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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
Awed BY the Spectacle.

Never shall I forget the effect Of l'
The sweet summer morning, tlhgHN5
with snow white sunshine, the ll''
white chapel in the garden of the con-
vent, covered with flowers, the a''''
with it's lighted tapers, the friends ron
without clad in gay costumes as lol '
festival. the bishop in his bright NOs.
ments. and then Mildred herself, dIeS'
ed as a bride in beautiful white gov
with a long white veil and ATTENDED p'
other novices dressed as BRIDESMAIDS
/ cried all through the ceremony n.y.
sheer JOY of its loneliness, ana "Hen ~
was over and we went into tle ~
tory, and Mildred told me she "as ~
| turning to England to work amots Wv.
fallen girls of London, ] vowed III i. t,
heart. though | hardly understood WIZ" t,'.
she was going to do, that Wou'u
low her example sack
1t was something of a jar to 60 Ia, .
into the streets, so foul of noise @ ,,.
hustle, and all the way home win ~.
Reverend Mother l was forums -r
resolution of telling her that yer! NE,
that | meant to be a nun, for. sun lad
the depths of my soul by what } '
seen, and remembering what my p ,.
mother had wished for me, dctsl'. 49,.
ed that no other life would } i've
der any circumstances.
Then came the shock. .,,.
AS we drew up at our door NJ
man was delivering letters .,or
them was for the Reverend VI wv. IN
and / saw in a moment that IL wa Il
my fathers handwriting. she LIN il
in silence, and in silence she AaN''
to me. II ran: ,.,,,a 10
Madam: have come to Ron' her
take back my daughter. oe',s' aod +
education will now be finished ar
reckon the time has arrived 20 ?, he.
her for the change in life ''a'
| fore her. .ov,,
"The bishop of our diocese mas oot
with me, and we propose 10 pa. 10.
| respects to YOU at 10 o'clock pIo.r
morrow morning. Yours, Mau@,,rr
DANIEL O,NEI.iL,,,,.sa
I saw. as by a fash OF ugh, -o,,
was before me. and my whole sou tber
in rebellion against it. That my :. rg,
after all the years in which ~ nov.
neglected me. should come % ~. an,
when my plans were foI.''g. M
change the whole current "'
was an outrage--an inioulF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
News From the Mate.

Next. OF Tommy the Mate-that he
sent his best respects to the "liI
missy" but thought she was well out of
the way Of the Big Woman who was
getting that highly tightly" that you
couldn't say Tom to a cat before her
but she was agate of you to make it
Thomas"
Then of Martin Conrad-that lie was
at college studying for a doctor" but
his heart was still at the North Pole
and he was like sea gull in the nest
of a wood pigeon always longing to
be out on the wild waves.
Finally. of the young Lord Raa-that
the devils dues must be in the man,
for after being "sent down" from OK
ford he had wasted his substance in
riotous living in London, and his guar
dian had been heard to say he must
marry a rich wife soon or his estates
would go to the hammer.
Such was the substance OF the news
that reached me over a pe%od of six
years; but welcome as We're Father
Dams letters, the life they described
became less and less important to me
as time went on.
But, indeed, the outer world alto
gether was slipping away from me. and
was becoming more and more inn
mersed in my spiritual exercises
The end of it all was that / wished
10 become a nun. | said nothing of my
desire to anybody, not even to the Rev
erend Mother, but day by day my reso-
luton grew.
1t was perhaps natural that the or
phaned and homeless girl should plunge
with all this passion into the aurora of
new spiritual life, but when l think
how my nature was made for love, hu-
man love. the love OF husband and chill
dren. I can not but wonder with q
thrill of the heart whether my mother
in heaven, who, while she was or
earth. had fought so hard with my
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
THE SYNOPSIS OF THE
STORY UP TO DATE.

