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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23
LITERARY MAGAZINE

Martin strove to loose himself from the clutch of
those fingers.
The wall!'' he gasped, his eyes wide with terror.
Its goin' tell It's bulgin now!''
Dams fingers twisted the collar yet tighter
Go up" he yelled. You hear me? Go up, or I'll
throw you off this ladder into the street"
Young Slattery took one frightened look at those
blazing eyes close to his Another man, of
those who had been making the descent with Mar
tin. came creeping up to them.
With something like sob, Martin Sattery
bled up the ladder, Dan and the other following
in his wake.
There's time enough yet Dan painted. Follow
u.s. he added to the other
Scaling ladders hung, where they had been left in
the retreat from the stills of the windows the
seventh and the eighth floor. Two more dangled
from the top rung of the ladder.
Dan caught one of these latter and pressed it into
his sons hands. The other he kept himself.
Quick, up with herr" he ordered. IF we WEIGH,
I'll throw We down to the street l would
Go on!"
Up the swaying ladders slender length stumbled
Martin Slattery and behind him, grimfaced white
Tipped. followed Dan. The third man brought up the
They reached the tenth floor, breathless, painting,
all but strangled by the choking clouds of smoke.
his father They found the
scious by the sill. Dan picked her up and swung
her through the window to the of the man out
side
Take her down, quck.' he commanded
He waited only until the off the ladder.
Then he stopped and drew it up.
There's man in the next Maybe
get him before the wall goes,' said he. I'VE
try, at any rate"
Leaning out as far as he dared he caught the iron
prong the sill of the next window.
Swing over on it, he said, thrusting the butt of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23

the ladder into his sons hands. "She oughter hold
You gotter take chance I'll grab the other SIDE
Now then'
Out they swung dizzily. The hook ground and
creaked on the sill, but held fast. They scrambled
up the ladders length and gained the
Dan, fiat the floor, CROPPED his way forward
Presently he touched inert, stfened figure
Got him., he announced in triumph. Now 20
get him down. One of us can hold him on the Lodges
while the other lowers the ladder"
Then there came ripping, crunching crash
There wild yell of horror in the street far be-
with deafening The whole place seemed
suddenly to leap into flame The Orders above their
heads began to drop. A great flaming abyss yawned
just to their righ and the floor under them creaked
and groaned and threatened to go down momer-
tarily.
Martin Slattery sank to his knees, bowling inco.
herent words in his fear. Then he lay prone and
stiff the creaking floor, his hands pressed tight
his face.
Dan Sattery knelt beside his and touched him
the shoulder His voice, he spoke, had Il
sign Of tremor in it.
Its all right, Marty he said quietly. You'd
oughter be able to face it You've done your
duty and more. That's what counts. Nothin else
matters. There amt nothin to be scared of when
you've showed you amt gutter. That was the
thing to be scared of-bein' gutter. This amt
nothin'-nothin' compared to that. It's all right,
lad. This is part OF the game--jest part of the
game that gotter take when it comes to u.s.
He took off his rubber coat and threw it his
sons head, to shield him from the heat-and also
to shut the sight of those settling girders above
their heads coming closer, closer. His big right paw
CROPPED bndly for Martins hand found and closed
about it convusively.
From the watching crowd below groan
the last of the roof girders down. carrying five
floors with them in their fall
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23

Dan slattery by the hoist of 20, caught his breath
and gripped his fingers tight together.
That's the stuff, he mumbled under his breath.
That's the way to get commission, lad.
The hook of the foremost scaling ladder caught
the window ledge Of the ninth hoor--the window di-
rectly beneath that in which the woman crouched,
screaming. Martin Slattery half way up it's
swayng length, when, with rumble and and
great belching OF smoke and cinderS, a section OF
the south wall down.
Slattery the scaling ladder stopped short in his
ascent For irresolmte moment he looked up
ward at that agonzed face in the window above him.
The front wall shaking The scaling ladders
were swt ing crafty
Go ~ go up.' yelled Dan Slatery his son,
making trumpet OF his hand, but his voice had no
chance against the roar and din all about him.
He saw his hesitate moment longer. and
then scramble madly down to the ledge below;
him yank out the ladder, tasten it hurriedy and con
tinue his descent.
Dan Slattery's face twisted if with physical
pain.
.Oh my God!" he groaned and sped straight Tor
the foot of 6Ss ladder.
The men below Martin scurr.sng down Wild
~ before him; they reached the top OF the auto
matte ladder and began scrambng panic stricken
Gown it's rungs. With an involuntary below of rage
cent. He brushed past the first of the coming
down. seemingly oblivous of their existence; but
when he came abreast his son, he shot out great
horny fist and caught the collar of the younger mans
rubber in grip OF iron.
Who ordered We down." he roared
Martin Slattery lattened against the ladder and
gazed at his assailant with staring eyes.
Wallis gon',' he said succinctly. 1T begun bulg.
Inland come down..
And somebody up there-a woman at that Dan
Kissed. You might "a had her now if you
hadn't quit. Damn you, go up!''
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23
Society Woman Turns Dairy Farmer

