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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

only by accident did the Italians es-
cape ambuscades deep and dearly.
The Turks and Arabs numbered
perhaps between 10000 and $4,000.
Undeterred by the failure Of their tao
tics they fought desperately. The
lost heaviest, some 200 to 800 Of them
perishing.
A later dispatch from the same
source says there vas an engagement
Wednesday when the Italian losses
We're heavy. some-companies Of the
Bersaglieri being wiped out. Twelve
thousand Turks and Arabs were cap
tured.
Trouble similar to that of Mon
day." the dispatch continues, OCCUR
red in the town Of Tripoli, the Euro
peans betaking themselves in terror
TO the c~onsulates and the seashore.
This attack was preceded by an ulti-
matum from the Turkish commander
to yacate in "a hours.
General Caneva nae scores Of
Arabs shot yesterday, their possession
of arms being made a crime punish
able with death. The town is now
more secure"
Dispatches received in London from
Constantinople describe the Turks as
elated over their successes in Tripoli.
It is believed that the determined
fighting Of the Arabs will lengthen
the war. as the Turks will not sub
NIT as long as they are able, with
the aid Of these allies, to offer re-
~sistance. while the Italians will not
make "a until they have taught
the natives a lesson they will not
soon forget.
The Outlook says it has special
news from Egypt that may chance
the whole course of the wal in Tri-
poll. Enver Bey, whose unoues-
toned orthodoxy and honor make him
almost sacred in the tents of he
desert. according to the Outlook. has
passed by camel relay through Egypt
and has met the Grand Sheik of the
Senuessi and united the whole hinter-
land in a holy war against the Italian
invaders.
Secret Expedition to Tripoli.
Lome, Oct. 27.-Another army ex-
pedition to Tripoli sailed secretly
from Naples during last night. The
expedition sailed escorted bv a naval
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

Father dashed through the Traf-
fic to the other side OF the Street
and gained so much Ground that he
was waiting when she came floating
up to the Corner.
She looked like the Third Act Of 4
Broadway Production.
He got d Flash at the B~elladonna
Lamps, the Calcimine Finish and the
Smile coming out through the Por-
tails of Venetian Red, SO he folded
up his Newspaper n Trailed for
Two Blocks until he saw her go into
an Institute Of D~ermatology.
After waiting about In Hour for
her to reappear, he slowly wended
his Way to his Place of Business.
MORAL: It is a Foolish Maj who
cannot amend his own Bylaws.
Copyright, 1911, By George Ade.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

He spoke confidently for the whoIe
Male Population when he shot it into
them hat Men didn't like to see WO-
men all diked out in Pussy Clothes
with Oriental Skirts and Face Powder
and great swobs of Boughten Hair
and Circus Hats.
No, indeedy!
Men liked to see the quiet and
unobstrusive Stuff-marking the True
Lady who could clothe herself or
$4,000 a year.
If Women but knew how Men hate
to see Women put on Dog beyond
their Means, they would be more Sen
sible and not try to float SO many
Streamers.
One Morning after he had moved
down Ma and Essie with his verbal
Grape and Canister and left them
strett he'd out on the Field Of Argu-
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ment, he started to walk down town.
Presently he became dimly con-
SciOus that there was Something
ahead OF him and going in the same
direction. It had a Skirt about as
Ear around as a Pi~llow-Case. The
shiny Shoes had Red Heels below,
while above was some new kind OF
Silk, about one-fourth as heavy n
opaque as Cheese-Cloth. Just where
the Hipless Effect began to assert
itself there was every Indication that
the Wearer had got into them by the
Assistance of Hydraulic Pressure.
The Tool-Bag or Reticule or whatever
it was had a Monogram in Diamonds.
The Paraso vas dripping with open
work Magoo; the Hair extended in
all Directions, and the Hat had all
Of the D~issimilaritieS OF a
New England Boiled Dinner
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
THE 1911 FABLE OF UVENILE SIRINGERS VEE

