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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

luck to hoaye a cat over, no matter
where II came from, nor how It got
aboard Say what color is it?"
Black said tho captain with in.
cautious truth.
Joe Blair fairly gaspod Black he
cried, Say you don't mean you'd
heaye a black cat overheard do ye?'
Il amt so terrible partial as to
colors.' was the captains sardonlc
response.
Don't you go TO heayln' no black
cats ol'n this schooner" the cook
said in shaking voice
B'ale stilened Sc here, you
| blasted gresse-sklmmer," he beloved,
I'm capn Of this craft You want 10
remember that. | shall most proba'
bly, do about as I'm mind to, and that
| blasted cat Is goin' oyer-see?'
~ she does" the cook threatened,
/ |"I1l ST out OF this schooner sect
| I don't I'll cit out Of her as soon as
We git to Rockyille-if We ever do, "
he ended gloomlly.
The threat struck Captain heale in
vulnerable spot. The one boast ot
his otherwise modest nature was OF
| the superiority Of his cook. All too
well he remembered the galley regime
before Joe Blair had shipped with
him. All too well he pictured the
soggy biscuits and the greasy hash
Of Joe's predecessor. What mattered
the cats presence for few days,
anyway? He could manage 10 take
the pest ashore when they arrived at
! Rockville and lose it somew here. The
main thing was to get rid OF L..
Where or how were secondary con.
siderations. Therefore Captain Beale
unbent
Well. II you're so terribly touchy
about it, take the crltter into the
Galley. then" he commanded, and
keep her there out of my sight until
we git to Rockville"
II tell ye amt what you'd call a
5uperstitious man." the cook reiter.
ated, but you'd got into some kind
OF scrape II you'd drownded her"
He picked up the sack and slCuched
off toward the galley. Captain Beale,
with a grunt OF disgust, as much for
his own weakness as for the cook S,
stalked aft to the wheel
II was ideal weather that followed
them that trip. The wind held fair
and brisk; the fogs. usually prevalent
IN those waters in the early spring,
were conspicuous only by their ali.
sence. In the galley Joe Blair made
friends with the cat and fed 1t upon
the best the lockers afforded.
'E!avin' good run OF II this trip,
amt we, cap'n?" he observed to Beals
the third day out. with a grin that
angered the captain.
Couldn't be better as see,' the
skipper replied.
Know what makes it?" the cook
questioned. with meaning jerk of his
head IT'S the cat"
Nor was it only the propitious
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
FOOD FOR SKEPTICS
BY JOHN BARTON OXFORD

