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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-11
Fame IN
Pursuit

| John Falton left the trust com
| panys building with quick, springing
steps. He had much to think of In
his half-hour walk to the station of
his suburban train II his story in a
| current magazine had been surprise
/ to his friends 1t had been, In way.
none the less one to himself 1t was
/ not remarkable that the story should
be one Of finance, his position with
the trust company gave him a knowl-
/ edge Of the theme and an acqus mt
anee OF many men.
A man back OF him touched his
shoulder
How are you. Falton -
John swung around and caught the
mans hand
You, seabury? Well, this is good
] didn't know that you were al home"
I've Just come III Aides this
in here mean you Falton?' He tapped
Significantly magazine under his
arm
John nodded with little embar-
r4ssment. What Dc you think Of it.
seatury
Great as story But=ef=a bit
40 much from life FaltoI Looks as
taoaeh you'd taken it from =ef-that
eotton deal
bal s HoHsense,, Seabffrs Your
cotton deal was wholly legitimate,
wasn't IL And I did IA know enough
about If To write it mp The story IS
fiction.
lal,n entered the station with an in
deseribable irritation eoursing through
his veins Il didn't know that Sea-
bury could be 40 foolish he INIT
tered
Ills train did NOT 20 ont for fro
inmates so he made no attempt 10
pass the man who stepped OH of the
crowd TO speak to him
Hello FaIton, so yoHye oeen sartb-
bling see
"a little John admitted IL tried
q forget Seabury and 70 act HaturaI-
y Have you read il o.
%. yes very aeed very eaod in
deed. but iust--er-iust eT- You
dilnt-have any particular person in
mind"
1t was a creation. pure and sim
pie bristled John. You could hard.
ly expect me to write of finance as l
would Of engineering. thing | know
nothing about"
20. no. of course not You have
quite gift-no doubt-no doubt of
It. Falton,
Excuse me-" said John, I'll miss
my train"
But his fame still pursued AS the
train pulled out a fellow-townsman
settled himself beside John
We'll. Falton, you've been roasting
EN-. eho ! suppose you've known OF
more than one deal of that sort"
"None at all" snapped John
20, ! thought you'd taken IT from
something that you'd got on to"
It's story. fiction. every word "
Forty minutes later John closed the
door of his home with sieh Of re-
lief. Mother" he called and she
came hurrYing 10 him
%. John, I've SO much to tell You.
First Mrs Elswoafi came here this
morning She was so surprised. John.
Bat site thinks the story
Mother he Interrupted 'let us
have dinner aud not the storP. DO
YOU know. honey. I'm a bit tired OF it
20, suppose youv heard moth
ing else al day. poor boy. Well II
vou will be So clever, you must take
the consequences Rnt come I'll say
not another word about it until you
are rested Maggie has the 1oYeliest
surprise for dessert.
John had lust finished the surprise
when the doorbell rang. Maggie show.
ed The man into the little room where
John sometimes smoked aud wrote,
and John held stanton Wilson's card
in his hand when he entered the room.
He had known Wilson at college.
Their paths had crossed more than
nran e{rcaZ M, IN. mon had ro,.e.,,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-11
WOULDN'T THAT JAR YOU?

= The present fruit crop Of Tex I
= as is the largest in many years
= It Is rather Earring to sensi-
. tive people to think that a 4
= great part of this crop will 4
. be wasted because preparations
= have not been made to proper
. ~ care for it. Now is the 4
= time to buy your fruit jars. 4
= The Will Moore Hardware Co. 4
. has chem in an endless variety 4
. of shapes and sizes,
4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28

With every department of the cam
paign .u -..- ,Hv WORKING in splendid
shIp, Alh.-. D. GU. tuc man who
las an t.. credit Tor the splendid
WCrh.r- .....I4 cation 30 this C.ty tor
the ..-. Sunday meetings. VIII
leave This evening for Fargo. y. u.
where lie VII 'ak. Gp m. preliminary
work for 800" .tmp1isu that VIII open
in that r... follow ms the close here.
Ion f.r departure Of Mr. Gin from
tho ..fy the sunday party loses one
OF lis most picturesque characters as
we'll rs one OF the hardest workers.
During tur few weeks that Mr. GiI
has b"eu iu the city hc mas been one
Of the busiest men 100 the campaign.
bur in spite OF his many duties and
found time 90 endear himself to the
hearts OF hundreds ~ Wheeling pco-
pie VINO will a'i regret 10 see HIM
leave. but will wish E.m every success
As 20 Mr.. Gill's work De- was rrst
and foremost an orrau.zrr and by his
experience and kuoNlctc" CO., men hs
soon had powerful organization
built MP IN this CITY 'he frs; fruits
o. which came M the service at tho
tahcrnacl' last night When 1>1 souls
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28