once there was a Lone Man at a
Summer Camp.
He was q Maverick and lever had
acquired any Ribbons at Beauty Con-
tests but he was kind-hearted and had
good Porch Manners and was known
at the Banks, consequently the traps
were freshly baited every Morn
ing.
Among the Resorters were several
half blown Orchids of the Ethe!
Variety. They were accustomed to
Doll themselves in Pale Shades and
stand ~unconcernedly about, never
seeming to realize that they were be-
ing sized up by Clusters of stupene1
Admirers.
They would close in on the MAYER
lex and work overtime at being Pr
quaint and ROguish, not to say Chic
and full of the Old Harry. They
were there with the Pep.
Their Idea of getting u Man all
wrought up was to be Sarcastic, at
the same time using the Eyes, lead
Ing the Victim to believe that he vas
In Wrong but might be able 10
Square himself by crawling a couple
Of Miles on his Hands and Knees.
1t is a Geological Fact hat the Col
lege Student likes to fuss With a Per-
feet Tease but h battle-SCarred
Bachelor finds it Old Stuff, covered
with Fungus.
The Maverick used to Escape from
the Gigglers, who were letting on 90
be Provoked bou something, and
take Refuge in q Summer House
down near the Boat Landing where
a Member of the Alumni Association
told him that when she first saw
him she noticed that he didn't make
a Vulgar Display of Jewelry and SO
far as she was concerned, she thought
a few Gray Hairs made a Young Man
look more Distinguished.
When the Spinster came down II
Morning and went at her Grape
Fruit in suc a Manner that she sim
ply couldn't hide the Solitaire, all
the Little Queens had separate and
collective Duck Fits and wondered
what he could See in a Woman who
was Thirty if she was a Day, and had
no Lines to speak of.
MORALE: When one Of them gets
past thirty-eight he requires a Train
ed Nurse.
The 1911 Fable of the kim He Liked
and the Kind He Liked TO See.
once there was a Husband and Fa-
ther VINO used to Buffalo and Bally-
Jack and Browbeat the opposite
Gender
When he. opened UP on the Missus
and the only Daughter at Breakfast,
they would cover and try to hide be-
hind the Graham Gems.
The subject of his Discourse was
"The Kind Of Woman that a Man
Likes"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
NEAR TRAGEDY INVOLVING
AMERICAN TRAVELLERS.
(By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 28.-Prompt action on
the part Of the engineer today pre-
vented the wreck Of the American
boat train carrying passengers of the
steamer Lusitania sailing from Liver
pool for New York. Although it was
impossible to avoid a collision with
a local standing nea the Colwich sta
ton, the accident was attended by
less serious consequences than might
have been expected. Out of the four
injured passengers of the local train
only one was seriously injured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
reciprocity Majority Was Compare
lively Small.

ottawa, Ont, Oct. 2S.-That the
Laurier Government and reciprocity
were defeated by comparatively small
popular vote is indicated by official
returns received from 1875 of the 221
constituencies. In the 195 consti-
tuencles 1,OO1,556 votes were cast and
the majority against Laurier and re-
c1procity was only 3a,774. In the
city OF Toronto alone the popular ma
Iority for the conservatives was %
600.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

DIVISION, which will be strengthened
with other ships after the convoy has
passed through the Straits Of Messina.
The transports and warshipS carried
no lights and nothing leaked out as
to whether the troops would be land
ed at Tripoli. Benghazi, Derna or
TOrbruk.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

(By Cable to News and Observer.)
Malta, Oct. 27.-Uncensored infor-
nation from Tripoli is to the effect
that something in the nature of a
panic has seized the city since it be-
came known that a Mussulman force
Of sixty thousand Turks and Arabs
are threatening Tripoli. They are
well armed and provisioned.
But for a premature attack by a
party of Mussulmans on last Monday
the Italians would have been am
pushed. completely surrounded, and
few would have survived, so numeric-
ally superior were the Turks and
Arabs. In the subsequent revolt in
the city the Italians suffered more
than $50 casualties before they
gained the ascendency. From forty
to fifty Arabs are shot daily in the
town.
The Italians were taken completely
by surprise inasmuch as the ring
leaders in the revolt had been among
the first to hail the occupation OF
Tripod by the Italians. Arabs ap-
peared on every balcony, terrace Or
vantage-point, firing on p~asserS-by.
by.
1t is now stated hat ~ forward
movement will be made until the ar
rival Of reinforcements. h 15,00l
Italian troops in the town are panic
stricken over the demonstration ane
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
Negro Who Murdered Officer
ri

Augusta. Ga, Oct. 2S.-Dave Walk
er. the negro farn Sand charged with
the assassination of C. S. H~ollenshead
at Washington, Ca, tonight was taken
from Sheriff BObo on the public
square and lynched. The mob then
Went after another negro said TO be
implicated in the crime.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

When blessed none but such -
The same as be they should.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

He that maket haste 10 be rich shall
not be innocent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

the extent Of the Mussulnlans forces.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
THE TURKS AND ARABS
SURPRISED ITALIANS

Escape OF Christian Troops
From Ambuscade Prepared by
Vicious Arab Enemy-King EN-
manuel's Troops Waiting For Rein
forcements-Only $4,000 Italian
Troops at Tripoli-Enemy is Well
PrOvtsioned and Equipped.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

Rome, Oct. 2T.-Another army ex-
petition to Tripoli sailed secretly
from Naples during last night. The
expedition sailed escorted bv a naval
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

Italians Had Not Figured on the Con-
certed Attacks Which Beset Them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-03
Rich
Men
"a %
Robbers! !

