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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
CHAPTER xi.
Iron Nerve.

Iron Nerve.
just stood In the doorway, staring.
Couldn't say q word, my throat was
that paralyzed. First time. you know.
I'd ever seen a real burglar or jolly
hold-up man. and he looked SO differ
ent from what | had expected.
But | knew now, OF course. that the
policeman was right and that the re-
spectable-looking old gentleman was
no other than the desperate criminal
described as Foxy Grandpa" But
for the Intervention OF outside assist
auce doubtless Billings and I might
have had our threats cut by the con.
scienceless old geezer.
He was SO absorbed that he did not
see me, nor the two helmets piking
above my shoulder.
up to his old tricks" O'Keefe
whispered. We've got him in the
act. Tim"
Great" breathed Tim. What
won't the captain say"
O'Keefe's breath tickled my ear
again and swept my ISL I've never
seen beer or sauerkraut since but
what | think of It!
Got your stick ready?" he was say
ing. Best not take any chances;
B~raxton's a quick shooter, they say.
When we jump him, better give him
the club right on"
Tim whispered an impatient demur.
That's all right; but I'm for coaxing
him out here first. don't want to
tap him on the gentleman's rugs: II
I do, / can tell you, it1l ruin 'em,
that's ALL"
He swept his hand across his
tongue and gripped his stick tighter.
Jenkins, at one side, bobbed his
head up and down and smiled his ad-
miration OF this sentiment. He leaned
nearer to me.
Just beckon him out, SIR" his whis.
| per advised. Just tell HIN you want
to show him something IN the hall
cat, or anything will do. Gust SO you
get him past the furniture and rugs,
SIR"
advanced a step into the room. I
expected the old knave 20 be a bit
dashed. don't you know, Not he; II
never ~disquieted him a oft. Just gave
me a careless leer and went back t.
the ruby. Somehow ! began to feel
riled. I'm not often taken that way,
but this old scamp's persistent au.
dacity and impudence went beyond
anything I had ~ heard OF.
What - thunder's the matter with
you. SOM" he murmured, squirting
hideously at the Jewel. You prsvl
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
FOR SAFETY TO THE DRIVER
Mirrors Installed on Streets Of English
Towns Have Proved Of Material
Benefit.

Mirrors at street to provide
for the drivers Of vehicles q view OF
the cross streets have been installed
In at least two towns in England. In
Folkestone there Is an acute angle
street crossing where n corner ID
built up close to the curb. On this
corner is placed a 24x24 inch mirror
supported on gas pipe standards at
such an angle that drivers OF vehicles
coming toward the built-up corner
from either Of the two opposite streets
can see up the streets at right an
giles to their path.
The engineer In charge states that
owing to the impossibility OF motor
lists seeing any one-coming traffic sew
eral accidents and narrow escapes
have occurred at that point. Since
the mirror has been fixed he has not
heard Of anything approaching an ac-
cident. The damp. mist, rain or o
have no I'll effect on the mirror
which Is occasionally cleaned by q
passing lamplighter when cleaning his
lamps.
At Malmesburg. In Wiltshire, a mir.
ror Ave by eight feet in size. support
ed on standards so that its top Is Is
feet above the street, occupies an an
gular position at the apex of a closed
r%ight-angle curve. The engineer In
charge says: The mirror requires
scarcely any cleaning; only a wipe
over once In about three months
Engineering News.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
HOW MANY or US
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OF Ailments?

A Ky. lady, speaking about food,
says: Il was accustomed to eating
all kinds Of ordinary food until, for
some reason, indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
after / had run down seriously
my attention was called to the neces-
sity Of some change in my diet, and
! discontinued my ordinary breakfast
and began using Grape-Nuts with a
good quantity Of rich cream.
I'm q few days my condition
changed in a remarkable way, and /
began to have G strength that ! had
never been possessed of before, a
vigor Of body and a poise Of mind that
amazed me. 1t was entirely new in
my experience.
MY former attacks Of indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes,
and many times my condition was dis
tressing with blind spells OF dizziness,
rush OF blood to the head and neural
gle pains In the chest.
Since using Grape-Nuts alone for
breakfast I have been free from these
troubles, except at times when | have
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods in guam
tity. then I would be warned by a
pain under the left shoulder blade, and
unless ! needed the warning tha old
trouble would come back, but when /
finally got to know where these trou-
bles originated ] returned to my Grape
Nuts and cream and the pain and dis.
turbance left very quickly.
81 am now In prime health as q
result OF my use Of Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason" and II Is ex
planned in the little book, "The Road
TO W~ellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the shove letters A new
appears from time 60 tire They
are Eenuines true. and fsu % humsz
interest.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
What He Bought.

