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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18

i On the same evening that this
story opens, few minutes of seven
O'Clock, Richard Harding, young
millionaire, left his apartments in
the most fashionable part of the
city. AS he made his way toward
Cascade park. he did not notice the
figure of man emerge from the
shadow Of a darkened doorway Just
across the street. Nor did he no.
tice, as he stood in the park longing.
ly gazing at the house across the
way, the shadow of man who was
stealthiIy lodging from tree to tree
in the ssemi- darkness. With the ex-
ception Of Richard Harding and the
cause Of the shadow near by, the
park was devoid of human beings.
And but for the slight rustic of the
leaves caused by the light evening
breeze, and the continuous loqua-
eth of the birds in the treetops, the
one might have heard the watch
ticking in the others pocket.
Of sudden the stiffness Of the
evening was disturbed by the sharp
report of a pistol; the same instant
Richard Harding fell to the ground
Before the echo of the shot had
died. the figure of a man rushed out
from behind tree. Hurriedly ap-
preaching the body lying on the
ground, he stopped, peered into the
face and exclaimed: "Dead!" He
arose, glanced hastily in all direc-
tons and disappeared
1t will be necessary to desert our
story at this point and go back to a
period four years earlier.
Jack Nixon was handsome, we'll
built young man Of twenty-nine.
Four years ago he had arrived in st.
Paul on Thanksgiving Day. with
very little cash. six years experience
in the shoe manufacturing business
and valorous regard for all that
was just and honorable.
The day being a holiday, all bust
ness was suspended and factories
closed and there was little use in
seeking to procure employment un-
til the morrow. So Jack spent the
day as best stranger might in a
large city, walking up one street
and down another. Evening found
him about as tired as it was possible
for man to become from doing
nothing. AS the dusk began to
steal over the city, he bethought
himself that it was time he was look
ing up place to sleep for the night.
He was about to enter a cigar
store to ask directions to some lodg-
ing house, he could hardly afford to
go to a hotel, when he noticed rich
ly and fashionably dressed young
lady hurrying toward him from the
opposite side of the street. AS she
hurried by. she glanced into Jacks
face with the look of hunted fawn.
Jack thought that he had never seen
a more beautiful and at the same
time pitiful face. That she was dis
tressed, Jack felt certain, for no one
could interpret the expression Of
those beautifully sad eyes for any
thing but a dumb appeal for pro-
lection.
With a sigh Of pity for the beauti-
full creature. Jack turned and was
almost knocked off his feet by two
young men who were hurrying in
the same direction as the young lady
was going. By their frisky actions
and loud talk, it was quite evident
that they had been indulging little
too freely in some Of st. Pauls fam
GUS Tom & ferries or other holiday
T0nvnuth ,,aun
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18

Who is the champion automobiIist
of the world? Why, the German
Emperor. He has just bought six
new cars-four for passengers and
two for baggage. He now owns
twenty-eight cars and employs fifty
two cbauffers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18
BY JAMES AIKEN
Official Paper of Redwood County

A new "meanest man" has turned
up in New York city. He took his
sons wooden leg away from him
and turned him out of the house. 1t
is believed that this record will stand
for some time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18
THROUGH DIVINE INTERVENTION
A Serial By A. Nanias

