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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05

ing, day of preparations for polit-
zeal battles, that Mr.. Richard
Gantry, answering a telephone
closed his desk and left his Office to
make his way by quiet side streets to
the Railway club garage. Kittredge's
car was in its place owe n Of the
pits, and the chauffeur was polishing
the brass.
"Get her in commission in about
three shakes of a dead lambs tail.
Haberstro," said the traffic manager
briefly. "I've got to go somewhere in
a hurry. Do you want an order from
your boss"
The chauffeur shook his, head. "No;
I guess it's all right, if you say so, Mr..
Gantry,' he replied. And a little later
he had taken on his supply of gaso-
line and the motor was whirring mer-
rily under the hood.
"Where to-" he asked when Gantry
climbed to the mechanician's seat be-
side him.
"Out of town to the north by the
quietest streets you can find. Then
take the Quaretaro county road. We
r due at Cliffcrest inn just about
fifteen minutes ooner than we car
get there"
No more than a quarter Of an hour
was consumed before the car had
wound it's way to the summit of the
mesa and was wheeling to a halt be-
fore the entrance Of a small summer
resort hotel perched among the pines
at the edge of the canyon cliff. There
were nc guests on the hotel ,verandas,
and Gantry knew that the inns sea-
son had closed two weeks earlier.
Yet he sprang from the car and went
In as if he. expected to find the place
open and occupied.
1t was open. and in the coy guests
writing room at n Of the tables
drawn up before a cheerful wood fire
sat the vice president of the Trans
continental seemingly in solitary state.
But in the room beyond a battery of
telegraph instruments clicked busily,
and q close observer would have re
marked that the small table before
the fire was fitted with a row Of cleo
trio call buttons.
Cliffcrest inn, deserted Of guests,
had been transformed into the hidden
headquarters in the field of the com
i mander in chief.
WELL" said the great man, looking
up quickly when Gantry entered. "You
took your time about getting here.
Whose cal is that?"
cit is Kittredge's." said the traffic
man.
Better tell him to get one that will
make time was the impatient com.
ment. Then: "Sit down and bring the
situation up to date, and talk fast.
Time is precious today"
Gantry drew up a chair and gave a
hasty resume Of the political situation.
Everything had been done that could
be done, and SO far as the traffic man
g knew the railroad forces were
ready to meet the issue at the polls.
At one point, and only one, the de-
lenses were weak. tits that Gryson
DEAL" he explained. SIT has been rath.
err awkwardly handled, and II Evan
Blount should happen to stumble upon
1t any time during the day I shouldn't
like to answer for the consequences"
"You ought to have made sure by
getting him safely out of the way
was the rnsping comment OF the great
man lyon are just common bnnglers
--you and Kittredge--bpth OF YOU"
GaDtry'a gesture was Of humorous
despair
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05
Cheese II.

Do you know how to play ''cheese
it" It is popular on the Fairgrounds
because any number of boys can enter
the contest. One has to "go it," and
he takes the stick and stands with his
back to the others, who are grouped
at the far end Of the yard. The boy
with the stick thumps it upon the
ground three times and then suddenly
turns around to look at the others. If
he can see any n moving forward he
names him and sends him back to the
starting point. 1t is the object Of the
players to dash forward quickly while
the catcher is not looking and to re-
main still when he turns around
Philadelphia Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05
Hogan is Maek's Latest Paenom.

Connie Mack seems to make q prac-
tice of %unearthing phenomenal ball
players. This season the manager Of
the Athletics has a rising star in young
Bill Hogan. whom Mack dug up In
the Southern league. Hogan is an out
fielder with a WALTON. and he has been
hitting the ball SO hard in the exhibit
ton games that he may wedge his way
into a regular position.
Art m in touch with nature ev-
cry time a woman makes her toilet.
AS long as you have to pay the fd-
dler anyhow, wouldn't 1t be wise to-
learn to dance?
It is always easy enough to see how
the other fellow might get along In q
pinch, but as for ourselves, why that's
another story.
Some cooks will o be demanding
that an aeroplane be on call at the
back door or they will give notice that
they will leave by the way OF the
street ear
People who follow a TAD often find
that 1t leads them into q very lone.
soma country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05

