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The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17

there last night. Senor." he resumed
quietly. wouldn't you have noticed
II when you placed the gold In the
safe?"
Senior Rodriguez stared at him a
long time.
II don't know" he said, at last. He
dropped back into chair with his
face In his hands. "Senor." he burst
out suddenly, impetuously, after mo.
ment, III the gold IL not recovered |
am ruined. You understand that bet.
ter than | can tell you. It's the kind
OF thing that could not be explained to
my government" He rose suddenly
and faced the impassive young man,
with merciless determination In his
face, "You must find that gold. Sc
nor" he said.
mo matter who may be-who may
suffer-" inquired Mr., Grimm.
Find the gold. Senorl"
Very well" commentC Mr.. Grimm.
without moving. DO me the favor,
please. TO regain possession OF the
handkerchief you Just returned 10
'Ah' A'ih't W ttIlu 10 me mere
your secretary. Senior Diaz, and your
servants, one by one. shall question
them alone. No. don't be alarmed.
Unless they know OF the robbery they
shall get no inkling OF II from me.
First, be good enough to replace the
packet In the safe, and lock IT,"
Senior Rodriguez replaced the pack.
ct without question, afterward locking
the door, then went out A moment
later Senior Diaz appeared. He re,
NAMED with Mr., Grimm for Just eight
minutes. Senior Rodriguez entered
again as his secretary passed on. and
laid lace handkerchief on the desk.
Mr.. Grimm stared at II curiously for
long time.
ITS the same handkerchief"
81, Senior"
There's no doubt whatever about
nr
NO Senior. ! got II BY"
IT'S Of no consequences" interrupt
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
RESPONSIVENESS Means Tact,

Resourcefulness may be spoken az
as counter quality to perseverance
and enthusiasm, A little less persever
ance and little more resourcefulness
or little less enthusiasm and a lit
lie more resourcefulness will help
to make much better statesmen.
The fact that salesman often has
made up his mind that he will sell his
customer certain article frequently
loses the sale. Were he resourceful
enough TO turn that customer over to
another line of merchandise at the
psychological moment, he would find
t much easier to sell a grea, .1apy
customers and much quicker. TOO
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
BORROWING MONEY MEANS LOSS
OF sELF.REsPEcT
Wise Advice Given by commodor;
Vanderbilt Is Worth Remember.
Ing by Young Men.

In the business world men are
sometimes compelled to ask accom-
modations" at the banks and OF their
friends. They exhaust their own cap
ltal through circumstances perhaps
beyond their control. and need help
10 meet the emergency. Their bust
ness warrants their borrowing money,
Yet these men IN private affairs
would no sooner borrow a dollar OF
heir friends than they would steal It.
They value their self,respect and the
friendships they enjoy too much.
In addressing meeting OF the
heads Of departments OF his railroad
lines, Commodore Vanderbilt empha-
sized the necessity OF maintaining
self-respect and friendly relations, lie
told them that the easiest way 20 sac
riiice both was to borrow money OF
one another, and concluded his ad'
dress with the words: BE under
obligations to no man. II you would be
Independent, preserve your selfre-
spect and your efficiency, and have
he confidence of your fellow EN-.
ployes and your company" He illus
rated his point by citing an INCIDENT
hat had come under his personal OBJ
servation lie said that two young
men in the employ of the New York
Central rairoed we're fast friends UNI
Al one, to crafty momentary desire,
borrowed a considerable sum of the
other lie intenced TO pay the money
| pack but unforeseen circumstances
prevented his doing SO, and, instead
OF frankly telling his friend why he
,ould not repay him, he held aloof
from his company, He finally avoided
meeting him. When they passed on
he street he looked at the sidewalk.
de had lost self-respect lie felt that
Ae had lost a friendship that he
9rized. When the time came for pro-
notion he had become so inefficient
In his work that he was left behind
and finally dropped out Of the service
II the company and almost out OF the
memory OF his friends.
The story OF this young man is the
story Of thousands OF others who.
without fulA calculation Of the conse.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17

