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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-28
LEeRAND SOCIAL AFFAIR.
Guest evening Of Literary and Musica
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GUEST EVehINd OF ITteTdrv anu T'EUS'Cd'
Club Enjoyed.
One 81 the regular guest evenings OF
the Literary and Musical Club Of Lee
Grand resulted in a happy affair Fri
day evening at the home of Mr.. an6
Mrs Fl. w. Trowbrtdge, with Mes
danes Trowbridge. F. L. Richards P
NJ Herbert. A. A. Richards. Pearl Bow
man. and Thomas Draper as hostesses
The husbands Of the members and q
few friends were included us guests
The Halloween idea was carried out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-28

Marshalltowr row has postal say
ings bank with AT least ore depositor-
Those who would conserve their
wealth can earn per cent per annl!n
provided they do not have too much TO
deposit at any one time. Local saw
ings hanks will pay per cent ana
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife Of a
drunken prospector in q western mining
Ing blizzard but are confronted by TIE
wife. but the chivairous boy: pins. a
aSss ii; ssenh sh sh' to tSs
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhausted; the youth puts ner
on his own and follows hanging to me
Z snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumbles into the railroad station Just
a. the train bears the tns n decrse
Qormly. is multi millionaire In New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane:
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker
Gormly becomes owner Of a steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by grating a.
company. An automobile accident brings
" announces that he viii be mayor OF
pton ort r sed pctieal
merchant prince produced q tremendous
sensation. The whole machinery OF the the
ctty's detective force Is to be used 10 9is
up something damaging to Gormly: The ne
press heretofore unanimously favoraole
to the merchant candidate. under pres
sure. divides and the campaign wakes
Ing q gratuitous renewal of the traction
franchise. Gormfy offers ten million dol
lars for the franchise. Miss Haldane con-
new Declaration Of Independence. and he
makes an unexpected declaration Of love
H. IL shocked by the combination Of his
and backbone Of the notorious traction
company which he Is attempting to over
throw. Young Haldane discovers, his
fathers connection with the Gotham
an interview between Gormly and Hal
dane. the latter practically offers his
withdraw. Gormly refuses. In an inter-
view with Gormly Miss Haldane learns
Of her fathers baseness though Gormly
vainly tries to hide it. Members Of tho
Ring find the woman for whose sake
Gormly declared himself murderer and
decide to force him to withdraw under
visits Gormly, who makes full confess
sion Of the truth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
Gaiiuses.

It is claimed that the galluses are
disappearing as a feature of the ap-
parel. They are not artistic, and GER
tainly not aristocratic; that Is what is
claimed. The idea is that II trousers
is properly cut, and fitted it sets 50
neatly on the hips that it needs no
support, and therefore the presence Of
suspenders indicates that the mans
apparel is the work Of cheap tailor.
which is certainly not aristocratic.
If suspenders are to go, there Is a
better reason than this, and that is in
the trick Of the trade that leaves a
weak point In the suspenders-a place
that Is always breaking and annoying
the wearer until his patience is gone.
TheE he gets belt and goes without
suspenders, out Of pure disgust. He
would rather hitch up his trousers
than tie up his galluses.
But this article of apparel is not dis.
appearing mot as long as ready.made
clothing is the Joy OF most men. The
suspenders necessarily 60 with this
habit, since the kidlike adjustment
about the hips IS impossible.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
o! DEN ;: !! !!.! MARK.

The Danish crops turned out rather
better than was expected. The barley
crop is the poorest. But the oats and
the wheat are good. The rye crop
varies with the different kinds Of
soil. &
Brother Ansgar.''' Z Dane who fed
from = monastery IN Scotland, held
meeting in Copenhagen. at which he
spoke strong words againBt monastic
life. Some Catholics attended the
meeting. and a war Of words fol-
lowed Brother Ansgar's'' talk. a
Catholic, the poet Jorgensen, finally
asked his comrades to leave the meet
ing.
Things are very apt to disappear
from the Drachmann museum at Ska
gen. No object was Fighter than the
poets penholder. But the managers
were equal to the occasion. AS soon
as a penholder was gone they put q
new one in its place. and now there
are about 500 persons who can boast
that they are in possession Of Holger
Drachmann's penholder!
The Danes are having trouble with
their paper money. The so and the
500 kroner bills are so much alike
that the one is apt to be mistaken
for the other. Bankers are supposed
to be more careful than other people
In handling money. But even at a
bank a so kroner bill was accepted
for one Of 500 kroner. And the 100
kroner bills are so stiff that softer
ones are demanded by the business
people.
Some boys made rich antiquarian
find in garden at Terslev. There
was necklace three feet long, q
thick gold wire. a neck chain four
feet long. many bracelets, two silver
bowls, parts Of ornaments, dagger
with q silver chain, and about 500
silver coins Of different kinds. The
coins are said to date from the time
Of Sven Forked-Beard. Representa-
tives from the National Museum were
sent to the place at once.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
COST HIM MONEY TO FALL
6aIIoonist Drops In at Football Game
and Admission Fee 10
Demanded.

