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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-05-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Our Telephone 10: Main. Bell 36Os.
Messrs. VIM. D. Neighbors of
the Chicago Chronicle, James T.
Brewington, j. T. and M. Barnett
paid our Office a visit Wednesday
evening Mr.. Espy and Mr.. Bar
nett are employed at the State
house.
Supt. Blair at Y. M. G. A. May
IA. Come early and secure seats.
Mr.. Monroe Bradley of the
State house spent Sunday, May Z,
in st. Louis, the guest of Mrs. Polk
of the Pyro Hair Co., and speaks
in the highest terms Of the lady
and the business.
The New Thought Circle g pro-
gram for the Y. M. G. A. will be
held May %, instead of 21st.
Mrs. j. F. johnson left Wednes-
day for Metropolis, where she will
attend the State convention of the
Baptist church. Mrs. johnson is
the president of the convention.
FIRST CLASS upholstering and
general furniture repairing. James
B. Bondman, 2O20 E. Kansas street.
New phone 40.
Mr.. Jas. H. johnson delivered
an address before the joint assem-
bly, of X. of P. at Champaign last
Sunday, May 7. The lodges Of
Danville, Champaign and vicinity
met in joint session for their an
nual sermon.
The Y. M. G. A. Bible Glass is
making good progress. Boost the
Y. M. G. A. by attending.
A literary program was rem
dered at Grace M. E. church Tues
day evening, May 9.
Mr.. j. H. White was in Bloom
ington May 7. Eth?
WANTED-Colored girls for
cooks and Homework. Apply at
Illinois Free Employment Bureau,
3051a South Sixth street.
Mr.. A. L. Walker attended the
joint session Of X. of P.'s at Cham
paign May 7.
There is to be a debate at st.
Johns Literary, May 80, between
B. HI. Bellamy and VIM. M. Col
Inns: Resolved, that slavery in
the U. S. was more of blessing
than a curse" Affirmative, Col
Inns; negative, Bellamy.
South 18th Street Confectionery
will reopen Wednesday evening,
May "a, at 18th street and Law
renee avenue, with Ice Cream,
Soda Water, Fruits and Candies.
Public cordially invited.
The st. John Literary meets
every Tuesday evening at 18th
and Mason streets. A special lit
erary program will be rendered
free next week. Public is invited.
VIM. Collins, Jr., President.
MRS. VIM. REDDIC, Mgr.
Talk is afoat encouraging col
ored people to get together and
start small manufacturing estab-
lishment of some kind. The idea
is good one.
Don't forget Elks' May ball,
Monday, May %, Arion hall.
Every member of the Y. M. G.
A. is requested to meet at their
quarters Monday evening at 7 80
sharp, for only about twenty min
utes for important business pur-
poses.
Ladies will be admitted at Y.
M. G. A. tomorrow.
Rev. J. M. Mason, D. D., of Jack
sonville, missionary for the Wood
River Baptist Association Zap
pointed by the executive board of
the Ministers and Deacons' union
of said district), preached at the
following churches: Sunday, May
n, IL a. M, Zion Baptist 8 p. M,
Union Baptist; Monday, May s, 8
|p. M, Pleasant Grove; Wednes-
day, New Hope. He is an able
speaker.
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Notice to Lodge Members.
All members of Capital City
Lodge, K. Of P, are requested to
be present at the next regular lodge
meeting night. All officers are re-
quested to attend regularly and
promptly. All committees should
make their reports in writing.
E. L. ROGERS, 9. G.
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LEGAL

A. Norris Williams, Complainant
Solicitor.
State Of Illinois, Sangamon Ccunty-ss.
Circuit Court Of Sangamon County. to
the MAJ term, A. D. 1911.
Emma Lewis, George Lewis and WI
mona Lewis.
". In Chancery.
George Merriman, John Nerriman,
Belle Merriman, Lucy Merriman, Rube
Merrimrn and Bertha Merriman, the
only he's at law Of Maria L. Nerri-
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NO II H..

We have the Paul Lawrence
Dunbar books on sale at this Office
and all the leading colored news
papers.-The Forum.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
BROKE MONTE CARLO BANK
"Marse Henry" Says the Lucky
Gambler Was an American, and
Adds Other Remarks.