TT was not until after an all-night's
Aspree, the third in a month, that
Harry Beaton was brought to a full
realization of the enormity of his
injustice to both himself and wife,
and its consequent bitter results.
On the morning in question, he had
found delicately-penned note, writ
ten by his wife, which read:
Dear Harry:
| am going away; you
have broken my heart by your neg
! lect and carelessness. After last
nights experience, know you must
| haye ceased to care for me and now
have time only for the curse of your
| life and our mutual happiness that
cursed destroyer of all that is good
! and pure, drink.
my God, Harry, for the memory
of our darling who lies buried on
the hillside, give up the drink and
become man again! shall never
cease to love you-oh, if only could!
When you prove yourself worthy of
my loye, and still care enough, | will
! return to you. May God bless you
and help you to that end.
Your loving. weary
Wife"
From that day on, Harry had trod
the downward path, until his present
condition was that of an outcast, a
disgrace to manhood. He had start
ed out to find his wife first and make
man of himself afterward, but.
having begun at the wrong end, he
had failed in both. On the day that
we findshim standing in front of the
Bell Cafe, four years after his wife
had left him, in little town in Iowa,
he and pal" had landed in St.
Paul, ''broke" and hungry.
At length, feeling the need of &C.
ton, he accosted a stranger, for the
first time in his life. for the purpose
of begging the price of meal. To
his great joy and establishment, the
stranger, who was quite fashionably
dressed and, to all appearances. a
gentleman, offered to give him a
ten. dollar-b bill if he would promise
to deliver a letter to a given address
at seven o'clock sharp. which Harry
faithfully promised to do.
Having received the letter and the
money, Harry carefully placed the
former in an inside pocket and de-
parted, fully intending to carry out
his agreement. He knew that the
letter must be one of great import
ance, for the stranger had said. Il
would as soon give you a thousand
dollars as ten if I thought it would
insure the safe delivery of that let
ler."
Having a full hour in which to
deliver the letter. Harry proceeded
to find his companion, Joe Spears,
that he might fill him up with some
thing to eat and drink. The two
cronies became quite convivial over
their drinks at last and proceeded to
make night of it, forgetting the
letter to be delivered.
Along towards morning they find
themselves down in the railroad
yards. A last glimmering of reason
forces it in upon Harry's mind that
he has a duty to perform. But,
alas. the letter has disappeared.
After vainly searching through his
pockets. he, in his drunken stupor.
thinks it Of no consequence. what
ever, and lets it go at that. AS the
early morning advances. the two
creep aboard an outgoing freight
train. bound for the West. to again
resume their wanderings.
Is.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-18
FOB SALE BIZ AL psUoalszs

Send lnc.. name Of paper end shis - Oar Cur
beautiful Savings Bank ana Chid's eksenh- Book.
Each bank contains Good Lack Penny.
SCOTT & BoWlgE. Aoe resl s.. New York
The evening world., 1911-01-23

