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The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17
Sun Victim Spends Summers in Cave

came to Kansas City. Kan, about
fitteen years ago and one Of the first
improvements he made at his home
place was summer cave. The cave
resembles a cyclone cellar. II Ia q
large excavation In the yard at the
rear Of his home. Grass has grown
over the cave for many years and
one must look closely to discover It.
The entrance to the cave Is q door
like that on an outside cellar and
steps lead to the interior OF the cave
at one end. The temperature In the
cave never gets above so or 65 and
day after day, when everyone around
him is suffering with the heat, James
reposes on q cot, reads his Bible. to
which he devOtes most Of the time. or
paints pictures.
Mrs. James and children live In
the house. Mrs. James prepares the
meals and the children carry them to
their father. and on hot afternoons the
entire family gathers in the cave to
escape the heat, and neighbors also
drop In often.
On cool nights James leaves the
cave and walks about the neighbor.
hood or visits his own home, but the
approach Of sunrise Is the signal for
him to hasten to the retreat. During
the winter James works as a laborer.
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stances we're suspected. but their &C.
pire. Haldane kept In constant touch
with Liffey the boss; but no one. save
the inner circle, suspected that the
two were hand in glove together.
Haldane did not often meet with
anyone but Liffey. In this instance,
however. he at least appreciated the
gravity Of the situation. and had d..
rected Liffey to bring with him those
whose advice wound naturally be
sought on such subjects as he desired
to discuss. He had also assembled two
Of the directors Of the Gotham Freight
Traction company, to wit. Van Slyke
and Mcdonald. men associated with
him upon whose judgment and ability
he could rely. In addition to them
came Liffey. grand chief of the Sa
chem society and the acknowledged
and undisputed boss OF the party.
Connell, the chief Of police: Ruther.
ford, the district attorney; Habber-
ley. the street commissioner; and last
and also least. Hon. Peter ID. Warren.
mayor of the city.
Lffay. as leader OF the Great
Sachem society. controlled the or.
ganization absolutely. The chief Of
police welded the vast powers for
graft OF that remarkable organization.
The district attorney. through whose
hands all criminal prosecutions must
pass. was the safety valve off both
the Sachem society and that portion Of
the people to which II looked for sup.
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for what in civil life would merit
merely discharge from their employ.
ment. Most of the prisoners are un-
der sentence for desertion or disobedi-
ence Of orders, and many Of them vol
unfairly surrender for punishment. AS
rule they average higher in the scale
Of manhood and intelligence than civil
convicts and, accordingly, will re.
ceive better treatment.
In the old prison there are now
nearly 500 men. and many Of them
live two in a cell. In the new prison
1t is doubtful whether all Of the cells
ever will be occupied, unless the army
should be increased greatly.
The men now convicts are erecting
the new buildings. burning the lime.
making cement blocks. cutting and
saving timber. fitting the plumbing.
erecting the steel, in fact, doing prac-
tically every part Of the work under
civilian foremen. Practically all mate.
rial entering into the construction OF
the new prison buildings Is being
made by convicts.
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happy In its accomplishment.
For several years the Faulkners
have been trying to retire "Barbie"
from active work. But she retains
the same energy that has always domi-
nattd her work and she refuses to be
retil ed. The Faulkners are going to
celebrate "Barbie's" fftieth anniver.
sart OF her coming to them. although
shf herself declares she cannot see
why the event should be celebrated.
sipce 1t was so natural that she
sAould stay.
But some hundreds Of society won.
e1 and prominent professional aud
business men In Chicago. whose child.
htod recollections are iadissolubly
Y'nnected with memories or the Faulk.
rSsrs "Barbie." will aid the family in
giving tribute to Miss Rittsr's a1ec.
ton and loyalty.
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Servant in One Family for Fifty Years

