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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-21
Now NOrl, SnOta.

NEW YORK, oct 2O.--Cotton spot
closed dull, 10 points higher; mid
ding uplands Gas; middling gulf $40
no sales.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish Young tenderboot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
drunken prospector In a western mining
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
wile. but he ehlvairoHs boy pins a
np"n I,HIms'I9if S o In ,h saF'h fish, to the
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhnnsted the youth puts n ,ss
stirrup strap. Seeing he Is an impedi-
ment, the woman thrusts her escort into
q snow DRIFT and rides On: Hait,rro ,,s,
as the train bears the woman away,
Twenty I'VE years later. this man. George
Gormly, is a multi-millionaire In New
i f%r y i's md %S Wealthy S'e settlement worker
and co-operates with her. In her ~ork,
Gormlv becomes owner. OF a steafnsnlp
and track extension plans by grating al,
derinen. backed by the Gotham TRACTION
company An automobile accident brings
The Haldanes to his county home; G1rm M
New York and redeem the city from cor,
ruption. Mr.. Haldane in a long desired
Interview with Gormly. makes an indlreGt
proposition to compromise the night whlch
The latter has been waging In the news
papers against the Gotham Traction com.
rany, and which Haldape Is suspected OF
his plan ~ campaign to Haldane. Gormly
rides to lTaldane's place. ARRIVING worn
Of the auto accident. The next morning
he rcfers to the ride of the night before
IN hIs boyh6ot days. The papers an
nouuc hts candidacy for mayor. The po-
litical declaration OF the merchant prince
produced n tremendous sensation. hhe
minority party. seeing in him a possible
Moses. make ~ovcrturcs looking 10 me IN,
dorscment ~ his candidacy by the "outs..
Gormly. however. rejects all proposed
alliance. a meeting OF the Sachem So
dane Home. Many political dignitaries
and h%"nchrncn are present and ways ana
means are advanced to dampen Gormly..s
mavoraltv asn'rations and s,detrack ms
candidacy, The younger Haldane is
proposed as an opposition candidate: the
whole machinery Of the city's detective
force IL to he used to dig up something
damaging to Gormly. Haldane, Jr.. re
fuses the domination and announces that
ne will support Gormly The reiRning
san ticket for the purpose OF dividing the
Gormlv forces. and at the same time rush
through a Freight Traction company
franchise. without which the Sachem So
cicty would be helpless. The press here
chant candidate. now under pressure. d.
vidcs and the campaign WAKES warm. A
resolution f. introduced granting n gratui-
tous renewal OF the traction franchise.
Gormly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise. The excited populace threaten
10 mob the aldermen. when addressed by
Gormly. The Ring mayor and the mer-
chant ave n critical moment. The de-
~tective force reports a valuable .clew.
Miss Ila!dane Congratulates Gormly on
what she terms n new Declaration or In
pendenCo. and he makes an unexpected
declaration OF love. He Is shocked by
the confirmation Of his suspicious that
the notorious traction company which he
IL attempting to overthrow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
CHAPTER Xl.-Contlnued.

And you-you will-do you think"
lie stopped. NO" he said, Il shall
stop there, with this moment, with
this statement. | ask nothing, l ex.
Yect nothing, and so far as a man can
crush down his own feelings, l hope
for nothing. ] just want you to know
the fact"
81 know It," was the answer. Now.
you must let me say something. am,
at least l believe myself to be, abso.
lutely heart free. Sometimes l have
thought that what you have said
might be true. with regard to your
feelings l mean; but l have tried to
put 1t out OF my mind. Your declara.
ton, therefore, comes to me with q
certain measure Of surprise. You have
not asked me anything, and 1t is Just
AS we'll that you have not. ! think |
can honestly and truthfully that
! do not care for you now In the way
you seem to care for me-"
Seem to care for you." cried the
man impulsively.
THE way you do caro- for me then"
returned the woman.
pThat's better"
"And whether l could care in that
way, ! don't know; but at least / care
for no one else. And while | hold
myself as free as the air, when you
speak to me again on this subject,
shall at least be ready to hear YOU
THAT Is all that l can ask"
Meanwhile ! want to say over ant
over again how l respect you, how
admire you. The fine life you have
lived, the splendid stand you have
taken for public right, the crownin,
of your long and honorable and un
blemished career with the success,
which / think l see before you an,
with the great opportunity for service
nils me with pride"
Miss Haldane," said Gormly, "wha
O say to me is sweeter and NOR,
precious than the acclaim. the ar
plause, the Endorsement Of all the res
of the people Of New York. AS l sale
began this to make myself worth
of you; but l would not be worth
of you, ! would not be worth consider
ing in any light, II l did not say I
you now that ] am carrying II on fc
the work and for the possibilities this
It presents. as we'll Is for YOU"
II believe you." said the womal
land ! am glad to have you say that
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