Jarr. affably.
And he gay Mr.. Ladyhnger a sham
poo In expert barber fashion.
And shine up your shoes with IT,"
suggested Mr.. Rangle, pouring some
INTO Mr.. Ladyhnger's dainty pumps.
For the complexion there Is moth
ing sc d~ebilltatlng," remarked Gus.
smacking Mr.. Ladynnger heartily on
the back and rubbing champagne on his
cOuntenonce with the bar towel.
Next 20 drinking more champagne
han Is good for them. nothing pleases
people who can't afford It more thar
wasting 1t. Even that usually cautious
spcnd,hrlft Mr.. Slavinski. who never mp
proved OF wasting anything save words.
was seized with a terrific attack of in
growing rough house humor. And pull
ing Mr.. Ladyflnger's dainty handker-
chief from the sleeve OF his dress coat
he proceeded TO SOAK It IN champagne
and give the victtm's pleated shirt Boz
som a duh dCmestlc finish.
The more the unfortunate e~locutionist
and plano player writhed in their hands
and slapped at his tocund tormcntors,
The more they roared with delight. Mr.
L~adyhnger had been wearing an artih.
cial lower In his ~buttonhole and the
prodigally dispensed champagne struck
this and marked his ~drenched and crum.
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u wants to zee her Hes sunset So a final spray of tn mercful cocaine
is given. tho crseon-hana with steady n exquisite precision,
- And 500 the keen seel-bhe eye Of the big specialist lash VI vt m e
a look OF triumph.
How many fingers. aunne7"
1.-TWO! oh, doctor. se! j SEE"
A mn. his oneJut forty. Strong sturdy, a n arAsan-and helpless IS a
blind %. Again he tense silence broke omy by the fine clash % delicate in
sruments. INT magical clipping of delicate Inns. the cleansing spray
tits the suanshd sol >. released prisoner seeking daylight hope life work.
Thanks, ooctar"'
It is . hoarse croah n he swallows hard once OF twice n ne shaver
mouth witches.
The sknsH. infinitely gentle hands srap on the final bandage, the nurses
md orderress step forward. In rubber wheels roll noiseessly Mi to the ward
There were giants In those ays'- Ys nut there are gods these!
He who la lust given sight to tn blind squares his broad shoulders smiles
and spins a brass coin in the air
slit in this dsk-ol And all is clouddL. I turn it-so! And all clears Life
row dark, W e use the little knives, the sun breaks through the clouds again
The on is philosophy, the other Is understanding. and Tim is the Teacher.
And the hospital gives US all OF life, an. tho operating room transition, eman-
6Taton- sometimes he Great Solution.
1T is the philosophy OF life" he had said as he slipped ne little disk INTO
his. pocket N we wen nut to the street W. saw m sparkle of nov OF park
trees The deep sapphire OF a winter sky, the swoop OF pigeons to our feet
"You have given them ack-this" I said.
But 1t val always there I only showed them the way"
"And tho strain of t-day after dayH"
well, yes-and sometimes-we FAIL you know"
Tho keen yes were those of pictured Lincon-wcary profoundly sad. And
suddenly thought OF a Calvary. a Cross, a lace, and lips that we stopt with
dust" He too hd tried to SHOW them the way
DO % try to help the surgeon-hard. I wonder? Is It Just a n astlgmatsm OF
tho heart, OF the tnenect-ah blindness OF the spirit hat keeps us from tn light?
Beauty, wealth, pleasure, ambition, avaHce inpauence they turn from the
encei IL a sham. And meanwhile the wonderful scroll unrols before their blinded
yes the Great Things tina .gtve hfeh Its disnty-he heroism of quiet Ives. the
beauty; Labor that sweats ad is patient and bears It's yoke cheerny; Science
that words deepIcss through long night hours In hospital wards; 10Y nat shuns
snonce-more royal lar than ermine OIL England N India; Pain tat pumbs the
depths, and Its Wi sister, Ecstasy, that tastes the passon-crushed grape OF
Olympus
This Is what IMe gives ito the W that sees. But gives only TO the vision
that walk, unshrnhng. u p to the keen knife-bhdes o. Experience.
And hose who will not-they may miss the tragedy o thu depths. perhaps
But o FOR the the purple Ire Of oympian wine-pres, That is reached only
through tears N blood. And when readhed-the lions sob of ecstasy, the soul.
paean Of gratitude
'a.s'' I sDEv' -r, rem &isaiax SO ~
The evening world., 1911-01-23
Mr.. Jarr's Birthday Party Starts Tragically,
but Soon Relapses Into Weird Farce Comedy