\ LITTLE more than ten years ago, shortly after
n Grace Garrett, a member Of an old Baltimore
Z = family, married Scott S. Durand of Chicago,
son of one of Chicago's rich men, of her friends
gave her Jersey That the beginning OF
Mrs Durands dairywoman. Today she
owns, and manages herself OF the largest dairy
farms in the country, and makes great success OF
it, 1t consists of five hundred acres in Lake Bliff,
Immediately adjoining the fashionable suburb OF
Lake Forest-"the home of Chicago's exclusive rich
set'-and herd of 100 pedigreed cattle
The dairy farm Mrs. Durand, after paying in
terest upon the investment in the farm and cattle
and all expenses $4,000 per year. And it is all the
result of her own planning and working and de
termination to succeed in face of seemingly insur-
mountable difficulties The milk from her Grab
Tree Dairy" retais at Is quart in Chicago
instead of the usual eight, not because she is Mrs
Duland, but because of the quality OF her milk.
With part OF her income from the dairy, Mrs
Durand maintains free kindergarten in crowded
district the West side OF Chicago
When that first Jersey COW was given to Mrs
Durand, they were living at their beautiful place in
Lake Forest Mrs. Durand liked the Jersey so much
she couldn't part with it any OF the increase, and
in the course of few years the Lake Forest home
became too small to accommodate the herd. Mr. Dur
and at this time in partnership with his father
the sugar business and Mrs. Durand decided that
being society woman" didn't offer enough in re-
turn for the outlay. So she decided do something
her responsibility.
Without bothering her husband with the details
she opened negotiations for old farm just outside
the limits OF Lake Forest with beautiful frontage
the lake. This farm consisted of 500 acres which
she could buy for $1o5,o0o Mrs. Durand's capital
at that time consisted of her Lake Forest home, her
few COWS and $50 in commercial paper that could
be readily converted into cash. She secured the
farm with the payment OF $4,000 cash, and the prom
Use pay $4,000 in three months and the balance
on longer time. The money from the sale of her
home met the first payment and left her work
ing capital.
At first Mrs. Durand employed manager take
care of the dairy farm, but before long she decided
that he not doing we'll as he should The day
after coming to this conclusion she boarded the train
and went to Madison and entered the dairy class
in the agricultural college at the University of Wis
consin. She took the dairy course being the only
woman in class of several hundreds, and
back home and took charge of the dairy. She has
had entire charge of the farm in every department
and detail for four years. and has had the satisfac-
ton of seeing it become of the few certified"
diaries in the country that is money making in
yestment.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23

