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The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
A Topeka Diplomat.

Diplomacy is hard TO define" said
Senator Curtis at luncheon In To-
peka. 1T Is, however easy 10 illus
trate. Here is an illustration OF diplo-
macy:
a Topeka girl one brisk autumn
evening sat beside the warm and
clanking radiator with a young man.
This young man was good catch.
But. though he called often, and
though he showed many evidences OF
affection for the girl, he had not yet
mentioned marriage. He seemed UNI
certain. He seemed TO be still on the
fence.
Well, the brisk evening I'm speak
Ing Of at about o'clock. the cook
knocked at the parlor door, entered
and said, respectfully:
What shall i give your father
for his breakfast in the morning. MISE
"'Deviled kidney. think. Hannah
said the Topeka girl Father. these
cold mornings, is SO fond OF deviled
kidney
Yes. miss; and would you mind
telling me how to prepare IL, miss p
Soak the kidney. was the reply,
lOl lAAitC Nv NOlu NaNCls
ing the water twice. Then cut into
slices. season highly with salt and
pepper, and fry light brown, Now
add a little warm water and stew
very gently. Meanwhile prepare the
sauce--four tablespoonfuls OF cold
gravy. one of Chutney paste, one of
ketchup, one ri vim, gar. two teaspoon
fuls of made mustard. two of salt and
four OF butter. Mix well. pour on 10
the kidney and stew gently again till
done.
q" oh, thank you miss, said the
cook. gratefully.
The cook had hardly gone when
the young man, a new and tender
light shining from his eyes, plopped
down on one knee.
Miss Cosgrove - Mildred - dear
one. he began. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
Wonderful Rescue.

cit was "A terrible moment" said the
old soldier, with shudder.
TEL us all about it," cried the
squad OF recruits. eagerly.
1T happened at Glib. L was walking
along the top OF a cliff with a chum.
when he was suddenly seized with
vertigo There was a sheer drop OF at
least 1000 feet and when ] saw him
reel and slip over the precipice | gave
HIM up for lost. Quick as lightning
/ pulled a large horseshoe magnet out
OF my pocket, and. lying fiat upon my
chest extended over the chasm. i
could gee my friend far below, falling
fapidly-and turning over and over. He
looked no larger than a doll; but grad
ualiy as the magnet eNerted it's infu-
ence, his figure became more distinct.
aud he rose with terrific bump. The
magnet had attracted his large steel
spurs. and exertlnE all my strength, /
held him there for two hours, till help
came "-Exchange
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and said: THAT is my idea Of
CHARACTER IN ADVERTIS-

and said: THAT is my idea of
CHARACTER IN ADVERTIS-
ING.
1.-THE printed word is mercy
the oral word of the man who
conducts the business. 1T RE-
FLEETS THE CHARACTER
OF THE MAN. If it is SIN
CERE and STRAIGHTFOR-
WARD, the man is sincere and
straightforward as a rule. If it
isn't sincere, the public will soon
find it out.
"The merchant who talks to
his customers as frankly and
truthfully as he talks to his wife
and children BUILDS A BUSI-
NESS THAT NOBODY CAN
TEAR DOWN. Customers be-
lieve in and stick to him. No
other kind of advertising is
worth while"
Don't you think that Mr.
Hodges is right?
(COntinued).
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Copyright 1911
CHAPTER XIV.
(Continusd).

