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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-14

to do these exercises, or 81 know this
coffee is bad for me, but I like it so
much, one more cup won't do me any
harm"
Make your mind positive against
these suggestions. stop being like Rip
NanWinlle, who always took one drink
more and said thai one didn't count.
have to exert my VIII power tin
every time I exercise or dive or dance
No one stands upon their toes without
Keeping their mind on what they are
doing If they didn't they would shake
about like aspen trees in the wind
don't always want to exercise every
day. but 7 know it's the only way to
keep in physical trim and so MAKE
myself do It.
Make Yourself Exercise.
Once YOU have decided that you will
take some exercise every day Of your
life. make IN your mind in what spirit
you viii do this work for health's sake
whether you win take II as unpleasant
drudgcry or as play
Call It Play.
advise you to look upon it as play
and to put Yourself in the frolicsono
mood Of a child
People say they are not accountable
for their moods and can not change
them. don't believe that is so. Good
viii and quick physical exercise will
Danish amy dun depressing mood al
most before VOu know it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-14
. ENJAMIN FRANKLIN once said
K of himself as a public speaker:

II n
* of himself as a public speaker:
Il was but a bad speaker,
never eloquent, subject to much hest
tation in my choice of words hardly
correct in language. and yet l generally
carry my point"
The reason for this was his known
integrity. Hence it was" he says, that
| had so much weight with my fellow
citizens"
A business man speaking recently
about the one quality he looked for in
man, gave the first place to Reliabili-
ty. This Is the quality that his fellow
citizens found in Franklin. He hest
tated in public speech but he never
hestated to be honest, to be there
when wanted to account for himself
fully whenever any account had 10 be
made.
The qualities of integrity and relia
biity are simply other words for what
we mean by character, the one thing a
man builds every day of his life by his
every act Character has been defined
as human nature in its best form. as
moral order embodied in the individual
Character means this ALWAYS TRY
REALLY TO BE WHAT YOU WANT
TO APPEAR TO BE.
II.
This very desirable asset-character
differs in the manufacture very
widely from a suit of clothes. It can
not, be put off and on as a garment
You can not buy it ready-ma It is
hand made product and it grows
slowly Lord Colingwood once said
to a young man: The character that
you will take with you through life will
be made before you are %"
William Goblet, the English politi-
cal writer knew that he must get a
little knowledge before he could tell
people what he wanted to say-that Is,
he knew he must work and pay in or
der to be what he wanted to be- He
began with English grammar learning
it, so he tolls us. while he was private
soldier. His pay was twelve cents per
day. Sitting with his knapsack in his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-14
The Gates Of Silence

A A THRILLING
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-25
EARLY MORNING FIRES DO
BIG DAMAGE


Fire which started in the base
ment and is believed due to spon-
taneous combustion, about 2
O'Clock this morning completely
Quilted the building occupied by
L. c. Orrell Co., 14-18 w. Lake
street. The blaze was on the
main floor and spreading rapidly,
when the fire apparatus arrived.
Two fire tugs pumped water
from the river.
r. Adjoining buildings were re-
peatedly threatened, but firemen
playing hose from the elevated
tracks, confined the flames to the
one building.
At 8 o'clock the floors fell,
throwing brick and burning emb-
erssaround the 6remen. No one
was seriously hurt. Restaurants
in the neighborhood came to the
rescue when the fire departments 4
coffee wagon ran out of supplies
The estimated loss on the
building is 100000. -
1t being about 8 o'clock before
the lines were opened up on the
elevatedelevated, delaying thou
sands on their way to work.
Shortly after the Orrell fire
under control an explosion oc-
Cured in big elevator of the
Acme Mailing Co., 45th and
Cortland streets. Fire started :
Immediately.
Firemen investigated a report
that a score of men were trapped
in the elevator and found that the
..oLE fo-1o LII LA - e., 49,.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-25

believe any other woman can if
she goes at it in the right way
and looks upon it as business
q proposition and adopts business
methods"
When the auto has entirely
done away with the horse what
shall we do for nightmares?
You cannot convince man
who wears red flannel underwear
that the itch is purely imaginary.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-25

popular belief that Persian and
Angora cats are hard to raise
is untrue.
Cats have few diseases that
simple remedies will not cure. I
have done wonderfully well and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
BY PAUL WEST