Mary ONeill should have
been born boy and not a girl,
and so have fulfilled the spite
full, hard ambition Of her IA
ther. who had sworn to avenge
himself and his boyhood pow
erty upon the head of the
O'NeillS. Lord Raa of Castle
Raa, on the island Of ELAN.
Old Daniel 0 'Neill bitterly hid
his disappointment in the fact
that there could be no son of
his to inherit the titles and
castles of Lord Raa; he turned
to his money-making again.
His invalid wife and her little
daughter were neglected by
himself and unlovingly man
aged by Bridget, his wife S sis
ter.
A final disastrous prank of
Mary and her only childhood
friend, Martin Conrad, who set
out alone to discover the North
Pole, so incenses Bridget that
she, with Daniel O'Neill
on her side, overrides the
pleadings of her sister and
sends Mary to convent in
Rome Father Dan. the parish
priest, accompanies the child.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

Aunt Bridget, who usually began by
complaining Of the ever-increasing cost
of my convent clothes and ended with
accounts of her daughters last new
costume and how wen she looked in it,
From Messy Macleod and my father
never heard at all, but Father Dan
was my constant correspondent and he
told me everything.
First, Of my father himself-that he
had carried out many of his great en-
terprises, his marine works. electric
railways, drinking and dancing palaces,
which had brought tens of thousands OF
visitors and hundreds Of thousands of
pounds to ELAN, though the good father
doubted the advantage Of such innova =
tons and lamented the decline of piety
which had followed on the lust of
wealth.
Next, of my Aunt Bridget--that she
was bringing up her daughter in the
ways of worldly vanity and cherishing
a serpent in her bosom (meaning Messy
Macleod, who would poison her heart
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
Father Not to Blame.

Not that your father has been to
blame-you must never think that,
Mary vet still"
But tears from her tender heart were
stealing down her face and she had to
stop
Even vet had not realized all that
the solemn time foreboded for | said
something about staying with my moth
err; and then, in her sweet voice. she
told me nervously breaking the news to
me gently. that she was going to leave
me. that she was going to heaven, but
she would think of me when she was
there. and If God permitted she would
watch over me, or, II that might not be
she would ask Our Lady to do so.
so you see we shall never be parted
never really, We shall always be to-
gether. Something tells me that wher-
ever you are, and whatever you are do
ing shall know all about it,
This comforted me, and I think it
comforted my mother also. though God
knows if II would have done so. If, with
her dying eyes. she could have seen
what was waiting for her child
1t Ens my heart brimful to think Of
what happened next.
She t0ld me TO say a De Profundis
for her sometimes. and sometimes to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

father for the body Of her child, was
now fighting with him for her soul
| was just eighteen years OF age
when my desire to become nun reach,,
ed it's highest point, and then received
its final overthrow.
Mildred Banks. who had returned %
Rome and was living as novice WIN
the Little Sisters of the Poor was
about to make her vows, and the hev'
erend Mother took me to see the GER
pmoOT
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

No story of the many interest
ing features appearing in
HEARST S MAGAZINE he been
read with more interest than Vail
Gaines The Woman Thou Cav.
est Me.
This wonderful novel began
serially in the October number of
Hearst's Magazine. The install
ment in the November number
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H o
Churchn
tel create o CRATER by
of he and interesting articles
a " ethew a o lusha
Nom nm Sale of All Mems Stands
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
Alone With Her Mother.

You must all go and rest. Mary
and | will be quite right now
A few minutes afterward my mother
and | were alone once more. and then
she called me into her bed and clasped
her arms about me. and lay with my
face hidden in her neck.
What happened thereafter seems to
be too sacred to write of. almost too
sacred to think about. yet II is all as a
memory Of Yesterday while other
events Of my life have ioated away 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

think Of her when I sang the hymn 70
the Virgin. Then she kissed me and
told me to so to sleep, saying she was
going to sleep, too, and il 1t should
prove to be the eternal sleep, II would
be only like going to sleep at night and
awakening in the morning. and then we
should be together again. and the time
between would not seem long.
so goodnight, darling and God
bless YOU" she said
And as we'll as | could answered
her, Good night"
When ! awoke from the profound
Slumber Of childhood 1t was noon of the
next day and the sun was shining. Dr.
Conrad was lifting me out of bed. and
Father Dan who had just thrown open
the window. was saying in a tremulous
voice:
Your dear mother has gone to God
| began to cry, but he checked me
and said:
Don't call her back She's on her
way to Gods beautiful Paradise after
all her suffering. Let her go!"
So l lost her, my mother, my saint,
my angel.
1t was Easter eve. and the church
bells were ringing the Gloria
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26

