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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

about $50 shares Of Great Northern stock are
held in the treasury, covering old Manitoba
shares which cannot be obtained and converted, it
seems the only way the demands of several hundred
employees be satisfied is by issuing additional cap
ital stock. There is 100000 capital stock taken
out by employees in investment certificates this
ner, to which another 81 900 600 easily could be
added but whether it will be done not rests with
the board Of directors of the Great Northern.
Six seven years ago Mr. Hill devised a plan
whereby employees could share in the prosperity of the
road. Capital stock amounting to 100000
taken out of the treasury and distributed eerth-
Gates by the investment company at $40 share and
in multiples of ten, not to exceed $4,000 for
employe.
The employees get these certificates at par and get
per cent dividend them, Just II they held the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

which the Mohammedans consider of the holy
spots of the world. 1t is where Mohammed stood and
gazed at the magnificent town which Damascus was
in his day He stayed here for hours, and, Them
turning away with a sigh, said:
l dare not go in. Men can enter paradise but
once and if 1 go into Damascus, this paradise
earth I shall not be able to enter the paradise Of
the hereafter in heaven"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

AMES J. HILLS proft-sharing plan is so
popular that the Great Northern En-
ployes Investment company faces the
problem of Issuing more certificates or
keeping many employees on the waiting
list, according to the st. Paul Pioneer
Press. From the fact that only
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
WHY q DAMASCUS TIE WORLDS OLDEST CITY
Copyright, 1911, by Frank C. carpenter.)

lBuli lJllS ny rIduh VI 0dIpeuIGIsJ
MASCUS-Stand with me on the slope
OF the Lebanon mountains and take a
look over Damascus. We have climbed
the road which was cut out for Kaiser
Wilhelm, the emperor of Germany,
when he visited this region ten years
ora pnW IN hara loft hin
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

eigner pointed out was an advertise
ment headed Zone Hundred Dollars
Reward" To earn II. one must re-
turn the rag-doll lost, strayed, or
stolen from the MiIlionaire's man.
sion. II seemed that grief still raw
aged. unchecked, In the bosom Of the
too faithful Child. Flip, the terrier.
capered and shook HIS absurd whis-
kers Before her. powerless TO distract.
She walled for her Betsy in the faces
Of walking, talking, ma-maing. and
eye-closlng French Mabelles and Vic
lettes. The advertisement was last
resort
Black Riley came from behind the
stove and approached Fuzzy In his
one-sided. parabolic way.
The Christmas hummer, flushed
with SUCCESS. had tucked Betsy under
bis arm, and was about to depart to
the flling OF impromptu dates else
where.
''say. 3D." said Black Riley to him,
where did you cop out dat dollT
''This doll7" asked Fuzzy, touching
Betsy with his forehnger to be- sure
that she was the one referred to.
why, this doll was presented to me
by the Emperor OF Beloochistan. /
have seven hundred others Ia my
country home In Newport. This
DOLL"
Cheese the funny business. said
Riley. @You ewiped 1t or picked 1t up
&c de- house on de hill where--but
never mind dat You want to take
atty cent? for de rags. and take It
quick. Me brothers kid at home
might be wantin' 70 play wild It. Hey
--whstf''
He produced the coin.
Fuzzy laughed q gurgling, insolent,
alcoholic laugh in his face. Go to the
once Of Sarah Bernhardt's manager
and propose to him that she be re-
leased from nights performance to-
entertain the Tackytown Lyceum and
Literary Coterie. You will hear the
duplicate Of Fnzxy's laugh.
Black Riley gauged Fuzzy quickly
with his blueberry eye as wrestler
does. His hand was itching to play
the Roman and wrest the rag Sabine
from the extemporaneous merry-an-
drew who was entertaining an angel
unaware. But he refrained. Fuzzy
was TAT and solid and big. Three
inches Of well-nourished corporeity,
defended from the winter winds BY
uingy linen, Intervened between his
vest and trousers. Countless small,
circular wrinkles running around his
coat-aleeves and knees guaranteed
the quality Of his bone and muscle
His small, blue eyes, bathed In the
moisture OF altruism and wooziness,
looked upon you kindly yet without
abashment. He was whiskerly, whis-
kyly. ffeshily formidable. So, Black
Riley temporized
"Wot'n you take for It, den7" be
asked.
Money" said Fuzzy, with husky
6rmnasn. cannot buy her."
He was intoxicated with the artists
Nrst sweet cup Of attainment TO set
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

