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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-05
Both Profs,slon.la.

Miss Mildred Davenant. the settle
ment worker and essayist. said Of the
summer girl at dinner in Chicago:
1.-THE. summer girl does no harm,
The summer man, you see, under
stands her"
Miss Davenant. twirling the stem Of
her champagne glass, then added de.
murely:
Flirting, like boxing, is only dan.
ge.ous when one party to It Is unskill
I'd.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-05
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
THE CRAZY PREACHER or
KENT.
By A. w. MACY.


For twenty years John Ball,
"the crazy preacher Of Kent"
harangued the people, in season
and out. wherever he could get
an audience. He had but one
text. and .-oad that he always
preached:
"lNhcn Adam aelv'd and Eve
span,
Who then was the gentleman"
On this he rung the
ehsnges, but always keeping to
TIE front the equality Of men.
Nothing daunted him. In spite
Of ridicu'e and prison cells and
whippings. he kept on preach
ing. Not until Wat Tyler's re-
belIion collapsed and his own
head was cut off, did re stop.
Four hundred years later the
doctrine no preached was In.
cerporated In the American
Declaration Of independence.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-05
)me Of Our Special Lines in Furniture


VOU have heard of the "Way'
i I Bedding and know some of the
claims made for it. We invests
gated these claims before deciding to
act as it's distributors in this COM
munity: We regard the agency of the
esWay" Line as our best asset. It's
like selling Government Bonds or
Gold Dollars. We stake our reputa-
ton on the "Way" Guaranteed Bed
ding. For instance, take a Roosefelt
Mattress made and guaranteed under
the "Way" Trademark, softer than
lambs wool, made from purestcotton,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
Over-Zealous Friends
By Frances L. Gar5lde

but some of my friends tell me he
has been seen going with another girl"
They may be concerned for her well
fare. They may not be. AND now IS
the girl to know?
One of my girl friends" writes a
distressed little girl. tells me my
sweetheart is tickle. She says he once
made love to her just as ardently as he
is making it to me What shall I do,
for love him more than my life?"
What can she do? The mischief has
been done in giving to every girl she
knows the right to come to her with
warnings and advice.
friends select her lover, she will never
have one.
If she refuses to marry until she has
found a man who receives the unquali-
fed approval of Mary and Susie and
Jane, she will be a spinster all her
days
Not an unhappy lot. if one is a help
full, contented spnster. But one can't
be that with the haunting regret of
having refused good man because
Lizzie didn't like his habits or Mary
didn't like his hair, or Louise called him
trifer.
She will find, after she has grown
older and becomes a hopeless spinster,
that she is lonesome. For Lizzie and
Mary and Louise. and all the other girls
who restrained her from marrying, have
married the men of their choice and
gone off and left her.
And 1t has happened many times, my
dear little friend -hampered girl, that
these girls have married the very men
of whom they disapproved to you.
Il have not so many friends that I
shall grow confused among the number
and forget my best ones" said Nicho-
las Nickleby.
I beg Of you to learn to say the
same.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

