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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
sYNoPsIS.

A foolish tounE tenderfoot becomes
i1x Su.. asS B But are coni p By TIE
msudlin husband; H: IL shot hot By the
upon himself. In In their disht 70 TIE
railroad. station the woman's hcrss
s IL bis o~n sSd fo hs youth sns n
stirrup strap. Seeing he II On impedi-
mont the woman thrusts her escort Into
he stumbles into the railroad station just
Is tho train bears the woman away.
Twenty-Five years later; this man; GeSrze
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane. =
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker,
and co-operates with her in her WORK:
line and finds himself frustrated in pier
and track extension plans by grating a.
dermen. backed by the dothem Traction a
the Haldanes to his country home CORN.
" announces that he will be mayor OF
New York and redeem the city from . cor,
ruption. Mr.. Haldane in long deslre1
interview with Gormly. makes an indirect
proposition to compromise the 1ght wnicn
the latter has been waging IN the news
pany. and which Haldane is suspected OF
being the head. Gormiy boldly announces
his plan Of campaign to Haldans Gorm nry
he refers to the ride Of the night before
as mild compared to one he experienced
In his boyhood days. Tho papers an
nounce his candidacy for mayor. The po-
Ntical declaration Of the merchant prince
produced a tremendous sensation the
minority party. seeing in him possible
Moses, make overtures looking to the in.
dorsement Of his candidacy by the OUTS
alliance. A meeting Of the sachem So
ciety or the Ring" is held at the Hal
dane Home. Many political dignitaries
and henchmen are present and ways ana
means are advanced to dampen Gormly.s
mayoralty aspirations and sidetrack MS
candidacy. The younger Haldane Is
proposed as an opposition candidate; the
whole machinery Of the city's detective
force is to be used to dig up something
damaging to Gormly Haldane. Jr.. re-
fuses the nomination and announces that
he will support Gormly. The reigning
party then decides to name a on-parti-
san ticket for the purpose of dividing the
Gormly forces. and at the same time rush
through a Freight Traction company
franchise, without which the Sachem So
ciety would be helpless. The press here
tofore unanimously favorable to the mer-
chant candidate, now under pressure. d.
vides and the campaign wakes warm. A
resolution Is introduced granting gratuI-
4ous renewal OF the traction franchise.
Gormly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise. The excited populace threaten
to mob the aldermen. when addressed by |
0ormiy.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

Warren gioomily. unless am
elected"
The mayor turned away and walked
into the city hall. Rutherford met
him 1t the door.
Il want to congratulate you." he
said, ~on your course"
DO you approve of ~"
Approve! 1t was the nerviest sort
Of thing for you to do. but the only
thing. That damned Gormly had you
dead to rights; but you took the wind
out Of his sails"
II don't know" answered the mayor,
nervously. What will Liffey and Ben
son and the rest say"
Il don't know" returned Ruther-
ford: but whatever they say, It was
the only thing on Gods earth to do.
and they ought to be glad that you
had the nerve to do 1t. Now, we've
got to win the election"
Yes" said the mayor; but how ?"
Outside the city hall slender, quiet,
but shrewd looking man edged his
way carefully through the rapidly dis
persing crowd until he caught sight
Of Conncll standing on the steps
scowling at the multitude, black rage
in his heart
Well" said the chief. as the man
came close to him, ANY news?"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

"Of course l wanted to come" said
the young woman earnestly. Il have
read every scrap pertaining to the
campaign. l have done what I could
among such friends as was able to
influence to get them to aid you. 1t
was through me that Livingstone
proffered his services. l even tried
my father, but have been unable to
make any impression upon him; and
l wanted to hear from you directly
how things were going"
Il realize all that you have done,
and you can't imagine. Miss Haldane,
how great a deprivation it was to me
! to send such a message, and how hard
course 1t was to decide upon"
Il made Livingstone bring us both
down here tonight. But never
dreamed that l was going to be tho
spectator of such a scene as that
which has just happened. don't be-
lieve there was ever anything more
dramatic or splendid in the history Of
American politics. Why, it was like
a new Declaration of Independence!
When that multitude surged back and
forth. crying. yelling, threatening. and
muttering, followed every emotion in
my own heart. I never was SO thrilled
In my life. l am glad to have lived
through this, to have seen 1t. to have
been small part Of It"
You can't imagine" said Gormly,
how great a part OF 1t you have been
Will not say that l am doing 1t all
for YOU now; that would not be true
or fair. But you were my inspiration
IL the beginning. your words. your
presence. Miss Haldans. l have some
thing to say to you.
First Of ALL" he began. where are
you taking mel?
Anywhere you want to 60. Yov
said you had no engagement, you
know" Miss Haldans leaned forward
and touched her brother. He stopped
the car again and turned about III
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
The Very Worst.