dial that had ever disturbed the peace
of the %Sagebrush State, and the central
figure around which the story Of cor
ruption and bribery would center
would be his father! For five long
minutes he sat in grim silence, frown-
ing at the miserable traitor. who was
shifting uneasily in his chair under
the cold glare of the hereditary Blount
eyes. But when all was ver the trail
tor had gained his point.
go to it," said Blount sharply.
"Swear out your own affidavit and get
as many more as you to back it
up. Bring the papers here to me be-
tween 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon.
That's all! Now go before I am
tempted to throw you out neck and
heels. If somebody doesn't kill you
for this piece of treachery you will
be playing in big luck"
When Gryson was gone Blount put
on his hat and went straight to the
editorial rooms Of the Daily Capital.
Blenkinsop, the thin faced. long haired
editor. was bumped in his chair over
his desk blue penciling copy like a
man running a rae against time.
"In just a minute" he said when
Blount stood beside him. Aud then,
sticking the copy on the hook. "Now
I'm with you.
Blount had marked the unusual
daytime activities in the newspaper
Office and had instantly put two and
two together.
you're at work pretty early for q
morning paper force, aren't you.
Blenkinsop" he asked.
"You bet we are!" was the quick re-
ply.
What is the matter?" queried
Blount.
Haven't you heard?" said the ed
itor. "Somebody-heaven only knows
who-has been gathering up a lot Of
false registration evidence involving
half a dozen Of the principal towns in
the state. The stuff came to us by a
sort of underground route. but it's re-
liable all right. It's a corker There'Il
be 10000 reporters challenged in this
state at the polls tomorrow, and no
man living can tell what the outcome
will be-"
Blount saw a great light, which sud
denly grew to clarifying brightness.
Whom does the scandal involve.
Blenkinsop" he asked quietly.
At this the long haired editor grew
curiously embarrassed. You're with
us, Blount, that I know. But you are
also your fathers son There are only
one machine and one boss in the Sage
brush State"
Blount nodded .dumbly. Then.
when will you go to press with the
first edition Of the papera?"
"At 8 a. m. sharp" was the reply.
Blount turned to go. II may have
another half column or so for you be-
lore that time" he said, ''but you
needn't hold the forms open for me.
I'll call you over the phone IL I have
anything to say"
Once In the street, Blount went
straight to the bank where he had
rented the safety box. Five minutes
In the privacy OF the vault anterooni,
With the unlocked box before him.
confirmed bis suspicions. The packet
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05
PROLOGUE.

This story of a young mans
honest attempt to "break" the
boss" and the power of the
machine" is an Accordingly in
fimate portrayal Of the working
of the wheels within wheels" in
a desperate political struggle of
today. The senator, strongly in
trenched behind his party ma
chine" presents an almost in
Vulnerable front, and the con-
Tict between father and son as
this young lawyer, single hand
ed, fights for what he honestly
believes to be the truth and
right holds one with a tremen-
dous sympathetic interest.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05

nlSlLS. l cOulQn'L remain awake every
night in succession, so I took a book
keeper, Travers, into the secret, and we
started in to watch alternately. l took
first watch, Travers second. On the
fourth night, it being my turn. about
IL o'clock I heard q key put in the
lock Of the Office door. Some one came
in steathily, and I could hear the
tread toward the safe. Pretty soon I
heard a faint sound like q tumbler
falling in a lock. I waited awhile and
heard another. then another. until I
had heard four. Ny position was be
hind a desk owe which was an electric
light. Hearing the safe door swing
open, | switched on the light There
was a man reaching into the safe. He
turned pale as a sheet and faced me.
I went to him. He was Simpson.
II wasn't taking anything out. I was
putting it back" he gasped, holding
out his hand with some bills in it"
Simpson" | said, you're a fool"
81 know it."
II have known Of this for a long
time. Tell me how you did 1t"
II pared the skin Of my forefinger
down to the quick. making 1t 50 SEN
sitive that I can feel the turnblers fall.
I breathed q sigh OF relief. He was
returning nll he had taken. ]. did not
report the matter. and he has never
again, taken such q risk at money Dor.
rowing. He had d narrow escape
from d wrecked life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05
By
LYNDE

Copyright. 1910. by Street @ Smith
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05
obeyins.