although there is nothing in my
life | so coyet as you, Miss Haldane,"
went on the man with the blunt hon.
esty that somehow appealed to the
woman much more powerfully than
more graceful and romantic wooing.
yet II | had to choose between
you and this great opportunity for
service to the people"
"You would choose the opportunity
for service" interposed the. woman
quickly.
81 should have to do 80. And yet
you still remain my inspiration" said
the man. Your appreciation means
more to me than anything or every.
thing else. I don't know what fate
has in store for me; but l doubt II ]
shall have another opportunity Of the
magnitude OF that I have enjoyed to-
night, and that you were there COM
pletes my satisfaction"
Mine, too"
yet. there is another thing that I
ought to say" continued Gormly, and
this was the hardest thing he had aver
attempted. he thought. You have
spoken OF my career, of my long and
honorable record. Of my unblemished
reputation. have to confess to my
shame that | am not altogether worthy
OF your confidence"
What do you mean?"
Ever since l have been in New
York. there Is no act Of my life that I
could not tell you myself; but before
that"
You were a boy then" said the
woman quickly.
But | mingled with life in an ugly
way"
That ride in the snow?" she whis.
pered, staring at him in turn.
1t did not occur to him to lay any
emphasis upon or draw any inference
from the fact that she had remem.
bered his remarks of several months
before.
And that other woman, was 1t she
for whom you rode?" she went on.
YES" said he.
Did you do anything that makes
you unworthy the respect Of"
Not anything dishonorable in one
sense" answered Gormly. And what
ever 1t was, / have repented Of It
long since and would have made
amends II I could have done so; but
Well, II I ever should come to you
with that question about being my
wife. ] will tell you all about 1t. As
it is, l don't want even the faintest
shadow Of a pretense about myself
where you are concerned"
"You were only a boy, as you say.
Mr.. Gormly," said Miss Haldane after
a long pause. II don't know what It
Is. nor do l wish to, now. l know
what you are, the world knows what
you have been since you have been
here. and i" She extended her hand
to him. Il trust you. l would trust
you with anything"
The man took 1t In both his own
They were stretching out beyond the
city. No one was near. The two In
front were busy about their own con
Germs. He bent over and kissed II
fervently.
Il thank you for that" he said sim
ply, as he released 1t.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

He was very black and very ragged
and dirty, and he was being slowly
pulled up on top Of a granite block to
the still uncompleted roof OF the big
office building. Just as he started
his hat flew of and lodged itself back
of a sc~affoldlng down a little side
street. He hesitated and was lost;
the hat was too far away and the
block on which he sat was nearly up
to the second story. He was In de-
spair.
Just then a weli-dressed man with
smoothly cut gray hair and an expen'
sive panama took In the situation. He
dived under the scafolding, rescued
the tattered and greasy felt hat,
emerged breathless and red'faced and
threw It upward just In time for the
workman to catch It. And the passers'
by smiled their sympathy a. this dem
ocratic friend in need went his dis
| tinguished way.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

