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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

"I presume I can find out from Mr..
Bucher," replied the girl. He glanced at
her, but her eyes were directed resolutely
toward the window.
ooh, say" he protested. "Please give
me chance, anyway. Won't you let me ex-
plain this matter, at least1 That isn't very
much, is it?"
The proverbial camel, trying to get its
proverbial nose into its masters tent, was not
half so humble and forlorn.
"Well-" admitted Miss Hildreth slowly.
"You see, it was this way" resumed
Jimmy, eagerly taking up the thread of his
discourse, al happened to find out that Mr..
Butcher had hired that man to come here and
make disturbance-hee expected me to come
to your-that is, to play the melodramatic
hero, you know. He didn't altogether like
WE'LL you see, he thought: that is, he hap
pened to find out that you and / had been
friends, and that you weren't very friendly
with me any longer; and / presume he
thought he could get US TOTO speak to each
other, anyway, by his little trick"
Miss Hildreth fixed her eyes on the floor,
and made no comments.
L" / didn't find out what he intended to do
until after he went out this morning." con-
tinued Jimmy miserably, cor of course I'd
have stopped him" He pondered the sig
nifcance of this last remark, and hastily re-
versed himself "That is to say, ! wouldn't
have stopped him at all, if I'd thought the
idea would do any good"
Miss Hidreth made no comments.
1--WE been rather short with him, when he
tried toto talk about our affairs lately" he
resumed ~ and If he didn't have q heart &C
big as a waterbucket, he wouldn't have tried
to work this last scheme for my benefit. And
even if it doesn't do any good, it's given me
this chance to say how I regret having
lost your friendship. Oh, say!" he burst
out suddenly. Isn't there anything l can
do to make you forgive me? Pm sorry,
dead sorry; honestly, you don't know how
sorry am! If there were only some dragon
or something or other ] could lick to prove
it"
Miss Hildreth glanced up at him at that.
Il guess-if you're really very sorry
that's enough" she said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

Mr.. Butcher presently came out of his Office
and perambulated in Leonard's direction.
The angle of the Germans pipe, as much as
the expression of his comfortable counte-
nance, expressed satisfaction with all the
world
"You vas-you are busy, Mr.. Leonard ?"
he inquired punctiliously.
"No," replied Jimmy. The German sat
down.
"She vas "a corker, a fine stenographer!"
he remarked. "Intelligent, ial IND, also,
-sch6n! Ach, if l vas you, Isvould surely,
surely" He shook his head and beamed
on Jimmy for completion OF the sentence.
I'm glad you like her." said Jimmy, with
unnecessary dryness. Mr.. Butcher seemed to
view the matter somewhat in the light of a
joke. Now, really, it was very far from joke.
"Vere there's a will there's a way" re-
marked the German, apropos of nothing at
all; and added: "Vat you think l hear from
that Trust this morning?"
Don't know" returned Jimmy disconso-
lately. "What?"
"They offer me much as my stock is worth,
and more for my lease than vat pay" said
the German. "That lease, it has seven years
to run yet, and they need this corner. l
guess they vas losing money in their shop"
Going to sell?" asked Leonard. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

startingly brilliant that it paled his previous
ones into insignifcance.
'sYou will have to get good stenog-
rapher,' he said ~ know of one-iust the
one you want"
"Not too expensive, you know" eau
toned the German.
ooh, no; of course not" agreed Jimmy.
"Vere is he now working?"
"She," said Leonard deliberately, is now
employed by the Hallowell Advertising
Agency-where I got my start, you know
Her name is-Miss Clara Hildreth."
Friend Of yours, perhapS?" suggested
Mr.. Butcher.
After some slight hesitation, Jimmy de-
cided that this question could be answered in
the affirmative. At any rate, he was her
friend; and, unless she had changed dis
tressingly- He looked up to find Mr.
Bucher's shrewd eyes twinkling at him.
"You think perhaps we had better send
for her-right away?" suggested the German,
smiling. "The business requires her at
once, eh?"
Leonard laughed
"Well, yes" he admitted.
"Good!" said Mr.. Butcher az agree! 1
will write her this afternoon, saying you hat
recommended her so highly-''
"No-oo," interrupted Jimmy "You
might just say, friend recommended her."
Mr.. Butcher looked puzzled.
"You see, the fact is, explained the man
ager, persuaded to confidence by the Others
friendliness, "Im as friendly toward her as
ever; but she, you understands: she, you
know"
ga, reckon knowl" said Mr. Butcher.
A misunderstanding, amt it? Too bad,
too bad! But it might be figsed up, yes?"
."WelE-I hope SOL" admitted Jimmy.
"But that isn't business Pm going to turn
out those ads right now, and place them this
afternoon. The three I'm going to put in
weeklies will be out in week or ten days. So
you'd better get busy on your lesson sheets.
Wen have inquiries and checks piling in here
from all over the country!"
In many cases it is painfully true that the
more brilliant the idea, the more quickly it
becomes furnished. This truth was brought
home to the manager Of the Leonard Advcr-
Using Agency when, in the interims of writing
and soliciting ads, ;" he revolved in his mind
the probable consequences OF having Miss
Hildreth established near him. At first the
mere prospect of her proximity had seemed
so delightful that it gave life a new and more
cheerful color; but, he soon reflected, if she
refused to answer his letters, the chances were
that she would not be much moved by the
sight of his person. II would be sorrows
very crown Of sorrow to feel, daily, that she
was so near and yet so frigidly far away
When Mr. Butcher, with an insinuating smile
informed him that Miss Hildreth had &c
Cepted and was to begin work the following
Monday, he was rendered at once happy anc
miserable. His agitation subsequently rar
to new neckties, socks, and suit-pressings
Leonard was at his desk, that momentou
Monday morning, when Miss Hildreth Ell
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