Fuzzy Entered the MllIIonalre's Cato
and zIgzagged Toward the Softly
Glowing Evidence Of the Mansion.

less and the deficiencies Of the day
might not be supplied by the morrow.
"A cool hundred" said Fuzzy
thoughtfully and mushily.
Boys" said he. you are true
friends. I'll go up and claim the re-
ward. The show business is not what
1t used to be-"
Night was falling more surely. The
three tagged at his sides to the foot
OF the rise on which stood the Mil
lionaire's house. There Fuzzy turned
upon them acrimoniously.
'You are a pack Of putty-faced
beagle-hounds, he roared. 60 away"
They went awaya little way.
IN Pigeon McCarthy's pocket was
section Of two-inch gas-pipe eight
inches long. In one end of it and in
the middle Of 1t was a lead plug. One
half OF It was packed tight with solder.
Black Riley carried a slung-shot, being
a conventional thug. "One-ear" Mike
relied upon pair Of brass knucks-
an heirloom in the family.
''Why fetch and carry" said Black
Riley, when some one viii do It for
yer Let him bring 1t out to us. Hey
what"
I'VE can chuck him In the river"
said Pigeon" Mccarthy, with a
stone tied to his feet"
"Youse guys make me tired" said
"Oneear" Mike sadly. Saint prog
ress ever appealed to none of yer
Sprinkle q little gasoline on I'm, and
drop i'm on the Drive -well?"
Fuzzy entered the Millionaire's
gate and zigzagged toward the softly
glowing entrance OF the mansion. The
three COLLINS came up to the gate and
lingered-one on each side Of it, one
beyond the roadway. They fingered
their cold metal and leather, conf.
dent.
Fuzzy rang the door-bell, smiling
foolishly and dreamily. An atavistio
instinct prompted him to reach for the
button of his right glove. But he
wore no gloves; so his left hand drop
ped. embarrassed.
The particular mental whose duty
It was to open doors to silks and laces
SHE'D at first sight of Fuzzy. But a
second glance took In his passport
his card Of admission, his surety of
welcome-the lost rag-don of the
daughter of the house dangling under
his arm.
Fuzzy was admitted into a great
hall, dim with the glow from unseen
lights. The hireling went away and
returned with maid and the Child.
The doll was restored to the mourn.
ing one. She clasped her lost darling
to her breast; and then, with the In.
ordinate sel1shness and candor or
childhood, stamped her foot and
whined hatred and fear Of the odious
being who had rescued her from the
depths Of sorrow and despair. Fuzzy
wriggled himself into an ingratiatory
attitude and essayed the idiotic smile
and blattering small talk that is sup
posed to charm the budding intellect |
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21


mas stories to write. Bic-
ton Is exhausted: and
newspaper items. the next
= - best. are manufactured BY
clever young journalists
who have married early and have an
engagingly pessimistic view Of life.
Therefore, for seasonable diversion,
we are reduced to two very question
able sourcee-facts and philosophy.
We win begin whichever you
choose to calb II
Children are pestilentiRl little ami
mails with which we have 70 cope UNI
der a bewilderlng variety Of condi-
st0na Especially when childish sor-
rows oyerwhelm them are we put TO
cur wits end. We exhaust our paltry
store Of consolation; and then beat
them. sobblng. to sleep. Then We
grOvel In the dust Of million years,
and ask God why. Thus we call out
Of the rat-trap. AS for tho children,
40 one understands them except old
maids, hunchbacks. and shepherd
dogs.
Now come the facts in the case Of
the Ras-Doll. the INSTRUMENTATION, and
the Twenty-fifth Of December.
On the tenth Of that month the
Child OF the Millionaire lost her rag
doll. There were many servants In
the Millionalre's palace on the Hud-
son, and these ransacked the house
and grounds. but without finding the
lost treasure. The Child was girl
OF Eve. and one OF those perverse 1T
he beasts that often wound the gensi.
bllities Of wealthy parents by fixing
their affections upon some vulgar, In
expensive toy instead Of upon Ola,
mond-studded automobiles and pony
phaetons.
The Child grieyed sorely and truly.
thing inexplicable to the Million.
Aire, TO whom the rag-doll market was
about as interesting as Bay State Gas;
and to the Lady, the Chiid's mother.
who was ali for form-that is, nearly
all, as you shall seq
The Child cried inconsolably, and
grew holiow-eyed, knock-kneed. spin
ding, and corykilyerty in many other
seapecta. The Millionaire smiled and
tapped his golfers confidently. The
pick Of the output Of the French and
German toymakers was rushed by Hpe
eial delivery to the mansion, but RIA
ehel refused 10 be comforted. She
was weeping Tor her rag child. and
was for q high protective tariff
against all foreign foolishness. Then
doctors with the finest bedside man.
ners and stop-watches were called in.
one By one they chartered fftilely
about peptomanganate Of iron and
Yea voyages aad hypophosphites until
their stop-watches showed that Bill
Rendered was under the wire for show
or place. Then. as men. they advised
that the rag-doll be found as soon as
possible and restored to its mourning
bArents The Child smiled at thera.
peutiCs. chewed q thumb. and waited
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