Clement J. Driscoll, at dinner in
New York, told a number of amusing
stories about his strenuous life as
commissioner of weights and meas
ures last year.
"A friend of mine," said Mr.. Dris-
coll, noticed one morning that his
grocer looked very sad. What's the
matter, old MANI my friend asked
jokingly. The weights and measures
man hasn't been dropping in on you,
l hope?
eyes, he has, snapped the grocer.
"'But you don't really mean to say,
exclaimed my friend, that he caught
you giving only fifteen ounces to the
pound?'
Worse than that!' groaned the
grocer. I've been giving seventeen d"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
Successful Economy In Baking

Most housewives assume when they buy
a big can of baking powder at a low price
that they have been economical. They
have to slight extent-but when they
use that cheap big cam baking powder.
and find it so uneven in quality, or SO UNI
reliable that the baking falls, there isn't
SO much economy in it after all, for the
wasted materials far. outweigh the few
cents saved in the price.
SUCCESSFUL economy, is in the reach
Of every woman that desires 1t. She has
only to order Calumet Baking Powder.
and use it according to instructions. Then.
she will achieve economy. For not only
does Calumet sell at a reasonable price
25c per pound-but 1t is SO carefully made
by experienced chemists that failure IL
impossible. Only the best materials arc
used and the proportions of the ingredi-.
EVERY baking comes from the oven,
light. sweet. and beautifully raised. Calu:.
met guarantee you against failure. and
that is what constitutes real economy In
baking.
Why not use Calumet, a baking powder
that you can always rely upon? You can
get no better at any price. for ut the
Worlds Pure Food Exposition, Calumet
received the Highest Award.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

Il am snrv now mat 1 was aware
of your presence. Miss Haldane," said
Cormly quietly. And because Of that
know that never spoke better"
1T was a great occasion" was the
reply, "and great occasions make
great speeches"
That and the onsciousness-uncon
scious, II you will, II l may use such
a contradiction-that you were listen
fng-dare not say sympathetically!-
carried me through"
1T was glorious. You played upon
those people as 1 might play upon"
Me-" said Gormly softly.
Upon an instrument Of music" con-
tinued the girl. Il think your election
IL sure"
II think so too" was the answer;
but am not INDUCING in any over
confidence, and there IL to be no
weakening OF effort until tho last
minute"
They had by this time reached Four
teenth street. Although it was long
after the ordinary time for the issu-
ancs Of the latest editions Of the news
papers. newsboys were already crying
accounts of the episode on the streets.
and papers were being bought eager
ly on every hand.
"Mr. Gormly." she turned suddenly
full upon him, why have you said to
my brother that I must not come to
the store any more to consult you on
business matters?"
my dear Miss Haldane," said CORN
~. II did that for your sake"
But why?"
Il have ascertained that 1 am be-
ing Swallowed by practically all the do
tectives of the city hall force; that
/ am watched constantly; that all my
visitors are noted; and l did not wish
to involve you in any notoriety what
soever. Therefore, although l had no
knowledge that you would come or
that you wanted to come, thought II
proper to advise you through your
brother not to do So"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
CHAPTER XII.