the names OF persons who have killed
themselves by the new -gangled
method. Other people set out styles
Tor US. The world IS full of people
who let others do the thinking Tor
you. There i only one bell We'hpr
IN each flock and the others follow g.
Some people 40 into a saloon because
they see Others 30 in. The boy smokes
cigarette because he sees nj elders
doing II. Children swear because the
old man swedrs. Love God aad help
somebody e.se-the lasphcmers and
knockers 10 Take on the surroundings
Som- body sneezes because the other
fellow took pinch q snuff
Peter said. = viii 20 fishing. and
'he rest followed. The more YOU FISH
on the wrong side Tie less you have
10 SHOW for yotr work and the more
you serve the devil lot of You
rtcT!c down ;aS.S a-,y S,,a
Fishing on the wrorg
side for fifty years and ail YOU have
TO SHOW Tor 10 !, few gray hairs. a
mortgage on your home and no carpet
IN ~. and not dollar in the bank.
Il don't know OF anything there IS
as little encouragement in as fishing
Why. some OF you will sit on creek
I'm" anu i-h i't tui'e NOlIh. WAC n .
inS the cork bob up and down. and
you'll call that good time. You 20
70 church, sit for about twenty min
uats and pull your watch on the
preacher and wonder II he is ever eo-
ms 10 get through l. takes some
people a long time 10 find that God H.
not in that game.
They caught nothing They had
cast their net not on Gods side ~.
hsh was ever caught on the wron.
side. There Is right side and a
wrong side The devil has side and
God HAS a side, and they are as DIFF
, fcrcnt as heat and cold or winter and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28

were converted He Organized. the
committees TO handle the various
feature Of the work IN the campaign
Re organized the choir. he organized
the cottage prayer meetings, he han
died the picWiaary work on the con
s'ruCtlon OF the tabernacle. issued the
orders for the lumber and superin-
tended tho work on this vast
structure that was completed IN four
days. I'm addition 10 this he a0drcsse
numerous meetings. sometimes tw1
and three q day and throughout his
stay in IN" city his one enGeavor. evi-
dent IN his every movement. was TO
w'n souls for Christ Those who
knew him loved him and n IL WITH
keen regret that they see him depart
but will always remember him as a
man among men
Mrs CHI. was also equally popular
with the Wheeling people and while
her work was not so conspicuous as
her husband she d'd much IN
quiet way and contributed much ~
Tho success 81 the preliminary work
and the work Of tho organization.
Doubtless many OF their friends Will
he az the depot this evening TO wish
them bye and God speed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28
At the tabernacle.

At the Tabernacle.
10 The martial strains OF that IA
miliar religious march. Onward.
Christian Soldiers" the Canton DEE
cation. headed by Meistor's bard.
marched into the tabernacle and while
members of the band stationed them
selves in front OF the platform. the
visitors were being escorted b: the
ushers. 10 their seats which lld beer
reserved for them in .he center ana
front OF the building. As the bro
cession entered tho door. the aldI-
ence. numbering over 7.UgO persons.
with nearly 100 students OF Bethany
college Included. rose a nam to their
feet and manifested their creatllg,
~ welcome by loudly cheering AM
the waving of handkercaieis. the
scene as a whole presented such ga
enthusiastic. yet beautifully imures-
sive spectacle as has seldom. u cvcr.
been surpassed or even equaUed N
Wheeling
While the Canton crowd wa stu
entered the building. those who had
been assigned seats began singing 4
hymn and after the first line. PROF.
Ackley accompanied them on the
piano and when the second verse was
reached. the choir took up the song.
While the remaining visitors were
being seated. the band rendered
Lad. Kindly Light"
After AN had been seated Chorister
Rodshaycr took occasion 20 remark
that il was certainly
a Fine Looking Bunch
that came down from Canton and thcn
asked II any one had a song they
wished sung. and in response. many
OF the tantonitcs suggested 40. O..
In the city OF God" Nr Rodeu-ay er
then spoke a few words Of praise tor
The spirit they mamie ~tcd in coming.
and tn part. said. Il cant begin 90
toll you how Glad ! am 10 see yoI
here. Mr.. Sunday wa just teir,c mo
that this beats ans thing no ever saw
for splendid enthusiasm want On
extend 10 you q welcome and arm
sure the people o. Wheeling are glad
% have you here and yOu should o.,
glad 20 be- here We have found mo
people ~ Wheeling unusually co.r,
cons and ho-p.tahlr"
He then introduced D- 6 Is tr
t'ithnot as Rcv "Ahcrulthy." bur Suu
day laughiuEly called lis attour.of
10 tho mistak" and added. "Eoddy has
got Arhuthn0' mixed up ,..fh the gus
that captures wolves flr Teddy
This created a great deal oc laughter
which was only nelsLtcucd when
Rodeheaycr offered as au excuse that
b. was such a miNtur" OF German
Irish name that Dee had forgotten u
Nationality Dispute.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28
and the peanut stands were kept busy