The man who broke the bank at
Monte Carlo" and gave occasion for
the song was not named Wells" and
an American. knew him well, and
soon after the event had from his
own lips the whole story.
He came to Monte Carlo with good
deal of money won at draw poker in a
club at Paris and went away richer
by some $4,000 than he came
The catch line of the song is mis-
leading. There is no such thing as
breaking the bank at Monte Carlo"
This particular player won so fast up
on two or three rolls that the table
at which he played had to suspend
until it could be replenished by an
other bank" perhaps five minutes
in point of tine. There are some 20
tables. Just how one man could play
at more than one OF them at one
time foreign correspondent" but
only foreign correspondent" might
explain to the understanding of the
hayseeds and the satisfaction of the
horse marines
very much doubt whether any
player ever won more than 100000
francs at single sitting. To do even
that he must plunge like a ship in a
hurricane. 1t is to the interest of
the casino to cultivate the idea, and
the letter-writers are willing tools. In
dearth of news gambling stories come
cheap and easy. And the cheaper the
story the bigger the play THE jedge
raised him $1,000. The colonel raised
him back $4,000 more. Both of EN-
stood pat The jedge bet him $780,
900. The colonel called What you
got?' says he Ace high says the
jedge: what you got?' Pair of sevens,
says the colonel."-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
True Bond of Marriage.

Sacred things not performed sin
cerely as they ought are in no way
acceptable to God in their outward
formality. If personal duties be not
truly done, the fault is in ourselves;
but marriage to be a true and pious
marriage is not in the single power OF
any person; the essence whereof as
of all other covenants is in relation tc
another: the making and maintaining
causes thereof are all mutual. and
must be a communion of spiritual and
temporal comforts. If, then, either of
them cannot or obstinately will not be
answerable in these duties, SO as that
the other can have no peaceful living.
or enduring the want of what he just
ly seeks and sees no hope, then from
that dwelling love. which is the soul
of wedlock, takes his flight, leaving
only some cold performances of civil
and common respects, but the true
bond of marriage, if there were ever
any there, is already burst like rot
ten thread. John Milton.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
JONES and
Two Others
BY 10 HIN p. O R I H

Miss Dorothy Evans had written a
love story. Miss Dorothy was the
daughter of Judge Evans, and for sew
eral years her fond father had insist
ed that she had literary talent and
should develop it. She didn't believe
she had, and she had been four years
getting around to that story. She
had male about forty plots and plans
and beginnings and abandoned them,
about a first meeting between hero
and heroine in a natural manner.
you don't want to-, replied the ia
.heI when she gave that as an excuse
'E;,ad, that is just the thing you don't
want to do. You want to make your
story unique. Have the heroine up a
-.ee-cn a haystack-stuck fast in an
elevator. Or. have the hero about to
De sawed in two IN a sawmill--being
carried around on the arms of a
windmill at the rate of a hundred
miles an hour-caught by the leg in
4 bear trap-up to his neck in bog.
Hunt for the unique and unusual, my
dear"
At length one day that long talked-of
story was started afresh. 1t had a
hero who got his foot wedged in the
frog of railroad track and had been
held there for three days and was
about to be run down by a cattle
train, when the heroine appeared with
a stick of dynamite and blew up ten
rods Of track and released him. She
then held pistol to the head Of a
chauffeur and made him convey the
rescued man to her home, where she
nursed him back to health and mar
ried him. He had a club foot when
he got well, but she didn't mind that
The story, when finished after a
months hard work, didn't suit Miss
Dorothy at all She felt sure she had
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
BORDEN and
Boredom
By JEANETTE WALDON