borview That place like all others of its character
filled with untortunaes who ordinarily seem we'll bal
anced IS only when their particular decisions assert
themselves that they become ravng maniacs capable of
committing horrid crimes that demand their sequestra-
ton, lest they endanger law and order, and life.
No. there something else about this that
compelled my notice of what he saying. Besides,
the prominence of his the remarkable incidents
that had led to his incarceration after unusual trial.
all these things combined to make me hesitate before
refusing, and | said:
well, if DR.. Spohr doesn't object"
II don't believe he WILL said he. "If you prefer I'll
ask him."
NO." said l. ell attend to that and let you know
before | leave tonight.
When spoke to the doctor he laughed "I'm
prsed at Barringer he said Il hadn't noted the least
suggestion of such symptoms. So far he's kept his
mouth shut and acted like pretty level-headed gen.
teman who realized that while don't supply all the
uxres of life he pretty lucky to have had enough
pull to land him here instead OF the penltent1ary
where he would have had to break stone and walk in
lock step. However, it won't do any harm but, mind
you, don't come and ask me to help get him out His
is Colonel Sparks He deserves all he got the
scoundrel"
So, few days afterward sat with Robert Barringer
then knew him, under crnp of shade trees the
magnificent lawn at HarbOrvlew, and listened to his
story. In telling it YOU | ask you imagine
that the is himself telling it. Imagine if you
soldy built man of ttty-one, with rongray hair cut
short deep blue ewes looking straight the face
cean-cut mouth from which issues low, musical voice,
raised to unusual pitch, but speaking with in
csve tones, tinted with the touch of English accent
Add this general air of absolute sincerity and
dor and occasional evidence of eagerness scarcely
be suppressed. That is Barrnger,- the other man,,
and here is his story.
MY name" he began, "s Howard ". Blakely Oh,
A'A don't look like that please, if that statement
proved my insanity oncel You'll it delusion.
Ny name then, is Blakey and my residence up to the
time came to America few months ago, No. 66
Park Lane Kensington. London. l university
Gall these things can be readily proved, and was
educated for the clergy. The clergy! 1t makes me
laugh think of it. They educated me for the clergy,
and turned out-a thief.
"A thief! Without equivocation reservation |
have stolen all my life at first in a small way, and
finally as profession In fact in my calling have
achieved position that would have made distin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

got to work. l was sitting IN
the cafe of a hotel off Broadway
one afternoon, when suddenly |
saw a man staring at me. The
next moment he had started
across the room with outstretched
hand, and before | could get out
of his way-for | feared anything
like that-he had me by the hand
and was shaking it vigorously
while he patted me on the back
and exclaimed:
well, if it isn't Bob Bar
ringer, How are you, anyhow?
Il fastened to assure him that
he had made a mistake: but he
was hard to convince. He kept
insisting that if | wasn't Robert
Barringer, cashier of the Fortieth
National Bank, he was a liar.
Said he'd known Barringer since
boyhood. and that | was the
living image of him in appear
ance, manner, voice. everything.
But l finally got nd OF HIM, and
he went away, after making me a
promise to look Barringer up and
show him what a remarkable
double he had.
Ordinarily this incident would
have been forgotten by me: but
somehow it seemed to linger.
More of Fate's workings, YOU
see. | became obseSsed with the
idea of my resemblance to Robert
Barringer, and finally it began to
dawn on me that perhaps there
was something to be gained by it.
At first the idea was hazy:; but
gradually, the more | associated
the name with the Fortieth
National Bank, which | found
out was one of the biggest insti-
buttons in America. the more |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

the mans mention of the affair
bored me; for | guessed what
his next words would be, and
fastened to forestall them. |
said:
But YOU must not get the
idea that | have any influence
or that it S my business to inter-
fere in matters here. | should
not think of meddling with
your case.
perhaps not, Sir" he said
quickly, and with no indication
of disappointment. AT the
same time I'm going to ask you
a favor, and try to do one for
you too. Wait, please. l may
be as crazy as they say | am
or was,-but I've got a mighty
interesting story to tell. |
haven't told it yet, for good
and sufficient reasons. I've
been waiting, hoping it wouldn't
be necessary; but I've been
here four months now. and
nothlng's happened, and it
seems to me that I've got to
do something. Now, the favor
| want to ask of you is that
you'll give me half an hour
some day and listen to my story.
If it bores you, I'll stop at any
point you require; but | don't
think it will. In fact. the favor
I've mentioned doing for you is
telling you the yarn.
He smiled good naturally.
There was none of the insistence
of the insane who begs for an
opportunity to prove his sanity;
although the absence of such
symptoms would not have been
enough to hold my attention,
for | had met all sorts at Har-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