audience.
When Rodheayer called for yell.
song or selection by a qUartettc
from the Canton representation, j. 81
opellmdn. who AS converted during
the sunday meetings IN Canton,
mounted the Platform. and after
lew remarks about the work OF the
evangelist n Canton. led the delesa
ton IN singing the devil song. whicn
was written Tor the occasion. The
song was as follows.
Canton Devil Song.
We ara giving the devil a run for his
life IN canton.
We arc getting together TO keep up
the sirife-in Canton.
We are giving praise for those glori-
Gus days
When Billy Was with us and showed
us ouu's waSs-in Canton.
The song was received with much
applause and was repeated as AN
encore
When Sunday stepped upon the
platform he was greeted by shouts
OF delight and was made the target
OF apples and oranges by the Canton
crowd. Tn" manner In which he
caught them. the high and low as we'll
As the wide ones. was evidence that
he has not lost his ability TO play
ball. He later presented each mem
Der o. the hand with an apple
sunday said. u knew that you
loved God and that ho knew on. bur
: am staggered a. this demonstration
% your friendship. There Is
No City Like Wheeling.
and ] am sure wouldn't want YOU -
grfrs IA am. h.fsar r.f4g.. .trrnuc- moro
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28
CANTONIANS SING
HYMNS ON STREETS
PERSONS IN NEARLY ALL WALKS OF LIFE REPRE-
SENTED IN THE PROFESSIONALS AND MRS.
SUNDAY WALKED TO TABERNACLE
WITH FOLLOWERS.

cheering and handkerche and
religious
number OF this marched
glimpse
To- before o'clock and
i'
Ilore -annm.d =, Welcome thc y---.rs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28
IMPRESSIVE EXCHANGE
OF GREETINGS AT DEPOT.

Just before rho arrived Gordon Of poc@ fdei by ef oHari
t" eyansesc association and m"
re
Chalno opposite The station
-
pulled
The q and
left the tey climbed
the
with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Tackles Also
Give Trouble.

A FTER much careful observation,
"A thorough inquiry and thoughtful
l have come to the con-
clusion that Tom Brown. of Wander
bilt; Meadows, of Auburn, and Barker.
of Mississippi, are the three best tao
kles of the year.
1t is with much reluctance that | re-
iect Dobbins, of Sewanee, and Shipp, Of
Vanderbilt. both of whom have done
remarkably fine work for men in their
first year ON college team; and l suf-
fer equal mental spasms in setting
aside Lamb, of Auburn. and Kelley and
HaylcN OF Tennessee. Lamb has not
been In the best of condition this year
and hIs game has, inconsequence, not
been quite as good straight through as
it was last season. The Tennessee tao
hes are about th. b,~, men or that
. Jeaw. They a.y hard workers. have the
necessary weight and are born lighters
| would siva one of them guard Doe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

sition did ! not have Barker on my
hands; while at tackle they are shunt-
ed off because of the fact that they
have not had the same experience as
the other men l have named, either
with or against high grade teams.
Tom Brown Great Player,
| am satisfied no one will argue with
me about Tom Browns fitness for d
tackles commission, for he has been
one of the mainstays OF the Vanderbilt
line for several years. There seems no
limit to his ambition 10 improve and
to learn all the football there is to
know. His build for the position is
ideal, and he has a full ana perfect
working use of his hands-that faculty
SO rare among Southern linemon. Su-
perb on making openings. he is an even
better man when 1t comes to defensive
work. and we must look upon him as
well-nigh finished linesman.
Meadows, of Auburn. is not quite as
heavy a man as I would like to have at
tackle, and 1t might be better were he
shifted to guard. leaving Barker to
come out to the tackles place. Either
of them is quite quick enough for the
place Meadows forte is in accurate
diagnosing Of the play, coupled with
simultaneous action on the judgment
He has a fine knack of knitting through
and mailing the runner in his tracks
with a clean. low tackle. Altogether
he appears to be the best linemau Au.
burn has this season, and that is say
ing much when we reflect what a high
grade lot Of forwards these are. Mead
oWs will do evry well
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