." ""- "|NV U0yTTJSs -" .
When you are inclined not to mind
mother or teacher turn to your beloved
"Jungle Book" and read:
Now. there are the laws Of the jungle.
And many and mighty are they.
But the head and the hoof Of the law
And the haunch and the hump is obey
Obedience is the first law of nature
and extends to all living things. Some
children think they must obey their
parents just because the parents say
SO, but that is not the reason. They
must obey when they r young SO
that they may learn self control and
help to build character for themselves.
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Waste NOT fresh tsars over old
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05

Waste no. fresh tsars over old
griefs. = FaurfpidsA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

now time was flying, and Aunt Selma
had me by the arm, and any moment
expected Bella to pounce on us
through the doorway and the whole
situation to explode with a bang
1t was after eleven before they were
rational enough to discuss ways and
means, and, of course, the first thing
low stairs and clean up after dinner.
I could have slain Max Reed for the
notion, and the Mercer girls for taking
him up.
''Of course we WILL they said in a
duet. What lark" And they actu-
ally began to pin up their dinner
gowns. 1t was jim who stopped that.
ooh, look here, you people" he OBJ
jected, I'm not going to let you do
that. Well get some servants IN to-
morrow. I'll go down and put out the
lights There will be enough clean
dishes for breakfast"
1t was lucky for me that this started
a new discussion then and there about
who would get the breakfast. In the
midst of the excitement I slipped
away to carry the news to Bella. She
was where 1 had left her, and she had
made herself cup of tea, and was
very much at home, which was
natural
DO you know" she said ominously,
that you have been away for two
hours? And that have gone through
agonies of nervousness for fear Jim
Wilson would come down and think
| came here to see him"
CTO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
CANNOT REFILL MILK CANS
Turkey Has Receptacle to Thwart
Dishonest Enthusiastically
Sealed by inspectors.

Washington.-From benighted Tur-
key comes news through the state de-
partment Of an invention calculated
70 make the dishonest miIkmen of all
the world quake in their boots. The
invention consists of a can fitted with
valves which permit a liquid to be
poured out but not in. There is an
opening, of course, by which the can
is filled, but as soon as this is done
and scientific inspectors have tested
the contents and pronounced them un-
adulterated and unwatered milk, the
opening is officially sealed. After
that the milk is ready to be sent to
the consumer. The sanitary inspec-
tor of Saloniki, Turkey, is so taken
with the device that he has ordered
all the milk dealers of that city to
supply themselves with the new can,
and as soon as this can be done he
will permit milk to be sold from no
other container.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
CHAPTER V.
From the Tree of Love.

from IHe Tree OF Love-
There is hardly any use trying to
describe what followed Anne Brown
| began to cry, and talk about the chill
dren. (She went to Europe once and
stayed until they all got over the
whOOping cough) And Dallas said he
had a pull because his mill controlled
l forgot how many votes, and the
thing to do was to be quiet and com
Portable and we would get out in the
morning. Max took it as huge joke,
and somebody found him at the tele-
phone, calling up his club. The Mer-
Ger girls were Historically giggIing.
and Aunt Selma sat on stiff-backed
chair and took aromatic spirits of am
monia. AS for jim, he had collapsed
on the lowest step of the stairs, and
sat there with his head in his hands.
When he did look up, he didn't dare
to look at me-
,, The HARRISON man was arguing
with the impressive individual on the
top step outside, and l saw him get
out his pocketbook and offer a crisp
bundle of bills. But the man from the
board of health only smiled and
tackled at his offensive sign. After
a while Mr.. HARRISON came in and
closed the door, and we stared at one
another.
I know what I'm going to do" 1
said. swallowing a lump in my throat,
I'm going to get out through a base
ment window at the back I'm going
home
"Home!" Aunt Selma gasped,
jumping up and almost dropping her
ammonia bottle. My dear Bella!
Homer"
Jimmy groaned at the foot of the
stairs, but Anne Brown was getting
over her tears and now she turned on
me in temper.
Its all your fault" she said. Il was
going to stay at home and get a little
sleep"
We'll, you can sleep now" Dallas
broke in. 'Theren be nothing to do
| but sleep"
4 think you haven't grasped the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
Major Fawcett of British Army Trav.
els 1000 Miles in Jungle and
Among Sayages.