mornlnp the cant,ip una rot vitbout
..-.-,. -, .....l.,....., ,....
''" " 'r''"'''' '',N''S 90 w "u'
iied aIohs lhe h'i'hI asserted streets
the Guunysick over his shoulder and
the eat Within n scpdlng out soulful
protests eycry siep of the way
Indeed. IA ,,ag ouly when he gained
ma dock pcr.mbl,d aboard tbe I,u.
riuda and t,.spd his burdan unrcr'
emnuiously iuin tbo sp.re stateroou
of the litUo cabin tU4 he found
roiir... to draw u long breath
There. drat ,el" he ap,strophlzel
,be ssck "sm1II ,our iu'a.ds out now
.or all 1 care OF for ali the good ID
viii do Srl I'M learn ye To- come
,n,at,u. round lhat maplc By uy bed
room. ever, ulpht try 10 elay n.bor..
keooin' me awake with your Internal
yowliu. Go ,r kcep il up now. don't
mind me- N.ge YOUR fun while you
.an cgI.Iuto yDd'ye pretty nigh
,evIrd Won. n.i y9wl. and spit your
last suu ,ul. I'D AeA,e YOU over.
board now. if # want ior the tide
akin you ashore ana tlom Rider
lDlks next door Eettn aUEul IOus that
drowned ye. IN J.st keen SO trussod
ND in the bag TIN We Eli outside. and
hen over you 10 like the wuthless
carcass YOU are. / guess likely next
lime | stay ashore here In my own
house IN El "A little more peace. so
fur as you are concerned. anyway" !"
He slammed the door of the spare
statcroom, crossed the cabin, ana
threw himself into his own berth to
snatch what sleep he might before
u was time to start for Rockville with
the cargo
Tie was awakened somewhat later
by the sound Of heavy footsteps on
The deck over his head iio arose
and went UP the mpanicuway TO
find his two foromast hands, and Joe
Blair, his cook. but just come aboard.
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He descended TO the cabin, opened
/ tho stateroOn door and drew out the
sack with much vocal effort, the
unwilling tenant had welnigh ex
hausted ITSELF but as the bag waf
lifted II summoned sufficient spirit tc
send up a last wall that would have
Filled the last spark OF pity In the
.aDtains heart, had such a spark eX
lsted.
As II was, he stolijly carried tho
bag 10 the deck, and looked about .OI
a convenient piece of scraplron Ia
serve ms sinkIns.weisht.
lie was intent On his task Of Sc
curely la5hing piece OF spare chain
o the neck of the bag when joe Blair
with a basket Of dirty dishes on his
arm, came up from the cabin He
pied the captain seated on the bits
forward and made his way thither
What you gGin' 10 do with that
cap'n?" he demanded
Captain Beaio went on with his
work without 80 much as looking up
I'm gOin to heaye this bag over,
said he
SO? What yer got IN the bag?"
The contents OF the bag answered
for itself. There came from It's depth
wall Of misery that would have
melted the heart OF an idol. Joe
blair started perceptibly lie set
Gown the basket Of dishes and looked
accusingy at his superior.
IT'S a cat" he said.
Captain Beale brIstle0. Hard lines
appeared about the corners OF his
mouth
Wen. what OF that" said he.
What you goin' 10 do with that
cat?' the cook questioned In a tone
that boded trouble.
Do with it?' the captain snapped.
What do you s'pCse. Dyer think |
was goin to use 1t for a iggerhead?
I'm goln to do jest what | told yer
| was-hcave II overheard
Joe Blairs brow darkened. He
pushed back his soIed cap and
scratched his head in doubtful fashion.
u was plain he wanted to speak his
mind. and yet felt some hestancy in
1oins SO, He shifted from foot to
foot. ana looked helplossly at the
basket OF dishes n his feet.
say" hc yentred at length Say,
amt exactly What you'd call su.
perat.tiggS man. which ain't sayin,
neither. that amt got my pecuiari.
les But was on n vessel once
the old Starlight bound for Mara
raibo. it was-and they had a cat
aboard that took sick and hey hove
it overheard; and after that"
" Yes, yes, know" the captain in
terrupted irritably. You've told me
all about that once or twice before
There amt nothln' like that goin' to
happen this time. This amt the
ships cat It's one fetched aboard
a purpose 10 drowned "
"It don't mako no difference" the
cook maintained doggedly. It's bad
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He took ono cautious step forward
and then another Eagroescd IN the
felat before TO- The cat paid not the
least attention 10 the s'0aIrhy ap
proach Was only when the captain
Was close beside It chat It conde
seconded 10 turn its attention from the
cream, and then it was too late; t9r
lbc captain. with an agility surprising
Iu man Of DTS years. suddenly leapcd
forward and caught the black body by
tae napc OF the neck.
Nainy did the eat give vent TO lts
outraged feelings yalnly did il atrug
Gle TO effectively use It's teeth and
claws In a trice the captain had
thrust IL into the gunny sack, the neck
Of which he tied with piece Of stout
twiuc
Painting. bur triumphant he laid the
wreEliug bundle. from which came
the sounds " lost soul in the deep
est woe, upon the ground. He turned
TO cast u hurried and guilty glance at
the windows Of the house next door,
half expecting TO find there numerous
protesting witnessed TO his perhdy;
but The windows " the house next
door remained d.screotly curtained
Thanking his lucky stars for this de
lieyerance OF his enemy into his
hands. Captain Beale picked up the
sack. bore II into the house, and went
UP stairs to array himself somewhat
more fully
II was only too obvious that a man,
bearing bundle Of such liyeliness as
the sack bade fair to be. could never
hope to 20 through the village streets
in broad daylight without attracting
unpleasant attention 10 himself
Therefore, as soon as the captain had
completed hurried toilet, he came
into the kitchen, took up the sack,
and while yet the town was wrapped
In slumbcr. made his way TO the
waterfront, where his schooner. a 1T
tie craft Of some hundred tons, lay at
the dock, hor cargo Of potatoes aboard.
all ready 10 sail with the morning tide
a. 4 o I..N 4
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weather that Joe Blair ascribed 10 the
cats presence. When they discovered
the old leak that had caused them
more or less trouble the last Trip, had
stopped, Il was the cat--accordlng to
Joe. Nothing but the cat saved one
OF the foremast hands from serious
injury when he fell from aloit, and,
! by something in the nature OF a mira
Gle, landed unhurt upon bis feet on
the deck. Again It was the cat that
stored them into a school OF pollock
and brought the cook the luck Of land
| ing some hundred and tfty pounds OF
them as he trolled a line astern.
Day by day the eats benign .nhu-
ence grew apace; aud day by day
Captain Beale waxod more wroth and
disguised
Say, after the luck we've had this
trip, dunno as ! should want TO go
10 sea again in this schooner II tie
cat want plrng.' the cook conhded,
~u 90. captain Beale to
. planning.
Plainly the cat was becomlns all
TOO popular She bade fair TO be a
permanent fixture unless something
was done to shadow her with dis
repute. Somehow or other suspicion
must be brought TO rest on her. Cap
tain Beale medltated long and deeply.
Il don't want TO lose such cook,
and I'll be eternally cussed II I'll have
cat aboard he ruminated, IL
guess likely the best way out OF II is
TO have something nulucky happen
while she's aboard. Something un-
lucky. that's the ticket" he repeated
with a chuckle, a plan already be-
ginning TO unfold itself to his mind.
Long that evening Captain Beale sat
before he little table In the cabin,
figuring laboriously.
Shes got to go on the ways before
long and have some new plank In
her bottom, anyway" he mused, the
while a smile Of satisfaction wreathed
his homely face. He consulted an al.
manac at his elbow Now, II she
was TO hit Shovel Rip Ledge to-mor-
rer, say about six in the evenin', the
wust she'd do would be to hang there
TIL high tide, long about nine, and,
maybe, pound out plank or two.
She might Jest as well 20 on the ways
this Trip as any. That's the ticket;
let her pound out couple Of plank
while she's hangin' on the ledge
jest enough to git her leakin' so'st
all hands. includin' the cook, will have
10 work the pumps for dear life the
rest OF the way to Rockville. and then
let's see what becomes OF that cussed
cats reputation. III bet they'll heave
her over themselves"
To aid the captain in his plan. the
next afternoon gray mist began to
rise from the sea. Steadily it thick
ened. until by FIVE O'Clock It was an
impenetrable pail. In the bow the
fog horn in the hands OF the lookout
doomed and bar.r-r-hed in monotonous
fashion, sending out its hollow wall
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