mayor OF New York; but that he
should have the audacity, the pre-.
sumption to raise his eyes to you.
Eleanor Haldane, is uncomfortable! !
trust that you reduced him to his
proper position instantly. For one
thing, / am glad that he did declare
himself: for now the acquaintance
will be absolutely ended"
"He did not ask me to be his wife,"
returned the daughter quietly.
"Why, good gracious! you don't
mea to say that he" =
ELIZA" interposed Haldane. don't
be foolish. have no doubt that Mr.
Gormly's remarks were entirely prop.
err"
"Mother!" exclaimed the girl indig.
nantly. "Of course they were"
well. you said yourself he did not
ask you to marry him."
NO." Vas the hesitating answer,
But he said he intended to do So"
81 wish he would do 1t then. and
have It over with"
my dear wife," said Haldane
while of course such an alliance Is
not to be thought Of. yet Mr.. Gormly
so far as ! know, has done no dis
honor to Eleanor by his remark
and"
"Have you taken leave Of YOU
senses. Beekman Haldane?" cried hi
wife. Such q proposition as thai
should be disposed Of at once, and
repeat l am sorry that the man hest
tated. for whatever reason ! can't i'm
agine. so that the affair might have
been conclusively settled"
II am not at all sure, mother" an
swered Miss Haldane. that 1t woult
have been c~onclusively settled In tn
way at least you to think tn
only way possible. If he had asked M
to be his Wife"
Eleanor, you could not possibl,
love this mani"
II could do SO; but l certainly d.
not love him now. I certainly respec
and admire him, l think he is the lead
:. ing citizen of New York today. II h
! wins this election and goes on as h
: should. there Is no reason why b
should not be president Of the Unite
States. I believe It would be easie
to be elected to that Office than to b
come mayor. And while do not fet
toward him a. ] should toward tn
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

was all over he had ridden away With
you two young women"
Told to your" exclaimed his daugh.
ter. why should you be interested
In Mr.. Gormly's movements?'
Haldane saw that he had made q
mistake. 81 mean" he said quickly,
that I heard of all this from some OF
those who were present"
Eleanor. I am surprised" began
Mrs. Haldane in her loftiest and most
impressive manner, that you should
allow yourself to be mixed up with
this ineffable person In any way. It
Is bad enough to have Livingston
espousing his cause; but to have you
associated with him in the public eye.
or out OF 1t, is simply preposterous!"
"Mother!" said Miss Haldane mild.
ly; but the elder woman was not to
be stopped.
THE family has never been allied
with trade since It has been settled
on Manhattan Island. ! am a Ave
barred Colonial Dame; your father's
people are nearly as old; and | say
frankly that I do not like your init
macy with this person. or course Liv.
ingstone being a man. 1t does not
make so much difference; but you
should be more careful"
81 think It proper" said Mise Hal,
dane at this juncture, ito inform you
that Mr.. Gormly told me that he
that he cared very much for me-"
What" exclaimed both MI. and
Mrs. Haldane at the same moment
and with n voice.
The intimation, however. and the
feeling expressed In both cases were
decidedly different. Both were sur.
prised: but Mrs Haldane's surprise
was lost In Indignation. In Haldane's
amaZement, there was a shade of re-
lief. A possibility instantly leaped In.
to his mind, a possibility that he dared
not formulate or give utterance tc,
1t rendered him less emphatic, there.
fore, In his ~disapproval. Nothing re.
strained Mrs. Haldane.
THE impudence, the insolence OF
that mani" she cried. 1T was bad
enough to have him aspire to be
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE

est Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post Cards; beautiful colors and loscliest designs
Art Post Card Club. 73l Jackson ST., Topeka, Kansas
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

meath my eyes and my feet were SO
swollen l could scarcely wear my
shoes. I noticed improvement after [
began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and was soon cured. The swelling
and bloating disappeared, l can rest
like a child and have gained ten
pounds in weight"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
Would Purchase index Finger.

One OF the queerest advertisements
which has eve appeared in a news
paper was one which the other day
made known the wish of Mrs. Regi.
maid Waldorf, a wealthy lady of Phila.
delphia. for a new index foretinger.
Mrs. Waldorf's right forefinger was
amputated after becoming infected by
an accidental cut with a rusty knife.
She appealed to DR.. Fred B. West,
who advertised for a finger. He names
no price, but says his patient is will.
ing to pay literally.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
BOOK ILL.,.
THE CRUCIAL MOMENTS.
Mrs. Haidane Is Surprised.
p XII.