q taded-Olue. earth-stained rag-doll on
g bar. to hold mimic converse with 1t,
and to ind his heart leaping with the
sense OF plaudits earned and his
throat scorching with free hbations
poured in his honor-could base coin
buy him from such achievements.
You win perceive that Fuzzy had the
temperament.
Fuzzy walked out with the gait Of a
trained sea7lion in search Of other
cafes TO conquer
Though the dusk Of twilight was
hardly yet apparent. tights were begin
ming to spangle the city like popcorn
bursting in deep skillet Christmas
ere. impasiently expected. was peep
Ing over the brink Of the hour. MI
Hons had prepared for its celebration.
Towns would be painted red. You,
yourself. have heard the horns and
lodged the eapers Of the Saturnalians.
Pigeon Mccarthy, Black Riley,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

Of the young. The Child bawled, and
WIS dragged away. hugging her Betsy
close.
There came the Secretary, pale.
poised. polished, gliding In pumps,
and worshipping pDmp and ceremony.
He counted out into Fuzzy's hand ten
ten-dollar bills; then dropped his eye
upon the door, transferred 1t to James,
its custodian indicated the obnoxious
Garner of the reward with the other,
and allowed his pumps to watt him
away to secretarial regions.
When the money touched Fuzzy's
dingy palm his first instinct was to
take to his heels; but second
thought restrained him from that
blunder Of etiquette. It was his; 1t
had been given. him. It--and. OH
what an elyslum 1t opened to the gaze
Of shir minds eye! He had tumbled to
the foot Of the ladder; he was hum
CRY, homeless, friendless. ragged. cold,
drifting; and he held In his hand the
key to paradise Of the mud-honey
that he cravad The fairy doll had
waved a wand with her rag-stuned
hand; and now wherever he might go
the enchanted palaces with shining
foot-rests and magic red fluids in
cleaning glassware would be open to
him.
He followed james to the door.
He paused there as the flunky drew
open the great mahogany portal for
him to pass into the vestibule.
Beyond the wrought-iron gates In
the dark highway Black Riley and his
two pals casually strolled, lingering
under their coats the inevitably fatal
weapons that were to make the re-
ward Of the rag-doll theirs.
Fuzzy stopped at the Millionaire's
door and betl ought himself. Like lit.
tie sprtgs Of mistletoe on dead tree.
certain living green thoughts and
memories began to decorate his con.
fused mind. He was quite drunk.
mind you, and the present was begin.
ming to fade. Those wreaths and fes-
toons of holly with their scarlet bel
ries making the great hall gay
where had he seen such things be-
fore?> Somewhere he had known pol
ished floors and odors Of fresh flowers
in winter, and and some one was
singing song In the house that he
thought he had heard before. Some
one singing and playing a harp. OF
course It was Christmas Fuzzy
thought he must have been pretty
drunk to have overlooked that.
And then he went out of the pres
ent, and there came back to him out
of some impossible, vanished and ir
revocable past little, pure-white.
transient, forgotten ghost the spirit
Of noblesse oblige. Upon gentleman
certain things devolve.
James opened the outer door. A
stream Of light went down the grav-
eled walk to the iron gate. Black
Riley, Mccarthy and One-ear Mike
saw, and carelessly drew their sinister
Gordon closer about the gate.
With a more imperious gesture than
James master had ever used or could
ever use, Fuzzy compelled the mental
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