New York.-HaVing travelled through
1000 miles of jungle and swamp and
among hostile savages reputed to be
cannibals, Maj. P. H Fawcett of the
British army arrived here on board
the Thames Of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet company, from Colon, his work
as member of the boundary COM
mission for Bolivia finished for the
time being. Major Fawcett will go to
England soon, and will lecture before
the Royal Geographical society, as
well as present the first map ever
made of the Heath river, which may
be a part Of the boundary line be-
tween Bolivia and Peru.
Major Fawcett was sent by the
British government to assist Bolivia
in its adjustment with Brazil of the
boundary, and, his work being so sat
isfactory, he was asked to serve on
the commission to adjust the bound
airy in dispute between Peru and Be-
livia. He is the first white man to
explore the River Heath, small
tributary Of the Madre di Dios, which
flows into the MADEIRA, one of the
largest tributaries of the Amazon.
"As, several expeditions for the
same purpose have been eXterminated
by the savages that inhabit the ter
ritory, it was with no great feeling of
joyousness that we started on this
trip" said Major Fawcett. There
were five other Englishmen and one
Bolivian officer, and although we trav-
eled the navigable streams with ca
noes, we made only three hundred of
the two thousand miles that way.
The rest of the way was trudge, with
packs on our backs and well armed,
but the latter would have been of lit
tie use if the savages had decided to
exterminate US.
Several times during our journey
they made hostile demonstrations.
but we were able to pacify them and
to tell them that our mission was
peaceful one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
WHEN I MAN
NlADDIES fMSSa
.BWE0NI7Y DOB[E[ETS NlN[EfMN1 Al
cALII7OR. %GT7E CIRCULAR SLAIRCASE-
Tit NAN IN lOWER TN. ETC.
,5-N1ERRlLL CoMHfNT

Why, the man wouldn't expect me to
leave; I would have to play out the
wretched farce to the end
I'll go down and see them off,"
finished lamely, and we went together
down the stairs.
Just for the moment I forgot Bella
altogether. I found Aunt Selma
bonneted and cIoaked, taking a stirrup
cup Of Pomona for her nerves, and the
rest throwing on their wraps in a hur-
~. Downstairs Max was telephoning
for his car, which wasn't due for an
hour, and Jim was walking up and
down, swearing under his breath.
With the prospect of getting rid Of
them all, and of going home comfort
ably to try to forget the whole wretch
ed affair, I cheered up quite a lot
even played up my part of hostess, and
Dallas told me. aside, that / was a
brick.
Just then Jim threw open the front
door
There was a man on the top step,
with his mouth full of tacks, and he
was mailing something to the door,
just below Jim's F1orentine bronze
knocker, and standing back with his
head on one side to see if it was
straight.
What are you doing?" jim de-
manded fierceIy, but the man only
drove another tack It was Mr.. Har-
bison who stepped outside and read
the card.
It said Smallpox"
Smallpox" Mr.. HARRISON read, as
if he couldn't believe it. Then he
turned to us, huddled in the hall.
1T seems it wasn't measles, after
all" he said cheerfully. q move we
get into Mr. Reeds automobile out
there, and have a vaccination party.
I suppose even you bIase society folk
have not exhausted that kind of diver
sion"
But the man on the step spat his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
EMPIRE HOBBLE Is NEWEST
New York Man MIIiner Brings News
From Europe-"Rat" and "PuT'
Are Doomed.

New York.-The rat is doomed.
1t has gone So has the puff. The
empire gown is back, bit it is an en-
pire with a hobble.
These tidings come from a Fifth
avenue milliner who arrives from the
other side at about this time every
year with observations on women's
fashions culled from all the high,
places which he has hit on a winters
trip to Europe. In newspaper Ian
guage, the milliner covered" Monte
Carlo a few weeks ago, and there he
got this story.
There was recently opened a new
section of the gambling establishments
at Monte Carlo" said Mr.. Kurzman
to marine reporters who met him at
the gang plank of La Provence. cit
is called lie Circle Privee' Admission,
is limited to the most aristocratio
families of Europe and few Amerf-
| cans
"All the Riviera notables were,
there and it was an excellent oppor-
tunity to study the ideas of dress
which the leaders of European So
ciety have adopted. The gowns were
universally of empire pattern. One
and all might well have been modelled
on the gown of Nine Recamier in the
famous paintings in the Louvre.
''The waist is high, which means
that an entirely new style of corset
must be worn. The skirt is tight,
still suggesting the hobble skirt in its
later forms. The color was almost
unanimously and monotonously en-
pfre green, or, if you like, vert en-
pire.' The whole assembly was like
picture out of old Versailles o, /
forgot; there are no trains and the
skirts are short"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
Aged Man to Head Expedition t
Search for Hidden Gold as Re-
suit of Dream.