Mrs. Haldane Is Surprised.
The Haldane family usually partook
Of luncheon together. Breakfast was
an irregular meal taken at different
times by different members of the
household, and dinner usually brought
many engagements which widely sep
arated them. A few days after the au.
tomobile ride, while the excitement
over the proposed granting to the
Gotham Freight Traction company of
the New York Street Car company
franchise was still at its height. Mr..
and Mrs. Haldane and their daughter,
after waiting sometime for the arrival
of Livingstone Haldane. sat down to
luncheon without him.
1t was Eleanor who opened the con.
~versation, after the luncheon had been
served and the servants had with,
drawn.
Father" she said, II have beer
thinking for some days now that
ought to tell you something that hap
pened the other night"
what night. Eleanor"
1.-THE night Mr.. Gormly made hi,
famous speech In the city hall square
You know Livingstone and Louise an,
were down there in the car and saw
and heard It all"
"Yes." said her father. somewha
bitter, ut was told to me the mex
morning that Gormly had spoken fror
your brothers car and that after |
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN

"About two months ago my hands
started to crack open and bleed, the
skin would scale off, and the good
flesh would burn and itch d%readfully.
When my hands first started to get
sore, there were small blisters like wa
ter blisters which formed. They
itched dreadfully, 1t just seemed as
though l could tear the skin all off. I
peel off, and the flesh would be all
red and crack open and bleed. 1t o
ried me very much, as ! had never
had anything the matter with my skin.
l was so afraid l would have to give
up my employment.
MY doctor said he didn't think 1t
would amount to anything. But it kept
getting worse. One day l saw a piece
In one of the papers about a lady who
had the same trouble with her hands.
She had used C%uticura Soap and ONT
ment and was cured. l decided to try
them, and my hands were all healed
before l had used n cake of Cuti-
cura Ointment. l am truly thankful
for the good results from the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, for thanks to them
l was cured, and did not have to lose
q day from work. l have had no re-
turn of the skin trouble" (Signed)
Mrs. Mary E. Breig. 1922 Brown
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. IL, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each. with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
cura," Dept. 6 X, Boston.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

ney Pills have cured
thousands. Mrs.
George Earl, Madi.
son, Neb., says:
For over a year l
was afflicted with
terrible kidney trou-
BILE. I was subject to
hot flashes, became
dizzy and felt tired
and exhausted. Puff
fly spots appeared be-
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
WHY BE WEAK7

Why suffer backache, headache,
dizziness. WEAKNESS, urinary irregu.
larities and other troubles that arise
from disordered kidneys when re-
lief Is so near at hand? Doan's Kid
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

To be without enemies IS to be I'M
worthy Of having friends.-Joubert.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma'
ton, allays pain, Gu 'es wind collie, 25c u bottle.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07
Horse Sense

Horse Sense.
"He has plenty of horse sense"
"Why SOP"
He never bets on one"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-07

l have lived long enough to wait for
misfortunes till they come without an
ticipating them.-Sydney Smith.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
Little Sketches
New Senators
poMERENE OF OHIO
a MACHINE SMASHED

Atlee Ponaerene of Ohio, democrati.
rotege of Tom Johnson. will replace Sem
itor Dick, former Hanna lieutenant.
Johnson, broken and sick i'm Cleveland, is
va .ting for Pomerene's seating with much
satisfaction.
Born in 1864 in Ohio, Pomerene prepared
n tn. public schools for Princeton, where
lie was graduated in 1854 with honors.
He took the Cincinnati Law School
course and settled N Canton, Mckinley's
lone.
Except for service as city solicitor and
county prosecutor, Pomercne was little
Known in Ohio politics until Tom Johnson
IAN him as the radical candidate for W
irnor against JGdson Harmon. 1t was a
litter figh in which the latter won the
nomination.. but it was really directed by
Johnson more against democratic organ
zation leaders who backed Harmon than
against the present Ohio governor.
Potnerene, indeed, became Harmon's
'unlains mate two years later.
When elected Senator Pomerene lad just
,een -tnaugurated lieutenant governor.
Governor Harmon took no open hand for
~.oinercne, but his appointees did, with his
:Nident approval.
Pomerene is of medium height. broad
shouldered, with a large head, party bald;
ais smooth face has prominent, regular
features. He is a good stump speaker.
lie is married happily, but has no chil.
Gren.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
LIGHT WEIGHT RUGS
FOR SUMMER OUT
New Design Shown In Rag Rugs
Are Popular-Many Shades
In Green.