NHICAGO.--Fifty years in the EN-.
- ploy Of one woman, whom she has
served with rare intelligence. eager
ness and devoted loyalty. is the Won
derful record established by Miss
Barbara Ritter, who has worked the
half century for Mrs. Samuel Faulk-
ner. 4746 Madison avenue.
While thousands Of women In Chi.
cago have changed servants at the
rate Of ten q year. Mrs. Faulkner not
only has retained the invaluable as
sistance Of her helper. but has won
her stanch fealty for herself and her
family. Miss Ritter. known as Bar.
bic" to the hundreds of friends Of
the Faulkner family and as famous
among them for her personality as
for her ginger cookies. has been Mrs.
Faulkner's first lieutenant In the rails
ing of the Faulkner family Of eight
children.
Miss Ritter entered Mrs. Faulkner's
service nifty years ago az q nurse
maid for the one little Faulkner Of
that time. She was tireless. she
liked work. she looked for work and
she accomplished work faster than
two other ordinary maids could have
done II. And all the time she was
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17
CHAPTER VII.
A ouIet Meeting Of the pietators

A Quiet Meeting Of the Dietators.
Early In the new year. ut the In
stance of Haldane. a meeting of the
timer circle OF the governing body,
popularly known as The Ring" was
called aA his private residence on up.
per Fifth avenue. which he very un-
obtrusively reoccupied for the occa-
sion. The meeting was held late at
night. The men summoned thereto
came up town quietly and unostenta.
eiously slipped into the house.
For many reasons Haldane's rela.
don To the sachem society was care
fully concealed. He represented q
distinct group OF nnanciers and bust.
ness interests whose relations with
ths party In p0wer were most init.
mate. These relations In some In
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Army Convicts Building Model Prison

CORT LEAvENWORTH. KAN
i Work on what Is intended to be
the largest and finest military prison
in the world--an institution which the
war department plans to make a
model for all future penal establish
ments--has been begun here, to re-
place the prison built in 1877. The
cost Of the new prison is estimated at
only S643.00O. but the completed
structure will be the equal Of $4,000.
900 buildings erected by contract.
This saving Of more than $2.OOO.OO0
will be represented by the work done
by convicts, the material manufac.
tured in the prison. and the parts of
the old prison utilized in the new.
The entire work. 1t is expected. will
be completed by January l, 1914. BY
the end of next year. however. a large
part Of the new prison will be occu.
pied.
When the new prison Is completed
II will have accommodations for 2.182
convicts. and each will have a large
cell to himself. fitted with every mod.
ern convenience. The cell houses are
to be built on the radial plan, each
tier Of cells radiating from central
rotunda, from which the watch Off.
Ger can, by merely turning his head.
see the entire frontage.
Military prisoners differ greatly
from convicts In civil penitentiaries in
that most Of them are under sentence
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port. The street commissioner, who
had at his disposal more appointments
than all the rest OF the administration
put together. used them primarily for
the good Of the party and after that
for cleaning the streets.
The mayor. the ostensible head but
really the servant of the quartet. was
there because Of his Office. and he was
In office because he could be con-
trolled. From the point of view of
the men present. he was the best
mayor that New York had ever
had He was a man of some parts
He could make brilliant speech. pre-
side gracefully and with dignity at
public meetings, and was altogether
an admirable figure to head great
city In everything but morals.
Associated with these four intensely
practical men and this plant. willing
figurehead were the interests repre-.
sented by the Gotham Freight Trac.
tion company. of which Haldane was
In absolute control. although the presi-
dency was vested In another man. The
interests OF Haldane and his asso.
ciates were not confined to the
Gotham Freight Traction company
They had their hands on every public
franchise. Their private affairs, OF
course, were vast and multiform: but
with them We have nothing to do
Their alliance with the political party
for which they had paid and would
contincs to pay enormous sums
had brought them very material
advantages In one form or an
other. All the trusts that make
New Jersey their headquarters hardly
equaled In wealth and control the
organisations these men represented.
Haldane. from bis one interview
with Gormiy. had an idea that In this
instance the two forces to be dread
ed By the ring were incarnated Ia
Gornaly and would rally about 0ormly
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YANsAs CITY. Kan.-Alone in ar