study at the end of the sophomore
year In college.
Since then he has been school
teacher, butcher shoe dealer, postmas
ter. supervisor, school director. and
director of public works.
one Of the interesting features OF tho
work of this man was that he changed
about from one to another and made
good in all Of his ventures. He taught
school first, and then went into the
meat business. This he abandoned to
go to selling boots and shoes, some OF
them wooden. Then he began his po
litical life as a supervisor, and gradu-
ated to the postmastership OF his
town. He quit the meat selling bust.
ness to go back to selling shoes, and
this business he retained up to few
months of his death.
When well along in his busy life he
had been elected member Of the
board OF education, and for IA years
he served as member of the board
of public works. In all of these ap
pointive positions he made good. He
is said to have made model county
official. the postoflice under his admin
istration graduated from the third to
the second class and better quarters
occupied Some of the best school and
public buildings marked the progress
of the town while Van Duren helped
direct the work
With all of this useful work, profit
able to himself and valuable to the
community in which he worked, he
raised more than an average size fam
lily and saw his children begin success
full lives
Here was stone that rolled heap
and held on To moss at each and every
roll-Chicago Tribune.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
"Divine Affirmative" a Quality
That Is Always Of the Great
est Possible Value.
MAKE YOUR STAND POSITIVE
World viii Listen to the Man Who
Boldly Shows His self-Confidenee
by His Manner, While His
Modest Fellow viii
Be- Ignored.

One secret of success Is the Divine
Affirmative. II stood Moses in good
stead when he rallied the Israelites in
Egypt 1t gave the victory to Gideon
when he broke the pitchers on the
banks of Jordan; It lowered In Alex
ander when he cut the Gordian knot.
and gave Caesar dominion OF the
world, swelled Cromwell to a giant,
Hpake at Concord, making the thlr.
teen colonies a nation. and has been
The deciding factor In every great
movement and every imposing career
since the dawn OF time. He who
speaks as one having authority Is not
TO be denied.
IL you do not yet understand why
that blatant loud mouth commands
confidence when patient merit wastes
unseen, here is the explanation. A
positive stand. a confident self.asser-
ton. demand that the sun stand
still and that the nations do your bid
ding carries with 1t the presumption
that you have means of enforcing
your desires. The world is trained
to obey and rebellion Is the exception.
II doesn't stop to think--command
and 1t carries out orders. II reflects
and asks questions afterward This
Is the open sesame employed by the
takir. the false prophet, the dema.
gogue, the charlatan, and all their
nnhallowed tribe. II is their sole claim
to recognition. their only stock In
trade. And the fact that society
sooner or later exposes them and
drives them disgraced from its pres.
snce does not disprove the magic OF
self-assertion. II merely demonstrates
the necessity of backing up your de-
mands. Even the man who goes Off
half-cocked is In the long run more
successful than he who never asserts
himself lie who is wise, however,
knows only the virtue OF the Divine
Affirmative. but is aware OF society's
habit OF first accepting and then test.
ing the claims of Its self.proclaimed
leaders.
There Is no means OF success that
1oes not include merit. But merit
inasserted is merit unrecognized lie
who wins first prepares for his task
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
Force of Character

but John Stuart Mill says. Il saw that
though our character is formed by cir.
cumstances our desires can do much
to shape those circumstances and
that what is really noble and nsplrit.
ing In the doctrine o. free will Is the
conviction that we have real power
over the formation OF our character;
that our will. by influencing some
OF our circumstances, can modify our
future habits or capabilities OF viii.
ing"
To the ambitious the hardes. condi
ton or circumstance is ever repre-.
scented by something from which he
is excluded. Such was the experience
OF Carlyle's young hero, OF high
thought and mettle, who broke his
neck halter and bounded forth from
his particular manger into the wide
world TO find IL all vigorously fenced
in. Richest clover fields tempt his
eye but TO him they are forbidden
pasture; either plning in progressive
starvation he must stand: or, in mad
desperation, must rush to and fro
leaplng against sheer stone walls
which he cannot leap over. which only
lacerate and lame him, till last. aft
or a thousand attempts aud endur
ances, he as IL by miracle, clears his
way; not, indeed into mxuriant and
luxurious clover yet into certain
bosly wilderness whero existence lie
stlll possible, and Freedom, though
waited on by Scarcity. is not without
sweetness"
The overcoming Of hostile circuml
stances Is valiant business, but II is
muscle, and mind, and soul developing
work II is always weak to yield &c
circumstances which need 10 be me,
with challenge. II is foolish to
stand with woehegone countenance
and complain Of circumstances like 9
dog baying at the moon sailing ma,
iestically so far above his head. Cir
cumstances have n good deal OF mo.
mentum, but when man of might
clashes with them he is not the only
one TO fee, the Jar OF the impact.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
MAN OF MANY OCCUPATIONS
One "RolIlng Stone" Who Seems to
Have Dlsproved Frequently
Quoted Adage.