now on sale at the news stands,
shows the story increasing in in
terest an Establishing a further
hold on the mind and heart of
the reader.
The following extract tells of
the death of Mary o'Neill S
mother:
"HEN the whole of my fathers
household-all except my father
himself-came into nv mother
room, including my Aunt Bridget who
sat with folded arms in the darkness
by the wall. and the servants, who
knelt in group by the door.
Father Dan reused my mother by
calling to her again, and after she had
opened her eyes he began to read.
Sometimes his voice seemed TO be chok-
ed with sobs, as II the heart of the man
were suffering and sometimes it pealed
out loudly as if the soul OF the priest
were inspiring him.
After communion he gave my mother
extreme Notwithstanding the sweet
eyes which had seen no evil. the dear
lips which had uttered no wrong, and
the feet which had walked in the ways
of COD
All this time there was a solemn hush
in the house like that OF church--no
sound within except my fathers meas
ured tread in the room below, and none
without except the muffled murmut
which the sea makes when II is far
away and going out.
When all was over my mother seemed
more at ease. and after asking for me
and being told I was in the cot. she
said:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
No Place For Her.

After my mothers death there was no
place left for me in my fathers house.
Betsy Beauty (who was now called
Miss Betsy and gave herself more than
ever the airs of the daughter of the
family occupied half her days with the
governess, who had been engaged TO
teach her and the other half in driving,
dressed in beautiful clothes. to the
houses of the gentry round about.
Messy Macleod, called the young
mistress had become my fathers sec
rotary, and spent most of her time in
his private room, a privilege which en-
larged her pride without improving her
manners.
Martin Conrad | did not see. for in
reward for some success at school the
doctor had allowed him to spend his
Easter holidays in London in order to
look a Nansen's snip. the Fran which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-26
Now on Sale at All News Stands

the ocean Of things that are forgotten
and lost
Listen. darling she said, and then,
speaking in whispers. she told me she
had heard all had said about the con-
vent. and wondered if l would not like
to live there, becoming one of the good
and holy nuns.
test, for she went on to say how hard
the world was to woman and how
difficult she had found it,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
GIRL MARRIED
Husband, Who Is Twenty-three Years
Old, Gives an Appropriate Present
to Young Bride.

Thibodeaux, La.-Agnes Callahan,
ten years old, was married the other
day and quit the third reader class in
the public school here. Her husband
is Paul Dietz, twenty-three years old.
The girl wore short dresses during the
ceremony, but Immediately after an
nounced she would have the gowns
heightened as she was a married wo-
man now. The priest who performed
the ceremony was opposed at first on
account of the age of the prospective
bride, but because the parents of both
of the contracting parties insisted that
the wedding should take place he final
ly was prevailed upon to conduct the
ceremony.
The bridegroom as wedding present
to his youthful bride presented her
with a huge doll. The wedding was
the result of a courtship begun when
the bride was a baby.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Many Homesteads Still Open.

Dallas.-Quite a delegation of Dali
las people have recently filed on Mel
lette county homesteads with a view
to taking up their residence in the
new county next spring. Despite the
fact that there were but about 1000
claims in both Melletre and Bennett
counties that were considered worth
taking as homesteads those who are
land hungry are finding good quarter
sections which were not filed upon by
those who drew numbers. Claims
which have from 80 to $50 acres of
tillable land are still to be had by
those who are wise enough to know
how to get them, and filings are being
made daily both at White River and
Chamberlain.
The fact of the matter is that a
larger than usual number of the
claims in Mellette county we're drawn
by people who had no intention of act
ually residing on the land and whose
only intention was to sell out before
residence was required.
The sale of accomplishments was
slower than anticipated-largely be-
cause of the expense Of showing the
land-hence there are many abandon
ed claims which are being snapped up
by those who appreciate their value.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
vEBLEN WILL HAVE RAILROAD,
Marshall County Town WIN Have IL;
Hopes Fulfilled.