Y ANSAS CITY. Kan.-Alone in an
N underground cave. studying the
Bible and occasionally painting a
little In oil, II. II. James Of this city,
sixty-Ave years old. passes the hot
summer months. afraid to come out
into the sunlight. He knows that the
blistering rays of the sun will cause
his death II he is exposed to them.
James suffered sunstroke while
at work In q wheat field near Otta
wa. Kan. 27 years ago. The prostra.
tion was so severe that for weeks.
II was thought he could not recover.
He finally recovered, but doctors told
him that exposure to the hot sun
would aggravate his case and prob.
ably kill him. James resolved to keep
out of the sun. and for 26 summers he
has escaped the sweltering heat that
other persons In Kansas have under
gone.
James had saved little money. He
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17

Now. OF course, everyone Of those
present had read Gormly's startling
announcements of his candidacy Most
of them had read them with amuse.
ment; only the most president with
any feeling Of alarm, and even that
feeling was not sufficiently deep to
have awakened any special degree Of
anxiety. Yet the fact that each one
had been summoned to Haidane's
house. the politicians through Liffey
and the nnanciers through Haldane
himself. rather startled them.
The eight men assembled in the
spacious library Of the Fifth Avenue
house. The curtains we're discreetly
drawn. The men had arrived sfngly
and at different times. They we're
admitted by Haldane's confidential
secretary in peSon. Cigars and
liquors were provided, and the eight.
from all sorts of differing social ranks.
mingled freely together on terms Of
absolute equality.
The district attorney. for instance.
was q graduate OF Yale. Haldane him.
self had come from Harvard. The
mayor was a product of Columbia.
Liffey had started In as poor Irish
immigrant The chief OF police had
been q saloonkeeper and finally the
colonel Of a National Guard regiment
Mcdonald was Scotsman whose
shrewdness and ability had won him
high position among the financial
magnates. Van Slyke belonged to an
old Dutch family and had inherited
vast fortune. which his adroit man
sgement had tremendously increased
They represented American life with
its opportunities and It's possibilities
Gentlemen" began Haldane quietly.
II have called you here. as you have
doubtless surmised. because Of the
announcement Of the candidacy OF
George Gormly for mayor"
do you think It's of sufficient i'm.
portance. Mr.. Haldane. for such an
unusual conference as this is?" asked
the boss.
Il certainly do. Lffey." was the re-
ply.
1T isn't the first timc." said Ruth
,erford, man of exceptional ability
and great distinction of manner and
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17

bearing. that some imprccticable re.
former has offered himself for popular
suffrage on such q platform"
But It is the first time In my
recollection" returned Haldane, that
a man possessing the peculiar com.
bination of business ability. unQues.
toned integrity, and unlimited money
has put himself forward, and l beg to
assure you that consider him the
most available man from the point Of
view Of the opposition that has ever
appeared on the political horizon"
II don't care cuss how available
he is," said Lifey. I'VE can beat him.
and we will. or course. itll take
more money"
He looked significantly at the trio
Of fnanciers.
"The amount OF money that II takes
now" said Mcdonald grimly. "is some.
thing terrific"
Il should say so." added Van Slyke.
We'll. you get what you bargain
for, don't you?" returned the boss
viciously. "You get a free hand to
take 1t out Of the people. don't your"
Gentlemen. gentlemen" said Hal.
dane authoritatively. II hardly think
the discussion is taking a profitable
turn. Doubtless. as Liffey says. we
can beat him; certainly we must do
90. Probably It will cost more money !;
that Is. II In some way his candidacy
cannot be headed Of"
Can he be induced to withdraw. do
you think? asked Rutherford.
mo, think not: but n We made
him some concessions It 10 barely pos.
sible he might, though ! gravely doubt
It. He's all stirred up over this
switch business. ! have already taken
upon myself to offer to use my innu'
cnce to get the price demanded cut
I in half. He declined the offer imme'
diately. I think hs said he wouldn't
pay anything except the cost Of the
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17
CHAPTER vi,.--Continued.