Mas Haidane Listens to Declaration.
For some distance the automobile
sped onward. Before one of the big
Wholesale buildings on lower Broad
way. now entirely dark. it suddenly
stopped in obedience to a signal from
the tonneau. A hand was laid on
Gormly's shoulder, and voice he
knew and to which he thrilled spoke
to him.
"Mr. Gormly," said Miss HaIdane.
that was the most magnificent, splen-
did, dramatic scene l ever witnessed
or participated in"
GOrmly rose to his feet instantly
and faced about.
You were there. Miss Haldane." he
exclaimed.
Didn't you see met" asked the girl
. note Of disappointment In her voice
And didn't you SEQ me?" put in
Miss Stewart OPPORTUNITY.
We'll. girls" said Livingstone Hal
dane, how long are you going tt
keep up stopping here?"
7 vas about to suggest" said Misi
Stewart. that Mr.. Gormly and
change places. don't want to tall
to you particularly: but l know tina
EleaAor wants to speak to Mr.. CORN
~. and"
Tho words were not out Of he
mouth before Gormly had leaped t,
the street and opened the door. HI
assistsd Miss Stewart to the place b.
had vacated. and took her place in tn
big roomy tonueau. As soon a. tie q
change had bssn effected. Haldan'
staytad up the street. again.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
CHAPTER X.-Contlnued.

Nov, SIR" said Gormly. you see
what our masters the people think
They wish me to put to you ques-
tion. II such q measure comes bo.
fore you. will you veto it or will you
not?"
The mayor was In a dilemma, q
fearful one. He was quick enough Ia
see that his whole political future.
the future Of his party, practically do.
pended upon his action. If he did not
declare his purpose to veto the bill, he
and his party we're doomed. If he
took some other course, they would
still have a fighting chance. The
mayor rose to the occasion.
Gentlemen" he said, my action
Ahall be dictated by yourselves"
Answer! Answer! No speech!"
Toared the crowd.
Every man Is entitled to his
chance" said Gormly. land l beg you
to hear"
Il will pledge you my word" con-
tinued the mayor, that SO far as /
have power the issuance of this fran
chise shall be determined by the cleo
ton. II am SO fortunate as to re-
ceive majority. shall take it as a
sign that you indorse the policy which,
with an eye single to the public inter-
est, believes that 1t demands the
granting Of this franchise to the
Gotham Freight Traction company,
which has already served you so we'll.
IF on the contrary, my distinguished
opponent shall prevail. the matter will
be left for his determination"
You won't sign the bill if 1t comes
to you then?" asked some one in the
crowd.
ence l have to see that 1t is not pre-
scented to me-" was the answer.
Nothing" said Gormly. could be
fairer than that. The issue is clearly
and sharply drawn. If you want ia
perpetuate the power OF the Gotham
Freight Traction company, you have
only to reflect the present mayor. II
you want to resume your own control
of affairs, you have only to elect me
] don't ask you now which it shall be
don't want any more cheering.
want you to 60 to your homes and X
to work. Good night"
He sank down in the automobile
covered with Precipitation and trem
bling with nervous excitement
Amid tumultuous cheering and ~
plauding. the crowd opened a lin'
through which the big automobile
slowly moved over toward Broadwa,
and then sped upward through tn
night.
Cornell turned to the mayor. "Shal
] drive these dogs out Of the square
Curse 'em!" he cried.
Nothing would have suited tn
mayor better; but policy would nc
permit.
mo-" he said. Just picket the 81
proaches to the city hall. Let the pc,
PIE alone. They will disperse now "
Indeed thsy were already beg:Rnin
70 break away.
We'll. you've gone and done 1t nov
Tor sure" said Connell. giving the ne
essary orders. Unless you set Gle
I'D. the Gotham Freight Traction con
ppny's busted"
Were al 1asesd.' as you say" sal
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27
If You Have a Sick|y
Youngster Try This Free

The family with young children that is
without sickness In the house now and
then Is rare, and so 1t Is important that
the head Of the house should know what
to do in the little emergencies that arise,
child with a serious nilment needs n
doctor, 1t Is true, but In the majority Of
instances. as any doctor knows, the child
suners from some intestinal, trouble,
usually constipation.
There is no sense In giving It n pill or
q remedy containing an opiate, nor IL
flushing of the bowels to be always rec
commended. Rather give 1t q small dose
OF a mild, gentle laxative. tonic like DR..
Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin, which, by clean
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

little stomach o~ ,nnsc des viii immediateiy
correct the trouble
This is not alone our opinion but that
OF Mrs. N. II. Mead of Freeport, Kans.
whose granddaughter has been taking IL
successfully and OF Mrs. ]. r. Whiting
OF Lena. Wis. who gives 1t to her chill
dren and takes 1t herself. 1t Is sold IN
drug store. but If you want to test It in
your family before you buy it send your
address to DR.. Caldwell and he will for
ward a supply free OF charge.
For the free sample address DIR. w. 3.
caldwell. FOL Caldwell building, Month
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