Gus. Muller and other unlimited guests
was superseded by tho news OF the
near-tragedy.
But he smells of-or''- (hers Mrs.
Jarr shifted.
Champagne" said Mrs. stryver.
with an air that betokened that she
knew champagne by smell. sight and
sound.
Hes drenched In itw cried Mrs.
Rangle.
Isn't It terribie." cried Miss Mud
ridge.
She probably meant to state that the
waste was terrible. All her beaux
were extremely conservative about
spining wine when they asked her out
to dine.
You see. II was like this said Mr..
Jarr. coming to the rescue because he
was In his W house and felt more
at home in mis- prevarcattons. I'VE
saw him rush down tho street. ! was
in the drug store getting a headache
powder. No. 1t was Ransle In the
drug store getting a headache powder.
I was in the fruit store waiting for the
man to come up from the cold storage
warehouse. where he had gone to get
me some lemons. when i saw Mr.. Lady
finger rush In front OF the car and
throw himself down with q horrible
shrek. In an instant / had grabbed
him. while Rangle and these gentle
men here held back tho car. Then we
saw tho man had tainted. Gus came
running out of his place, and knowing
that he was our guest. and expense
being no consideration in consequence,
dashed champagne an over him and
revived him
The dazed Mr.. Ladyfnger had been
so msnhandled that he was in no con-
J dition to deny anything. In fact. he
! rather believed II; he began to believe
he was a hero by reflection.
| But what made him endeaNor to
commit this rash act?" asked Miss
I'clsctt.
'Delirium Teamens." said Mr.. Jarr,
thinking quickly. He has become ad-
d!cted to drinking tea. Day after day
no goes to musicales and receptions.
night after night he Is at renned par
ties. He guzzles tea without stint ny
day and ice water. lemonade and thin
claret punch by n!ght'-
THAT reminds me, here are the
lemons I sent you FORE" asked Mrs. Jarr,
II threw thon away when ! saw what
lemonade had done for this man-shat-
tered his nerves, made him court self
destruction" explained Mr.. Jarr.
Just then a loud whistle was heard,
All male persons hlnchcd. They thought
II was the police.
please, num-" said Gertrude. ths
maid, coming in, "a mar has whistled
up the dumbwaiter tube that a case OF
champagne is coming up with the COM
pliments of Mr., Gus"
Thank gwaclous!" exclaimed the re
viving MIR. Ladyhnger. Then l won
have to dwink lemonade again to-
night
SO said they all Of them. And ever
Mrs. Stryver was heard to say. as sh'
was helped into her auto at -four In tn,
morning. that the party wac - pun,
"a vsy vufack-shuckshsahG'
The evening world., 1911-01-23
Letters From the People

cents and ! am expected 10 make a
money gift to the waiter who IS hired to
serve me, Does that make sense, read
era? 4 shave costs 10 cents. II I give
a 10 cent Up, I arm paying SO 20 per cent.
above the normal price tor-what? way
not give my tailor so extra for every
So suit | buy? GOOD LOGIC.
In The world Almanac.
To the Editor Of The Evening World;
Where can / ind a list OF athletic
TeCords2 G. Il. IL.
The hudson Tunnel.
t. the Editor Of The Evening World:
In the Hudson Tunnel the Pennsyl-
vanla II. II. commuters a rid free, on
their communication tickets, but passen-
gers bound TO ana from the D., L. & w.
and Erie roads must pay five cents each
way. This arrangement may bc perfect
ly Just, but 1t Ia hard upon us D., l.. &
w. and Erie commuters. II is bad enough
to have 10 travel 10 n from the Erie
by tunnel. anyway, with a hve-mlnute
underground walk thrown in for good
u-H-~
The evening world., 1911-01-23
The @China, wedding.

The ~China" Wedding.
- - Editor Of The Evening World;
What Is the anniversary celebration
twenty years of marriage? IL II the
china wedding or the linen wedding?
X. A.
Tlags ON city Hall.
70 ~ Editor a The Evening World;
When a foreign flag Is nown from the
New York City Hall Is It always flown
from the same nagpole with the Stars
ana Stripes? J. d. KELLEY,
Tho American flag Is flown from the
central stan. Foreign flags are usually
nown from one OF the poles at ether
DID,
As to Tipping.
10 Ne Editor Of The Evening Word;
cad a letter about tipping" !
l6u3te agree with this letter. see no
5000 cause why ] should tip a barber
,ahd a waiter ana not tip a dry goods
clerk or a subway ticket seller, in fact,
- no good reason for tipping any one.
n buy nve subway tickets and pay 25
ess1D. ! don't give the man a nickel for
hf1.slk q buy . oiub sandwich for cS
The evening world., 1911-01-23
Not to Be Fooled.