denouement. He arose and strolled toward
the Office entrance.
"Ill have to ask you to wait and explain
your difficulty to the proprietor, Mr.. Bucher,"
came Miss Hildreth's voice, calm, but with
an undertone of excitement that quickened
Jimmy's steps.
"Wait, Ell ?" growled Mr.. Hobo, in voice
that would have secured him place with any
Bowery melodrama. "Wait, is it? You
Just shell out those FIVE beans l loosened up
on, and do it about as sudden as you can,
tool"
Jimmy stepped into the Office.
How do you do, Mr.. Hobo1" be said. T.
The man started, and struck an attitude.
Fooled, Ell" remarked Jimmy, smiling
at him. THAT'S what you ought to say
under the circumstances, you know. Now,
then, after me: Foiledl Hd!' Come on;
don't be bashful. You were carrying it off
mighty we'll"
~ didn't mean nothing, Mister" returned
the villain, Sinking, in the approved manner,
toward the door. Excuse me-"
"Oh, don't be in hurry" begged Jimmy
politely "You haven't earned your money
yet. By the way, how much is Mr.. Butcher
going to give you for your little exhibition
I'd like to know, you see, because feel that 1
ought to repay him. Is he waiting for you at
the corner, eh2"
Mr. Hobo's face took on look of genuine
surprise and chagrin. He backed rapidly out
of the door and disappeared.
Jimmy, with good deal of an effort, broke
the silence that followed the villains exit.
az suppose you're wondering, Cla-Miss
Hldreth," he began, what all this is
about2"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

Jimmy felt that his philosophical friend
was going little too far.
Flows your business coming on, Mr.
Bucher?" he asked
"Purty good, purity good" replied the
other Il hat raised Miss HiIdreth's
salary" he added. pretty soon, maybe, 1
viii ask her to take partnership With me.
She learns very fast. l haf to do nothing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

"Not Just yet" returned Mr.. Butcher.
"Nait time longer If that upholstcry-by-
mail idea goes good, Wait long time. The
place IS worth lot to them. As soon as they
find out they can't starve me out, they viii
pay! hat them, ia?"
81 think the upholstery-by-mail business
will go all right" returned Jimmy. You
ought to begin to hear from those first ads
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-17

he Leonard Advertising
Agency, James Leonard,
Manager, sat at its desk
in the rear of "Bucher's
Havana Tobacco En-
porium," spelling good
stationery with despond-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE,, April &c.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