the millionaire's mansion to do Wits
long. wainscoted Virginia hall, Whes
the riders were grouped around . 81
yer punch-bowl, drinking the ancieS
toast Of the house? And why shc0s
the patter of the cab horses Roofs d
the frozen street be In any Wiae u
lated to the sound OF the saddIed 6uSs
ers stamping under the shelter OF ii
west veranda7 And what had Fuss
to do With any Of it?
The lady. looking ct hint oxeE@ he
glass, let her condescending sanfiI
fade away Ike false dawn. He
eyes turned serious. She saw sJrns
thing beneath the rags and Scotch ssS
rier whiskers that she did. not undas
stand. But II. did not matter,
Fuzzy lifted his glass and snai7a9
Yacantly,
'P-pardou, lady" he said, bu.
couldn't leave without excha1gfaP
compliments sheason. with lady "a
house. 'Gainat principles ). gen 'Iavaag
do sho" ~
And then he began the ancient saa
tation that was a tradition Ii the
house when men wore lace rumSs ana
powder.
The the blessings Of anOrhs1
FuzzEs memory failed him. .sEAa
lady prompted;
BE upon this hearth"
Tho guest" stammered FuEsa
And upon her who continual
the lady. with q leading smile.
"oh. cut II out" said FuzzE. fsss
manneredly. 7 can't remember. DIin
hearty:A
Fuzzy had shot his arrows; ss1eSSi
drank The lady smiled again The
smile OF herecaste. James enveloDeG
Fuzzy and re-eonducted him toward
the front door. The harp music sim
softly drifted through the house.
Outside, Black Riley br athed On
his cold hands and hugged the Kate
Cold though he was. he did not thins
of deserving his post. while Fuzzy -
manned inside.
Il wonder said the lady to herss
musing, "who-but there were "a
many who came. wonder whef4ea
memory is 3 curse o. a blessing g
them after they have fallen, so low
Fuzzy and his escort were saesrs1
st the door when the.;iady caIEedE
: James!"
james staIked back obseqdiolsiy.
eaving Fuzzy waiting unsteady, wit5
his brief spark Of the divine fira ona
drely sonA
outside Black Riley stamped hap
'Old feet and got a frmer grip on hi,a
lection Of gas-pipe.
You VIII conduct this gentIemanw
aid the LADY, -doRn-stsira. g'fker Sals
4ouis 70 set out the Mercedes anA
axe him 70 RhsteYsr place he Mo-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

would have quickly suggested. By IN
duction, "A rag and q bone and
hank Of hair" -Eiip." a Scotch ter
rier. next TO the rag-dOlI ia the child's
heart, frisked through the halls. The
hank Of hairl Anal X. the lipfound
quantity, represented the tag-dcli
But. the bones Wen. when dogs find
bones they Donel II were an
easy and q fruitful task to examine
F7ips fore feet. Look, Watsonl Earth
dried earth between the toes. OF
course the dog-b Sherlock was not
there. Therefore II devolves. But
topography and architecture must In
tervene.
The Millionaire's palace occupied q
lordly space. In front Of It was 9
lawn close-mowed az q South Ireland
mans face two days after shave.
Al one side Of 1t and fronting on am
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

in the hall. James explained sd
where to some one.
Then ne came and conducted E't
into the library.
The lady entered q moment 81
She was more beautiful and holy 6
any picture that Fuzzy had seen.
smiled, and said something aDoll
doll. Fuzzy didn't understand IL
he remembered nothing at all an
a doll.
A footman brought in two sd
glasses o. sparkling wine on
stamped sterling-silver waiter. I
lady took one. The other was ham
to Fuzzy.
AS his fingers closed on the sien
glass stem his disabilities drop
from him for one brief moment.
Strengthened himself; and Time
disobliging to most Of us. turned b
ward for a moment to accommo
Fuzzy.
Forgotten Christmas ghosts VIII
than the false boards Of the most q
lent Kriss Kringle were rising in |
fumes Of Grogan's whisky What
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