A Syracuse business man living In
one OF the suburbs decided to give
up his spacious back yard to the rails
ing Of currants as a profitable side
issue. So. wishing to absorb all the
information he could acquire on the
subject of the currant industry he
went down town one Saturday after.
noon recently and returned with his
arms full of books.
We'll Teddy" inquired his enthusi'
astic spouse, as he dumped the vol.
umes on the table, did YOU succeed
in getting what you wanted?"
Sure. / did," he replied, proudly.
pointing to the books. Il bought a
whole years edition Of a standard
work on current literature" - Eek.
change.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
CTo BE coNTINUED1
II Grows Nicotinelcss Tobacco.

Worcestershire. England. where
nicotineless tobacco is now grown,
used at one time TO supply the genu.
Inc article. Both James I. and his
successor issued proclamations pro.
hibiting tobacco growing. but in 1862
1t was row In many English conn.
ues-notably in Gloucestershire. In
the state papers OF that year there IA
a report from an officer sent 10 do
stroy the tobacco crops around Chef.
tenham. He took n troop OF 80 sol.
diers with him, but had to retire for
reiniorcements. as he found over zoe
men guarding the fields.
Ten men," he added. could not I,
four days destroy all the tobacco ,h.,
10 growing around Chsltsahan."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
affected English accent, receives n pres
ent from q friend In China The present
proves TO be a pair OF pajamas. A letter
hints OF surprise TO tho wearer. Llghtnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for q smoke. His servant, Jenkins.
comes In and. falling 10 recognize Light
nut. attempts TO put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy. Lightnut changes his
clothes intending 10 summon help. When
he ~reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with joy. confirming Lightnut's belief
that he Is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with a hldeous
Chinaman dressed in pajamas In a
message from his friend. Jack Billings:
Lightnut is asked to put up 1.-THE kid
for the night on his way home from coll
lege. Later Lightnut finds u beautiful
girl In black pajamas In his room. Light
nut is shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles him
with u story OF her love for her sisters
roommate. named Frances. Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hur-
ries to the boat TO see her OF. He Is &C
costed by a husky college boy. who calls
him 'Dicky." but he does not see the
girl Jack Billings calls TO spend the
night with Lightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons Of
tho patamas. Billings dors the pajamas
and retires.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23

by JONe, l narOly know what 10 90!
I vas regularly bowled over, don't
you know. / vas up against a crisis
that's what-a crisis.
'Oh. | say. you know" I started
demonstrating. and just then I gasped
with relief at the welcome sight OF
jenkins, peeking round the door
frame behind my visitors back. His
finger was on his lips and he beck
oned me earnestly.
At the same moment old whiskers
showed his chair up to the table,
switched on the reading-lamp and
reached for a magazine.
I'm on, SIR" whispered jenkins.
rs ! Joined him and We stepped aside.
Hadn't ! better ring up the ~janitor
on my house 'phone?'
by Jove, the very thing" / agreed.
For he'll know where this chap be-
longs. A flyer. tell him, II he gets a
move on. Hurry"
I slipped back into the room as
Jenkins disappeared. The jolly old
barnacle had discarded his cigarette
and was critically selecting a cigar
from my humidor.
Il don't see why the devil you don't
go to bed he said, fixing himself
comfortably with two chairs and light
ing up.
lin not sleepy" I stammered.
perching on the corner OF a chair.
II believe you're lying" he growled,
scowling at me; but II you're not
sleepy. listen to this joke here-it's a
chestnut. but It's Internally good"
| never did know what the joke
was, for l was listening for other
sounds as he read. Suddenly ! heard
a whistle far down in the street: and
I thought IL was followed by a pat
ter OF running feet.
Then came the %quiyering rhythm OF
the elevator rapidly ascending, and
while the anecdote was still being
droned out between chuckles. l slipped
out again into the hall and rejoined
jenkins.
"Janitor says there's no such tenant
in this building as ] described Jen-
kins impaired hurriedly. Might be a
guest, of course: but he doesn't re-
member ever seeing him. So he whis-
tied for a cop. to be on the safe side.
and caught two. Here they are, sir"
Out from the elevator sprang the
janitor. half-dressed and looking ex
cited. Close on his heels came two
big policemen.
stepped into the outer corridor
and explained the situation. The Of
ficers nodded reassuringly.
"'Nough said." n OF them com.
mented. Well have him out, sir"
The j%anitor, who had been cautious
~ sighting through the door within,
came running out.
HE shifted around, while I was
looking, and ] got a good look at him."
he said with some excitement, land ]
never saw him before. wouldn't for
get that mug!"
Suppose you take a squint at him
yourself, o'Kcefe," suggested the tall
er OF the coppers. You've been on
this beat so long
In a minute or two O'Kcefe came
slipping back hurriedly. He drew his
companion aside.
Tell you what. Tim." l heard him
say do you know. I'm after thinking
Il looks like old Braxton, known In
the perfesh as Foxy Grandpa He's
a swell con man, but has just finished
a stretch at Copper Johns for going
through a fiat In the Bronx. He's
done murder once"
The other turned to me.
May ave a muss In your rooms u
you'll lust kinder call him out, SIR
he suggested. N will he simpler
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
Americas Athletic Missionaries.