DR.. Eldridge. the Philadelphia aero
naut, who recently broke the time and
distance record. says. that the sport
is, he believes. one that takes less
money from the spectators than any
other.
Some sports, he declared. are com.
mercial propositions purely and sim,
ply, but in the main ballooning is a
free spectacle. In baseball and foot.
ball, he points out that they are play:
ed for money, and he says the efforts
to get paying crowd would shame
the energy of the circus proprietor.
Apropos OF his thought, he told the
following story.
"A certain balloonist, who had met
with some sort of mishap and who
was compelled to come down in a
hurry, and with little choice Of land.
ing place, threw overboaord his drag
rope as he came to a great field.
1.-THE anchor caught in fence and
the jar shook the balloonist from the
car and he fell to the ground, dis
tance Of 20 or 80 feet.
The field on which he fell was
being devoted to football game be-
tween rival colleges, and when he
came to, after being literally sprin.
killed. with water, the managers of the
teams came to him and demanded
that he pay so cents.
what for?" asked the daxed and
shaken balloonist.
Admission fee.' replied the man
ayers.
Its a good thing didn't fall into
the grandstand.' the air navigator said.
IT l had I suppose you would have
charged me q dollar"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
so he's been here with his dirty.
story, has he growled the young

so he's been here with his dirty
story. has he growled the young
man. s2SS
He has. . .
And what have you done? !"
"Chaloner Is preparing statement
that have issued for the press.
Be warned by me, Mr.. Gormly,'' =
said the chief, his voice singular
mixture Of entreaty and bullying,
don't send that fool stuff to the pa
pers. Perhaps we can deal on some
other basis. II we let you get the
election and keep quiet about this
thing. maybe We can get together
and"
"Somes," said Gormly, ''show this
man the door, and II he opens his
mouth or says another word, I give
you leave to accelerate his exit In any
manner you may DESIRE
The chief of police opened his
mouth.
Remember" said Gormly, III he
says a single word, he is In your
hands,"
AT my feet, sir, beg pardon. sir"
returned Somes. z@
Without making sound, the chief
turned, and, followed closely by the
valet who hung on his tanks like a
bulldog, his fingers itching to grasp
his collar, the officer strobe from the
room.
.'Now, what is it all about?" asked
Haldane, when tho door had closed be-
hind them.
By this time Chaloner had finished
one batch of the statements. With.
out a word Gormly took one and hand
ed it to the young man. He read 1t
through with staring eyes.
"You are going to send this out? p
INSTANTLY"
TITS the bravest thing I ever saw
DONE" ., a... b..
1T has to be-" said Garmly. what
will be the result Of it on the PEG.
ple?"
III can Judge by myself, it will
settle the question forever In your
favor" .f.s.1
"Then you don't withdraw from me
because"
Il am not the withdrawing kind,
said Haldane. you're man through
and through. You gave me a new
hold on life, a new interest. You
have made something of me. am
going to stick by you to the very end.
Let me get my signature on that thing,
I want to testify that saw the chief
Of police here. and that I know from
what he said in my presence that
what you say is true. They will see
that the Haldaues are divided, and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18

that those on your side are not afraid
or ashamed to support you"
IT can never be grateful enough to
you," said Gormly.
That's all right" said the young
man, walking over to where Chaloner
sat and debating line or two to be
added TO the statements.
DO you know" said Gormly. II
don't think we're out of the woods
yet. I believe that BLACKBOARD is ca
pable Of surrounding the house and
preventing the delivery of any OF
these letters to the papers" ="
what good would that do him?"
1T would give him time"
"Gtve me what you have written -
said Haldane. MY cars down below.
He won't have had time to do any.
thing yet" He picked up the chief q
pistol. "Give me this, too, and If any
body stops me. 1t won't be happy
thing for him."
Good" said Gormly, taking tie
first batch. He marked them for the
most important Of the morning pa.
pers. If you can deliver these, wen
chance the rest. I'll send the others
out by Somes and Chaloner."
Have you any objection" said
Haldane, as he picked up the batch
Of papers and Suttoned his coat. ito
my telling Eleanor"
Il wish you would do so. You will
confer favor on me by doing It i'm.
mediately."
IT will. Jove! wasn't it lucky that
I heard this from my father tonight
and came down here to warn you?
Goodby. Well win yet
He wrung the others hand ana
darted from the room. AS he stepned
into his car a number Of men turned
into the street and approached the
house. There were officers among
them, but most of them wore plain
clothes. ~ 81
Hey, stop that cart" roared a deem
voice which Haldane recognized as
that Of Connell.
Gormly's suspicious were Justified.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18


