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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16
Fooliflg His
Father -
BY Edna Kerr

Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
Berkeley sat staring vacantly
through the open door, his fathers
letter in his hand This, then. was
what his exile really meant. ssssa
When Harmon Osbons had lsent him
to Montana as assistant superintend-
emit Of construction, he had thought
that the elder man was ready to give
him another chance. Berkeley was an
only son and had been his mothers
baby until her death, a year ago.
He had not found It easy to make
the change to BIS fathers son In the
short space since. He had proved
disappointing IN a business way be-
cause he had neglected an important
deal to- see, his Alma Mater meet
and slaughter-her most cherished
rival on the 'gridiron.
y He had thought that the transfer
| to the tiny little South America re-
public was to permit him to make a
fresh start, but the letter he held in
his hand disillusioned him.
Spencer, the chief of construction of
the Montaria Inland railway, which
was to tap the rich agricultural dis
tricts on its way to the silver mines,
had asked him to look up some in.
structions from New York. In his
search he had found his fathers per-
sonal letter to Spencer carelessly
thrust among the Office documents,
One sentence burned into his mind.
'You will not find him much use,' y
his father had written, Il am not send
ing you an assistant, Just give him
plenty of cigarettes and nothing to do
but keep him down there" ss
He had been a failure in the Office
at home He had been sent down here
! to get him out of the way. He repeat
I ed the sentence over and over again
as he gazed straight through the oper
door to where the tiny work engine
painted up and down the single tracl
read with more noise than effective
ness. At last he swung back to thu
desk: '-T' - ,-----7- --' ,,-'-'-1-.
"Iu fool you yet, Dad" he cried
"Pll foo, you good"
+ The next morning Spencer stare
when Berkeley came to breakfast il
khaki instead Of fannels, Going Vi
to the end Of the road,S he explained
Want to have a look - .,s~..s..-
Go ahead" said Spencer. He ha,
SslQYered from the scare Of the da.
/ before, assured that this sudden fit o
! industry would not last. He went OF
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d.
stand, suppose that you render your
bill and close the account" said Dick.
That night he ran across Payton
TClavering at the club. It was cheaper
to eat at the club than. at restau-
rant, and Dick had gone there much
Of late. Tonight he was sitting at a
table by himself when Clavering
dropped into the seat opposite.
II hope you don't mind, old chap"
be said with an apologetic smile. II
hate to break in. on a fellow, and If
you'd rather be, alone. I'll seek some
other victim, but the fact, is I'm bored
to death. I wish ! was back in the
old days when fellow could hire q
little hunchback to give him chance
to laugh now, and then. The theater's
bore, and, if I hired some Of those
vaudeville persons to give, me a show
all to myself, they'd talk and I'd get
my name in the papers" @
You're just the man I'm. looking
tor" announced Phillipsborn. 81 sup
pose you've heard that. 1 backed the
Holmes-Parson deal, and that it
busted me. I'm the Millionaire
Amusement company now. Want to
give me my first commission" -.
Il say, you'd look jolly odd in cap
and bells" suggested Clavering.
I'm not going to put on a clown
suit and tell you Jokes" protested
Dick. Mine is a better scheme than
that. You want something to do, and
you don't know what you want. You
pay me retainer, and I'll find some
thing that you want, to do and tell
you what it is. II you like 1t, all you
have to do is to make out check,
and I'll look after all the Details"
.Clavering glanced sharply at Dick
to detect q lurking smile. He was a
od-hpmored, rather dense young
fellow. and the other men in, the club
had way Of quietly guying him. 7
Dicks face showed only eager In
tenseness, and Clavering nodded an
approving head. a ere
- That sounds, pretty good" he con-
coded, "and l always was a duffer at
planning things. I gave picnic last
summer when Bess was away and I
got Is people 10 miles away from q
decent eating place before I remem-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16
Man,
the Master
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
So i. PreSS) s.1t
81 will not" said the girl.
BY F. Harris Dean