Veblen.-After many years Of wait,
ing the town of Velben. in Marshall
county, is finally to secure a railroad.
The local promoters of the enterprise
have closed a contract with J. Rosholt
of. Minneapolis, a banker and railroad
builder, who has agreed to build the
line, and has disposed of the bonds
raised by the company to finance the
project. The new line will be built
from Neblen to Fairpont, N. D., where
connections can be made with the Mil
waukee, the 500 and the Great North
ern. Mr.. Rosholt built the railroad in
to Hill City, Mimi, known as the Hill
City, Mississippi and Western. and has
had much experience along that line.
Veblen is a lively town Of several
hundred inhabitants, and for years has
been trying to induce one of the big
systems to build a branch to the town.
Late last summer the people of the
town concluded their only way to get
a railroad was to build it themselves,
and started on the work of raising
funds. Their plan was to build to
White Rock, which is on the Milwau-
kee road, but on the advice of Mr.. Ros-
holt, it was decided to build TO Fair.
mont, the three lines making compe'
tition for the roads building.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Valves a Hearing.

Sioux Falls.-When taken before a
justice for his preliminary hearing on
the charge of stock "rustling," Harry
Baird, a well known Custer county
rancher, on the advice of his attorney
waived the hearing and furnished a
bond in the sum of $500 for his appear.
ance at the next term of state circuit
court, when it is expected he will be
tried. His arrest On the serious charge
against him caused a sensation. He
is charged with having run off seven
head of cattle from the ranch OF Virgil
Crawley last May. Since the disap,
pearance of the cattle Crawley spent
his spare time during the intervening
months in tracing them, and recently
found the stolen animals in Custer
county, Mont, and Harding county.
S. D. Evidence secured by him as the
result of his detective work caused
him to bring about the arrest of Baird
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Highway Robbery Among Other Gases

Tyndall.-The December term of cir
cult court has convened in Tyndall
Judge r. B. Trip presiding. Six Grim
inal and II civil cases appear on the
calendar. Among the criminal eases
is that of the state VS. VIM. Kade, whc
is charged with highway robbery. L
is alleged that Kade, in company Will
another man, held up a thresher boy
named Hawley in a secluded spot in 6
last October, and secured a watch ant
about $40 from Hawley's person
Hawley claims that he recognized
Kade and accordingly swore out &
warrant for his arrest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
is CAUGHT BY THUMB PRINT
Man Who Killed Girl In Germany 10
Put Under Arrest After a
Long Search.

Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany
The bloody imprint of a thumb upon
the body a girl stabbed to death has
led to the detection and confession OF
the murderer here. Joseph Rupp was
arrested for fighting in a saloon.
Ever since the murder of the girl the
police have examined the thumb prints
Of anyone arrested. Over 400 were on
hand. but when Rupp's thumb print
was taken 1t was quickly recognized as
identical with that on the body of the
girl. Confronted with 1t, he confessed.
He had robbed the house and killed
the girl to prevent alarm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
WOMEN STUDENTS AROUSED.
Mass Meeting to Be Held at State
University.

Vermillion.-A mass meeting of all
the young ome students of the Uni
versity of South Dakota was held in
the chapel for the purpose Of forming
a woman's student organization. The
women claim that too much attention
has been paid to athletics and debates
Tor men, and little, If any, toward &C
tivities for m The matter came
to a climax when on November % the
debating board of control voted to ex-
clude women from the regular intercol-
segiate debates. One young woman,
Miss Margaret Reeves, had worked
very hard for seven weeks preparing
Tor the preliminary debates, and is
now debarred from competing with
the men debaters. The board offers
as a compromise a possible debate in
which only girls shall participate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
new MEAT SUPPLY
Washington Officials Say Rein
deer viii Supplant Cattle.
Declare That In Less Than Twenty
Years There viii Be 100000
Animals Grazing in Alaska
and Flesh Will Be Cheaper.