MIR JOSEPH FELs.
ly1 millionaire soap
manufacturer. says that
he and Carnegie and
Rockefeller and Morgan
and every other rich man
have become rich by rob
bing the public. Just
what he means by that
NIr. Fels explains ii
Pearson ) Magazine now
on sale. Also, he sug-
gests 4 plan which will
prevent 4 few men from
getting rich at the ex-
pea4 III many men.
Some rich men may say
that Alr. Fels Is indulg
ing Id " loose talk.
Just YOU remember that
Mr.. FeIs ought to know
tile game. He has made
d big fortune out OF It
himself. He thinks he
knows how to change
or laws 50 that every
man viii have d fair
shake. He speaks very
plainly. See what you
think OF his idea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-03

AkA in and near GuihHe tor wqf3g
iaan aAd conductors Good 9p gf
fualtg Experience Bnneeeas9F s14
monthly No strike A tr DleetFle
Hafeaa Naln ORE 52s ta,.aHla glds
SIS tDHls No.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE YOUNG BRIDES

FIRST DISCOVERY
Their wedding t9Hr had ended and
taey entered their new home to set-
tie down 10 #aat they hoped t0 De
Gne loug uninterrupted gsissfaI hoRaf-
moon
Bat ALIAS fae vouBe brides sr8able4
g3n began, when be tried '0 gelMce
fae casf nf living #tth eieau Hsg eaN
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LEGAL MOTTO "a.


0aH AHtgaio Texas AprH fst. t8tl.
Sealed proposals Mili be received hage
lnkll 1880 H Mav iaiI f0r nir
isainS tiiei. forage atra n. alaek sutltg
coal aAd mineral oi a gasts .n ghe
Department 0s Fe4as during tHe iS-
eai yeaf beginning falg 1911 ln.
formation furnished I'll application
epi jno Z. flenl hier Qaaffegmas-
ten
DEPARTMENT 0F THE INTER-
i9R Washington ID C.. March I5
lalls- aeale.l proposals IN duplicate
vail lie recelFed ID THE Department
ratil 2 O'Clock ~ nt Monday. april lT,
lallt f0r f3e c0nstFae ium 0f d tea
room school building ana Sides tks
around sana iH tae North Addition
70 fhe City os LaWtDa, Oklahoma, iii
accordance #lth dfaN iags and SIZE eisi.
cations COPY 0f Naich, with form 0g
proposal mag be had Oh application
e .he Department a certified gaeeK
of the slm of $3.50 Will he FeqAir
ri rs d guaranty fer tae safe retHfa
0i the plans i0aHe4 THE plans lna
specificas sions mas also be examined
la he office of she President ot Board
.el Education, La@t0H Oklahoma Tae
ri4at - reserved ~ felee ang ana
Eli bids WalYe technical daieeta, ae.
eept one part and reject file 0saeF.
us tae interests uf tAs tgTeFnm III
HlaE require Proposals aas ae se
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iH the event 0f AeIiveFg being lH-
perfect a paper being rolled. twlsscd
or mntllaied. subscribers afg urged
- make immediate complaint ID tire
business office III person HI telephone
Or mall
Mail auDarribars should examine tno
address 0n the iabel VI their paper
H shows when aa5ae pllons expire
When yon remit the label is changed.
II not notify thls office n ynu Wish
gntr subscription iisegnsiHued write
the office, otherwise ile EaBef Wiil 8e
continued. iL changing addresses
give both Ola aAd new address
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THE LEADER.
OEfIcIal 80 -.