The fashion of putting away heavy
rugs with the winter clothing In city
houses, and the increased popularity
of lightweight rugs in country houses
has led to the manufacture of many
new weaves and a multiplication of de-
signs in older weaves, all comparative
" inexpensive. Undoubtedly the most
attractive feature of the rug exhibits
always to the front at this season is
.he simpler weaves, mostly of domestic
make.
When the old fashioned rag carpet i'm
the guise of small rugs re-entered the
market a few seasons 6 its designs.
which followed closely those of the
originals, failed to arouse any particu-
lar interest in customers. Its vogue
was uncertain. This season there is
no uncertainty about the vogue of the
rag rug, which comes now in all the
regular sizes and in all sorts of colors
and designs at low cost.
Cotton and Wooden Varieties.
The cheapest variety is entirely OF
cotton and the best has a wooden warp.
h greatest novelties are seen In the
latter. In n the monotony of the
broken with three large diamond
shaped segments of solid brown bor-
lered with ecru touched up with red
extending down the middle. The rug
is 9X12 feet and is bordered at either
end with four-inch solid stripes of
brown and ecru.
Several shades of green and of the
deeper pinks are combined in n
weave to give an opalescent effect.
centers of blue, of pink, of green, Of
Drown finished with a border Of plain
contrasting cOlors or windmills or
landscapes and cottages.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
JOHNSON OF MAINE
NOT CORPORATION MAN

The first Thought of anybody succeeding
eugene Hale gave the Senate a distinct
shock. Charles l.. johnson, a Maine demo-
:rat took the Hale seat, April 4. 1t was
The prohibition issue. too, that made the
Maine legislature democratic. Hale was
ignored.
The farmers friend" Obadiah Gard
,er, wanted the toga as he had wanted TO
run Tor governor in place of Governor
fla.sted. But the canny Maine democrats
tucked Gardner. head of the State Grange,
whose badge was the cowhide boot, in a
ace state office ard elected a distinguished
lawyer and a student of men and affairs.
Johnson was born in 1859 in Name, on
the Nennebec river. He worked his way
through Colby and Bowdoin colleges by
teaching country schools. He studied law
in a Waterville office, earning his living
meanwhile in a railroad freight office.
Admitted to the bar in 1886. he began a
most successful practice. Johnson stands
pretty close to the head of the Maine bar,
II not at the top. He has represented cor
Porations, but never been a Corporation
lawyer in the accepted sense of the
term.
johnson married in 1852, and his one
hill a daughter, is in Nassar. Never a
politician, he has been drafted to run for
office now and then. Once he ran for gov
.rnor, once he served in the legislature
tnd was minority leader: he has been may,
pr of Waterville and the towns city solicit
tor. He has a rugged, heavy-featured
large. strong face and a good physique.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
KERN JoKED ORATOR
aEvERIpGE OUT or A ion

John Worth Kern. of Indiana, 1oked
Senator Beveridge out OF his seat in the
last campaign. Beveridge ran as = ..con-
verted' republican. and Kern, with his
satire, converted Beverage cheers into
hearty laughs. Born in Indiana In 1910.
Kern was ~prec0cious. having command
Of Latin n algebra at II, ana being
graduated from Michigan university he.
fore he was q. Elected editor Of tha
State Law Reports. Kern moved to In.
~d:anapolis, his home since, in 1854.
Aside from this job, the city solicitor.
ships Of Kokomo and Indianapolis ana
one state senate term cover his ofdce-
holding. His friendship with Bryan.
though, forced him into the race tor the
vice presidency in 1903 and into c-aninsirns
for governor.
Kern is tall, lean. q BIT stoop-shouldered.
With long, iron gray hair n long gris.
sled whiskers. keen eyes. a . thin. ionr
ACE with sharp features. He hae heen
married twice. his iarst wife dying IN nj.
He has q grown daughter ana tive younr
IONS. Mrs. Kern and Miss Kern are prorr.
nsnt socially in Indiana.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

The ice went out Of the RanTeley
,ake April IL last year. which was the
EARLIEST 1t was over known to leave. Il
7oubtless won't go out as early this
lprYng, for 1t has been exceptionally
thick this winter. and 1t was reported
= few days ago to be Sc inches thick,
which is several inches thicker chan
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04

At Bayonne. N. J., they and that wan
seper holdn and harbors disease germs.
ma hereafter new wall paper viii not
- pasted over tho old. IL the board az
sealth mas 9 GAY In It. It 10 not ex-
10y new that wall paper 10 q good
seems to be the hrst town TO try "a
aSht wall paper ~ unsanitary.