This is the season when every girl
who has the inheritance nature
planned for her is interested in a
flower garden.
1t may he nothing more pretentious
than a window box. Or it may be a
round little bed in a corner of a tiny
yard, or it may be as much ground as
she likes.
But whatever the size of her garden,
am sure that nature. the most de-
voted Of all teachers. has taught her
that she must not attempt to grow too
many plants in limited space.
If she makes that blunder she has
no flowers, for the fight for space be
comes a fight for life, and every plant
dies. If any survive, it is those Of rank
growth, and for which she cares the
least.
The same wise little girl with her
flower bed is often not so wise in the
cultivation of friends.
She confuses number with popular
ity, and believes that she can be pop
ular only by having a bosom friend in
every girl she meets.
She is crowding her little flower
garden. The result will be that she
has no friends at all
A girl can not have a large number
of friends and be a good friend to all
of them. The very difference in their
temperaments forbids it.
A few friends are a help. Many
friends become a hindrance. In trying
to be kind to so many she is not kind
to herself.
With this friend pulling this way and
another friend pulling that way, she
gets the feeling that she is being pulled
to pieces. What she may prefer can
never be considered if her aim has been
popularity. And I take it it has. or she
would not be the bosom friend of every
girl she meets.
What she does to please one friend is
the thing that displeases another
In trying to be friend to all she
gets the name of being a hypocrite
And to be a friend to all she has found
it necessary to so conduct herself that
the charge is not wholly without foun-
dation.
When she falls in love, some of this
army of friends approve and some dis
approve. The former urge the match;
the latter come to her with tales and
gossip and discourage it.
Every few days I get distressing let
ters from girls who are in love.
My parents approve" writes one girl.
and her letter has a weekly duplicate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
The Pannier Pantaloon.

The pannier pantaloon is made on an
underskirt slit from the hem about half
way up to the knees front and back.
over this skirt is draped a chiffon pan
nier or overskirt, but the loops do not
come at the ordinary height, which is
about parallel with the knees. Instead
of that, all the drapery is dragged
down to the feet separated in two parts,
and forms a regular bIoomer effect.
Worn by the woman who makes the
shortest kind of steps, whose move
ments are never hurried and whose
feet are very small the pannier pan
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

prettier than sweet smile that has its
origin in the heart.
A smile that begins with the lips and
ends there, like that smile on the stage.
is not genuine, and has no effect in i'm
proving ones looks. 1t must begin with
the heart, and to begin there, my dear
girls, the heart must be overhauled.
renovated and expanded to give it room.
Root Out Envy.
Envy jealousy. spite. discomfort re
sentiment, hatred must all be rooted
out Of the dark corners if you want this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
TODAY INSTALLMENT.

Ser sentence faltered off incoherent
ly, as she drew Betty into the house
and the girl, glsncing about the bare
@ufovely hall with wonder. thought o
the beauty Of the great house at Prince
Gate and shuddered
Mamma she paused. catching uncon
sciously at the old woman's arm A doc
to her right had opened and harrington
came out into the hail.
6srrln gton-Anthony Darlington! Fo
a moment Betty Lumsden thought he
senses had deceived her. This wreck o
a man, STOPPING and Unkempt looking. un
shaver, with twitehing, furtive eyes peer
Ing under his knitted brows-could thi'
be the man she had known, Gay and deb
OMAR, whose gray eyes had been 81
charming and Iaughter-ilt7
Mamma even his voice had changed
il seemed to the girl -'l-whos that.
Who the mischief have You got there with
you? Didn't ] tell YOU"
It's l. Tony-Betty. I've
Betty" Incredulity and note Of an
ger raised the pitch OF the fat voice
What on earth-come in here! Don't fall
over the cat
He touched her arm. and looking down
she saw the upturned edge Of the rug
at which he pointed II did not come To
her till later that he was not testing
that he had failed 10 distinguish between
fold Of urned-up carpet and the great
black cat she saw doing 10y the fire.
"Well-now that you are here, | sup
pose one must speak 10 YOU, Betty II
isn't polite perhaps but 1t is the truth
] had no desire to see you-no desire at
nl, Betty"
And in the old days we were such
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

Then came glorifed pajamas in en-
broidered silks and satins, and last of
all, this exquisite creation which com
bines Oriental splendor of design with
the comfort which the Chinese maiden
enjoys, that Of wearing trousers with
her loose jacket. OF course, as Chi
nese women now have the vote we can
expect them to set the fashion, and
these Chinese suits will probably be
the rage for suffra gettes who like their
costume to emphasize and exploit their
favorite opinions, theories and prin
ciples.
This particular set-you use the word
set" in speaking Of ladies' attire, as
distinctive from "a pair" belonging to
the man. This set, then, is Of heavy
pink satin, embroidered in pinks and
blues in beautiful floral design. Be
sides that, there is a heavy ornamental
ton in silver thread and the whole
thing is most sumptuous to look at
Pink and blue are going to be favorite
colors for the wardrobe next winter.
and when conventionaHty conquers
convenience, a skirt OF pink worn with
this gorgeous jacket will make an ex-
cellent tea gown or lounging robe.
However, the modern woman will
have something else like trousers She
has found in the pannier pantaloon a
combination of masculine comfort and
feminine adornment which just suits
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