ing energetic campaign for several years for pure
milk. Dr. Evans says that Mrs. Durand has done
much any other individual more, to aid
the cause of good and pure milk.
In order TO be certain that the quality of her
milk does not deteriate, she sends samples every
week to the University of Wisconsin, the Univer
sity of Illinois and to Chicago to be tested for but
ter fat and analysed for impurities.
little incident that happened at the time the
Illinois physicians began their fight for certified"
milk will give index to Mrs. Durands character
She sent samples of her milk to be analysed and
shortly afterwards physician went to her and
said that he would certify her milk and recommend
it to his patients. Mrs. Durand thanked him, and
the physician added:
And l shall want cent a quart for my services"
A few minutes later the doctor left Mrs. Durands
presence sorry that he had made such proposition.
She told him that he could not buy any of her milk
that she was trying to make it good and keep it
good for the sake of the people who to it,
and she would not be party to any scheme to make
those people pay any graft
She lost the sale of of her milk after that
but continued her and in short time had
more than made up the lost ground
Il want to make financial success of this bust
ness, she says. but I'll not do it if it means the
sacrifice OF right principles and methods l want
the people to have good milk. They entitled to
it, and they entitled to get all their money is
supposed to buy
ITO make good milk, though, means little more
expense, and the people must be educated to the
point OF realizing that quart of good milk at ten
fifteen cents even, is much better than two
quarts of poor milk at half less than half the
price"
Most of Mrs. Durand's milk consisting of about
500 quarts day. is sold to the hotels and restaur
ants in Chicago
She is very charming and has not per-
mitted contact with business affairs to cause her to
lose any womanlness. She believes that
should have the right to vote, though she does
advocate the extension of the franchise, except in
private.
81 do think that ought to have something
to do" she says. IF a woman hasn't family to
look after-and sometimes if she has she
should have some occupation None of has the
right to be nothing, and do nothing; We all ought
to do some work in the world
Mrs. Durand is her veterinarian when there
is anything the matter with her cows, which is sell
dom When necessary, she cheerfully sits up all
night with sick bessie. Mr. Durand, the sole
owner OF the sugar business, proud OF his capa-
BILE wife, who has refused offer of $25OOOO for
her farm, which she bought with almost nothing.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23

Most dairymen,' says Mrs. Durand, lose be
they do not attend to the details and the big
things both. You cannot do successful business if
you only look after part of it,
Mrs. Durand is enthusiastic the subject OF
good milk, and every year she appears before num-
Der of the county farmers Institutes of Illinois and
the neghboring states to lecture dairy methods.
She is largely responsible for the organization Of
the Milk Producers Association, and has been
plimented very highly by DR.. William A. Evans.
health commissioner of Chicago, who has been wag-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
Contest in Rural Schools


Baton Rouge, March 28th.-The
Louisiana School Improvement League
offers one hundred and twenty-five
follars in prizes Of twenty-five dollars
each to be contested for by the rural
schools of the, State These prizes
are to be awarded for the best results
IN school improvement.
The rales of the contest are as fol-
lows:
Any school in a community Of few
er than a thousand inhabitants i
eligible.
Each school desiring to enter the
contest shall file with The parish
superintendent on or before April 10,
1910, d detailed statement of the
present conditions Of the l) Build
ings, 90 Grounds, drainage, etc. (31
Interior Of buildings, {4l Equipment.
including Libraries, Isl Water supply
(6) Number of athletic, literary Or
civic associations, (7) Any other nee
essary information.
This statement shall be filed with
the parish superintendents and signed
by them and principal Of school.
The parish superintendent shall
send a notice of application Of said
school to the president or secretary
of State League.
On or before December Both, 1910,
schools in the contest shall Send to
the parish superintendent a detailed
statement Of improved conditions fol
lowing the outline as given above.
! Said cement shall he signed BIZ
the parish superintendent and princi-
pal and forwarded together with pne
first fled to the chairman of The
Committee on Awards.
/ Very cordially,
AGNES MORRIS,
Pres. la. s.. s. i, d
BELLE DUPRE
See'y. la. s. s.. J.L
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
NAY Be LOUISIANA TIGER
Remains Found At Gettysburg believed q be
Those sf Brave Confederate.

Gettysburg, Pa, April IA few
human bones with the frame of an
old style pocket book and an Indian
arrow head are the contents of :
shallow grave just found at the foot
Of East Cemetery Hill.
The bones are supposed 10 be those
Of one Of the Louisiana Tigers,
which command, Oh tie morning u
July 2, 1863. charged the steep DE-
eliyity and spiked the guns Of Wei
drich's Federal battery. Reinforce
ments arrived and the Co~nfederates
we're driven back to their position at
the foot Of The bill.
Evidently this body vas missed
when the dead were exhumed ana
taken ID Hollywood Cemetery =
Richmond, Va.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
ASSOCIA
ton ENTERS Al
PROTEST
Claims that Action Of New Or
leans Board of Trade In Di-
yorcement is UnWarranted