now. Also. he has some tendency to
drop the ball, which he will doubtless
overcome.
Coming back to those first mentioned:
Fletcher is beyond all cavil the very
best quarterback of the year His play
deserves half q column. But right at
the tail end Of the season Fletcher was
disqualified: so what's the use in say
ing a word about it? If he is ineligi-
BILE to play on his own varsity team
he is equally Ineligible for my all-S. L
A. A.
OF the remainder who have figured in
the various coaches line-ups as quar-
terDacks the next best man is probably
Majors of Auburn, and he is tip-top
player. But is he really any more of a
quarterback in his teams system of
play than any other man in the back
field? He is not called upon to relay
the snap and he does not play rear
guard in receiving opponents punts.
In only one usual respect is he q quar-
terback for his team, and that is in
calling the signals. But l can not give
Majors much when it comes to his sig
mailing ability, and 50 / can not select
MIN for an all Southern quarter on the
strength of this point
Skies Is Heismans Quarter
But after eliminating Fletcher and
Majors there are no quarters left that
! consider quite worthy to uphold the
standard Of the rest Of the team. so
what are we to do? 1t happens that
there is playing this year one man Of
superlative backtield excellence who
would make an ideal quarterbacl-one
almost as good as Ray Morrison. That
man is Skies of Vanderbilt. He has
been playing fullback and halfback all
season, and he plays one of these as
So ell as the other. 1t is idle to say he
could not play as good quarter as
Majors, for as I have pointed out, Ma
Jors, in fact, plays no more quarter
back under Auburns system of play
than does Skies in VanderbiIt's system.
What can Skies do? He is one of
the very fastest runners of the wear.
He is the best blocker | have ever seen
in the South. His tackling is the
iiercest, keenest and surest of any man
South this season. Next to Reulle and
along with Ressjac, he is the best
burker down here. He can run the ends
IalmosJ as Wen as Hardagc, and cer-
taiuy quite as well as any other man
OF the year. His weight Of 1862 pounds
would be lust the thing for a quarter
back, while his spirit would keep any
team i'm the world going NJ tn,, efoot
all the time. His gen.wt play reminds
me more of Morris5a's han any man I
have seen this year, and he is certainly
the best rounded football player that
has shown this campaign
And that's why put Skies at qua
terback. And if he couldn't call signals
satisfactorily (though I believe he
COULD, ! have no doubt that Hardage
could, so what's the difference?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

his iliustrious predecessor Ressijac
is very fine plunger, indeG He gets
started quickly and with eat snap,
he pIunges in as though ste the op-
posing line is nothing but a Ather be-.
and he keeps on ramming tillomething
gives every time. Ressijac's efeuse is
also excellent Really thoughle ought
to weigh a little more for an a-South-
ern fullback.
Webb. of Clemson. is q spleIfd full
back He weighs only 1865, buis tai.
and rangy. and slashcs in wit great
abandon. He is undoubtedly onof the
best players Clemson has ever evel-
oped. As yet ] would not say It he
had had sufficient experience to lpuE
on the ais. l. A. A.
Probably the best man for the ace .
is Reule. of Mississippi a. & Nj, his
man weighs 1872 and is very fast,u-
deed for his weight He has the la
build for a fullback, IN addition
these natural advantages, he is /
top forward passer, and as good a kic.
en- as either Gillem, Majors or McDo
laid. And if it's bucking you demand
fullback, why, here's the man ca
give it to you. There is little doub
that with his weight and speed com
bined he gets up more momentum tina
any other man playing the game dow
here this fall.
So | give the place to Reulle, with
regret that / haven't another one TO
! Ressijac as well.
Norman. of Mercer, deserves q N-r
| honorable mention.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Fullback Goes
To Miss. A. & M.

OUTSIDE Of Auburn no college In the
South seems to have the luck or
the ability, whichever it takes, to turn
out fullbacks. True Vanderbilt put out
in Manner the very best the South has
developed but ne and Edgertou let the
Commodores out.
Auburn has recorded the names OF
Shaler Lay Lacy, Foy, Redding, two
Pentons. Stokes, STREET and Davis. And
now they come along with still another
who Is worthy to mingle his bones with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Halfbacks a
Hard Job.