Al one side OF the room was a steep
flight OF stairs which gave access to
the loft overhead. Mrs. Hicks, by
gesture, signified that Betty and Han.
nibal were to ascend these stairs;
they did SO and found themselves on
narrow landing inclosed by a par
tition OF rough planks: this partition
was pierced by low door. Mrs.
Hicks; who had followed close at
their heels, handed the candle 10 Bet
ty.
In yonder!" she said briefly, nod
ding toward the door.
Wait" cried Betty In whisper.
No" said the woman With an al
most masculine surliness OF tone. Il
got nothing to say" She pushed them
into the attic, and. closing the door,
fastened II with stout wooden bar.
Beyond that door. which seemed TO
have closed on every hope, Betty held
the tallow dip aloft. and by its UNI
certain and fiSSering light surveyed
her prison. The briefest glance suf-
feed The room contained two shake
down beds and a stool; there was
window In the gable. but a piece OF
heavy plank was spiked before IL.
Miss Betty. don't you be scared,
whispered Hannibal. When the
judge hears we're gone, him and Mr..
Mahaffy will try 10 find us. They'll
go right of TO Belle Plain-the judge
is always wanting TO do that, only
Mr.. Mahaffy never lets him-but now
he won't be able to stop him"
hal HANNIBAL
he do there-what can any one do
the girls face. To speak of the blind
cropping OF her friends but served to
fix the horror OF their situation in her
mind.
II don't know, Miss Betty, but the
judge is always thinking OF things To
do. seems like they was mostly things
no one else would ever think OF"
Betty had placed the candle on the
stool and seated herself on one or the
beds. There was the murmur OF
voices In the room below; she won
dered IL her fate was under consider
alton and what that fate was TO be.
hannibal, who had been examining
tho window, returned to her side.
Miss Betty, II we could just get
lout of this loft we could steal their
skin and row down TO the river; |
reckon they got just the one boat;
| tho only way they could get to us
would be TO swim out, and II they
done that we could pound EN- over
the head with the oars--the least lit
| tie thing sinks yeH when you're In
the water" But this murderous fancy
of his failed 10 interest Betty.
Presently they heard Sherrod- and
Bunker come up from the shore with
George Slosson joined them and there
was a brief discussion, then an In
terval OF silence, and the sound OF
voices again as the three white men
moved back across the field in the
direction of the bayou. There sue
coeded a period of utter stiffness, both
in the cabin and in the clearing. a
somber hush that plunged Betty yet
deeper in despair. Wild thoughts as
sailed her, thoughts against which
she struggled with all the strength OF
| her will.
In that hour OF stress Hannibal was
sustained by his faith in the Judge
He saw his patrons powerful and pic
turesque intelligence applied TO solv
ing the mystery of their disappear
ance from Belle Plain il was incon
ceivable that this could prove other
wise than disastrous to Mr.. Slosson
and he endeavored TO share the con
fidence he was feeling with Betty
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
A POEM A DAY.
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.

Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands.
The smith. a mighty man Is he.
with large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawly arms
Are strong as iron bands.
His hair Is crisp. and black. aud long,
His face is like the tan;
His brow Is wet with honest sweat.
lie earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man
Week In. week out. from morn TO
night,
you can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy
sledge,
with a measured beat and slow.
Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun Is low.
And children coming home from school
Look mat the-open- door.
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks that fy
Like chaff from a thrashinG floor.
He goes on Sunday TO the church,
And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
lie hears his daughters voice
Singing in the village choir
And IL makes his heart rejoice.
1t sounds to- him like her mothers
voice,
Singing in Paradise,
He needs must think OF her once more.
How in the grave she lies;
And with his hard. rough hand he
wipes
A tear out OF his eyes.
Toiling-rejoicing-
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees IL close;
Something attempted. something done,
Has earned a nights repose.
Thanks thanks to thee. my worthy
friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught
Thus at the flaming forge OF life
Our fortunes must be wrought:
Thus or Its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought
Long fellow.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
The Prodigal Judge
VAUGHAN KESTER

but there was something so forced
and unnatural In the girls voice and
lectures that he quickly fell into an
awed silence. AT last. and II must
have been some time after midnight.
troubled slumber claimed him No
moment OF forgetfulness came 10
Betty. she was waiting for what-she
did not know, The candle burnt low
er and lower and finally went out and
she was left in darkness, but again
she was conscious OF sounds from the
room below. At first II was only a
word or sentence. then the guarded
speech became steady monotone
that ran deep into the night. Even
tpally this ceased and Betty fancied
she heard sobs.
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ADVERTISING TALKS.
Continued from page -.
SPONSIBLE, ABSOLUTELY

SPONSIBLE, ABSOLUTELY
RELIABLE business man.
/ said to him at the time:
whenever you have anything
of this kind why don't you AID
VERTISE IN THE NEWS
PAPERS and tell the facts in
the same way you told them to
me, using identically the same
language?
"You bear a good reputation,
SO your advertising vii be CON-
VINCING. You do not have to
use formal phraseology in your
copy-all you need to do is to
TALK IN YOUR ADVERTISE
MENTS JUST AS YOU TALK
TO A CUSTOMER. That kind
of copy is believable and VERY
EFFECTIVE"
Then he turned to his friends
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
BACKDUE HUGH!