contenplates the tangc and must leave the task
of Strengthening things out to the goddess herself.
If Bakely's present condton-he is inmate of the
State Institution for the Criinay Insane-s due to
freak of fortune he most certainly deserving OF pity
The longer can look at the situation from his view
point the deeper becomes ones sympathy. But re-
moved from that point of view it may strike one that
Blakey however terrible his present predicament, is
no worse off than he should be- and that Fate in ap
pearng to mix matters hopeessy, has only rearranged
them in perfectly logical if unusual, manner.
7 CALL him Blakely. Up at Harborvew, the insane
prison. he is registered Robert Barrnger | won't
recapfate the that brought the there:
they will in his story later Suffice it to
that met him purely through accident. visit to
Dr. Spor. the superintendent who is friend of mine.
Blakely was. and IS employed in the prison library,
which adolns the doctors Office, and being
less privileged character about the institution stroled
into the shefined when waiting for the superin
tendent to attend managerial duties about the
place. There present but Blakely, busy
among the books: but he close at hand
he dropped his work and approached me with smile,
calling me by
Pardon me" said he. "but l understand that you
the gentleman who interested himself in the of
Colonel Sparks and secured his release from this place.
"Why-er-yes," replied
shall GO into the story of the unfortunate Col
one, except to say that | interested in it only
through desire manifest wrong corrected. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

the of course: but have idea of their great value
They look on me a moderately well-to-do man. who
travels for London dealer They would never guess
that my frequent trips to the Continent have been to
carry out some OF the of recent
years Innocent souls!
Il have always been very successful; for in all that
have done have worked entirely alone with the result
that the police have been able trace ANYTHING
to That until short while ago-the affair that
brought me here
Il was returning from Paris. when aboard the Chan
mel boat, found an opportunity to relieve lady of
valuable diamonds that she carried in her bag.
Never mind how | did it successfully; but before the
boat reached Dover she discovered her loss and set up
cry. | managed to elude discovery: but only by leav-
ing my valse aboard the boat In this made fatal
error; for in that valise letter addressed
my kenslngton house. | knew that the police, finding
this on board would follow up the slender clue with the
result that they would find my house full of paint
ngs, discover that travelled great deal mysteously.
and-wel feared the worst, and afraid face it.
That where Fate who has handled this whole affair,
began to do her fancy work! She made me panic
stricken, and babe me flee. ard I did.
Il managed to communicate with my wife. and told
her to meet at Southampton to sail for New York.
Fate nterfered with this arrangement; for my wife
missed the boat train and had to sail alone
I ARRIVED in New York. and began to think out
way of letting my wife know where | was with
risk; but before had entirely done this Fate again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

guished if | chose to brag
about it, which for OBJ
vious reasons | have
never done.
at has been a good
thing inanciallv-or
would have been but for
my expensive tastes III
the way of art. | have
an intense love for pic
lures, in which my wife
shares. We have squan-
dered all my-er-earn-
lngs on pictures, and our
house in kensington is
filled with treasures that
many an American mil
lionaire would give a for
tune to possess. But we
would never sell.
"Our neighbors know
nothing of these pictures.
They have seen some of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

TTERE is an amazing
story. If it is true,
it will be all the
more astonishing; but as
to that | cannot vouch.
Personally | believe
every word of it; but
then l heard it from
Blakely himself no longer
than three weeks since, so
that the impression of the
man. with his soft, SYM
pathy-compelling voice
and frank, blue eyes still
fingers. Occasionally,
when | can shake off
that influence, the whole
thing seems preposter-
Gus. Then again-well,
Fate has a trick of so
jumbling our affairs on
occasions that human
ingenuity stands aghast
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-20
id: 81 want YOU to witness what

said: 81 want you to witness what ]
say doctor, Captain Fox. I am a dying
mai so l would not lie about any
thing. This was my show and all my
work. I am afraid 1 have brought
you into trouble doctor. Well, I had
my good times. as we'll as bad, I can't
stand religious people. If vol have
religions just live up to them"
Feels Death Approach.
A noise in his throat interrupted
the old mans words.
Say, did you hear that?" he ex-
claimed. That's the death rattle,
I've heard that too many times to
make any mistake" This prediction
proved correct for these were his last
words.
Throughout his talk with Captain
Fox. Rogers shielded his white COM
panion and did not reveal his identi-
ty. Captain FoX's report also is SIM
ilarly silent on this points as he says
he did not know the doctor. 1t is
thought likely, however. that this vas
done to protect the man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-20
NYE To RETIRE
FROM CONGRESS
Says He Can Not Run as He
Is No Longer in Accord
with Republicans.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. 10
Frank NJ. Nye today announced his
retirement from congress-, and in a
statement to the people Of the fifth
congressional district. takes his stand
with the progressive party. He says
he cannot run. as a republican be
cause he is no longer in accord with
dependent candidate.
When asked if it would be possible
he would enter the ace after the pri-
maries by petition he said:
absolutely not. you can say posi-
lively I am retiring from congress and
will not be a candidate for any po-
litical office"
One another Nye was noncommit-
tai; asked how he should vote if the
electoral college fails to choose a
president and the election is thrown
into the house this winter. he said:
II cannot answer that now I would
want to know how the people OF this
state stand, n I could not decide
now as things might have a different
aspect mex winter"
Nye a he nae made no plans for
the campaign, but alter H. Newton,I
his law partner said that Nye will b@,
in demand for campaign speeches in
behalf of the Roosevelt ticket and
proDdpIy Will SpeHu nuCn OF mis- time
in the eastern states.
The congressmans retirement leaves
the field open for other to file for
the republican nomination against
Judge George r.. Smith, and it was
predicted today that the Roosevelt
men will have a candidate in the field
before the end of the week. Judge
Smith has not declared himself on
the national fight and it is understood
he will not and he has been Endorsed
by the local progressive league, the
La Toilette organization. Nye's
friends are opposed to Smith, who en-
tered the race when 1t was supposed
Nye would be a candidate. Roosevelt
men today urged Lowell e. Jepson,
former state senator to file. Senator
w. S. DWinnell and Senator Marley
l.. Fosseen are other possible entries
Nyc is now serving his third term in
congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-20
CUPID BUSY
Minnesota Man Comes o North Da-