taloon is no more conspicuous than was
the slit skirt of the spring But on the
masculine woman with a No Z shoe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

not say what I think about them.
But we shall see them, Just as we
saw the harem frocks, and probably
we will grow used to them, too.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

Il have not so many friends that I
shall grow confused among the num-
Der and forget my best ones.'-Nicho-
las Nickleby.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
:: :: A Mighty Responsibility :: ::

What you are will others be
Tear for tear and glee for glee."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

The rain, which had seemed pleasant
to Betty Lumsdon when the wind blew
1t IN little gusts against her cheeks while
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12

"HIS is the season when every girl
who has the inheritance nature
planned for her is interested in a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Everybody in Hard Luck

Suddenly he stepped up to a gentle
man, who was waiting for the tram,
and, tapping him lightly on the shout
der, said: Excuse me, but did you
drop a ive-pound note?" at the same
time holding out in his hand the ar
ticle.
The gentleman questioned gazed a
moment at the note, assumed an anx-
ious look, made a hasty search of his
pockets, and said: why, so l did, and
| hadn't missed it," holding out an
eager hand.
The elderly hunter took the name
and address of the loser and, putting
the note In his pocket, turned away.
WELL" said the other, "do you want
1t all as a reward?" :
ooh, / did not find one" remarked
the benevolent one with another
beam; 'but it struck me that in a big
place like London there must be a
quantity of money lost, and upon in
quiry / found that you are the one
hundred and thirty-irst man who lost
a f1ve-pound note this morning."-Lon-
don Answers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

gold-lusting, would swarm and hive
upon the hills and fight and love and
breed and die. Great Godi
He could of course move on, but
where? And went he whithersoever
he might, he would now Of necessity
carry with him another memory
which would not dwell within his
mind in harmony with the memory
which until that day had been para
mount there alone.
Slowly. laboriously, painfully, he
had built his house upon the sand.
and the winds had blown and the
floods had come, not only in a literal
but in spiritual significance. and In
one day that house had fallen. He
stood amid the wrecked remains Of It
trying to recreate 1t, to endow once
more with the fitted precision OF the
past the shapeless broken units OF the
fabric of his fond imagination.
While he resented the fierce, say
age, passionate intensity the Interrupt.
ton Of this woman into his life
While he throbbed with equal inten-
sity and almost as much passion al
the thought Of her.
GRO BE CoNTINUEn.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

sank. Pretty picture she made; her
head thrown backward, her golden
hair roughly dried and quickly plat
ed In long braids. one of which fell
along the pillow while the other
curled lovingly around her neck. Efpr
face in the natural light would have
looked pallid from what she had gone
through, but the fire cast red CLOVIS
upon it; the fitful light fickered
across her countenance and some
times deep shadows unrelieved &C
centuated the paleness born of her
sufferings.
There is no light that plays so
many tricks with the imagination, or
that SO stimulates the fancy as the
light Of an open fire. In its sudden
outbursts 1t sometimes seems to add
life touches to the sleeping and the
dead. Had there been any eye to see
this girl, she would have made a de-
lightful picture in the warm glow
from the stone hearth. There were
no eyes to look, however, save those
which belonged to the man on the
other side Of the door.
On the hither side Of that door In
the room where the fire burned on the
hearth, there was rest in the heart Of
the occupant; on the farther side
where the fire only burned in the
heart, there was tumult. Not outward
and visible, but inward and spiritual
and yet there was no lack Of appareni
manifestation Of the turmoil In thu
mans anil
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