Hartley Fillmore was appalled, by
what he had done. He remembered
now, with a burning that seemed to
envelope his face with flame. that
she had not called him boor; she
had only implied that he was one.
with such a cutting delicacy that the
wound to his sensibilities was as in
tangible as it was deep.
He deserved it; that was the worst.
The outspoken, rugged side of his ma
ture. which rebelled against what he
called the 'insincerity of human in
tercourse. had made him rash enough
to midjUdge Anabel. What he had
supposed was an affected surprise in
her attitude toward his proposal OF
marriage had angered him for the mo-
ment. He was cool enough now;
very chilling penitence had crept over
him, even before he threw open his
coat to the cool night air. And he
traversed the street at a dashing
speed, as if trying to escape from
his humiliation.
The conviction that he had accused
Anabel of subterfuge and pretense
was more unbearable, even. than to
feel that he had betrayed a streak OF
cloddishness and unrestraint in his
own makeup. 1t had seemed so alb
surd TO him, that Anabel should need
to think it over-their RELATIONSHIP
reconsider her feelings for him. Why.
she had conveyed to him in a thou
sand ways.
Not until after he had spoken did
he realize that a woman of Anabels
type is never actually prepared for
the supreme declaration of her lover.
And to think that he had construed
her hating. her confusion as an af-
fectation
Now he admitted with anguish that
her nature was too exquisite for his;
this Anabel with her softly curved
lips, her chin that was delicately firm,
the touch of rich wine in her hair, and
the luminous mystery of her eyes
In their long-continued friendship,
Hartley had lost sight of the disparag-
ing contrasts of his own character.
He had been self-centered, dictatorial,
even deficient in gentlemanly in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05

stincts, he told himself and had not
face to face with himself. 1t was Ana
bells calmness, her lack of surprise
at his latest offense, that had enlight-
ened him.
Without a change of her counter
ance, she had leaned back in her chair
and looked up at him, standing in tor
turing doubt before her. He, who
a moment ago had been so sure Of
her,
4 shall not then. take time to con-
sider," she said, since you thing IT
SO unnecessary. | can tell you to-
night-it can never be-
''Anabel!" there was precipitous
remonstrance in the exclamation
And" she continued, still quietly
but with an added tremor in her voice
perhaps you will be interested to know
that when I-marry-it will be man
who can occasionally lose interest in
himself, man who is altruistic, and
above all, deferential to women"
So that was it: he was self-absorb
ed, a perfect donkey of an egotist,
and worse than that-he had been dis
courteous
Hartley fillmore did not look the
part; he possessed a well-built frame,
a dignity of movement that was by
no means stiff: and his aggressive
earnestness of expression was temper
ed by an abiding geniality-until his
defeat with Anabel
That made change. Two months
went by, bringing a hot September,
and uninterrupted dullness The dull
ness looked out of Hartley's brown
eyes and lurked in the tense set of
his jaw. Anabel had gone to the coun-
try or the seaside. or somewhere
Hartley did not know where He had
no interest in events that did not con-
Germ him. He took things as they were
and kept close within himself His
law practice was unusually slack at
that season. He was bored with life
in general, and with himself in par
ticular
Just as it seemed that existence had
reached the uncomfortable stage, a di-
version entered his office one day in
the form of woman client She was
an awkwardly dressed woman from
country town, and she had an appeal
ing story to tell At least, it appeal
ed to Hartley. He hurried his ar
rangements, left few commissions
with brother lawyer, and in few
days he had gone out of the city.
Two, three, four weeks, Hartley FIJI
more was away. In the meantime
certain young woman with a complex
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
MECHANISM OF THE WATCH
About IFS Pieces of Material Used
2,4oo Operations Are Comprised in a
Its Manufacture.

Few pieces of machinery show more
watch. AS general proposition il
may be stated that a watch is the
smallest, most delicate instrument OF
the same number of parts that has
ever been devised. About It's differ
ent pieces of material enter into its
construction and upward of 2,400 sep
arate operations are comprised in its
manufacture.
Certain of the facts connected with
its performance are almost incredible
when considered as whole. A black.
smith strikes several hundred blows
on his anvil in a day and as matter
of course is glad when Sunday comes.
but the roller jewel of a watch makes
every day-and day after day-423, DOC
impacts against the fork or. Isl, $780,
900 blows during the course of year
without stop or rest-or some 3,153.
100000 blows during the space OF
twenty years, the period for which a
watch is usually guaranteed to keep
good time.
But the wonder of it does not cease
here. 1t has been calculated that the
power that moves the watch is equiv
aient to only four times the force used
in fiea's jump. The watch power is
therefore what might be termed the
equivalent of four dea-pcwer One
horsepower would suffice to operate
27O. 0O0. 900 watches
Furthermore tie balance wheel of
watch is nbvsd Big this four flea
power Las inc es with each vibration,
3,55SA miles ntinuously in one year.
Not much ci is required TO lubri-
cate the little machine on its $500
mile run 1t takes only one-tenth OF
a drop of oil to oil the entire machin-
cry for a years service.-Scientific
American
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05