BY an actual experience the oft re.
peated adage that worker gathers no
goods while he Is rolling around from
one job to another. is disproved
The experience was that OF man
who seemed to change his work after
the custom OF a successful farmer to
rotate his crops
The name OF this worker was q j.
Van Duren. who recently died at Hol.
land. Mich. All OF his work was done
within two miles of the place where he
was born fifty.nine years ago. He
finished in n grammar school and quit
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
Secret of Success

and then claims t. He makes himself
worthy Of honor before he seizes and
makes II his own.
One other precaution wisdom takes.
Knowing the value OF affirming its
position without hesitation. It does It's
thinking in the closet 1t knows that
once action is begun. there is no time
for patient deliberation. which is al.
ways mistaken for wavering before
1t attracts attention to itself While
the eyes OF It's neighbors are upon 1t
1t never halts. hesitates or pauses to
consider. And for such the world
makes way. 1t stands not upon the
order OF its retreat in the face OF the
Divine Affirmative.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
Step Toward Failure

quences, borrow money. generally for
purposes that are not necessary, and,
unable TO repay the same suffer the
consequences which they should have
anticipated. Such men become the
down and outs" in the business and
industrial world, and In social circles
They become failures not because
they are not capable but because they
sacrificed the very things that are es.
sential to success-as Commodore
Vanderbilt said, their independence
and self.respect and efficiency, and
the friendship Of their fellow men.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17

Grimm. ut doesn't happen that you
opened II and sealed II again?"
Senior Rodriguez stood staring at
him blankly for a moment, then some
sudden apprehension was aroused, for
n startled look came into his eyes, and
again he reached for the packet
"Dios mio!" he exclaimed, 'let me
see, Senior"
Going to open IT." asked Mr.
Grimm
Yes. Senior. I had not thought of II
before"
Mr.. Grimm rose and walked over to
the window where the light was bet
ter. He scrutinized the sealed packet
closely. There we're three red
splotches of wax upon II, each i'm
pressed with tho legation seal the en-.
velope was without marks otherwise.
He turned and twisted II aimlessly
and peered curiously at the various
seals, after which he handed 1t to the
frankly impatient dlplomatist
Senior Rodriguez opened It, with
nervous, twitchlng fingers. Mr.. Grimm
had turned toward the safe again, but
he heard the crackle Of parchment as
some document was drawn out OF the
envelope, and then came deep sigh
OF relief. Having satisfied his sudden
fears for the safety of the paper. what.
ever II was, the senior placed II in an.
other envelope and sealed It again
with elaborate care. Mr.. Grimm
49,. lnNa h.. II Lnt. he.
desk
Senior" he inquired pleasantly,
your daughter and Miss Thorne were
in this room yesterday afternoon2"
Yes" replied the diplomatist as II
surprised at the question.
What time. please?"
About three o'clock They were
going out driving. Why"
And Just where. please. did you
find that handkerchief" continued
Mr.. Grimm.
Handkerchief" repeated the dip.
lomatist. You mean Miss Thorne's
handkerchief" He paused and re-
garded Mr.. Grimm keenly. "Senor,
what am | to understand from that
question:"
ut was plain enough" replied Mr.
Grimm. Where did you find that
handkerchief" There was silence for
an instant. In this room?"
Yes" replied Senior Rodriguez at
last
Near the safa7" Mr. Grimm per.
sisted.
YES" came the slow reply. again.
Just here" and he indicated a spot
a little to the left OF the safe.
And when did you find It? Yester.
day afternoon? Last night? This morn
lng?"
This morning." and without any
apparent reason the diplomatists face
turned deathly white.
But, Senor-Senor. you are mis-.
taken! There can be nothing! A
woman! Two hundred pounds Of
gold! Senor!"
Mr.. Grimm was still pleasant about
II; his curiosity was absolutely imper.
sonal: his eyes. grown llstless again,
were. turned straight into the others
face.
IF that handkerchief had been
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
ONES DESIRES CAN DO MUCH TO
SHAPE CIRCUMSTANCES.
the Development Of All That Is
Best In a Man.