BUTTER Extras, firm; Elgin price OF
creamery, 29c; prints, Sic; trsts, 27@2Sc;
seconds, 24@26c; process, 24Q26c; dalry
fancy, 24c; lines, 22023c; packing stocN'
1920
CHEESE-Easy; American full cream
new made, twins, 1301312c; Young Amerl-
cas-, 1312@14c; daisies, 14@1412c; longhorns,
14Q141hc; limburger, new make, l2c; Ola
brick 1401413c; imported Swiss, &c; block'
19@1913c; round Swiss, 21M22c.
EGGS-Steady; the produce boards OF
fetal market for strictly fresh laid as re-
ceived, cases returned, 191ac; recandled,
fancy, extras 21@211ac; fresh seconds and
NEW YORK, April Buffers Slightly
6rmer: receipts, 1872 pkgs. Cheese-Steady
receipts, 3349 boxes; state specials, 8@11c;
fine. 9O91Ac; fair to good, 612@Sc; common,
41h66c; full skins, 3@31Ac. Eggs-Weak;
receipts, 1889; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery, white, 23@25c; gathered
white. 23@24c; hennery, brown and mixed
fancy, 23c; gathered brown, fair to prime,
21h622hc; western selections, 21A@2272c;
western regular packed, extra, firsts, 211a
@22c; western regular packed frsts. 21@
21Ac; southern, regular, packed firsts, ~
MUSCODA. Wis, All Chickering'S, 30C
boxes single daisies alSS.5 boxes twins; 90
single daisies sold at 1413c and 95 were
Withdrawals; Is boxes of twins 141sc. The
next meeting will be on April 30.
UTICA, N. Y, April 25.-Cheese sales OF
rs boxes large colored; 1865 small colored
400 small white, all at 12Ac cash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Flour quotations in CARROTS are: Hard
spring wheat patents, IN wood, 5 .4O005. so:
straights, in wood, 53OO5 so; EXPORT NAT,
ents, in sacks. 4.7005O0; first clear. in
sacks, 4.50@4.60; rye, in wood, O50D4. u:
country, 3.40Q3.65; sacks, Kansas, in wood,
4. 15GC4. 20.
MILWAUKEE, April 26.-Close-Wheat-
Slow; No. 1 northern, on track 11OD1 II F.:
NO. 2 northern, on track, 1.O710D1 O91A
Corn-12c higher; No. 3 on track, 581bc Oats
Easy; standard, 42c; No. 3 white on
track, 40@411ac. Bafley-Firmer; No. 2,
644gggg657ac. Rye-Steady No. on track,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April ga break OF
more than 1c in wheat today proved an I'M
pleasant surprise to many traders who
went home long last night. The chief cause
for the slump was a sudden reversal OF
sentiment at Liverpool. Traders at that
market Influenced by bearish crop advices
from Europe and free offerings from Mani
toba turned from bullish view to one dis
poorly supported and the offerings soon be-
came heavy, accelerating the Downward
trend of prices. On the break however
there was good buying, especially of the
September option. The immediate incen-
tive for this buying said to be further
hiscouraging reports concerning the grow
Ing crop Quotations started H6Dbc lower
with May at 109B to 1O91A. From that
price the market descended to 1OSH and
Failed to 1.09as. September ouened al
E01AG1. 021a and was not subjected to as
great decline May.
DULUTH, Mimi. April 26-Flax : On
rack. 2.39; May, 2.39 bid: July, 2831A bid :
iepteEnber, LII bid; October, 1.67 bid
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
BLOW UP THREE SAFES.
Burglars Get Busy with Nitro-glycerine
When Night Watchmen Are
at State Prison.

SPARTA, Wis, April 26.-[Special. ]
While the night watchmen were taking
prisoners to the penitentiary at Waupun
Monday night, other candidates for cells
in that institution were disturbing the
slumbers of this city by setting off
charges of nitro-glycerine in proximity
to the safes in three down town business
places 1t is estimated that the burglars
got about $50 in cash for their pains.
Safes in the offices of the j. D. Young
Lumber company, Morse q Damon We
hicle company, and Davis Bros. grocery
were the objects of attack, but the gro
GERS strongbox resisted the explosive,
as did that of the vehicle company, al
though the door is so warped that it
cannot be opened. From the lumber
company's safe the robbers took the
small drawers and carried them away.
These have not been found and the
reason for the thieves taking is not
apparent.
Guests in a hotel nearby were awak-
ened by the sound of the explosion in
one of the offices, but the proprietor
on investigation concluded that a fall
ing window in the hotel had caused the
noise The Young company had banked
$3.50 earlier in the evening, and it is
thought the robbers expected to find this
sum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
PRESSMEN ON STRIKE.
Employees of Chicago Daily Newspapers
Walk Out, but Places Are
Quickly Filled.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 2d.-Loc@.I
No. Z of the Chicago Web Pressmc ,Ii.'
union struck on the Chicago daLy n NV,
papers today, but places OF the slL lines
were promptly filled from other SOU TIo
by President George l.. Berry u '"'
International union. IN
The trouble started q fortnight aso J"
the press room of the Inter ocean % 70
result Of a dispute between unions do ~ ~
jurisdiction. Local No. Z may lose ~; I'o
charter in the international organization
as a result. liant. NJ
The dispute is over the appointment ,T oa
Charles H. Rogers, as foreman oI.,. ~
press room of the Inter Ocean. AG 5GlI.
ing to a statement issued by the pG;omSiIy
er of this paper, Rogers was pr6,;;ot;,,IG
foreman of the Robert o. Law IIl ILL.,.
company's plant. He was torllgL'Ih has
web pressman, but of recent year. Rim ;,i'y
been in charge of a fiat pea eS."D ,,o,,rs
ment. He has been for eighteen 1SSr a%,
a member of the Chicago Printing In.
mems union No. 3, a member OF IR p..; i-
ternationaI Pressmens Union ana -A'' hos
ants Union Of North America anu
always been in good standing ,,oros-
Mr.. Rogers went through lne one
sary formalities in changing iEoLn nfrsnd
union to another, but union nc. Porrv
to accept his card. president ,l D
nevertheless ordered that Rogers Ocean
his duties as foreman of the, inter 0j bers
press room, which he did, other lneL''C ont
Of the union thereupOn WaIhInS ming
Members employed on the reDl"'''
newspapers followed today.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
COL. CODY TO RETIRE
BUFFALO BILL" IS SAYING r,rrl
WELL IN THE ARENA
Born in Western Frontier, Shown.
Took Part in Many Skirmisbes
with Indians.