word with you, Mr. Good Citizen.
sheriff deputies the county last Sunday and
deputies with the evidence against 10 saloons found open In
II. reason for this raid was HUGH SHEPHERD Wayne cOuny
and promising prosecuting attorney
It about this s.. ~
Mr. Shepherd upon being circuit judges for the office
that he would conduct the duties of the office
without fear favor.
or were not in operation county things machines
This question during hearing graft charges preferred
against Randolph connection with the operation
Of these gambling devices
Sheriff called somehow other decide
question the people Prosecutor Shepherd thought he WOULD
decide
Armed prosecutor swooped road
houses ON Sunday
evidence convict the for violating the liquor
The part prosecutors stimulating
effect upon sherifs Office
Things began to fairly buzz in that section county
ing the complaints brought Sunday
Law violators violation
already fully the prosecuting job
be activity the hefs Office where there has
been inactivity.
further result be law observance where there has been
law-breakng and law defiance.
Thus the whole official lump may become leavened-
Hugh Shepherd is doing HIS duty
is COMPELLING sheriff HIS duty.
YOUR duty, Mr. Good Citizen.
approval while the prosecutor
has doing things
You and your neghbor possibly agreed shep
But have you SHEPHERD a supporter
YOU?
dropped him line him the work of clean
ing up that he has set out to doi
If you haven't, you SHOULD.
you this suggestion drop Mr. Shepherd line
commencing would that that fact lies che
fer public Office and keep them
get them
public official who is disposed to close his breaking
never of from the breakers
pledges undyng support from the professional
his
breaking.
good Office the likely to become discouraged
him that he has adopted
the wrong
elowhe fellow committed to the vicious side to the
machines the Sunday and the blind pig
winning public officer good and best intentions
many the good citizen isn't heard from at all
We fear of change in the Shepherd program
kind to awbreakng or
forgetfuness Of his oath.
undertaken big and unpleasant job and entitled
backing and the of Wayne county who pdcs
entertaining the highest ideals of citizenship
backing and support Of good citizens for the in
uraion felt by officer the county and
asflv imnov ditionsh eabouts
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01

Many man saves money only to
ose II by lending 1T TO some man who
don't save any.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
And stay at Home.

"IlI buy you new frock with
pleasure, my dear. but you must
promise me that you will wear IL
often"
''Ratheri What sort shall have, n
ball dress. dinner dress or n visiting
dress?"
~ house dress"-Fliegende Batter.
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
Looked Good to Him.

The teacher was demonstrating the
powerful corrosive effects of intoxicat-
ing beverages upon stomach's lin
ing. The class looked on with horror
when she poured some 95 per cent
alcohol on an egg. thereby causing 1t
to shrivel and coagulate. The demon
strator was pleased TO observe the in
terest displayed by the janitor. who
had come in for the wastebaskets. II
was well known that he had need OF
such warning.
"Ma'am." he asked timidly, "wud
you mind telling me where you buy
yer licker?"-Success Magazine.
Napv man savea money onIy IN
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=
and mountain. free pcnics, free air, free sky
Why Is II feasible as free schools? Probably
II would cost much less. And IT, as Mr.. Bartlett says
a position know. IL will solve half
The Detroit times., 1911-11-01
GOSPEL
OF
RECREATION


city
significance
a
viii there aret conscious of
children and gmmering
Bartletts idea.
recreation
Literally ito
a girl, a
A
he poverty.
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OBSERVATIONS

Bartlett
making society will
10 o and
an recreation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
FOR HEROIC CONDUCT.
Medals and Money to Five Good Sol
diers.

Washington. D, c., Dee. 2s. For heroic
conduct in the fight with outlaws, on
the island Of Bazilin. Philippines, Sep
tember "a. last, FIVE Of the crew Of the
gunboat Pamphanga have each been
awarded a medal of honor and a gratuity
Of SlQ0 by Secretary OF the Navy Mey-
er. It was in this fight that Ensign
Hovey was killed.
Quoting the report of the commander
of the Pamphanga, the order says
"The heroism and GOODNESS shown by
our men cannot be too highly commend
ed and should receive recognition from
the department. J H. Catherwood ordi-
nary seaman, though severely wound
cd, did all he could To beat off the Moros
attacking Ensign FIovey. Z. H. Me-
Gurie, hospital apprentice, though wound
ed himself, gave immediate aid to the
wounded and undoubtedly saved the lives
of the scout soldier and Gatherwood.
The GOODNESS aud bravery shown by G.
+. Henderson, Jacob Volz and B. II,
Harrison in charging against odds ean-
not be praised in too strong terms
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
STATE CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
Started in Rutland Yesterday Afternoon
and Officers Elected.