@esa. Press) a. a.ss
81 will not" said the girl.
The young man eyed her in con-
sternation. 'My word" he said, .there,
will be row! I wouldn't be in your
shoes for something"
"My shoes?" she repeated blankly.
what do you mean?"
"Why, your mother 1 expect she'll
have quite lot to say about. this.
She told me you'd simply jump at
meat least I don't mean that ex-
actly, but she seemed pretty keen on
the idea" ~
IT don't care-she can say what she
likes. 1 wouldn't marry you if you
were the last man on earth" She
eyed him scornfully. There's moth
ing to Singer at in that silly way-I
wouldn't"
''It was the idea of my being the
only remnant at the bargain counter
made me laugh" he explained apolog-
etically, mot what you said. What's
the objection to marrying me?"
because I despise you"
81 say, 'despise' is a bit thick, you
know. Hang it all, I've never done
anything to have 'despised' saved up
for me. and you can't say l have"
That's the very reson I do despise
you Because you never have done
anything"
do you mean because we lost the
tennis tournament yesterday? 1t was
you let us down."
"Of course, put it down to your
partner. Besides. don't mean the
tournament. You're keen enough on
games and silly things like that. J
mean in rel hing
'N'hat d'you Gail real? Being
Worlds Worker, Empire building, and
that sort of rot?" :
= -.rcps at Mr.. Powell, for example.
He doesn't idle his life away. He's
doing something"
Hell be catching something, too. II
he's not jolly careful-there are some
pretty infectious things down those
sluns. Besides, what good does he
do? The poor We got quite enough
to worry 'em without his fooling
about. He's bore and a prig."
81 don't say he's not; but he's re.
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She Was Engaged Picking Flowers.


spected, anyhow, which is more than
you are" 81 g 5u 3A!
"How do you mean I'm not respect
ed? I'm a pretty popular chap, II
you ask met" 9,3A Si'3-.' = -...l
"You know enough people-smack-
hackers, that's all they are-but they
don't respect you. Why, everybody
calls you Tommie.' eh1
Whose faults that? I didn't give
myself that name" -,
mo; but If you were different
sort of man, they wouldn't smack
your back, and they wouldn't call you
that It's SO horribly infantile."
a1'D'yo mean I ought to be called
Thomas?' No, thank you"
Everybody calls Mr.. Powell Mis-
ter" sen scGlC. 'dt4'
"Well. rather-a solemn rotter like
that!"
ct shows they respect him, anyhow.
He takes himself seriously, and SO
does everybody else. You-why,
you're simply fabby! Be quiet, Tom
mie; I don't want to feel your stupid
muscles. Don't be so vulgar like
man to be manly - s
"Once aboard the lugger business.
d'you mean? Well, I can be master
full enough If there's any occasion,
"You! With chin like that! It's
like girl's-and you've dimple In
It. too" as - & il.tl l,...l
The young man sighed despairingly.
II can't help having a dimple. Be-
lsides, even if were a beetle-browed
scowler, you'd. want something diff
ferent" ~rt. ~ Ssfs..
mo, I shouldn't. I've made up my
mind. The man I shall marry will be
capable of picking me up In hissarms
md running away with me-"
Him." said the young man, cycling
Ter ,considefingly. std want a. bit Of
LONG. Still, I don't mind having q
Ehot at it If you're keen. How far
kave I got to run p $50 s.--..-s- -
'Tdiot!" cried the girl, retreating
before his outstretched arms. "T'll
box your ears If you dare"
"Tbere you are" he grumbled.
Isn't that iust what I've been say
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16
Her Size

HST SiZes
e A physician was the only passenger
IN the surface car until there entered
a mechanic, whose hands were extend,
ed stffay, about fifteen inches apart
in the position Of holding yarn foE,
grandmother to wind. After the con
ductor head taken a nickel from thu
mans rigid fingers. the .dostor's pro-
fessional interest, waa aroused in thu
case Of unique PARALYSIS. and presently,
he ventrred to say; x Hare ypu besn
like that long. my good mani" q
Nope was the, stolid answer.
"'Do you have treatment for. 1T"
Nope saa s.ssi3p
This seemed discouraging,t but the
doctor was bent on investigation
Does it cause you pain?' he inquired.I
The stranger grinned. what are
you driving att" he wanted to know
"I'm going to buy my wife pair q
red slippers and this here's her sixa.9
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16

"Now that I know just where I
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
PROPER DEGREE OF NEGLECT
Sometimes Hard, Even for the Wisest
Mother, to Know When to Draw
the Line.