Observation-Disclosures Sam has under
taken many big problems OF late in an
effort to solve the mystery of the
continued rise in the cost of food. But
1t is doubtful If any CT them will have
a greater effect on this vital question
than the experiment to find a new
meat supply. Every n agrees that
the meat problem is the greatest of
all. 1t was for this reason the gov
eminent first undertook the expert
ment of raising reindeer on the bar,
rem slopes of Alaska. The scheme has
now progressed far beyond the eZ-
perimental stage, and the men who
have charge Of 1t say that reindeer
beef will cut q big figure in the future
supply Of America.
Officials at Washington say that in
less than 20 years, if the increase con-
tinues at the present rate, there will
be more than 100000 prime beef rein
deer in Alaska, upon which the people
Of America can depend for much Of
their flesh diet in the future.
Reindeer meat is now considered a
delicacy by epicures, and is only sold
at leading hotels and restaurants. In
flavor the meat Is q cross between
mutton and beef, but is even more pal
atable than either. Reindeer car be
raised for the market much more
cheaply than cattle, because they will
thrive on wastes so barren that even
goats would starve to death. Their
principal food is the moss which
grows only in the far north. There
are more than 10000 square miles CT
frozen tundra, or moss-covered ground,
in Alaska now fit for nothing, but If
the latest scheme of Uncle Sans pans
out as expected this immense terri
tory will be available for reindeer
ranches and can provide abundant pas
turage for 100000 or more of the
animals.
About ten years ago Uncle Sam
started his experiment of raising rein
deer in Alaska with a herd Of 1900
animals. Now there r more than
10000 in the same herd. At that time
it was the hope of the authorities at
Washington to aid the Eskimo and the
native Indians Of the north to be-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Cooley to Aberdeen.

Belle Fourche.-H. o. Cooley, secre-
tary of the Belle Fourche Commercial
club for the past two years, and also
secretary Of the South Dakota Fedora
ton Of Commercial clubs, has rendered
his resignation as secretary Of the
Commercial club Of this city, to be-
come effective January Is, 1913, and
the resignation was reluctantly &C
cepted. The reason given was to al
low Mr.. Cooley to accept a similar po-
sition with the Aberdeen Commercial
club. Aberdeen has the most com
Llete development program for the
next year ever undertaken by any
city Of the northwest. The we'll rocog,
nized progressiveness of that city, and
its reputation for doing things, com
bined with the activities of FIR. Cool.
ey, exclusively in this field, are ex'
pected to be potent factors in the de-
velopment of northern South Dakota
and the northwest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Poultry Show Promises Bio Success.

Sioux Falls.-No less than 1000
birds VIII be exhibited at the annual
exhibit of the Sioux Valley Poultry
association, to be held in Sioux Falls,
commencing December II and clos
ing December II. This will be 200
more han were entered at the show
last year. Preliminary arrangements
for the show now are being made. Ten
silver cups and a number of other
prizes will be awarded. There also
will be a number of cash prizes. u. ].
Shanklin of Anamosa, Ia, will judge
the birds. He officiated at the exhibit
a year G and is noted for his knowl,
edge of points and fairness. Informa.
ton has been received that many of
the birds which will be exhibited at
the Sioux City poultry show, which
closes December II, will be entered in
the poultry show here and will be
brought to Sioux Falls in time to be
considered in the awards.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Many Candidates for Job,

Vermillion.-Candidates for post
master are making themselves known
in Vermillion, although Postmaster
Huyck's term will not expire for near
ly three years. A. l.. Davenport, edi
tor Of Plain Talk; j. r. Dunlap, pro
duce merchant, and August Peterson
county treasurer, are already in tht
field. At least two women are betnt
considered as likely to enter the rs CT
and the end is not yet, probably.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-12-12
Wanted to Operate Corn Shredder.

Carthage. II. Lucas of this place
went out in the country to e Ben
Buttcn, a farmer, on bushes. Button
was operating his corn shredder, and
Lucas stood watching it. Presently
he was seized with a desire to run
the machine himself. He secured per-
mission and started to feed the corn
into the shredder, but got too close,
and his left arn was drawn into the
machine up to his shoulder and crush
ed to a pulp. His right arm was also
cut and bruised. 1t was necessary to
take out the rolls in the machine be-
fore the injured man could be released.
He will recover.