Writing under the title in Harper's
Weekly, Edward Bayard Moss de-
scribes one athletic triumph at Stock.
holm In the Olympic games. Some
idea Of the caliber of the athletes and
the competition can be gained from
the fact that thirteen new Olympic
and nine worlds records were estab-
lished during the games. The victory
of Arnold Jackson OF Oxford in the
1,500-meter run was the only feature
that redeemed England's poor dis
play"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
Expect Zig sale Of Red Cross Seals.

The campaign for selling Red Cross
seals this year will be carried on in
practically every state and territory in
the United States. and even in Porto
Rico, the Canal Zone, Hawaii and Phil
ippine islands. No less than l00. 600
volunteer agents. including depart
ment, drug and other kinds OF stores.
motion pictures, theaters, individuals.
and others. will be engaged In the
work. Before the sale is completed.
Il is expected that at least 100, 600. 900
seals will have been printed and dis
tributed, besides several million post
ers, display cards and other forms Of
advertising literature.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
Lacks Originality.

"Bilkins tells me that he has laNe
subscribed for a new thought may
zine"
Il hope its perusal will inspire ~.
with some new thoughts. NoVO.
talks about tho weather more u-
Bilkins does"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23

Tell 1t not in Gath, but there are
church members who look too happy
at a horse race and too solemn in
prayer meeting.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23

Even a wisdom dispenser shou'u,.
prolong the performance until pew"
get weary.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
Where's One7

PA, what's an anomaly"
"A summer resort hat doesn't
guarantee its attractions"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15

Foster Fraker visited friends in
Ithaca last Friday.
Mrs. Amelia Halstead of Maple
Rapids is in the city the guest of A,
A. Chick and family.
Mrs. A. L. Patrick of Detroit is in
the city the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Archie Brown
Ladies Neckwear and Summer
underwear 800 off at New York
Racket Store, Aug. 18th.
Misses Baron and Freeman of
Grand Rapids were guests at the W.
D. Strong home last Sunday.
III w. Superior street is the new
location of Wright & Brown. Have
you inspected their new stock? x
Miss Winnifred Null of Elm Hall
visited her brother, Melvin Null, and
family last Monday and Tuesday.
Frederick ]. Strong of Americas
Ga, is spending a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kinsel of
Ithaca visited their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Grover, last Saturday and Sum
day.
Mrs. Ernest Sebring, who has been
at Detroit for the past two weeks
visiting friends, returned last Mon
day.
E. c. Clapp was called to North
Star last week Thursday on account
of the illness of his father, w. F.
Clapp.
DR.. F. A. Gill accompanied by his
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Parr
spent Wednesday at the Bannister
celebrations.
Rev. Wesley Sidebotham of Brook
Ign spent the latter part of the week
in Alma as the guest of F. w. Hoop
er aid family.
On account of Ithaca Fair the
Field Day planned by the Knights of
Pythias has been postponed to Tues
day, September 10.
Miss Anna Hamilton has accepted
a position with S. Messenger & Co.
Miss Hamilton will commence her
work next Monday.
Mrs. F. G. Beckman of Muskegon
spent last week with her husband, F.
G. Beckman of the Merkle Cement
and Coal Company.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
LOCAL HAPP T N|NGS