lon as white and satiny as the heart
of cocoanut, and eyes that were
aiight with expectancy. came home
from her vacation. She eagerly took
up a new employment; it was TO
keep watch of the daily papers. What
she found in these smeared and inky
news columns to make her eyes spar
kle and dance, and then dream of
into abiding gladness. 1t would have
been difficult to guess.
But on the day that Hartley Fillmore
returned home, the climax of the trial
that Anabel had been following, was
given column on the front page of
the leading daily, and certain young
lawyers name appeared in the larg-
est type
Hartley threw away the paper
with disgust. He redeemed to the
temples.
Il suppose she'll think 1.-The ego
tist-wrote this puff about myself"
be muttered, and not content with
tossing the printed sheet from him, he
crumpled it ard dropped it into the
waste basket.
AS hc did this, some one entered
ais little reception room-some one
with silken rustic of skirts
He quickly felt of his tie and
smoothed his hair with both hands,
presenting himself at the door
His surprise, his wonder, his almost
awe, at sight of his visitor, were une
quivocally betrayed; he half started
back. and then he went forward to
meet the girls cordially outstretched
hand. 1t was Anabel, her perfect
beauty set off by mink hat with one
large, red rose; her face, aglow from
her walk in the crisp October air,
flashed eager friendliness
Il congratulate you, Hartley" she
said.
Please don't speak of it." depre-
Gated the young man. Truly, | was
not working for publicity
"Of course not" she laughed hui
morously
But how do you know l didn't write
1t up MYSELF" There was tinge of
bitterness in his smile.
with rebukeful Hartley" she dis
missed badinage. A change came
into her something deeper than
friendliness was in her look, some
thing that spoke of gratitude and ad-
miration.
Il shall not congratulate you, then, y
she conceded, but l want to thank
you, to thank you sincerely for your
championship of woman who need
ed and deserved it.
Hartley was ungracious, obdurate.
of course, l was only working for
pelf." Cynicism still lurked in his
smile.
Anabel came step nearer. II
know she asserted, Il know better.
The woman told me she had nothing
with which to pay a lawyer-I sent
her to YOU"
'You!" The young mans face was
a study of eager incredulity.
Yes, she is sister of the woman
with whom l stopped in the country
She told me of her trouble, and sent
her to you, because-because-"
She placed her hand lightly upon
lis arm. But so completely had Hart
ley Fillmore been cured of his egotism
>ttll,f.t he could not believe, even now
Yet-he wanted, how much he want
ed her! He did not know what to
say, but, after all, it was unnecessary
for him to speak. In an instant, Ana
bel was in his arms.
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carried on with the private Office OF
BIZ. Williams OF Mr Valentine.
But his guess proved incorrect
The doors were open trom the presl
dents Office came tie urgent click Of
Miss Peters typewriter From tho
other room sounded the steady dro4e
of Mr. Valentines voice as he o:cIatad
to Miss Marion
Neil Banding put the mystery away
for bordering during less urgent no
ments. There was work to do now.
He lay awake half that night il his
narrow. sitting hall bedroom. But
the baking heat seemed more bear
able than usual. He had the incident
OF the day to think about.
The next day, when the hands of
the clock pointed to II Banding
found it necessary to call the express
company again.
He smiled as he took down the re-
ceiver II was just this hour yester-
day lie had called, and had been given
the wrong number. Of course the
incident was closed, as far as he was
concerned. In due time he would un-
doubtedly find out who that girl WAS.
Number" said Central
Banding replied Broad five-five-
eight-seven."
barely passed his lips that he had
called the number which had been
uppermost in his mind for "a hours
Broad five ight-seven,' said
the girls voice, as familiar to Bland
ing's waiting ear as though he had
been hearing it for years.
Oceanic Express company" he
queried. crafty
Came lite ripple of laughter.
mo Mr.. Banding; you have the
wrong lmber-again
Who is this2' he demanded
boldly.
Broad five-fve-eight-seven," came
the demure reply.
'Yes, but who is that?"
why don't you look it UP in the
book" was the retort, in a voice fair
ly bubbling with mischief. He
heard the receiver click back on the
hook.
Why, indeed? 1t would be mon
umental task, as he OWNED by