The French author OF The Crowd"
shows that men can come to agree.
ment-be u crowd-only on the lower
level of action or thought The re.
vision to the primitive seems to be a
very natural thing for mankind. What
ever force of character has been Civ.
en- him It might seem was given him
to prevent this constant tendency
seen in both animals and plants to a
reyerslon like that of the pansy back
TO the Johnny-jump-up
Circumstances are likely It be all
embraclng-people, things. and their
infinite combinations conspire to make
or unmake man They may even
seem to have adamantine qualities
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17

Count al Rosini. the Italian ambas-
sador, Is at dinner with diplomats In
the national capital when messenger
brings a note directing him to como TO
the embassy at once. Here beautiful
foung woman asks that she be given
a ticket to Tho embassy ball. The tick
et IL made out In the name of Miss Is
abel Thorne. Chief Campbell OF tho
secret service. and Mr. Grimm. his head
detective. are warned that plot ~ the
Latin races against the English speak
Ing races IL brewing in Washington.
and Grimm goes TO the state ball for
information. In n conservatory his at
tention Is called to Miss Isabel Thorne.
who with her companion, soon disap-
pears. A revolver shot IL heard and
Campbell and Grimm hasten down the
hall to ind that Senior Alvarez OF tho
Mexican legation. has been shot. wo.
man did II. and Grimm Is assured II was
Miss rhorne. He visits her. demanding
knowledge ~ the affair. and there arrests
q man named Pietro Petrozinni. Miss
Thorne visits an old man. Luigi appar-
emily u bomb maker. and they spenk OF
a wonderful experiment. Fifty thousand
dollars In gold is stolen from the office
OF Senior Rodriguez. the minister from
Venezuela. While detectives are investi-
eating the robbery Miss Thorne appears
as a guest OF the legation.
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
Great soIvers o, Problems.

TWO hours OF honest quiet solitude
and silence will shovel several barrels
full of mental and moral garbage out
of you. And nothing else win do this
90 well
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
SYNOPSIS.

Copyright, 1905, by The Associated sunday Magazine.
Copyright 1909 by The Bobbs Merrill Company
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16
MISSION CIRCLE OF THE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Held an Interesting Meeting Last Fri.
day Afternoon at the Home of Mrs.
White.

The Mission Circle connected with
the First Baptist church was enter
tanned last Friday afternoon by Mrs.
H. X. White at her home on Madison
Ave. Considering the weather there
was a good sized attendance of ladies,
and the afternoon was very pleasant
one.
The subject was Japan and the
following articles were read: Japan
of Today" Mrs. Lizzie Marble; Dun
can Academy at Toxic Mrs. Eugenia
Osborne; Music of Japan, Mrs. Car
RE Steward. There was singing by
the members, and one of the most en-
joyable of the numbers was the re-
citing of several original poems by
Mrs. White. The program was ar
ranged by Mrs. Shattuek and Mrs.
Faunce.
During the afternoon very delici-
Gus lunch of ices and assorted cakes
was served The next meeting will be
an Echo meeting of the basket
meeting in China. Me, June :.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16
Frank P. Pennell

chief of Police
Skowhegan, Me, May "A. 1912 3w20
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16
Communication