Rutland, Dec. 2s The three days an.
nual tournament of the Vermont Check
er association opened at the rooms Of
the Rutland Business college in this city
Yesterday afternoon with business ~ses-
sion. 1t was agreed that each man
shall play two games with each of the
other contestants. The hours of play
will be nine TO twelve and two to five
o'clock and as long in the evening as
there are any unfinished games, no new
ones to be begun after ll:00 p. m.
The following officers elected Presi.
dent, G. J. Russell, Burlington; vice
president, f. H. Dorsey, Ludlow; Sec
retary treasurer, J. n Taggart, Ran
dolph Center; director of games, N. A.
Bailey, Rutland; executive committee,
the president, H. G. Campbell of Rut-
land and L. J. Egleston of Rutland.
The contestants are from Burlington,
st. Adams. Barre, Montpelier, Randolph,
Ludlow, Springfield and Rutland.
The matter of arranging match with
the New Hampshire club, to be played
during the winter at some New Hamp-
shire town. was left with the executive
board.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
ACCEPTS WISCONSIN CALL.
Rev George R. Stair Of Middlebury Has
Left For New Field.

Middlebury, Dec. 2s.--Rev. George r.
Stair, who came TO this town little
ever seven years ago, for FIVE years
pastor of the Memorial Baptist church
and Who for the paSt two years engaged
in evangelistic work, has accepted call
to the First Baptist church Of Eau
Claire, Wis Mr. Stair has been in the
West for the past two months and while
there received calls to three churches,
with the result that be has decided to
become the pastor Of the above named
church. The Rev. Mr.. Stair will begin
bis duties the first Sunday in January
The church is the second largest of that
denomination in the state Of Wisconsin
and has large membership and Sum
day school. In the latter there is n
mems class Of 1877. Mr. Stair will have
an assistant pastor TO cooperate with
him in the work. Eau Claire has a
population of about $4,000
While in Middlebury Mr. Stair made
many friends. who wish him well in his
new field OF duty Mr. Stair and fam
ily left for their new home Saturday
and a large number Of friends gathered
at the depot to bid them good bye.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
Is RESIGNED
TO HIS FATE
Murderer SilaS N. Phelps Gave
Up Hope Of Life Today
AND HE PREPARES TO DIE
He Was Informed of Action of Executive
Council in Refusing to Commute
Death Sentence to Life
Imprisonment.

Boston, Dec. 2s.--Silas N Phelps, the
outlaw murderer of Deputy Sheriff EN-.
NETT P. Haskins of Franklin county,
learned to-day from state prison Off
cial that his last hope Of life is gone
and that he must prepare for death
during the week beginning Sunday, De-
cember 81. Phelps seemed resigned and
told the warden he would not make any
trouble. The executive council voted
yesterday not to commute the mans
sentence.
The vote Of the executive council de-
clining to commute Phelps sentence was
; to 2. Councillors w. S. Schuster of
Douglas and c. o. Brightman OF New
Bedford refused to vote, declaring them
selves opposed to capital punishment.
The two votes cast in favor of commut-
ing the death sentence to one Of life inn
prisonment were those of William A.
Cove Of Salem and John Quinn OF Bos
ton. The other FIVE members Of the
council voted in favor of the death pen.
atty
Phelps was found guilty OF murder in
the FIRST degree in the Franklin county
superior criminal court for the killing OF
Deputy Sheriff Haskius on June II, 1910,
at his home in Monroe. The deputy.
accompanied by a posse, went TO the
Phelps house on that date to arrest
Phelps on a charge of assaulting the
superintendent of the Ramage Paper Co.
AS Haskins enytered the, home Of the
Monroe Bridge outlaw, Phelps from the
front stairs fired, almost instantly kill
ing Haskins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
STEAMER WENT DOWN.
The Renwick Carried Down Three Of
Her Crew.

