Well, your fee, sir, is exorbitant.
l know positively that you didn't give
two hours to my case from first to
last
All, sir said the lawyer, airily,
1t is not alone my actual time 1
charge you with, but the cost Of my
legal training as well"
All very fine, retorted the client.
And now wonder If you'd mind CIV
ing me receipt for the cost Of your
legal training, 80 that your next GUS
toner won't have to pay for 1t all
over againi'"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
The uplIft Movement,

When he left the house Saturday
morning Burton yanked at the door as
If he would pull it off its hinges.
When he couldn't open it he started
to grumble until his wife came to his
assistance.
"What'n blueblazes is the matter
with this door," he grumbled, giving
it another powerful yank without be-
ing able to open it.
"The trouble with you, John dear"
the wife ventured, lis that you are al
ways down on everything down in
the mouth, down on the world. Let
me try It,"
With a gentle tug upward on the
knob she easily opened the door.
John was about to sputter out a
sarcastic remark when the force OF
his wife's logic sank in his thick
skull.
Il get it," he exclaimed. Il get the
lesson"
That afternoon when his wife Wis
tied his office she saw over his desk
. little motto with the words, me for
the Uplift."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Lord Kitchener a FataIIst,


Those who know Lord Kitchener
best call him a fatalist. That he has
some very strong convictions as to his
future, however, his friends are well
aware. To give two examples: Dur
ing the Soudan campaign he was once
warned not to expose himself to reck-
lessly to the enemy when in action.
To this remonstrance he replied: II
shall never be killed. When my time
comes 1 shall die peacefully In my
bed" Again, In South Africa, after
he had become commander-in-chief, the
headquarters mess was discussing the
military future Of the various mem
bers present 1t was the unanimous
opinion that Kitchener himself would
be called to the war Office. But Lord
Kitchener shook his head and said,
with smile; Il think you are all
wrong. Somehow l have a feeling
that convinces me shall never occupy
any position in the war Office" We
see that Lord Kitchener has just start
ed to play golf. Let us hope that q
few rounds on the links will make him
an optimist.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
TEMPTATION WAS TOO GREAT
Afghan Horse Thief Gave Owner
real" Exhibition Of How AMI
NAL Was Stolen.

An Indian officer relates some good
stories Of Peshawur, which in the
early seventies" before British poll
llcal influence had asserted itself be-
yond the lonely little forts Of "Jam-
Tud and "Shabkadar," was a some
what disturbed locality, in spite Of
the strength of its garrison.
It was at Peshawur Che says) that
the medical officer of nv regiment
was informed one night that a yalu-
able and favorite Arab of his had
peen stolen! Over the border, gone
Tor eyer-he never expected to see
MS morse again, but next day. much to
MS surprise, there came to him a
bearded ruffian, riding bare-backed the
stolen steed.
he confessed that he had taken the
animal, but, learning that 1t was the
property OF hakim, (physician) had
brought 1t back. The horse had been
tethered in line with others, with
men, women, and children sleeping
In the open about them
How did you manage it?" asked
the doctor.
II the sahib will give the necessary
order" he said, 81 will show him."
me entire scene was reproduced,
even to the night Waterman asleep in
corner. Noiselessly the Afghan
craWled towards the Arab, threading
snakelike through the PROSTATE forms
to where it was standing at the end
Sof the row. Softly kissing to attract
the animals attention, without caus-
ing him alarm, he gently raised HIM
self with arm extended.
In his open palm were some Jumps
OF goor (nat1ve sugar., beloved Of
horses, and while the Arab was enjoy
Ing these the man was caressing him
with the other hand, whence suspend
ca watering bride taken from his
wallet. Quickly this was adjusted, and
then, stroking soothingly, the robber
passed his hand over the animals
back and down tn hindquarters.
Swiftly the heel ropes were unhitch-
ed, then the headgear released, and
with bound he was astride and away
his right hand backward flung shout
ing triumphantly as he passed: "Thus
was it done!"
The joke was that he never came
back! A double restitution would
have been too much of a wrench.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-10
Mans Rlahts and PRIVILEGES

One privilege which man exercises
Is that Of being absolutely helpless
when 1t is a question of looking for
anything, and he considers it his nat
ural, inherent right to have some
woman find things for him. The aver
age feminine responds every time, for
she realizes the urgency of the situa-
ton. When he tries to look for some
thing, as rule the after-appearance
Of the place would make chaos, house
cleaning and the tail Of cyclone
turn pale green at their ineficiency.
In the house his wife finds his hat,
cravat and other possessions. In fact,
1t is family tradition that great-grand-
father used to ask, "Ma, where's my
shirt?" and for great-grandmother to
respond, 'T'm aware, Mr.. Clark, I did
not hand it to you, but laid it right
beside your bed" But he asked her
next time just the same. She knew
he would.
In the Office he stands in the middle
of the room and asks where his letter
book is. That book has been always
in one spot for the past five years.
In the days of the garden of Eden
Eve had to find the apple and give it
to Adam.-Life.