NEW YORK, April 26.-"Rr4,,
BILL long the beau ideal of youtb ~ /
hero of the small boy and the adn,in1
ton of thousands who love the strrino
days of the western frontier. is sq,f,s
his farewell. No more will his foi+bf.a
rife send leaden messengers to b,,n-l
in pieces the flying spheres. and M r,,,,
will the spotlight play on those rn ','9. n u
features, on that broad sombrero 9i Is Y
and the buckskin skirt lie. in tho n n"
three weeks, is to play his last V ;[Ag
York engagement in ''The Wild WoS,"l
beginning on Tuesday night and -.
Madison Square garden will echo v, LII
plaudits as he rides gracefully abantI
the ring.
1t will be hard to young and old I'd
see him go, for he has been for voor,
an American institution and recogni9a5
as such wherever his enterprise jeS
him.
He was born, according to the rcd
book of nOtabilities. sixty-four wears
ago on the Iowa frontier, and his father
was killed in the Border War" VII.
liam +. Cody as a young man was q
rider for the pony express, and was one
of the devoted band which rode over tbe
tdfTylOp
letters. Railroads had not come to he
and the riders often saw the tracks for
the iron horse being laid or witnessed
the lifting of the telegraph poles into
their holes, little realizing that soon
those preparations would cause their
occupations to be gone.
The building Of the Northern Pacific
called for the service of thousands of
workmen who had in a large measure to
live on the country, and he undertook the
contract to supply them with buffalo
meat He and his companions slew 1900
of the American bison, and thus he
gained his familiar sobriquet.
Then he enlisted in the wars with the
Sioux and the Cheyennes and in desper-
ate personal encounter killed the Indian
chief Yellow Hand. He was made chief
Of scouts by Gen. Philip Sheridan, and
was in more Indian fights probably than
any man now living. With the victory of
civilization Col. Cody turned to the paths
of peace, and in 1888 he founded the
Wild West show.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
The Useful Goat.

Sullivan county. n. Y, takes III a
spur of the Catskills, and the foothills
that lead up to them. so that its farms
are more or less billowy and we'll stocked
with the brush and scrub that these con-
ditjons favor. 1t is admirably arranged
and equipped for goat raising, because
these animals do not demand even by
preference the long, lush grass necessary
for the COW to make her best records, or
the short, sweet paSturage upon which
sheep thrive. They attack the ranker,
more obstructive and less valuable
grOWthS. and when they have finished
With given tract it is again free land,
more valuable ana productive than it
was before. For a time, at least, it
would almost pay to stock a farm with
these tlreleSS ScavengerS of the over
growth, just to secure the benefit OF their
operations upon the land.
The economy of their maintenance dur
ing at least eight months in the year is
obvious. Their food is largely not only
what the land can spare, but whose de
struction greatly benefits it. They beat
back the brush ranks that are an ever
increasing encroachment upon the tlliabe
soil. The debit items of the ledger thus
take but little space. On the other are
Il richer milk than even the standardized
COW can give. mohair from which some
of the finest fabr.cs in ladies' goods are
made, good food for the table, pelts that
make fine robes and rugs, and skins that
can be tanned into fair quality of leath-
err. 1t is hardly an exaggeration to say
that there are a million acres In MaSSa-
chuSettS that, stocked with goats for
TWO years, would be worth twice as much
as they are today for purposes of cult
walton or pasturage. So, if the dairy
men of the state think they have a griev-
anCe in the restrictions prescribed for
them or in the prices paid for their prod
uct. let them try goats. - Boston Tran
script.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
Valuable ROYAL Etching.