en- latch and no lock. Closed it served
to hide the occupant Of one room
from the view of the other, otherwise
1t was but a feeble protection. Even
had 1t possessed a lock, a vigorous
man could have burst it through In a
moment.
These thoughts did not come very
clearly to Enid Maitland. Few
thoughts of any kind came to her.
Where she lay she could see plainly
the dancing light of the glorious fire.
She was warm, the deity wrapped
bandage, the healing lotion upon her
foot, had greatly relieved the pain in
that wounded member. The bed was
hard but comfortable. much more 30
than the sleeping bags to which Of
late she had been accustomed.
Few women had gone through such
experiences, mental and physical, as
had befallen her within the last few
hours and lived to tell the story. Had
1t not been for the exhaustive strains
Of body and spirit to which she had
been subjected, her mental faculties
would have been on the alert and the
strangeness Of her unique position
would have made her SO nervous that
she could not have slept.
For the time being, however, the
physical demands upon her entity
were paramount; she was dry, she
was warm, she vas fed, she was free
from anxiety and she was absolutely
unutterably weary. Her thoughts
were vague, inchoate, unconcentrated
The fire wavered before her eyes, she
closed them in a few moments and
did not open them.
Without a thought, without a care
she fell asleep. Her repose was com
plete, not a dream even disturbed the
profound slumber into which she
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

Albeit the room was smaller than
the other, It was still Of a good size.
He walked n~ervously up and down
from one end to the other as cease
lessly as a wild animal impatient OF
captivity stalks the narrow limits oil
his contracted cage. The even tenor
of his life had suddenly been diverted.
The ordinary sequence Of his days
had been abruptly changed. The pri-
vacy Of five years which he had hoped
and dreamed might exist as long as
he, had been rudely broken IN upon.
Humanity, which he had avoided.
from which he had fed, which he had
cast away forever, had found him.
Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit! And, 10,
his departures we're all in vain! The
world with all its grandeur and it's In
significance, with all its powers and
its weaknesses, with all its opportu-
mites and it's obligations, with all its
joys and its SORROWS, had knocked at
his door; and that the knocking hand
was that of a woman, but added to
his perplexity and to his dismay.
He had cherished a dream that he
could live to himself alone with but a
memory to bear him company, and
from that dream he had been thun-
derously awakened. Everything was
changed. What had once been easy
had now become impossible. He
might send her away, but though he
swore her to secrecy she would have
to tell her story and something Of his;
the world would learn some of 1t and
seek him out with Unsuitable curtos
ity to know the rest.
Eyes as keen as his would present
ly search and scrutinize the noun
tains where he had roamed alone
They would see what he had seen
| find what he had found. Mankind
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