@ROUDLY young Tomkins displayed the
sights OF London to his uncle. fresh from
the yeriant country. Thev vs''ed 81.
Paul's and the Embankment and the Ma
tlonal GALLERY and all the laaces they could get In
FREE. and. finally. as an especial treat. they vis-
tied a music hall. where a trombone soso was in
progress when they entered.
With npt attention the old man watched the
instrumeutaiist's facial eontortions. At the close
the audience applauded thunderously. but the old
man sat mute.
Well" said young Tomhns. didn't you Nike
III"
Vera good. vera good. no doubt" nodded
the old man. but We country folk Gamma be taken
wasn't a-swallowin' Of it!'-Answsrs.
The evening world., 1911-01-23
The Ideal Love-.

1~ o you respect me?"
As she uttered these vital words
the beautiful GIRL razed tensely at
the young man TO whom but a short
TINA before abe had plightcd her troth. He was
not slow 10 respond.
'Nererl' he replied. pa.iouatey. How car
I respect q creature who wNn the clothes that
YOU do: who spends moro time every day orsr her
bsir than the average chauffeur does over bis
auto; who never has an original idea, and depends
Tor her stock IA Conversational trade On the
chance sensations that impinge upon her brain.
which IL about the sne and capacity o: an an.
throrold apes: whose conception Of morality and
good faith IL bounded by the latest Conventional
soiety rule, and who known a. much about the
true science Of living ~ . cigar store Indian ?
US,pea you! I should sy not! But I love you
with all my heart and soul: life without you would
be q desert waste, ard I ask for nothing but to
Oh darling. sy that this 10 all you desire"
The evening world., 1911-01-23

pied shirt bosom with crimson mears.
The merry roisterers took the flower
and painted his face artistically and
then Gus wanted to know what they
should do with him.
do with himf' asked Mr.. Jarr.
why. take him with US to my birth
day party. of course"
Whereupon they seized Mr.. Lady
finger. bore him down the street and
up the stairs to the Jarr apartment and
The evening world., 1911-01-23

through the open door In among the
assembled Guests.
Hes hurt! He's bleeding" cried
Mrs. Jar. What has happened?"
I'VE awe his lifev' replied Mr.. Jarr.
He tried to throw himself under a
trolley carr"
AL thought OF Mr.. Jars transgres-
slons, of Mr.. Rangte's not hasten
Ing 10 the party were forgotten. All
surprise at the influx of Slavtn1ky,
The evening world., 1911-01-23

This remark was
in response to an
invitation to have
a glass OF wine
when he had come
into Gus's cafe on
the corAer to In
form Mr.. Jarr that
the latter's birth
day party was
ready and waiting.
Then take a lit
tie as q hair
tonic" said Mr..
The evening world., 1911-01-23
The Days Good Stories

ut Is. II IS" she WHISPERED. olingins 70 him
WITH q renewed arinr. Nov. I know everything
is all right. hut there have been times when I
feared that perhaps our marriage would not be
an ideal one."-Lfc.
The evening world., 1911-01-23
SCHOOLS FOR FOOL PARENTS.

T q discussion Of "self-government in the public
schools" before the City Club, the trend Of the ar
gument and the weight Of testimony were decidedly
gratifying. All the speakers commended the plan
and the consensus Of authorities was that the ex-
periments thus far made have been encouragingly
successful.
The evening world., 1911-01-23

1t was reported, however, that the system has not had such uni
fornly good results in the city schools al. in those where the pupils
ere. wholly under the influence of the teacher. According to the
statement Of Mr.. George, of the George Junior Republic, "fool parents
aH q disturbing element"
vi This, OF course, revives the old issue of home education versus
hhool education. The children of the public schools have both ss-
tms to undergo and very often the methods n 81 contradictory as to
soufuse the youthful mind and engender a double standard of morals.
Why not start a general school of instruction for fool parents ?
II the methods and processes of the sefgovernment system we're fully
explained to them, it might be found to operate in the home as sue
cessfuny as in the schools. ..
The evening world., 1911-01-23
Copyright, 1911. by The Press Putiishing Co.
THE New York World,
By Roy l.. MCC ardell.