St. M~artinsville, La, April 1.-THE
Atchafalaya Protective Association
held q largely attended meeting al
this parish seat today. The purpose
Of Che meeting was to protest against
the position taken BY The CITY Of New
Orleans through lis Board of trade ID
reported in the daily press recently.
The sentiment here has always been
with New Orleans and her progress
and the citizens Of this and neighbor-
ing parishes deplore the citE's stand
in the matter Of the enforcement ef
rivers and fear that it might engen-
der a spirit Of antagonist TO The city
in The future.
The following resolutions we're
adopted BY the meeting. That such
unwarranted action BY the City Of
New Orleans through its Board 81
Trade IS b step calculated 10 retard
the development # the State and
particularly the several parishes that
are being yearly inundated By the in-
creasing foods Of the Atchafalaya
and Red Rivers.
That 4 question 50 exclusively
scientific in character should be 50
determined BY the levee engineers
and the Mississippi River Commission,
who in the past have been trusted
with the safety If New Orleans and
its maintenance as a seaport
That such radical action Oh the
part Of the Board Of Trade lars il
open to the suspicion that it IS ac-
tuated BY the selfish interest Of a few
Of its members. who neither care for
The safety 81 advancement Of The
State at large, placing itself il the
attitude Of a quasi legislature de-
~liberating for the city and State upon
questions which materially affect
other parts OF the Stase only.
THAT we condemn the step as
without precedent, unpa5riotic and
calculated to do great harm to the
parishes who pay levee taxes without
protection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
WITH THE WITS
oh, let this thought your feelings
touch,
For probably it's true;
You bore some people just as much
As other folks bore yen.
Washington Star.

Some Of the people down u Bos-
ton are queer" said ; man who Is
staying at q downtown hotel. Last
time / was there a native called my
attention to a horse and 9 buggy that
stood near the Old South Church.
Fine team. THAR said be.
why you don't call q single
horse q team, do you? said I.
Certainly. vas the reply, 9
horse and buggy IS always 9 team in
this town. Later Twas hunting %
i man named Pierce.
ss0hp said the elevator man. Ipre-
sumo you mean Mr. Parse
Wa-al,' retorted, trying to be
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
Fifty tents to Lafayette and
Return.

IL rate of fifty cents for the round
trip has been granted by the South
ern Pacific Railroad Go. From Wash
ingtoD, Opeleusas and Grand Cotean
to Lafayette, on Sunday, April 10th.
Tickets good going on regular morn
ing train passing Opelousas at $50
a. NJ, returning by special train leay-
ing Lafayette at 10 p. M, same night
The attractions for the day are
Knights Of Columbus parade and ini-
t~iation, also interesting contests be-
tween pupils of the public schools.
This IL . fine day TO spend the day BIT
Lafayette.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09

] want to sell my stock and Ak
lures for Restaurant and Pool room
in my shop next to Mrs. Bohrer's
store. For prices and terua, see N.
q. Theodore.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09
The ENFORCEMENT OF
The G~AYSHATTUCk
Law.
The Business Mems League In
New Orleans Striving to
Make Law Effective.

The Business Mems Bulletin is !
new paper in New Orleans, with the
motto TO Foster the Trade and Wei
fare Of Louisiana
It is a monthly pamphlet-shape
magazine, and promises well.
It's first issue, which appeared last
Saturday, shows much literary merit
and neat typographical appearance
One of its main articles hits the
keynote. It deals with the Cay
Shattuek Law, as follows:
Every retail liquor dealer ii Lou
isiana, should enter heartily into the
general effort to secure the enforce
ment Of the Gay-shattuck law. Both
tho spirit and the provisions Of this
law are wise. and the measure as a
whole is a proper step in the right
action.
h New Orleans, Mayor Behrman,
police, the courts, and several
minent civic bodies are seeing to
hat no laxity in the enforcement
his law occurs, and it IS crafty
to report that the retail liquor
Blers themselves, with very few
4eptions, are not only obeying the
voluntarily, but through q spirit
cooperation are aiding IN bringing
the less desirable element into line.
New Orleans does not desire pro-
hibltion. but the people Of New Or
leans demand and will insist that the
retail liquor business be conducted
with due respect for the law.
In this connection, The Business
Mems League has repeatedly pointed
out to the retail liquor dealers,
through personal letters, the neces-
sity for concert Of action in bringing
about full compliance with the pro-
visions Of the Gay-Shattuck law. As
a result, this law is no longer regard
ed with suspicion or contempt BY the
worst element in the business. The
sale Of intoxicants to women and
minors has practically ceased, cases
IF this nature against barrooms being
invariably prosecuted with great
vigor BY the authorities. IN this
work Judge Wilson's juvenile court,
which keeps in close touch with tbs
troubles Of women and children, i
accomplishing splendid results.
Inadequate laws and the lax en-.
forcement Of such laws as We have
had in the past often permitted tht
existence Of evils which never shoul'
have been permitted to exist, but IN
der the Gay-Shattuck law many Q
these evils have been totally elimi
mated, others reduced to q minimum
and still others brought within reac.
of correction. Backed up BY 4 goo
law, and the willingness Of courts t
enforce it, the police are greatly e.
eouraged in their efforts, and i is
fact that cannot be successfully Dc
MED that the undesirable element
the sort Of men who will not volul
tafily obey the LAWS being keI
under close and practical snryeillanc
st is safe, therefore, to assume thi
the drift Of the liquor business
New Orleans is in the right directio
and that time will witness constaI
improvement under the workings
the Gay-shattuck law.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09