koLh 10 R ItPJcCttH.
Wiilis'on, y. D.. Aug 20.--Cupid is
a busy little person and the interstate
commerce laws interfere not at all
with his operations. When traffic in
hearts is light in North Dakota he
fits over to a ncighhoring state to
drum up trade.
1t appears that through the activity
of the chubby little God a sterling
citizen of Minnesota recently became
interested in m of the Missouri slope
homcsteaders of the fair sex and an
exchange of letters. loves old. old
conveyance when distance separates.
led to a state of mind where a per-
sonal interview was desirable.
SO this week. brought to WilIiston,
clear from Clarissa. Todd county, one
Emil Herr Hirschy. a Swiss by birth
and apparently a prosperous and edu..
Gated gentleman, about IS years of
age. Mr.. Hirschy speaks German and
f'ronch and carries several medals
awarded in his native country for
cheese making.
He met the object of his visit at
the Columbia hotel and they spent
much of the day in getting acquainted.
He told Of two wives now dead, and
twenty-five living children, boys and
girls" he told of lands and a com
! Portable home in Minnesota and no
doubt dwelt upon the loneliness that
now stood between him mo the full
enjoyment of life. But he told his
story in broken English hat caused it
to lose much of its harm for the ears
Of the other party, a lady of perhaps
40. quite inclined toward stoutness.
She has had, 1t is understood. two
husbands. but now has not even a
child to keep her company while she
holds the claim.
Emil did not impress her as the
affinity she sought and the nonchalant
manner In which he too his rejection
implied that the feeling was mutual.
He discovere a gentleman who was
an old friend while here and was
much pleased over 1t. He went on to
~Plentywood where he has a son liv-
ing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-20
AMERICAN IS
SHOT TO DEATH
Dramatic End to Career of
Noted Outlaw of
Africa.

London, Aug. 19.-Hunted down
by British soldiers in the depth of
the jungles of central Africa, where
for years in defiance of all authority
he had pursued a career Of elephant
poacher and illicit ivory trader. James
Ward Rogers, American, is dead. He
was shot down by a little force of
troops which had been sent into the
wilderness in pursuit with orders not
TO return without the outlaw dead or
alive.
News of Rogers death came for
mally today to the British colonial
office from Captain C. v. Fox, inspec-
tor of the Mongolia province who
commanded the expedition. Although
told in an official report, the story re-
vealed is one Of the most dramatic in
colonial annals
With a soldiers disregard for red
tape. Captain Fox in his report fails
to mention dates in describing the
man hunt. Apparently the enact
ment of the jungle drama came three
months ago.
Dramatic in the extreme is Cap
tain Fox's description of the death Of
Rogers. In the jungle into which he
had descended toward the close Of a
long chase from the mountain, his
party came suddenly upon a camp,
a native approached the English off,
Ger and said: THE commander want
you to come in. He is sick and can
not come out"
Entering the hut, Captain Fox
found himself in a room dimly light
ed by candles while a man was lying
on a couch and beside him sat a COM
panion. also white. For a time there
was dead silence. Captain Fox be-
lieving he had been led into a trap.
Then he asked: (Which is Mr.. Rog-
ers?"
Announcement Of Shooting.
"Mr. Rogers has been shot," re-
piled the outlaw companion. Eyes,"
interrupted Rogers. land by your
men" Come, stand right here so I
can look al you," continued Rogers.
His eyes were blazing and from be-
meath his blanket he drew a revol-
yer and pointed it at the officer. II
am a dying man. I guess" he said,
81 did not think they could kill old
Rogers, but they got him this time.
Still you are on Belgian territory and
you stand more chance of arrest than
I do" Fearing that the revolver
which menaced him might be dis
charged at any moment, Captain Fox
argued with the outlaw to gain time.
Finally Rogers turned to his compan-
ion whom he addressed as doctor and