SGN 70, thank you. ! never drink. 1t
M makes mo nervous" said Mr..
4 Indynnger.
The evening world., 1911-01-23

isNsing, and the salient feature of the affair is that the riots were
undertaken not to break a law but to enforce one.
The case presents an interesting problem of economies. The
champagne vintage failed. The small growers hoped there would be
rise in prices to recoup their. losses, but the big producers imported
grapes from other provinces and set about converting the juice into
vine and labelling it champagne. The result, of course, would be n
depression rather than a rise in prices, with a heavy loss to the
peasants.
Similar controversies arise from time to time in all civilized coun-
kdes. We have had ample experience with them. Every nation has
il label laws, but no adequate way of enforcing them has ever been
found. Hence the experiment at Enforcement by riot.
The evening world., 1911-01-23

VI only as sojourners. One Of them has remained to enter business
- banker. The other has presented himself in court as a petitioner
AAder . plea that represents him Is an American citizen.
80 The amount Of money saved by evading customs duties in either
pf these cases can hardly have been a matter of serious consideration.
Deducted from a months income, it would not have been missed.
Neither Of the men is reputed stingy, nor even thrifty. Each is a
good spender. Where it is a question of any of the expenses of ga
good fellow" they are generous enough.
" 1t would seem there is a hoodoo about a custom house. It makes
n6lionaires act like smuggers and impels citizens to deny their coun-
". They can hardly be suspected of doing such things for economy.
The evening world., 1911-01-23

ih SiiSuidT Walk
ing skirt over
Tapped at the
front in place of being
simply scanned is one OF
the newest models. This
one can be cut either
in ono or two pieces.
As illustrated, 1t is made
OF striped material and
cut In one piece. Plain
material can be cut In
two pieces and Joined
at the back.
Whether tho skirt Is
cut in one or two pieces,
1t is fitted by means OF
darts and Is cut Just a
little n Nove tine waist
line The upper edss
is designed to be un-
derfaced and stayed
with strips OF bone.
The closing is made at
the lel' OF the front.
For the medium size
will DO required four
yards Of material 81
Inches wide, three
yards A or two and
tnree-quarter yards 90
Inches wide; the width
OF the skirt at the low
err edge Is two and
three-e!ghths yards.
Pattern No. GOO6 II
cut In sizes for a e,
p, 90. 2S and 30 inches
waist measure.
The evening world., 1911-01-23
MR.. TAFT AND HIS STATUS.

"a - RESIDENT TAFT, speaking at the Press Club din
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@ nr, said: Of you live and establish a status for
the first year Of administration you ire all right for
the rest Of four years"
It IS a good phrase. Moreover, it has a tone of
80 confidence that implies that Mr.. Taft is quite aware
OF the fact that whereas no Republican Committee in this State in
daf4ed him for a second term last fall, he has had such an indorse.
iment this month from the Republican Committee of this county.
furthermore, he knows perhaps that the election of William Barnes
II % Chairman Of the Republican State Central Committee is some
thing more than a straw. So he thinks the Status is established.
But Mr.. Taft has a larger constituency than that of Republican
politicians. His first year set up the Payne tariff, which the people
tepodated last year. If he be wise he viii. not rest on that status any
boeer than is necessary to get rid of il.
The evening world., 1911-01-23
ENFORCING LAW BY RIOT.

lille a riot among the peasants of France would
ordinarily be a matter of little concern to the peo-
pie OF the United States, we have good reason for
taking moro than a passing interest in the dis
turbances in the champagne district. The issue
involved is the old and very common one of false
The evening world., 1911-01-23
THE CUSTOMS o D

'lTHIN a comparatively short time two young men,
American born and members Of families of great
wealth, returning to this country after prolonged
absence abroad, have passed their baggage untaxed
through the custom house upon the plea that they
are foreign residents and have come to this coun-