glance at the ponderous. blue-bound
book
Blandlng loitered that night until
he was the last person in the Office.
Then he took the telephone book
from its shelf and hurried out with il.
After midnight he found the nrm.
Der and its complement: Frank 20
linski, 32S Twenty-fifth street"
That didn't sound very encouras.
ing; but then, with swift loyalty he
told himself that it would be all right
He fell asleep and dreamed about
girl of wonderful beauty with a voice
of gold
He was two hours early the next
morning, partially that he might 20
far out of his way to pass 1928 TWEEN
ty-f1fth street, and partially to return
the telephone book before it would be
needed.
His heart sank to his boots when
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her father with tears in her eyes.
Splendid! Superb! Glorious!"
was his verdict. You have got story
like none l have ever read. You have
only to send it to any magazine to
have it accepted In sending it you
had better enclose little note to the
effect that you are my daughter. They
may want to write you up as the com
ing story writer" ~a..----a~fs-s'~-'s>
Miss Dorothy delayed the sending
away Of the story three weeks, and
then was almost commanded to- 1t
had been gone only two days when
the judge began looking for an answer
of acceptance. He continued to look
for two weeks, and then said:
Dorothy, you are going to town
today. Drop into the publication of
fee Of that magazine and ask about
your manuscript. 1t is rather impu-
dent On their part to hold story so
long"
But, daddy, don't know the edi.
tor nor what to say to him." she pro-
tested, He may not have had time
to look at my story
Plenty of time, my dear 1t would
strike him as something out of the
usual run the moment he saw it, and
he would read to the last line He
just wants poking up bit! Dear me,
but / am SO pleased that you have
made literary start. / don't believe
there is one person in ten thousand
who would have thought of discover
ing the hero in such a situation"
Poor little Dorothy, with palpitating
heart, sought the Office of the Blank
Magazine and was shown into recep
ton room to await an interview with
the editor, whose name was Jones.
She had a chair close to a partition
and the partition was thin. Presently
she heard Jones roar out to some one
in the room with him:
Say, Frank, do you know Judge
Evans, down your way?"
Il know of him." was the reply.
Got a daughter, hasn't he?"
II believe So"
"And she's literary"
16IudpS.
We'll, she's sent in climax of
story and has come in to see about it.
It's the worst ever. I've got better
manuscripts from cooks and laun-
dresses. I've got to turn it down, but
being she's judges daughter I'd like
to soften the blow. Help me out,
won't your"
Howl"
Here's the manuscript. See her in
the reception room and tell her that
we are oyercrowded just now. Tell
her that other magazines pay more
for her particular style than we do. In
fact, tell her anything to let her down
easy"
mot much!" was the laughing re-
ply. That's what you are paid for.
What's the matter with the storyf"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-05
Love Works
by Wire
BY M. J. Phillips

copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary
Hello" said Neil Banding; lis this
Broad five-nine-eight-seven
Nine" and five" sound much alike
especially when the line is not work
ing well. A girls voice at the other
end of the line said YES" in that far
away, eerie. impersonal tone that a
contrary telephone will sometimes inn
part
This is the MISUNDERSTANDING Ma
chine company Please send one OF
your trucks down for a pickup"
Just a moment, please returned
the other voice, little more distinct
ly, you have the wrong number. This
is Broad fve-fve-eight-seven.
oh" calculated Blanding; Il
wanted fve-nine instead of f1ve-five
Beg pardon
'Granted-Mr Banding"
Banding secured the express COM
pany's Office and delivered his mes
sage before allowing himself to pom
der on this most surprising rejoinder.
The girl with the PARKWAY voice knew
his name
He was a humble unit in the big Of
fee force of the Williams-Valentln
company. He knew scarcely a score
of persons in the city's swarming hun
dred-thousands, and certainly, he re-
called to himself, not a girl with so
pleasant and well-modulated a voice.
Banding looked about the Office
speculatively. Was it a joke of one
of the stenographers, using another
phone crossed with his? No. All
were at their accustomed places. Per-
haps, then, his conversation had been