YTeT ag the FIRST gray arc.ks 20
=! ,ho Sky to rae east were herald
ng The approach of da. tu,
ycjrd ncyc.rarl,oc wallis. which had
sounded ntcrmlucntly since midnight
FROM the branches " % maple clos,
to tho bedroom windows. began again
Scarcely had the FIRST melancholy
note shattered the frosty stiffness
when the back door Was opened cauu
ously. and down the .rpa came cap
tain Solomon Bcale. the collu OF h.s
hastily donned oycrcoat turned up
about his neck and his bare feet
thrust into q pair OF well.worn carpet
,slippers
In one hand hc bore a stout pnuy
sack. in thc other was saucer OF
cream. which he balanced rlugcrly as
he uptoel To the foot OF the maple
High up In the branches above his
head, furry cbon ball crouchcd on
one of tho spreading limbs, showed
him the position OF the enemy
The captains lips set lon grim de
termination lie held out the saucer
OF cream In cnucIng fashion, the
while he suoye 20 work something
Ike blandishment into a voice OF un
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Cotton fu-
,,. tI,s.J firm,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

Behold will put fleece of wool
in the floor; and if the dew be on the
fleece only and it be dry upon all the
earth beside, then shall know that
thou wilt save Israel by mine hand.
as thou hast said.
And 1t was so; for he rose up early
on the morrow, and thrust the fleece
together, and wrlnGed the dew out
Of the fleece, a bowl full Of water.
And Gideon said unto God. Let not
thine anger be hot against me. and
| will speak but this once: let mo
prove, pray thee, but this once with
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
MIARMEqrS
COTTON.

NEW YORK, Nov l2.-Thc cotton
market showed great nervousness,
following Yesterdays big break anl
fluctuations We're extremely errAtlc.
liroadly speaking however. the ton
drncy seemed to be upward and The
close WAS firm at net gain of crom
Is to 20 points.
Tho opening was steady At an aG-
vance of 3 to points and orlces
quickly settled 81 to SO points net
higher on rcassuring political new
from Europe. with better cables than
expected.
/ Realizing by Yesterdays sellers tor
turn ana bun support This carly
advance attracted renewal Of heavy
outside liquidation, which suggested
that the confluence of scattering hold
crs had been severely shaken by tn,
sensational break of yesterday aft,r
noon ana, during the middle Of III,
morning prices sold 3 or points M
der the close of last night, represent
ins a break Of some l. or Is pol;.
from the early high level
Trade buying ana continued hu)
support checked the decline ana a.
soon os the market began to steady
scattering bulls seemed to rrgau
their confidence owing To numcror.
huil-h Jdviccs from the south. Al
amy rate prices moved forward tnj
more rapidly than they previously de-
.Iu,d and turiu. tho tl1Il rffrrr,,,r
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