Special sales day Saturday of this
week.
Ball game at Davis Field next
Thursday afternoon.
George Pulfrey spent Friday at
Owo3so on business.
George N. Weaver and son, Clyde
Weaver, spent Sunday at Toledo.
The Illinois picnic will be held at
Wright Park Thursday, August 90
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bahlke are
expected home Saturday of this week.
Wilbur Price and family are visit
ing relatives at Perinton, Michigan.
Miss Madeline Muchman visited
friends at Pontiac over Sunday.
Ralph Chisholm of Breckenridge
called on friends in Alma last Mon
day.
Ely Brown is absent from his work
at the post office on account OF i'll
ness.
Wright & Brown are now settled
in their new store at III w. Superior
street. x
Mrs. John Timmick of Greenville
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Brown.
Mrs. M. Fowler left Friday for a
two weeks visit with her son at Bea-
verton.
Mrs. J. w. Thorne of Lansing is
the guest of her Alma friends and
relatives.
Howard Mathews of Ithaca was a
business caller in Alma the first Of
the week.
John Dorothy of Cadillac was a
guest at the home of H. B. Stuckey
last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Mulvey of
Shepard visited relatives in Alma
over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Stuckey and her
sister, Mrs. R. L. Fuller, spent Tues
day at Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rueben Cummings
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Story at
Flint over Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-15
j. p. LOSEY
REGISTERED
.OPTOMETRIST

Your eyes carefully tested and fitted
119 SUPERIOR ST. ALMA, MICH
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19
HAS METHOD To
STOP R0WDY|SM
Fultz, President Of Players
Fraternity, Would Post
Signs in Ball Park.

New York. nrc. 19.--ravid L. Fult7.
president of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity. made public Il letter he sent
to the national commission on Decem-
her {. in an effort for rhe suppression
of rowdyism in the major league
grand stands. The letter is the ut
come of the strike Of Detroit players
las; summer. which took place after
Ty Cobb Of the Tigers was indefinitely
SUSPENDED by Ban Johnson. president
of the American league. for attacking
a spectator in American league park
in this city.
The letter suggests to tho commits
sion that suitable signs be posted in
all hall parks warming the public not
to address abusive language to the
players. 1t also asks for better polic-
ing of the PARKS by officers under the
directions of the nmpires. Fultz also
would I've in favor of vesting the UNI
pires with more authority. and hold
ing them responsible. as far as would
he practical. for tho acts Of ali per-
sons with major league parks. In
his letter t" the commission he says:
"On behalf OF tho Baseball Players
Fra.n"nitv -, organization composed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19
Here and There in the World of Sport=-Winter Season Gossip
&. a. No9ht

of players from the National ami
American leagues of professional base.
ball clubs. we wish to place before
you q matter which We think OF suf-
tjcirnt importance to justify it's being
brought to- your attention.
From tim" to time during the past.
as yom gentlemen we'll know. there
have been numerous occasions upo,,
which the players. during tho per-
Torrance of their duties OH the field.
have been subjected to insulting and
abusive LANGUAGE addressed 10 them
by spectators. The occurrences have
not only had a harmful effec: upon
the mental condition of the players.
oat have disguised many of the bot
ter class of fans. to whom tho CHEAP.
vulgar language is exceedingly offen-
sive. II would. therefore. seem as
though some determined effort tn
minimize this kind of thing would not
he ont nf place.
I'VE appreciate the difficulty of
such an undertaking. and also the
fact that the Spectator is entitled to
a certain latitud" In tho expression of
his FEELING. but We fccl that when
he exceeds this latitude tho interest
OF not only tho player. hut the fair
minded public. demands that all rea-
sonable efforts he made 10 put a stol,
to such o~ffenscs.
1T may seem advisable to Nou gen
tlcmcn Z" pass legislation that vii
render it obligatory upon every team
to adopt such safeguards as will mos:
effectively do away With the evils lin
question. This. VIC think. can he hest
accomplished by posting suitable signs
in conspicuous places by properly
policing the stands with attendants
who arc made to realize that they
are there for Il purpose: by giving the
umpirss supervision ove these at
PENDANTS. and ny vcsting in the UNI
pirc a more complete jurisdiction over
and holding him responsible as far as
practical for the action of all persons
within the incloSurc."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19
RACKETERS GET
THEIR RANKING
M. E. Mclaughlin Leads the
List of First Ten" Ac-
cording to Committee.