Does your automobile 20 faster
than your neighbors?"
mo-" replied Mr. Cbuggins but
my danger signal makes Il mucn more
disagreeable noise than his"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-27

Il have q clue" was the answer.
Come In here!" said the chief, lay
ing hts hand on the other mans shout
der. and in his excitement and eager
ness almost Jerking him into the city
hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14
THE STORM.

The eastern section of Kansas has
just experienced one of the most dis
lastrous storms in its history. Whether
| it was tornado, a cyclone or whirl-
wind, that came along with the heavy
thunder, fierce lightning and a tremen-
dous downpour of rain and hail, it is
| Impossible to say 1t acted like all
three of those terrible things jumbled
up together. and left a trail of death
and destroyed property that undoubt-
eddy breaks all records Of the state in
this particular, For in the days that
are long since gone. when tornadoes
and cyclones frisked about Kansas
with more or less regularity there
wasn't so much property for them to
destroy, there were not so many lives
for them to toy with.
Mingled with the grief that goes up
over the lives that were lost and the
property devastated. there must be re-
joicing that the damage was not great
err, as it might well have been and
especially in the number of casualties.
For as usual in matters of this kind
many men, women and children who
were caught in the path of the storm
were preserved from serious injury
or death in a fashion most miraculous.
Then, too, the aftermath of the
storm might have been more dire had
| 1t worked out it's fury on people in
poorer. circumstances, as is often the
case when severe storms wipe out
town, cities ind rural districts in dis
tant lands, where poverty is general.
This cyclone worked its way through
one of the most prosperous sections of
20 v1I1
That it ruined the immediate prospects
of a number of people is not to be
gainsaid. But most of them are in a
position to stand even as heavy a blow
as this one and those that are not have
neighbors and friends a plenty who
will help them to recoup their
fortunes. For in no commonwealth on
Gods green footstool, does the helping
hand make its appearance SO prompt
ly and so forcibly as it does in Kansas
when the occasion demands.
The storm of the other night was
calamitous But it is unreasonable to
expect that any place will always be
land of milk and honey, of sunshine
and roses without an untoward hap
pening once in a while. Kansas has
had several of them and out of each
she and her people have come
forth stronger. Compared with some
of the vicissitudes that Kansas has
experienced, the storm of the other
night was but a small thing. AS it
broke it showed it's silver lining. A
soft warm wind blew from the south.
The stars shone forth In all their
glory and We'd with the moon in she'd
ding radiance. Those who did not
feel the heavy hand of the storm for
got it within half an hour And it will
be but an unpleasant memory to these
who felt it's wrath before many days
have passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14
HOW TO MANAGE FATHER