through the dun-colored walls tbo, -
had closed about them. Captain
Bealo glanced into the binnacle
headed the schooner a point farther.
10 the south'ard, and grinned \
Presently by the bits he could sea
the lookout straining his ears be.
tween the blasts OF the horn, evidently
listening intently Full, well the can.
tain knew to what he was listening.
for already through the mist he could
hear the distanct moan OF the whls.
Ting buoy. which marks the outer
edge OF Shovel Rip Ledge
The sound grew steadily palmer
Captain Beales grin widened, At last
the lookout hailed:
"WhIstlin' buoy dead ahead, Sir" -
The skipper made great pretense
OF listening Il don't hear IT," he de.
olared, and held his course. The
lookout seemed a trifle uneasy In
moment he was hailing once more:
There ii goes again, sir. Whlsuin'.
buoy dead ahead"
Captain neale affected a fine scorn
II don't hear no whistlin' buoy" he
maintained, "but | can hear somo old
freighter groanln of there"
The lookout's next hail, which fol.
lowed almost Immediately, was wild
yell while he tore aft at his best
speed.
Breakers, sir right under her
bowl" he howled. And then the
schooner struck.
There was a shock, jolt. a grind q
Ing sound. The little craft shlyered
from stem to stern, Up the galley
companionway came tumbling the
cook
Lord help us!" he yelled ss the
familiar groan OF the whistling- buoy
smote his ears from close quarters.
We've hit Shovel Rip Ledge!"
There was another bump--a series
OF bumps; the schooner stopped,
surged ahead, then stopped again.
Then the grinding beneath her keel
began once more; slowly she forged
ahead, They could plainly hear the
surge under her bows.
Judas Priest!' shouted the amazed
skipper. What do you make of that?
Dummed II We han't-hit Shovel Rip
Ledge, and gone clean over 1t! Start
the pumps. Quick!"
In a trice the pumps were shrieking
their protests,
How much waters she takin'?" the
skipper demanded,
mot drop, sir" the mon at tho
pumps answered.
Captain Beale wiped his forehead.
For a time he stood staring stupidly
at the pinnacle before he put the
schooner back on her course.
Then the cook came running aft
with black. furry body in his arms.
Say, will you believe it now?" he ,
shouted. "Aln't there something In il. Y
Would you ever got off'n that ledge.
much more gone over It. II II hadn't
been for the cat? Amt It special
providence you fetched her? I'll tell Z
ye one thing, amt goin' to sea again
on this schooner, nor no other. with
out black cat aboard"
The skipper burst into great roar
OF laughter, which left the cook star.
ing at him in open-moutbed wonder.
"You win" said Captain Beale,
when he had somewhat recovered his
breath Pm most beginnin' to think
myself there's sOmethin in it. That
cat stays aboard"
(COhvyipLl The Fr1ul 4 N,cIs.v Co)
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81 RUPTURE.
Judges 8:3i-fO.

But the spirit OF the Lord came
upon Gideon. and he blew "A trumpet
and Abl-eZer was gathered artcr him.
And he sent messengers through
out all Manasseh; who also was gath
cred after ihm and he sent messen-
and unto Naphtali and they camo
up to meet them.
And Gideon said unto God. II
thou wilt gave Israel by mine hand,
as thou hast said,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

tI tt. u letter from mother t'-
day. -lU tho prominent actor
And uhat lid she say
said nc had forgotten whether ]
was .luut to %, divorced again or re-
married but anyhow she sent me hcr
blessing"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

the fleece: let il now be dry only
upon the fleece. and upon all tho
ground let there be dew.
And God did so that night; for II
was dry upon the fleece, and tners
was dew on all the ground.
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Galveston spots.

GALVESTON. Nov l2.-Spot COT
toni Firm; middlins II 3-16c; net rh-
ccipts 49.260; gross receipts 1880;
sales 1000. stock 36S,2O6; Great
ErlAin AL 900.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-26
MIDDLEBURY MERCHANT
STRANGELY ABSENT
George A. Waters Left Home on July 10,
Saying that He Was going to Bur-
lington to Visit Relative