the situation; indeed, she thought
swiftly, there was nothing else to do,
she had no choice, she could not have
been left alone there in the rocks In
that rain, she could not walk. He
was doing the only thing possible. The
compulsion Of the inevitable was upon
them both.
They went slowly, the man often
stopped for rest, at which times he
would seat her tenderly upon some
PROSTATE tree, or some rounded boul-
der. until he was ready to resume his
task. He did not bother her with ex-
PLANTATION, discussion OF other CONVEX
sation, for which she was most thank
full. Once or twice during the slow
progress she tried to walk, but the
slightest pressure on her wounded
foot nearly caused her to faint. He
made no complaint about his burden
and she found 1t, after all, pleasant to
ibs upheld by such powerful arms;
she was so sick, so tired, SO worn out,
and there was such assurance Of
strength and safety in his firm hold Of
her.
by and by, in the last stagesof their
journey, her head dropped on his
shoulder and she actually fell into an
uneasy troubled sleep. He did moi
know whether she slumbered Of
whether she had tainted again. IA
Idid not dare to stop to find out, his
strength was almost spent; In this last
effort the strain upon his muscles
ives almost as great as It had been IN
,,rh4 whirlpool For the aaccnd time
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland. a frank, free and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl, IL taken
TO the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong.
Maitland's protege, falls In love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl, but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer.
Enid hears the story Of a mining engt-
neer, Newbold, whose wife fell Off a cnm
and was SO seriously hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her be-
ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help. Kirkby, the old guide who tells the
story, gives Enid a package Of letters
which he says were found on the dead
woman's body. She reads the letters and
at Kirkby's request keeps them. While
bathing in mountaing stream Enid Is at
tackled by a bear, which is mysteriously
shot. A storm adds to the girls terror,
A sudden deluge transform brook. into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge, where she is rescued by a noun
tain hermit after a thrilling experience.
Campers in great confusion upon dlscov-
ing Ends absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby &c. In
search of the girl. Enid discovers that
her ankle is sprained and that she Is I'M
able to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
THE WAY OUT
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on ac'
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace Of health.
From infancy" she says, Il have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost | finally got to the
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies on account Of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
my food did not agree with me. !
grew thin and Respondent. could not
enjoy the simplest social affair for |
suffered constantly from nervousness
in spite of all sorts of medicines.
"This wretched condition continued
until | was twenty-five, when ! became
interested in the letters Of those who
had cases like mine and who were get
ting well by eating Grape-Nuts.
Il had little faith but procured a
box and after the first dish expe-
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that / had never gained from any ordt
nary food. / slept and rested better
that night aud in a few days began to
grow stronger.
Il had a new feeling and peace and
restfulncss. In a few weeks, to my
great Joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. | resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
--of course using Grape-Nuts every
day. 1t Is now four years since be-
gan TO use Grape-Nuts. ! am the mis-
tress Of a happy home, and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
given by the Postum Co.. Battle Creek
Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville.' in phep
Ever read tho bow lettert A new
one appears from time t0 thine. ThSy
are aenuine. sFuas nssA fnIl "a hszana
iuferent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
CHAPTER * fcontlnuedl.

He did not make any apology for
his next action, he just stopped down
and, disregarding her faint protests
and objections, picked her up in his
arms. She was by ne means a light
burden, and he did not run away with
her as the heroes Of romances do.
But he was a man far beyond the
average in strength, and with a stout
heart and a resolute courage that had
always carried him successfully
through whatever he attempted, and
he had need of all his qualities, physi-
cal and mental, before he finished
that awful journey.
The woman struggled a little at
first, then finally resigned herself to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
POLICE RECORDS SHOW PAST
Woman's Denial Of Wrcngdcing--
curio From New York's De-
tailed Statement Of Crime.

Ellen peck, the Confidence Queen"
described in 4 recent story OF her
career how she was accused Of swim
ding the late B. #. Rabbit out Of
sis. 900, and denied that Hhe had ever
taken the money. This assertion
reused some OF the older members Of
the New York police force, whose REQ
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

chief clasped in her cotton gloved
hands told a mothers heart had been
bleeding. Suddenly the boy drew a
long, ~quivering breath, as II waking
up to the cruel realization OF pain.
Everybody gazed at him now. His
head rolled uneasily, his hand CROPPED
restiessly until it was clasped In his
mothers, then he was quiet again,
such o little, simple gesture, but It
made every man and woman in the
car akin. Sometime In an hour Of
pain they. too, had sought mothers
hand for comfort.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

have been over. ! bought silver at
the same place-it might have been
$3.50 and perhaps more.
II bought the gas fixtures for the
house-they were $3.50. / have the
bill of them. l bought what clothing
five Of us have had. / have bills Of
all Of them In items. They amount
to $500 and more. I have four chill
dren."
The confession then gees into de-
tails about small items, and closes:
II have bought Havana lottery tick.
ets Of Jackson & Co. | bought q