aF&e~H s.fl
dressed Her LOEdly and Humor
ously.
other street was pieasaunce trim
med to q leaf, and the garage and
stables. The Scotch pup had ravished
the rag-doll from the nursery, drag-
god It to a corner OF the lawn, dug 3
hole, and buried II after the manner
OF careless undertakers. There you
have the mystery solved. and no
checks to write for the hypodermical
wizard or n-pun notes TO toss 70 the
sergeant. Then let's get down 70 the
heart Of the thing, tiresome readers
the Christmas heart Of the thing.
Fuzzy was drunk. Not riotously or
heiplessly or loQuaclously. as you or
| might get. but decently, appropriate
~, and inofiensively, aR becomes Q
gentleman down on his luck.
Fuxxy was a soldier Of misfortune.
The road, the haystack. the park
bench. the kitchen door, the bitter
round 0f eleemoaynary beds-with.
Observation-Disclosures. the petty
plckings and ignobly garnered larg-
esse Of great cities these formed
the chapters OF his history.
Fuzzy walked toward the river.
down the street that bounded one
side o. the MillIonaire's house and
groundA He saw q leg OF Betsy. the
lost rag-dolI, protruding, like the clue
to Liliputian murder mystery, from
It's untimely grave in q corner Of the
fence. He dragged forth the maltreat-
ed Infant, tucked It under his arm, and
went on his way grooming song Of
his brethren that no doh that has
been brought up to the sheltered life
should hear. Well for Batsy that she
had no cara. And wen that she had
no eyes save unaeeing circles Of
black; FOR the faces OF Fuzxy and the
Scotch terrier we're those OF brothers.
and the heart Of no rag-doil could
Withstand twice to become the prey
Of such fearaome monsters.
Though you may not know Il, Gro.
gan's saloon stands near The river, and
near the foot Of the street down
which Fuzzy travelled. In Grogan's.
Christmas cheer was already rampant
Fuxxy entered with HIS doll He fan.
cied that as a mummer AZ the feast Of
Saturn he might cara q few drops
IRON the wassail cup.
He set Betsy on the bar and ed
dressed her loudly and humoroualy.
seasoning his speech with exaggeEat-
ed compliments and sndearmenta. az
one entertaining bic LADY friend. The
loafers and bibbers around caught the
farce Of Il, and roared. The barten.
der gave Fuzzy drink. oh. many
Of us carry rag-dolls.
zone for the lady7- suggested F,an-
~ lmpudently. and tucked another
contribution 70 art beneath his waist
cost
He began to sea possibilities In
Betsy. His frsknisht had been q sue
cess. Visions o. q vaudeville circuit
about town dawnsd upon him.
Inc group near the stove sat pig
con Mccarthy, BLACK Riley. and
@Onsear" Mike. well and unfayoTably
known in the tough shoestring district
that blackened the LETT bank ol the
river. They passed 9 newspaper back
and forth among themselves. The
item that each solid and blunt for
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

and "One-ear'' Mike held hasty con-
verse outside Grogans. They were
narrow-chested, pallid striplings, not
fighters in the open. but more danger
GUS in their ways Of warfare than the
most terrible Of Turks. Fuzzy, in a
pitched battle, could have eaten the
three OF them. In a go-as-you-please
encounter he was already doomed.
They overlook him just as he and
Betsy were entering Costigan's Ca
sino. They DETECTED him, and showed
the newspaper under his nose. Fuzzy
could read and more.
Boys" said he, you are certainly
damn true friends. Give me a week
to think 1t over"
The soul Of real artist is quenched
with difficulty
The boys carefully pointed out to
him that advertisements were soul
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21
The chILd 0rlevad eoEely And TrlIy

Tor her Betsy. And all this time ca
ms were coming from Santa
Claus saying that he would soon be
here aAd enjoining US to show true
Christian spirit and let up on the
noolronms. and tontine policiea and
pietoon syatems long enough to give
ma welcome. Everywhere the spir-
Christmas was diRusing itself
& he ranks were refusing loans. the
.pawrhrokers, had doubled their gang
~ heipefs. people bumped your Sims
& saa .the streets Wtth ned sleds. Thomas
NJ jeremiah uhbled before you on
{ Eks bars while you waited on one foot.
shellysWreatAs e hospitality were hung
81 windows 81 ne stores. they who
hs1 'en were getting out their furs.
ss@Eoe hardly knew which was the best
bet "a balls three, high, moth. or
EhdW. II vas tinesat whtaA 20 lose
:. tie vassdoll Of youi heart
Il Doctor Watson's investigating
friend bad been called IN 70 solve this
mystariQuq disappearance be might
have observed =cn the Miilionalre's
YAH copy Of THE Vampire" That
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-12-21

ueHan Gatts on Christmas Eve 90
Pass the Compliments Of the Sea
son With the Lady Of the House"
to close the door. Upon q gentleman
certain things deyolve. Especially at
the Christmas season.
ut is customary" he said to
James, the fiustered, when a gentle
man calls on Christmas eve to pass
the compliments OF the season with
the lady of the house. You und'standY
I shall not move shtep till / pass com
plments season with lady the house.
Und'stand?"
There was an argument. James
lost, Fuzzy raised his voice. and sent
It through the house unpleasantly. /
did not say he was a gentleman. He
was simply tramp being visited BY a
ghost.
A sterling silver bell rang. James
went back to answer It leaving Fuzzy
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