King Haakon of Norway has pre-
Sented to the Copenhagen museum pane
glass bearing a collection of imperial
and royal autographs. The pane was
taken from the Danish royal train, and
the series of autographs were started by
the Gar Alexander Ill. who scratched
his name on the window with his dia-
mond ring. His example was followed
by the present Gar, the late King Chris
tan, King Edward. Queen Alexandria
King Haakon, King George of Greece
and Queen Victoria of Spain. The pres
vnt Cars signature is ..,ickky." his pet
lame among the royal family of Den
mark, to which. as is we'll known. a
great number of English kings and
queens belong.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
STEEL DIVIDEND IS UP
CORPORATION DECLARES IA PER
CENT. ON COMMON STOCK.
Regular Division of Profits Is Made for
the Holders of Preferred
Shares.

NEW YORK, April 26.-The directors
of the United States Steel corporation
this afternoon declared a regular quar-
terly dividend of IA per cent. On the
common stock for the quarter ending
March 81. The regular dividend of IA
per cent. on the preferred stock was de-
clared.
The total earnings of the steel cor
poration for the quarter ending March
81. were $37, 616,876.
The directors report that untitled or
ders on hand March 81, as 5,4O25l4
tons. The net earnings of the steel cor
poration for the quarter ending March
81, were $31, SOB, 1914.
The following statement was gwen OUT
by Chairman Ebert II. Gary, after the
meeting:
1.-THE finance committee recommends 10
the directors the declaration of the dlVI-
eaded o. Ap nH f. /. During nine years Of
the existence of the corporation ended
Anril / the net earnings over and above
ali interest charges and dividends at 'he
rate of Z per cent. on the preferred s'och
have averaged about S12 per cent Per
annum on the common stock, while the
dividends actually paid on the common
stock have averaged only . $40 per cent,
ut is now believed conditions JUSTIFY
an increase of the common dividends to
the rate of 5 per cent. .
''As the membership of the finance
committee and of the board Of directors
may change from time to time no PoH(Gy
for the future can be fixed, but 1t is the
opinion of the present members OF the
finance committee that if and when mere r.!
after earnings will justify further, ~ ~
creases in distributions they ShoQIq, DC
declared in shape of extra DIVIDENDS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
MILWAUKEE, STUDENTS WIN.
List of Prize Badger" Contributors Is
Announced by General Chairman

MADISON, Wis, April 26.-Two Mil
waukee students, Miss Marion Keats
and Harold Crawford, both juniors i'll
the college of letters and science, were
among those who received prizes for con-
tributions to the college annual, The
Badger, according to the announcement
made by General Chairman Carroll O.
Bickelhaupt. Miss Keats won third
prize in the competition in the literary
section while Crawford was second in
the art competition. First prize in the
literary department went to Miss Alma
Slater of Escanaba, Mich; second to
William Ninabusk, Columbus; fourth to
Tom Keaney, Racine, and fifth to Eva
Vaughan, Bangor. Miss Elizabeth New
ell of Chicago was first in the art con
test; F. w. Ives, instructor in the engi-
neering college, third, and Jack Floyd of
Madison, fourth. w. l.. McKillOp Of
Racine submitted the best photographs;
MERIT Jones, Wausau, second, and
Flint Jones, Fond du Lac, third The
winners of first prizes will receive leath>
er bound Badgers and $40 in cash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-29
SHIP PROBABLY LOST.
British Sealing Steamer with Crew of
1877 Men Thought to Have
Gone Down.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, April &c.
The probable loss of the British seal
ing steamer Aurora, with her crew of
1877 men, was reported here today by the
sealing steamer Beothic. The Aurora had
been missing since April 1. No more
definite news is expected until the next
arrival from the fishing grounds.
Those on board the Beothic and Erik
reported that number of seals killed by
the Aurora's crew and "panned'' upon
the ice had drifted ashore.
The Aurora is owned by c. T. Bow
ering & Company, Ltd, of Liverpool.
She is wooden steamer with a tonnage
of $50 gross and 1856 net. She is 165
feet long, 80 feet beam and was built
at Dundee in 1876. She has been seal
ing from this port every year since
1877.