Halifax. n. s., Dee 2S.-In a collision
off Green island, about 100 miles east OF
Halifax, early yesterday, the British
steamer Renwick was rammed amidshlps
by the French mail steamer St. Pierre
Miquelon, and went down, carrying three
Of her crew with her. The others, in
cluding Captain Chapman, were saved
BY the French steamer which arrived at
North Sydney last night with the sur
vivors on board. The three men lost
were iiremen and their names are unob.
tainable here.
The ST. Pierre Miquelon was bound
from Halifax and the Renwick was un-
der charter for the Inverness Coal and
Railway company on her way from PORT
Hastings to Brdgewater, coal laden,
The French steamer was uninjured and
will proceed.
The collision occurred about o'clock
in the morning in fine weather and with
very little sea running.
The Renwick went to the bottom in
less than ten minutes after the collision,
and the three men were trapped in the
engine room without a chance for their
lives. While the two vessels were to-
gether. several members of the crew of
the Renwiek climbed aboard the st.
Pierre Miquelon. The others sought to
cut loose the boats, but the steamer sank
before they could launch them and they
Jumped overheard. Boats were lowered
by the Miquelon and the men in the
water, some of them almost completely
exhausted and only kept aAoat by the
wreckage, were picked up.
Green island, near where the accident
took place, is about eight miles from
Arichat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
"WHITE HOPES" CLASH.
Carl Morris Won in Bout That Wasn't
Impressive.

New York, Dec. 2s.-Carl Morris, the
Oklahoma engineer outfought Tom Ken
nedy, the New York heavyweight, in
eight rounds of l0-round bout at the
Empire Athletic club last night. In the
general opinion of those at the ringside
neither of the white hopes showed any
advancement last night toward their
aspirations of some day wrestling the
worlds championship from Jack john
son. The heavier Oklahoma man, weigh
ing 22S pounds as compared with Ken
nedy's 2l5, was considered too slow
and Kennedy's much praised footworlI
proved disappointment.
The New York man showed great
gameness in taking all the punishment
which the former locomotive engineer
gave him. He had so much the worst of
it in the latter rounds that many of
the spectators shouted to Referee Dan
Tome to stop the bout, but he declined
to interfere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
Four-maSter Went on Rocks Off
Rhode Island Coast
MEN PERCH ON CROSSTREES
Two Life-Saving Crews Fought Four
Hours Before They Reached the
Doomed Vessel, Which Rests
OFF Westside Island.

Block Island, R. l., Dec. 2s. The north
west gale hurled a four-masted schooner
onto the lodges off Westside Island this
morning, and the schooner filed rapidly.
The crew were driven by the thrush Of
water to the crosstrees of the vessel,
where they perched while two live-say-
ing crews battled to reach them. -Four
hours after the wreck occurred, the life
savers were able TO reach the vessel.
The wind blew at the rate Of sixty
miles an hour and the early attempts
OF the life-savers to launch their boats
resulted in the seas hurling the boats
back and scattering the crew along the
beach.
The crew of the wrecked vessel NUM-
bered ten men, and they were brought
to land by the lfe-savers five hours
after the schooner struck. On the ar
rival Of the rescuers and the rescued,
it was learned that the vessel was the
Mary Adelaide Randall, coal boat,
which was bound for New London, Conn,
from Norfolk, Va.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-28
WILL SUE c. v. RAILWAY.
Montpelier City Council Votes to Get
Tax Of $500 if Possible.

All the members Of the Montpelier
city council were present last evening
for the last meeting of the year and
took up for the first business the pro-
posed widening Of Northfeld street. Of
those whose property would be affected
by the change, i. H. Bixby appeared for
the Langdon estate, but thought no
claims would be made for damages, and
none were made by y. A. Knapp or II, W..
Farnham Louis Gould, through +. J..
Laird, claims $4,000 damages, as he says
he has put up new buildings at great
expense and values his entire property
at $4,000 Thomas Cory appeared for
Mary Sarkis and claims $1,000 damages.
Margaret Stone claimed damages Of $50,
as her piazza will have to be removed to
accommodate the city. That sum was
awarded her and the council will inyes-
tigate into the other two claims and
have continued the hearing until the
next regular meeting.
Two matters left over from a former
meeting We're considered, when Alderman
Atherton reported that piano could be
rented from now until March, TO be
ueeu III Lne cltN HdiiF luI NAV' anu thht
a gas stove could be secured for the
banquet room for $50. The council yot
ed slOl7.04 to the overseer of the poor
and 1887 81 to the street department.
1t was voted to place rail between
the armory and city hall, as teams
are driving across the lawn. The sum
Of Ss2.25 was awarded Frank Town, who
has had eight sheep and five lambs killed
by dogs.
On motion OF Alderman Thomas, it
was voted to sue the Central Vermont
railway for tax of $500, alleged to be
due the city on land here The company
denies its obligation TO pay Montpelier
anything, as it pays a state tax on the
property. but City Attorney Bailey
thinks there is something coming toward
the city and suit win follow. The
railway bought the Lanpdon meadow for
$4,000 and Attorney Bailey is of the
opinion that. although the land is not
used for railway purposes it is assess
able.