Middletown, N Y.-Believing a
large amount of Tory gold is buried
OF the farm on which he was born,
William H Louden Of this city viii
head a treasure hunting expedition to
Sound Beach, Conn. Many exciting
episodes Of the revolutionary war
took place in that neighborhood, the
territory being alternately in control
of Tories and patriots.
The Tories of the neighborhood,
fearing the patriots would be success
full. planned to join the British, but
were forced to fee Unexpectedly and
according to the stories, many buried
their gold on the Louden farm.
Louden's father found large sum,
and neighbor who suddenly acquired
riches was said to have made a find,
but older residents believe the great
er part of the treasure is still buried
on Cne I-ouden farm.
Louden, who is seventy-one years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
situation, Dali" I said icily. There
viii be plenty to do. There isn't a
carvaut In tho bo17cat"

situation. Dal." I said icily. There
viii be plenty to do. There isn't a
servant In the housed"
mo servants!" everybody cried at
once. The Mercer girls stopped gig
Cling.
Holy CATS" Max stopped in the
act of hanging up his overcoat. DO
you mean-why. cant shave myself!
I'll cut my head of"
You'll do more than that" l re.
torted grimIy You viii carry coal
and tend fires and empty ash pans,
and when you are not doing any Of
those things there will be pots and
pans to wash and beds to make"
Then there was a row. We had
worked back to the den now. and
stood in front of the fireplace and let
the storm beat around me, and tried
to look perfectly cold and Indifferent
and not to see Mr. Harbison's shocked
face. No wonder he thought them a
lot of savages. browbeating their host.
ess the way they did
It's fool thing anyhow" Max
Reed wound up, ito celebrate the an.
niversary of a divorce-especially-'
Here he caught Jim's eye and
stopped. But I had suddenly remem-
bered. Bella down in the basement!
Could anything have been worse?
And Of course she would have hys-
terra and then turn on me and blame
me for it all 1t all came over me at
once and overwhelmed me, while
Anne was crying and saying she
wouldn't cook if she starved for it,
and Aunt Selma was taking off her
wraps. 1 felt queer all over, and sat
down suddenly. Mr.. HARRISON was
looking at me, and he brought me a
glass Of wine.
1T won't be so bad as you fear"
he said comfortingly. There will be
no danger once we are vaccinated, and
many hands make light work. They
are pretty raw now, because the thing
is new to them, but by morning they
will be recOnciIed.'
1T isn't the work: 1t is something
entirely different, said. And it was.
Bella and work could hardly be
spoken in the same breath.
If I had only turned her out as she
deserved to be, when she first came
instead of allowing her to carry
through the wretched farce about see
ing Takahiro! Or if l had only run
to the basement the moment the
house rvoc c,,o vo y,tiDoJ opJ crot ba1
out the areaway or coal hole! And
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
MACRAME WORK STILL USED
Handbags and Shopping Bags EN-
broidered With 1t Are Both
Useful and Pretty

A good while ago macrame work
was all the fashion. 1t was an odd
handicraft, consisting of knotting
heavy Irvine into patterns and fash
ioning the articles thus formed into
all sorts of things for wear and orna-
ment. Now, very few people do this
work, but it still has some adherents,
and many Of US possess odd bits done
by grandmother or Greataunt Eliza.
Here are few hints for making use
of them in modern ways:
Both handbags and shopping bags
may be made of dark or bright plush
or satin, embroidered with this ma
crane work or completely covered
with a network Of twine These bags
have long hanging fringes of the
twine, perhaps held in place by beads:
in fact, macrams can very well be
combined with beadwork
Then there are sets of Dutch col
iars and turnback cuffs. with or with
out a fabric background. These az