The car had already fortunate ly Start,
ed when one OF two men leaped sc
him. One Of them gained q footing
on the car. With one hand Haldane
threw on the high speed. with tho
other he showed the pistol ii the
mans face. The man fell back. The
car leaped suddenly forward. The
chance was gone. &
a moment after Gormly I: himself
came out OF the street door. The men.
were huddled in front Of the 1part-
ment house. He could hear Connell
cursing terribly.
All. chief" said he urbanely, Gun
fortunately you were too late. Tho
first batch Of copies has gone by the
hands Of Mr.. Haldane in that car.
Goodnight, gentlemen ... w
He turned and walked back to- the
hallway and took the elevator to his
own apartment.
He had put a bold face upon the
whole matter. He had taken the
brave, the wise. course, which after
all was the only prudent course to
take. He had not weakened under the
tremendous pressure Of the situation
for single instant. He had borne
himself with amazing GOODNESS and
courage. Yet the man was absolute.
~ stricken to the heart. What the
effect OF the disclosures would be up.
on the campaign. how the people
would receive it, whether or not he.
would lose their confidence, whether
or not the honorable reputation he
had built up by years Of just and gen:
erous dealing, would vanish, he could
not tell; and to be truthful, at that
moment, these questions were not the
chief of those which filled his heart. !.
He asked himself how Eleanor Hal.
dane would receive the disclosure, and
what effect 1t would have upon her.
Although she had been overwhelmed
by the revelation Of her fathers pc
sition, Gormly had learned from
young Haldane that he had not there
by forfeited her regard.
Now what difference would this
make to her? She had said several
times that what she admired in him
was his splendid record, his unblem.
ished honor, his unspotted past. And
now what would she think?
He might have made his defense
stronger. He might have said that
the woman had shot the man. He
might have declared her abandonment
OF him In the snow storm, her leaving
him to die. He might have pointed
out that he had assumed the guilt tc
shelter her; but chivalry was strong
in Gormly.
He thought long time about the
situation, plunging in deeper and
deeper gloom and sadness as the
hours dragged by. At last he aban
doned all hope of ever winning the
woman that he loved. Well, he would
devote himself with more singleness
! of heart on that account to the in
terest Of the people: If indeed, after
this, they still thought him worthy OF
leadership and service.
(rO BE CONT1NUED)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
'Ill take oath to what I said. SIR

"1'll take oath to what said, sill"
interposed. Somes.
'Good," said Gormly. 'Mr. Chal-
oner, I believe you are notary pub
lic?" n =
EYES," said Mr.. Chaloner, looking
up from the typewriter, which he was
clicking busily.
'Will you kindly administer an oath
to Mr.. Somes here" ),
1t was the first time that Gormly
had ever dignified his valet with such
title, and the mans face cleaned
with pleasure. -
Chaloner picked up his pencil.
what Is the oath?" .-..s- -
ALLOW me to dictate It," said Corn
ly.
II, William Somes, do solemnly
swear that at half after eleven o'clock
tonight I admitted to the apartments
of Mr.. George Gormly, In whose en-.
ploy I am. one Ben Cornell, to mo
known to be the chief of police Of the
city Of New York: that on receiving
permission, ushered said Cornell in
to the library, where he had an inter-
view with the said George Gormly;
that from my position outside in tho
hall heard every word of said inter-
view; that it took place exactly as it
Is described In the statement Of said
George Gormly; that the chief Of po-
lice did offer to suppress the story II
said Gormly would withdraw from the
campaign
THAT covers 1t, think"
Eyes, sir. Exactly, sir" was the
answer.
add:
Subscribed and sworn to before
me. Philip Chaloner, notary public,
and so on
Nov. Mr.. Cornell, have you any
other move to maker"
You'll find yourself arrested for
murder by your own confession in the
morning" said the chief.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
Hereditary Talent.


From the postofice steps Freeman
Davis watched Professor Lane cross5
the road and enter the wheelwright's
shop on the opposite side.
Goes in an out free as you or me. =
Mr.. Davis remarked to Jabez Sewall.
AN nobody knows how many letters
he's entitled to write. after his name >.
Jabez nodded. but what I cant
just make out is how he come BY all
his smartness. Ears know, none Of
his forbears ever amounted to much
in q lit'rary way
What you talkin' about?" Mr.. Da.:
Wis demanded. warmly. you knows
wells ! do that his father could spell
Nebuchadnezzar quicker'n any. other
boy In school Youths Comnaninn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18