We must have our beef an or ham an
but in the Hub a dish Of beans alone
is considered food enough for any
one. New York Telegraph.
Senator Elkins deploring at ! din
ner in Washington the dishonest
methods Of one type Of business men,
said with q smile:
1T all brings back to me . dia-
logue ! once heard in q Southern
school.
7 Children, said the teacher, be
diligent and ~steadfast, and you will
succeed. Take the case Of George
Washington, whose birthday we are
about to celebrate. Do you renem-
Der me telling you Of the great diff
fculty George Washington had to
contend against?
Yes, ma'am,' said a little boy.
He couldn't tell a lie."-Los Angeles
Times.
A young man who travels in the
West for d local manufacturing firm
was telling his friends Of his trip.
Last Sunday ] was in q little
town that boosted one small hotel,
he said, and | asked the landlord
where I could go to church.
well, he said, I guess you
want to know the different denomi-
nations. You can take your choice
Of what We got. We got a Reform
ed Presbyterian, an we got q United
Presbyterian, an We got another
Presbyterian that amt neither re-
formed or united o-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
William P. Sheridan, the detective
with the camera eye" vas discuss
ing insurance frauds in New York,
says the Washington Star.
"A very easy case" said Mr.Sheri-
dan, smiling, grew out Of a CONVEX
sation overheard by q friend Of nine
on train.
Two elderly business men sat side
By side in front Of my friend. Sud
denly the first put down his paper.
winked and said:
by the way, how did you make
out about that fire Of yours last Sun
day?'
Shut op, you foolE the other
mnttered. It'ssnext Sunday
There was nothing in sight down
the read. The Major sat tilted
against the wall Of the general store
reading yesterdays paper. Il was q
clear. warm day. Inside the store
the postmaster could be heard sorting
the mail, but without everything was
still and peaceful. At last there
was a chatter and q rattle, and from
somewhere there appeared a negro
driving an Imprinted wagon drawn b
a mule. He drew up with q lout
whoa in front Of the store.
"Major!' be called.
No response.
major! Doan wan'ter 'sturb 70
Major"
No response.
'Major!!s
The MAYOR heard az lasg.
Hello, uncleY he said, "Wha
can I do for your
eDoan wan ter 'sturb yo', Maio.
but Is dey any news in de paperY
mo" said the Major, mo, thel
.isn,t any news to-day. Yes, there j
! too. There's j war between Franc
and Morocco
! { 8 dat sof!s said the negro. Sd
so, an i dere really . wah, wi
ightin' and blood killin'?s
a real war; repeated the Majf
= aGollyp said the negro, gatheril
Up his reins. '.Whar did yo' say 4
wah was, Maior?'
Morocco said the Major, tur
. ing again to the sheet.
Well, said the colored mar, q
suttenIy has got d fine day for
Giddap!p And he clattered do
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-09

as countryfed as possible, .daovn
tew old New York we folk call him
Pierce
IN the beaneries il is good form
to call for beans alone. Over here
We must have our beef an Or ham an
but in the Hub a dish Of beans alone
is considered food enough for any
one. New York Telegraph.