mir. Poole. excuse me; 1t Is quite
useless to talk to me any more on
this line. My mind Is made up and
nothing you can say. or anyone can
say. will change IT,"
"Mr Gormly," said Benson. rising.
contempt and resentment striving for
the mastery Of his voice. in some
ways you're mighty smart man.
You have begun this movement bril-
liantly. but the position you're takin'
now makes me regard you as, you'n
forgive the language. damned fooi!'
"Mr Benson" said Gormly, thank
you for your compliment. Your opin-
ion does me honor, at least the last
part OF It. Let me say that ! have
been consi iered by politicians Of your
stamp as damned fools who have done
the good work OF the world. Mr..
Poole. Mr.. Fitchett. wish you good
afternoon"
The disgusted delegation tramped
out The three men had to run the
gauntlet Of reporters outside the bust
ness office. They communicated
uOtulnB WuutsOeNeI VI tuC 'S""N' -.
their interview to these assiduous
young men.
Gormly, however. was more amen
able to their appeals for an interview.
One resolution GOrmly had taken; to
give the people the fullest informa.
tion all the time about what he pro-
posed. He was willing to discuss any
public question at any time with any
one, and he had no objections to his
opinions being quoted.
Gentlemen" said Gormly to the
group OF newspaper men. "as has al
ready appeared In the press Of the
city, these gentlemen who have just
left came to offer me the nomination
of the minority party for the office for
which I have proposed myself. !
thanked them for the honor that they
Tad done me; declared that ! should
appreciate the individual votes OF any
members of that or any other party
at election time; but | refused posi-
Nively to allow myself to be tied up to
any party. to y allied with any party,
20 be the candidate Of any party. !
uuteuO 10 MAKE tuIS CuuVuSS oS du eO-
Oolute Independent"
isn't MIR. Poole stockholder In
lths Gotham Freight Traction COM
Ipany?" asked one OF the reporters.
II know nothing whatever about
Nr. Pooles financial undertakings"
Doesn't Lawyer Fitchett desire to
run for district Attorney" asked an
other.
Il am not Informed as to the polit
Zeal ambitions of Mr.. Ftchett."
What did Bill Benson say to you?
asked third.
"As a practical politician Of large
experience. he ventured to give me
some advice upon the conduct OF my
campaign"
Did you take IT," asked another
amid the roar Of laughter which greet
cd this reply.
II am sorry to say that the cogency
OF his arguments and the force of hi,
representations did not appeal to m,
as he expected. My methods are 8,
different from those he advocated tina
It 10 hardly possible to harmonizo ou
views or practises."
II think that will be all this after
noon, gentlemen" said Gormly. risinl
% signify that the interview was over
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-17
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
FIfty.sIx Years In One School.

Prof. Zephaniah Hopper. the oldest
school teacher In Philadelphia. who
ia eighty.two years old. began his
fifty.sixth year OF teaching at the
Central High school.
He was greeted by the faculty and
by another generation OF students. as
he marched into the assembly hall
the other day. He is as active as
ever. still walking every day to and
from his home.
The veteran professor was gradu-
ated In the first class that left the
high school. After spending Q few
years at college and In special work.
he went back to the school az . pro-
fessor. He has remained there ever
since.
There are men all over the country
who are now grandfathers. who 70
member Doctor Hopper a. their
teacher. II 10 estimated that be has
taught fully fifteen thousand students
during his long service.
eoundsd Like Another Word.
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eoundsd Like Another Word.
Maud-What 70 woman's sphsrsi
Jack-That her hat hn't on straight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
PLANTING NOW
WELL ADVANCED
Special to The Journal.