convention
official State Paper,
fi{y EDac ment ~ Constitutional
CpMYenti0n1
Official journal II tho Constitution
page a9 2 1te&oived TAat nae GHta.
rie Dally Leader be declared tae Of
flelal paper Of the State 81 Oklahoma.
Adopted
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TQMEL. slpPLY


ii D GR4NSs Proprietor
loMels ami aaFssks a asl klnsts fasn-
isaei af ve9v reAs6t fgsp gFea ae
re before SON Trgra-4esF " eArars
To before s0u hsIS ID. nEAYS
PHONE NO. GID
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31

fContinued next week
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31

about the adventure In the woods. and
less than an hour after his return Miss
Grayman. In gay spirits. accompanied
by Susan. embarked with him In the
canoe for visit to the spot where her
curiosity and doubts bad been excited
Mrs Williams has told me about
your fright" he said. land about her
own fright also The bears are dan
gerous and have ordered indian John
to be on the spot well armed. so II
you are sriil curious about the grave
Of the big bear we'll go and see II and
try to satisfy your curiosity"
Accordingly ne took them to the
place and showed the spot where the
digging had been. 1t was now care
fully covered up with the forest car
pet of leaves This. be explained. had
been done In order that wild animals
might not dig up the carcass Then ne
gave a spirited description of the ex
traordinary size and 6erceness OF the
Imaginary bear that had been killed
.Since we shall be forced to spend a
wish you to become acquainted with
all the pleasures that the woods afford.
/ cannot begin to repair the aero for
at least three days yet. because. as
your father may have mentioned. |
had to leave all my men but the en-
gineer at Pettytown. and they must
reach us by the forest trails. Being
born woodsmen and hunters. they can
make the distance In about forty hours
Of steady tramping. not counting the
time required for rest and sleep. As
soon as they arrive shall be very
busy directing and aiding them. for
have shop here specially fitted UP to
repair my aero. In the meanwhile
can devote all my time to trying to
make things pleasant for you"
He certainly did make things pleas
ant. Never had be been so entertain
ing. SO full Of interesting stories. SO
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31
THE SKY
PIRATE
-
By GARRETT p. SERVISS
u
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company
CHAPTER VII.

n o. EANWHILE what was hap
fWU pening to William Grayman'
The Chameleon. as have
said, speeded westward upor
leaving Tribes Hill. and Payton tool
good care to rise so high and TO dis
guise the aero so well with appropriate
color that probably not an eye caught
sight of her after she quilted the
scene of the encounter with the police
AS soon as Mr.. Grayman had beer
carried aboard be was put into the lit
tie room that had been occupied by his
daughter. and the door was locked
upon him.
Il had to venture It." he soliloquiz.
ed. 81 don't see that there was any
other way-and yet was foon And
what have gained? Almost 1t would
have been better to pay the money and
let the scoundrel golf he surrendered
Helen safe"
Then he tried to imagine what Pay
ton would do. Would he keep him a
prisoner? But what could he gain by
that7 The Millionaire knew well
enough that there was nobody who
would pay S10.000,O00 to have him re-
leased. Was his life in danger7 No.
he did not think SO. The commission
erss reasoning on that point seemed
conclusive All the danger conferred
on his daughter. At moments he de-
bated whether be should not now Of
fer to pay the ransom and have done
with it. He could afford it, enormous
though the sum was. He had cleared
fifty millions during the past year.
While he was turning the subject in
his mind the door opened and Payton
entered
.'Mr. Grayman." he said in his most
winning manner. II give you my word
as a gentleman that am inexpressi
bly, panied by what has occurred 1t
was not my intention to carry you of
or to offer you any indignity whatever.
but you know as well as do that
was compelled"
"You promised me immunity If
would meet you" interposed Mr.. Gray
man.
"And you broke the convention by
coming to the rendezvous under the
secret escort of a whole feet" laughed
Payton "But for my means of learn
ing the designs of my enemies /
should have been beautifully trapped
But now let that pass. am willing
to overlook it in view of your inexpe-
rience in such affairs as this. You
are now. by force of circumstances, in
a position where it win be impossible
for any further interruption of our
private conversation to occur. and we
may proceed with the business in the
most amicable spirit"
The easy self assurance Of this
speech and Payton's cool assumption
that he was the injured party quite
dumfounded Mr. Grayman. he saw
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31

'On. MISS delens sne Salus pieaSe
bn't cry. They cannot be long de-
lyed; they are sure to come"
IT wish could get away from here, "
iss Grayman responded, wiping her
fes. II Cont know what ails me.
lt-but sometimes feel that they
Jay never come. Why does Mrs. VIII
hms treat me so? Why wouldn't she
Il us go in the canoe? ] have such
creepy feeling about that place in
Ae woods"
rob, it's your fancy. Miss Helen
*1n't see anything very strange there.
me, let's go out and sit on the We.
nda. Perhaps we shall see them re-
rning at any moment"
&ut Susan was not true prophet
5ey descended and went out on the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31