Atddlebury, July 26.--Chief Of Police
Frank Warren and Deputy Sheriff Noble
y. Sanford of this place were requested
yesterday by the relatives and friends ot
George A. Waters to assist in locating
him. He disappeared from his home here
July 10. and nothing has been heard Of
him since. He said he was going to Bur
lington to visit relative, and he was
traced to that city, but disappeared from
there.
Mr. Waters is 3s years old, weighs 10
pounds, has dark complexion. and he il
about five feet seven inches tall When
last seen he wore a gray suit and white
straw hat with blue band. He is a jewel.
er and moved to Middlebury with his
family three months ago from Enfield,
y. H. He opened iewelry repair store
to the west part of the Dutton drug
store on Main street. His disappearance
has been kept quiet by his family with
the hope that he would return. Chief
Warren and Deputy Sanford have com.
municated with several of the cities in
the state. but have been unable to OBJ
tain any information. Mr. Waters has
a wife and one daughter in this village
His relatives are at loss to account for
his disappearance as his family and f.
nancial affairs were good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-26
PILoTED TWO MORE WINNERS.
Walter Cox a Successful Driver at De
troit Grand Circuit Races.

Detroit. July 26. Walter Cox piloted
two more winners yesterday in the grand
circuit meet, With Mansfield he captur.
ed the 2:l2 race in four heats and land
ed Esther w. in front after five stirring
heats in the 2:l2 trot Seven horses in
the freefor- all pace with an average
record of 2;02A but only three finished
inside the money. Sir r., and Hal B. IT..
caught the flag in the firfst heat, Vernon
Mckinney in the second and Rose n in
the third.
Vernon Mckinney in the first heat led
to within 90 yards of tina =ire when In
dependence Boy came alongside and. in
a whipping finish. beat him by neck.
In the second heat, Vernon Mckinney
broke at the start and fell far behind.
The other four raced together to the last
turn where the James stallion caught up
with them, Then the five came down
the stretch abreast but Mckinney could
not stand the pace and went into the air
again. Independence Boy and Evelyn w.
drew away and in another gruelling fin
ish, the mare got the decision BY a mar
row margin. Evelyn w. and Indepen-
dence Boy were the contenders all the
way in the third round, with Evelyn w.
a length in the lead at the wire.
Star Russell looked good in the 2:l2
pace. winning the first heat and losing
the second by inches hut she went lame
and was drawn. Cox then showed re-
markable driving ability in winning with
in the next three heats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-26
Windsor County Democrats
Adopt Sharp Resolutions
PUBLIC q JOLS TOO DEAR
i IS of Public Officials Unreasonably
Advanced, Rate of Taxation Daily
Increasing, Without Correspond
ing Efficiency of Service.

White River Junction, July oG.--The
Windsor county Democratic convention
was held in this village Yesterday after.
noon. @. G. Sawyer of Sharon acted "a
chairman and w. G. Renehan Of Hart
ford as secretary. The nominations
we're as follows: Senators, Don G.. Pol
lard OF Cavendish, G. N. Squires of Ches-
ter and NJ ]. Walsh of Hartford; side
Judges, E. +. Eastman of Weston and
E. w Billings of HartIand; states at
torney, S. H. Emery of Cavendish; high
sheriff, J. NJ. Gilbert of Hartford; high
bailiff, ]. ID. Wheeler of Bethel; probate
Judge of Windsor district, F. s. Locke OF
for Hartford district, Charles
Block OF Royalton; county committee.
G. N. Locke Of Springfield. w. c. Rene-
han Of Hartford, r. n. Clark of Windsor
and i. G, Warner of Ludlow.
The following are the resolutions:
'We, the Democrats of Windsor coun-
ty, in convention assembled, do hereby
ratify and heartily endorse the national
and state platforms and pledge our sup
port to the nominees thereof.
I'VE criticise the Republican party
for its administration of the affairs of
the state, whereby the cost of living
is beyond the reach of the common peo-
pie, the salaries of public officials un-
reasonably advanced and the rate of
taxation daily increasing, without any
corresponding efficiency of public service.
'We call special attention to the in-
creased cost Of our public school sys-
TEN. caused largely by the increase Of
salaried officials and supernumeraries,
who contribute little or nothing to the
ultimate benefit of the pupil.
''We need legislation that shall offer
inducements to the sons and daughters
of Vermont to remain in the state OF
their nativity and help in the develop.
ment of our commonwealth.
Believing as we do that the Demos
Gratis Of Windsor county can do much to :
contribute towards the material and pro
gressiye development of the state, by
sending to the general assembly men
who have shown themselves to be thor
oughly identified with the interests ans
needs of the community, it is incumbent
upon the county and town committees to
see that such men are put in nomination
and elected.
I'VE enthusiastically endorse and
lieves in progressive principles to help
inees of tins convention and call upon
every Democrat and everyone who be-
lives in progressive principles to helf
roll up a grand Democratic vote in the
state and nation