+ HAVE reserved my hardest TASK 20
the last, and / know this chaDta'
.of my mirthless monogram is COINS TO
trace oven more wrinkles in my bio"
than any of the others.
Of superior halfbacks this year tuey
is no end. Let's see: Hardage, SEgs
and Collins, of Vanderbilt; Sheldon, OF
Sewanee; Fonde. of Tennessee; VIII
Hams. of Mississippi A. e M; Nandg-
graaf, of Alabama; Evans, of l.. ). u
Haxton, of Mississippi, Newell, of Au-
burn; Cook, of Tech; Taylor, of Flor
ida: McWhorter. of Georgia, and Fol
ger of citadel. That's a bakers dozen
or more right there, and lots Of folks
are going to be mad that ! do MOI
mention still others.
Now, the only way | see to approach
this task is not to stop to put down
every last little thing that every one ol
these men does well--no matter nov
much / should like to do this. TN
point is that ! have to select two men,
on each of whom, after selection /
may be able to spare ten words. Bu,
the rest I must eliminate quickly
We'll Sheldon is in his first year ID,
the = I. A. A. That's no crime; bu'
it's IL vital weakness when we remem-
Der SO many Of the other good one
that have been serving two or three OF
four years. Some don't think much OF
Sheldon, anyway; but | differ from
them radically. Sheldon IS u born foot
baller, and a sure conner for All-South-
Tern honors. Put pin in this.
| Fonde is a fine spirited player. He
has had his chances spoiled by injuries.
II Williams is great with the ball, but
! 100 weak on defense.
| Vandegraaf Finished Player.
| Vandegraaf is very finished football
| payer and has the heart of lion. He
sItoo new as yet to the position, hay
inI played end nearly all of his career.
Hats off to this fellow, boys!
Rvans is fairly satisfactory half
bark but he has too many moments of
letlp in his play. He deserves, how
even more words of praise than / have
roolh for.
CoGt is a very graceful ana finished
halfb4ck. No one can excel him i'm
gettint through slightly scuttoryD
field Vie has theHootbalI lighting spill
It andis an excellent general Behiuu
Continued on Next Sport Page,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Morgan Good
Heavy Man.

Morgan, of the Commodores, is the
man who helps me out of my diff
culties, for he puts It 8 shade on the
others This is in large part due TO
The fact that he is many pounds heav-
ier than any of the other three, weigh
ing, as he does, about 22O pounds. A
good big man is surely better than a
good little man, and that's all there is
to il. II Morgan couldn't do any Of
the things that the other trio do, it
would be a different case. But you can
certainly find no fault with Morgan's
swapping, nor his charging and block
ing, nor yet his taCkling and generally
fine spirit in the game. And when you
add his high grade experience to the
list of his other good points, there is
\left nothing to discuss. Morgan would,
/ think make any team in the country
at center
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

heavy Interfering yould nrohan1v
choose \rafo,. ~ ,,n,r, .,.,..........
fer If ,,.,n,,d =, ,,,,'.,. Ivy '-''
the ends mint th. han and ,,et,,,.,, .,,,,,,,.
Womb moi o,..rI,,I- ,l,1,.,.I't
Tech IfT o.anto1 ~ .,,,iur',, I,,'',''I
the ball from sn,,,,,,,. - $780,. ~,
one who was 81 ooa4 cola -,
do,,bt : ,,,o,,Id chao.- ,,,.-..,,,,
siesi,,i ~. ,,,n,ora,, -, ,r.,,,,-
80 if goas w. - Inv '''' y '''
Then thor, is ro1Ie,. 90 e,-..,,... 49,.
,errafnIv band1ns tha oant, ,','''' " Nv
nicaI, and ,,.ho ,.,,,,. So,
bail in good form, ar5 ,,;l,, ''!' ..''
still he is NOT . ,,o,,. r,st WAN .Ial
I,oeh of Tech would ,a,... ',''''', ,.,.',
him down and cano.bt hin, err,,, uI'
Naftb,,. - ,a 80 '''''' '''' '7'liilo'
hunts notwithstanding, no .a,,or,,4 a.,
all in fha Tech gan,n7 - at,5, ,,,,.,',
he missed -, rpr,har - t,aa, r,,, 49,, nv,
lev makes = ,,s,.,, so+f.f.nta,.,.
hazel, and ono who star5,,| a,,t el',l ~.
General aald an hi. -. ,'.,,'. ''''
find II hard - trr, III, 5..,,.,,
hard
c..,;.
,-...., .,'','' 0P '\'NN0r
..,i,. ''','' ''i are an pretty
~. 'ie'" seem 10
''' ''"'' ~ liI''I
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