AN OBLlGlNG SECRETARY.
A LFONSO PAXTON had played
"a his master card, and ii he
could judge by Mr. Gray
mans conduct hitherto it had
an excellent chance OF winning. But
In William Grayman he had an an
tagonist who like himself. had never
known final defeat and whose recent
experience had already made MIN wise
in this game. so new to MIN.
The secretary OF the treasury. MT
Grantham. was his intimate friend
The newspapers had raised scandal
from time to time about their associa
lions and had accused the complaisant
secretary OF sharing in the proceeds
of the billionaire's combinations. Moth.
ing. however. was ever proved against
Mr.. Grantham. and ne paid no atten
ton to the attacks or the gossip
On the very morning of the receipt
OF Payton's letter and after the bill
lionaire had made his decision the sec
rotary, being in New York. called in
cognito at Mr. Grayman's office. The
business that be had been thinking OF
was driven from his mind as soon as
his friend began to speak
"Grantham." said Grayman Il am
in terrible trouble. Ny daughter Helen
has been carried of by the sky pirate
Alfonso Payton. who has her conceal
ed somewhere and demands $4,000.
600 ransom.
"Good Godr' cried the secretary
Are you in earnest?"
Terribly in earnest, Grantham. and
want you to help me. The police
tried TO trap him and made misera
Bile tiasco, nearly getting me into the
same box. In fact. the fellow did car
~ me off in his aero. but released me
on my promise to meet him again
Mr.. Grayman proceeded to relate. de
tail after detail. all that had happened
In conclusion ne said: "You have ask
ed me what you can do You have ali
the government aeros engaged in the
revenue service under your control
and | suppose that they are the best
| in the world You also have an army
| OF trained men and the best detectives
What can you not do to run this fel
| low down.
| The secretary reflected
We'll" he said finally. II am sorry
| Grayman, that you didn't tell me Of
| this at the beginning. Bur | thinl
that can help you and of course.
1 xx1s1l rs1ct-flv fhnro roynaS RI mi
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-31

devoted to the comfort and enjoyment
OF his guests. Ti&,y boated. fished.
hunted. gathered rare flowers and read
or chatted on the veranda.
After three days OF this kind of life.
into which Miss Grayman entered with
all the zest of her romantic and en-
thusiastic nature. Payton announced
that his men had arrived. They show
ed themselves about the lodge, and
presently the aero was removed from
its customary place and taken into an
Enclosure partly rooted over. from
which the sounds of hammering now
began to be heard Payton seemed TO
be very busy here during the daytime.
but In the evening he was as attentive
and entertaining as ever.
When this had been going on for a
couple Of days Payton. with great ami.
nation. announced that the repairs to
the aero had been so successful that
he proposed to make trial trip.
II want to be sure Of her," he said.
because not for worlds would ! run
the risk of second accident with you
aboard So am going TO take her out
for trip of considerable length.
shall run over to town In Maine.
and. as | have some pressing affairs
relative to my Indians to attend to, l
may be gone for q couple OF days. In
that time can make sure whether the
aero is really in first rate shape. Since
this will delay our final departure l
thought that perhaps you would like
to drop line to your father. assuring
him of your health and contentment-
OF course he will be anxious about
you. and the letter would be an agree.
able surprise could post it. and II
would DO received at least three days
before our return to New York.
AS Payton anticipated. the girl ga
gerly accepted the proposal and i'm
mediately sat down and wrote to her
father as follows:
My Own Dear Papa--I was awfully
disappointed over the accident that KEPT
you and the Mitchells away after you
had got so near us. It's dreadful pity
that the delightful plan could not be car
ried out 1t was so romantici But really
! have enjoyed my part in 1t. and shall
enjoy It more since now know that the
whole affair had your approval and
Susan are In good health and spirits. and
Commodore Brown is so entertaining anc
so attentive and ! am so glad that YOU
like him and that you think that he has
great ability. | have never met young
man with more elegant manners or more
intelligent. and then he Is an American
and you know how detest those foreign
dor hunters. But l must stop. for Mr.
Brown u waiting for me- send all tow
and hope TO see you soon. Your affec
tionate daughter, HELEN.
r ST. think that Agnes Mitchell is I'M
pertinent. but truly Mr.. Brown II very
interesting. His father must have beer
q delightful person. like such devoted
natures One Of the Indians Is here.
r. 9.
Miss Grayman felt lonesome when
PAXTON had denarted with the ChaniA