Bluff Springs. April 8.-Farmers
through this section are getting their
planting well advanced. The ground
was so dry through January and
February and up to the middle of
March that much land could not be
gotten in shape for planting. but the
showers for the past three weeks
have helped very much. We had the
heaviest rainfall here Tuesday night
we have had for several years. There
was obout five inches Of water fell
from 9 p. m. to a. m. It washed the
plowed land very badly In places, but
the weather is ideal now for planting
and ground wet aplenty.
There are being planted more acres
to forage crops here than ever before
and no land left to grow weeds.
The March cold cut off early truck
also what fruit had shed the bloom,
but If there is no more cold we will
have a fair crop Of peaches and figs
and perhaps q few pears.
Quite number Of farmers are
planting an acre Of corn or cotton, or
both, as an agricultural demonstra-
ton to show what can be done and
what should be done by every farmer.
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Your Money Back if Dod-
sons Liver-To Does Not
Give Satisfaction.
lt Takes che Place Of caloneI, Llvens
Liver Without Exhaustins Il

No remedy has ever met with greater
approval of the medical fraternity than
Dodson's Liver-ToneL This remedy has
successfully taken the place OF calomel
and has proven to be effective IN curing
biliousness. It Hvens the liver. and there
Is no need TO suffer II you win take a
little dose Of Dodson's Lfver-Tone once IN
while Read what Rev. R. T. Moses,
Blakefy, Ga, says Il have purchased two
bottles Of Dodson's Lfver-Tone from J. w.
Fort, Blakely, Ga. and WIN say to you
that everything you claim for Dodson' 6
L4ver-Tone Is true. It Is the best remedy
have had and no home can afford 70
be without It. It Is an ideal remedy for
men or women.
This Is only one of the thousands on
letters praistng Dodson's LiverTone, but
go 70 this drug store get yourself a SOC
bottle. and you VIII soon join the army
OF satisfied and cured folks who took this
wonderful remedy. II you are dissatisfied
your money will be refunded, so you
can't run any risk For sale and guaran-
teed by w A D'Alemberte, III South
Palafox St
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ings. still makes the most Of them, Is
the happy woman
II you love nature, yet are chained
to city square, must you sigh for
ever for the forests and streams, for
the farm and the garden plot? What
OF your back yard? You can make It
blossom like q rose If you viii, and
digging among the roots viii bring
color to your cheeks and brightness to
your eyes, and when you sit amid
your roses and your honeysuckle you
can forget the hot pavements and the
noise beyond.
You love books? Or picturesf Must
you have them in your own bookcases
or on your own walls to be happy?
Why not seek out the free exhibitions
and art stores, where you can feast
your eyes on greater treasures than
any you could ever hope to possess.
| Or, II you must read, there are hun
dreds Of books on the shelves Of the
public library for your perusal. The
difficulty with many Of us is that we
viii not take advantage Of the things
which are right at hand. have known
| women who sighed and complained of
the monotony Of the summer passed
in town, who made no effort to relieve
that monotony by the trips which
were absolutely within their means. In
the big city parks there are places
| where streams run cool and quiet, and
where there Is the dim greenness of
forest spaces. Why stay shut up in
a stuffy room when a five cent carfare
win take you to such q haven of de-
light? Your lunch In a napkin, a
book from the library, the world for
gotten. Try 1t the next time that life
threatens to overwhelm.
I wish that more women under
stood the joy Of the busy life, the
poetry Of shining pots and pans, the
economic value Of savory stews and
of sparkling soups. I wish that they
might place housewifely skill side by
side with bridge and fancy work as a
means Of killing time.
Last winter a whole porchful Of wo-
men at a southern resort crocheted
red silk carnations on the tops Of
corks. The corks were to be used to
protect the ends of a pair OF scissors
! "a useful article, perhaps but It
gave an energetic person the "creeps"
to see that rocking chair brigade dis
playing proudly such senseless bits Of
would have admitted her ability to
make an omelet or broil a steak.
The plain lives are not the busy
lives-monotony comes only to those
who sit down calmly and accept It.
And beauty may be found somewhere
II we will only look for 1t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-09
MISS DrcAMP
10 LEAVE MONDAY.

Miss Decamp. who has been the
very charming guest OF Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Lucien Young at the Navy
Yard for several weeks. VIII leave
Monday for Louisville. where she win
visit friends before returning to her
home in Chicago. Her departure win
be very sincerely regretted by those
who have made her acquaintance and
who appreciate her fine character and
sweet personality.