Editor of the Observation-Disclosures:
Hasn't this era of lawlessness by
automobile owners and drivers gone
far enough in Skowhegan? Is it
necessary for somebody to be manned
or killed before we put a stop to
this reckless disregard of the public
rights? The fame of Skowhegan has
spread far and wide as the original
home of law enforcement. Let US
live up to our reputation.
No town in Maine or New England
for its size has more clubs, societies
and kindred organizations for promot-
ing the general welfare. Why then
should we tolerate the driving on our
streets of automobiles without pro-
per license tags, without lights burn
ing at night, and with reckless dis
regard of the legal limits on speed.
Encouraged by the indulgent attitude
of our authorities, one reckless owner
had the effrontery to drive his car up
on the sidewalk after dark recently,
with no lights to warn those in his
path. A young woman was COM
PEELED to scramble as best she could,
up the steep bank in order to get out
of his way. If that isn't the limit,
pray what would be? AS a citizen
and taxpayer, | protest against the
further tolerance of such laWless-
ness.
Yours truly,
AUTOMOBILIST
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16

If you never owned kodak, try
Brownie first. You will become en-
thusiastic and want a larger one from
Sampson & Avore by and by.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16
Yours truly,
AUTOMOBILIST.
Skowhegan, Me, May IA. 1912.
Yours truly,

There will be a meeting of all those
interested in the Republican party in
the hall over the Cooperative store
on Saturday night at 730 for the pur-
pose of organizing the Forrest Good
win Republican Club. The special
committee appointed by the Republi-
can Town Committee. composed of Roy
L. Marston, chairman, w, L. Walker,
and Edw. f, Merrill, will report to the
Town Committee tonight on plan
for the organization of the club. 1t
is proposed that the club make its
headquarters in this hall where small
political meetings will be held from
time to time. The club rooms will al
SO be used as headquarters for t.
Republican Town Committee.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16

Second hand autos for sale-Clyde
II. Smith.
Three motorcycles and two auto
mobiles-second hand for sale by f C
Dow Co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16

Second hand autos for sale-Clyde
H. Smith.
Two dish washers wanted at Hotel
Noourn; also two table girls.
spring time Ia kodak time. Take the
beautiful views that you SEQ with
Aoaak from Sampson & Azores. :.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16

The only man who Is a good hus-
band is the one whose wife knows
how to manage him.
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Additional local news will be found
on Page Ten.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-30
PITIFUL Death
AMONG STRANGERS

Williston, N. D., April 30.-With the
quiet burial in the Williston ceme-
terry the pitiful life story of Anna Nc
Farland, aged 90, was brought to a
close and with her dying statements,
as base a story of betrayal was given
to the world as ever originated in the
fevered mind of some melodramatic
novelist.
Anna Mcfarland came to this city
about March 1 and registered at the
Columbia hotel under the name of
Mrs. George A. Robertson, taking the
name Of the man, whom in her dying
statements she charged with being
the father of her then unborn child.
After staying at the Columbia for a
few days she went to the Williston
hotel and from there to the home Of
Mrs. Susie McGowen, colored, on Sec
ond avenue east, going there about
four weeks ago.
1t is presumed that the young wo-
man met Robertson at Ray as she was
at that place for a few days, return
ing to the McGowen place after be-
ing there. A week ago Sunday the
child, a boy was born, a few days be-
fore she had made her last appeal to
Robertson for money, addressing the
letter to Bismarck, whence it was re-
turned by the postoffice to this city.
being unclaimed. Last Thursday
evening the girl died, alone among
strangers. Friday her mother arrived
and until the telephone message came
telling of the girls death, knew moth
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-30
$4,000 ESTATE CANNOT
BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL
BACHELORS PET CAT DIES

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April S0.-A
pet cat which was owned by Ben
Dilley, a bachelor and wealthy no.
tel keeper prevents the %distribu-
ton of an estate of $4,000. Ac-
cording to the terms of Dilley's
viii his estate was not to be dis
tributed while his two pet cats
were living.
Since his death, a few years ago,
one of the cats has died, but the
other shows signs of reaching an
old age.
Former Judge Wheaton and ".
S. Biddle, executors of the estate,
have an accounting ready to file,
and say there is q balance of $685.
1874. This fund must remain in
trust until the cat dies, after which
there are several persons to, share
in the estate.