You hear much, these days, about thu
trouble parents have to keep the boys
on the farm, says the Kansas Indus
trialist. Occasionally some kind-hearted
soul sounds a note to the effect that.
perhaps, the boys do not always have
square deal, that the father, and
sometimes the mother, is not so consid
crate as might be desired. Once in a
great while the truth is told about =
boy who had to work his way through
college, although his father had enough
money sailed away to pay his expenses,
but refused to contribute because Of an
ostensible desire to make the boy learn
the value of a dollar-a fine story to
tell the neighbors, who know better.
What is needed, and needed urgent
ly, is course in father-managing for
boys. 1t is not the purpose here to in
cite any son to rebellion. There is no
conscious desire to instill any ideas
that may lessen the respect a boy
should have for the Fifth Command
ment; but in observing it's teachings
the son has a right, God-given, to GER
tain inalienable privileges closely al
lied to the making Of citizenship; and
the greatest of these is freedom. This
freedom need not amount to license,
and seldom will be so construed. 1t
means freedom to think and act like
a rational, human being. to indulge in
some of the social intercourse now be-
coming an important part of rural ex-
istence, to meet persons of his own age
and 1nclinations, to have a day or a
few hours in which to exercise his own
will within proper restrictions, to par
ticipate in the activities of the farm
ers' Institutes, the annual corn con-
test, the efforts of the younger gem
Grafton to surpass in aero yields; to go
to bed when other human beings do it
and stay there until the world is again
astir. The idea that a farmers son
must be out while the cows are still
aslep, that we shall go about the
place rousing out lot of drowsy
horses or mules while the sun is still
in China, is a WORKOUT theory incom-
patible with modern agriculture,
which means good management. Every
growing boy is entitled to as much
consideration as the member of any
labor union on earth, and the sooner
the father of the land find it out the
better for the fathers and the farms
When father turns out before day
break and begins to rout out the. fam
lily with his customary crouch, we'll
oiled and working overtime, a boycott
should be announced Immediately. It
would not take long to convince him
that the successful conduct of his
] property depended upon kind treat
ment and an occasional moment of re-
Taxation. The old whine that boys are
lazy no longer hnds favor. Nine times
in ten the supposedly lazy boy is
merely unable to overcome the ma
tural impulse of immaturity to take
his fill Of rest, the rest that young
legs and arms must have if a days
work in the field is to be done with
what Mr.. Brandeis would call eco
homie excellence. In other words, no
hoy who goes to the fields tired and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14
o. TTMEi


Backward. turn backward. o, time, in
Give me conceit again, Just for tonight;
Garry me back to the days when L wore
LOUD clothes and, in fact, was a gay
sophomore;
Smooth from my forehead all traces of
care,
Cover my poll with a thatch of dark
Put all the doubts that assail me to
sleep,
Give back the self-love neglected to
keep.
Tired of the hollow, the base and untrue,
/ long to be somewhere around ~,
with the bOundleSS cOnceit that enliy-
ened me then,
When 1 fancied 1 welded a masterful
pen;
When I thought that the things which I
wrote were sublime,
And was sure that my fame must en-
dure through all time
When proudly believed that my wisdom
was deep
And that genius was resting when I went
to sleep.
Turn backward. o, time, for tonight,
won't you please,
And let me be gladdened by youths &C.
stacies?
Permit me to have the cock-sureness of
yOre,
That 1 had when I strutted, proud
sophomore,
Believing I knew all a mortal might
know,
And sure I was chosen to lead here be-
low;
o, put all the doubts that perplex me to
Give back the conceit I've neglected to
keep.
Chicago Record-H Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

from the Philadelphia Record.1
The man who is too busy to make
enemies is lucky.
Even the yeast manufacturer doesn't
always rise to the occasion.
All the worlds a stage. on which
few must expect either cheers or 5eers.
The man who borrows trouble never
realizes that he has to pay such a high
rate of interest.
Many a girl would rather cultivate
her voice than cultivate her friends.
She can't do both.
There's a man in town named cunn.
He drinks lot but nobody seems to
know when he Is loaded.
1.-THE trouble with a wife," saws the
Cynical Bachelor, 'is that she never
comes with full directions as to how to
take her.
:" He SCOTS at scars'-what is the
rest of that quotation from shake
speare?" said the Wise Guy, showing
for once that he didn't quite know
everything. "He SCOTS at scars who
never smoked a cigarette" supplied the
Simple Mug.
why weren't you here Yesterday.
Miss Yellowleaf2" demanded the boss.
ut was my birthday" snickered Miss
Yellcwleaf. II always take a day off
on my birthday" "A day!'' exclaimed
the boss. I'll bet you take off two or
three years"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-14

heavy eyed and resentful can or will
do days work with profit to the
employer.
The father who is wise will listen to
his boys views occasionally. He will
restrain the usual desire to break
something when told that his son
would prize highly the chance to spend
a whole dollar in undisturbed enjoy
ment of the circus or a neighborhood
entertainment. He will bark back to
the heyday OF his own youth when
his son pines to see a picture show
or to use the buggy or the motor car
for an afternoon in blissful conteIn-
plation of neighbours daughter. In
short, if a father supposes he can
drive his children as he drives his
mules, Gay after day and year after
year, without assertions from the fam
fly ranks, he is nightly mistaken, and
he would better skirmish around with
a bit of pencil and make a note of it
now.