by the natives before the discovery
of America: in others it has been in.
troduced because the soil and climate
were found to be particularly well
adopted to all the needs and require.
ments Of successful cultivation.
Mexico, Brazil and Peru are the
three republics in which cotton cult.
walton has the widest extension. In
Mexico the native cotton was found
along the eastern shore, but every
state in the republic can grow or is
actually growing cotton today, and
the annual yield would be very much
greater even than it is II other crops
did not prove at present more profit.
able.
The same assertion may be made
in regard to Brazil. Every state has
its cotton fields. but only along the
Atlantic seaboard Of the mid-tropic
state is it cultivated sufficiently to
form staple for export. Almost
every state In Brazil also has cotton
mills, and these form a very. pros
porous industry in the country. One
third the entire Industrial capital OF
the country, representing $50 zoo. 900.
II invested IN cotton mills.
ss# Before the time of modern com.
merce the manufacture Of the raw
material into the finished product was
necessarily q matter Of domestic actfy.
ity, but as the mechanical arts prog.
ressed in the United States and Eu.
rope raw cotton was exported. mann.
factured abroad into cloth. and a.
such imported BY the country grow.
ing It. The United States even today
continues this practice. as great guam.
titles Of raw cotton are exported to
the spindles Of Europe to be returned
transformed into delicate fabrics.
The same process is going on in Latin
America. The factories Of these coun.
tries cannot keep pace with the do,
mand for cloth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18

'That may be-" answered Gormly,
although hardly think So There
are probably cooler heads and wiser
than yours in the ring which I am
fighting, and scarcely think they will
desire to proceed to that extremity"
Il will see the district attorney at
once"
do so, and ask him at the same
time his opinion Of your own course
whether as an officer of the law you
have been criminally culpable in your
action-and tell him that as soon as
it is daylight, information, ofiicial and
formal, shall be laid before him, and
that you will be impeached, indicted,
dismissed. imprisoned. And this
whether I am elected or not"
At this moment there was a ring
at the door Of the apartment. The
electric bell had been ringing before;
but no one had noticed it. --
"See who it is, somes," said Corn
ly. And as for you, keep silent"
In moment the Englishman came
back, followed by Livingstone Haldane
in great state Of excitement.
"Mr. Gormly," he cried ais he burst
into the room, not seeing the chief,
who sat on the other side Of the open
door and somewhat sheltered by it,
they are going to do you up! They
have unearthed some cock-and-bull
story and are going to force you out
of the campaign. My father gave it
away to me tonight. He said you
would be out OF it in the morning,
and"
This" said Gormly coolly to the
chief, us confirmation of your plan. II
we needed It,"
What" exclaimed Livingstone Hal
dane, observing for the first time the
other man. Are you here?"
I'm goin' now" answered the chief,
rising.
Before you go, remember that here
is another witness that you were
here" said Gormly, pointing to young
Haldane.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
c020Vz1170Y1711 oM1z7f1 64zZ- "a ---1's'

supremacy. AT present the most 70,
markable fact in regard to the United
States is that the southern cotton4
growing states are becoming rivals Of
the northern non-cott0n-growing
states. and particularly New England,
In the manufacturing Of cotton tex.
tiles.
The benefcence Of the cotton plant
as an agent Of civilization can hardly
be overestimated. It's sudden develop
ment is almost unparalleled in tho
history Of economic products, and its
enormous Importance today in the
agricultural. commercial and indus.
trial life Of the world renders It difl,
cult to believe that scarcely more
than 200 years ago cotton was prac.
tically unknown to the civilized ma
tions OF the west. The superiority Of
raw cotton for the purposes Of textile
manufacture consists In the fact that
the fiber Of its floss has natural
twist possessed by no other vegetable
fibers. which renders It. peculiarly
adaptable for spinning and weaving.
Cotton and cotton wool. in medicine.
surgery and dentistry, have an ever
increasing number Of applications.
Finally, goods manufactured out Of
cotton are relatively cheap.
The usefulness Of cotton does not
end with it's adaptability for spinning
and textile manufacture Its seeds
furnish an oil which is edible and of
Industrial value. The stems and
leaves furnish an admirable fodder for
live stock. Indeed, there is no por.
ton Of the. plant that has not high
value. Human ingenuity has con-
stantly discovered new applications
of its products, notably, the manufac-
ture Of gun cotton. a highly explosive
substance. obtained by soaking cot.
ton in nitric and sulphuric acids, and
then leaving it to dry. This sub.
stance, when dissolved in a mixture
of rectified ether and alcohol, yields
an adhesive liquid called collodion.
much used in surgery.
Every republic in Latin America
grows cotton. In some az them
Peru. for instance-and along various
parts Of the Caribbean coast, cotton
is an Indigenous plant. and was used
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
Hat MaseuIlne and Feminine.

Let us thank heaven that the hat
masculine Is no 6worss than It IL and
Of the hat feminine paraphrase the
words Of Hamlet when he held IN hia
hand the grinning skull of Vortex:
Now get thee to my lady's chanbsa
aud tell her that no matter what 10,
ID to ~ his .comple xion she mus Sne
.lls last