Ne" York. Dec. 1?.--Maurice E. Nc
!.oughljn of San Francisco, heads the
list OF the first ten" among tho tennis
players of the country, according to
the report made public today by the
ranking committee of the .Cnitcd
states Lawn Tennis association. With
7. C.. Bundy. of Los Angeles, Nc
also heads the list in the
doubles class.
standing Of the players for the season
81 l?12 and not on the judgment OF
the committee as to the relative mer-
ITS OF the individual men. For rank
Ing in the singles class, each PLAYER
must have taken part in two tournn-
ments. At the request Of the Pacific
Coast Tennis association none OF the
players Of that division is ranked ex-
cept those who played in eastern tour
naments this yea
Others In the first ten" in numeri-
cal order arc II. Norris Williams, Wal.
lace +. Johnson. Cynwyd, Pa: Viii
liam J.. Clothier. Wynnewood, Pa:
Nathaniel w. Niles. Boston: Thomas
G. Bundy. Los Angeles; Karl II. Behr,
New York: Raymond p. Little, New
York: George p. Gardner. Cambridge,
Mass, and Gustav r. Touchard, New
York.
Ninety With Same Record.
Ninety players in classes of ten each
also were ranked by the committee.
according to their standing In tourna-
ments this st No numerical
standing was awarded in these ella
as the players thus designated were
found to have made about the same
records. The committee also listed
thirty players whose records probably
entitle them to places in some one
Of the ten classes for singles. but who
tailed to file their seasons cards With
the association. The second and third
groups OF ten--designated as GLASS
!" and Glass ." respectively, are as
follows:
Glass 1--tieorge NJ. Church, Alfred
S. Dabney, W. Merrill Hall. r. Fl. Har-
ris. ". T. Hayes. a. II. Mann. Jr., Lyle
r. Mahan. Dean Mathey. T. II. Pell.
Frank j. Sulloway.
Class q. j. Armstrong, CRAIG
giddle. 6. 3. Herd. Fred e. 1nman.
Edwin p. I-arned. w. S. McElroy. w.
II. Mace. j. q. Nelson. p. p. Silvord,
Watson NJ. Washburn.
The doubles. ranking in numerical
order. are NJ. f. Mclaughlin and 7. G..
Rundy: II. II. Hackett and w. NJ. Hall:
n. II. Little and q. +. Touchard; ".
T. Hayes and j. II. Winston: w. ].
ClOthier and q. p. Gardner, Jr.: n. w.
Niles and \. :. Dahney: II. II. Hack.
EFT and u. n. Little; X. H. Behr and
+. G. Inman; II. II. Hackett and l..
j.. Mahan: II. n Williams and Craig
Riddlc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19

had gained a hold which made the
public suspicious Of the honesty of the
sport. In the following winter the
National league was organized, and
took the field in the season Of 1876.
Before the end Of It's second year the
National league broke up the gamb-
ling by cXpelling four Louisville play
ers on charges of crookedness.
Here is the score of the record
breaking" eleven-inning game in
which Chicago beat Hartford l to 0.
there being nc record kept of times
NJ hof.t In thnca dave.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19

San Francisco. Dec. LIT is gen.
orally agreed that there will be "a
mighty hattie when Luther McCarty
and Al Palzer meet in this city on New
Years day in the heavyweight elimin-
alton series. That Palzer will have
the job of his life is the opinion of
experts who have see both men fight.
Palzer depends to Il large extent up
on his right hand uppercut. a blow
with which he can fell an ON when
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-19
SYRACUSE NOT TO ROM N.AVN
Expense AMI Proximity of POughkcci'
sic Regatta the Reasons.

New York. Dec. 1s.-Syracusc ant
Annapolis will not row next spring
by Murray S. Stcdman. graduate a
ager of athletics at Syracuse. Finan-
cial difficulties and the desire to make
the intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
keepsie ON June II the chief aim OF
the Syracuse eight next year.. led the
governing board of athletics ut SYRIA
cuse to come to the decision not 1,
row the lniddies.
The Poughkeepsie regatta is to j.,
held earlier in 1913 than usual. am;
Jim Ton Eyck. the Syracuse. coach,
feels that the time left between the
only available date the middics hai
open and the day for the big ace at
Poughkeepsie left him too short /;
period in which to get the crews il
condition for the latter race.