Wholesome neglect is about the
best kind of care child can receive"
she said. And my children have all
had plenty of it,"
The other mother was so impressed
by the words Of the mother of seven
healthy children that she actually be-
gan to practice little bit of whole
some" neglect with her own eve lamb.
One day the little girl came running
to her with a cut finger Formerly
that mother would have called in a
physician to bind up the cut. But hay
ing decided to make use of whole
some" neglect. she merely took out
her handkerchief. wrapped it around
the child's finger, dried her tears, and
told her to run back and play.
The mother of the seven children
happened to be present. When the
little girl had run away she said to
the other mother. "That is very dam
gerous way to treat cut. Do you
usually follow that practice?"
NO." replied the other mother; T
usually send for the doctor. But J
am following your example, and using
wholesome neglect"
The other mother medItated a mo-
ment, and then she said, "It is not
necessary, l think. to call in a doctor
when a child cuts her finger; hut to
bind it up with a handkerchief that
has been carried even for few hours,
exposed to dust, and not to cleanse
the finger thoroughly before binding
it up at all. seems to me, If 1 may say
so, to be not wholesome but "un-
wholesome neglect. So many per.
sons" she went on, Confuse whole
some with 'unwholesome' neglect. l
don't blame them at all; it is hard
always to know the one from the
other!"-Home Progressive Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
FOR SERVING TARTAR SAUCE
Idea Put Into Use by One Hostess
Would Seem to Have Many
Good Points.

A good idea for the serving of tar
tar sauce of mayonnaise is suggested
by one enterpriisng housewife. She
cuts lemon in half, cleans out the in
side thoroughly and then fills the
halves with the sauce. She serves
one to each guest. When fish or sal
nd is served the little lemon cups are
placed around the edge of the platter
and one is taken by each guest. In
this way the sauce is kept firm and
strong instead of melting into liquid
when put on a hot plate.
For the home where guests are al
ways arriving and departing there is
nothing quite so nice for the windows
as white cotton crepe. This may be
simply hemmed or trimmed with ball
fringe. For the dressers and bureaus
covers of f1eece-lined pique will be
found very satisfactory. This may
be cut into the required size and the
edges buttonholed in scallops. Two
sets of curtains and covers should be
kept on hand, one in use and a clean
oue besides.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Silk Street Costumes.

The vogue for silk street costumes
continues. and the colored silks which
made their appearance last year are
to be found in greater variety and
more beautiful designs this fall. Many
materials are shown in piquelike
weavings in blac kand white. and are
utilized for costumes and coats.
Tartan and checked material are
shown in velvet and silk as we'll as in
the regulation woolen fabrics. There
are blue-green checks. through which
run red. blue OF orange-yellow
threads and large shadow squares in
dark colorings necked with various
unts.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Feather Touuca.

1t seems as though hat made of
feathers should be light. and SO the
plumage toques are in actual weight;
but they have heavy look, thanks to
their compactness, and this is not be-
coming. Nevertheless they will be
very fashionable up till Christmas
and are already obtainable in many
colors and shapes. Very few of them
have brims. but nearly all belong to
the saucepan, the pudding basin or the
coal scuttle persuasion.
Their only trimming is in nearly
every case little knot of brilliant
feathers at the side. culled from a
tropic bird.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

An effective little house dress this.
made in Nile green cashmere.
1t has Magyar bodice trimmed at
neck with embroidered galloon, which
is shaped to fit; 1t is also taken down
In 'v" and trims sleeves and forms
waistband.
The skirt is eased to this.
Materials required 2k yards cash
mere A inches wide, 21s yards gal
loon. IN dozen buttons.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
SIee Raj. Thursday SIsst

Canon City and the surrounding
territory was visited by much need
ed rain Thursday night. that cooled
the atmosphere and ailayed the dast
both OF which had for several dAss
been the cause OF considerable IN
noyance and complaint The storm
was accompanied by hail anyone
portions Of this community. but so
far m can be learned no serioua dam
ase was done by 1t TO the fruit crop.
Az n result of tho rain the speedway
at the fair grounds was put In spIens-
Id condition for todays racing pro-
gram an Improvement tina, was duly
appreciated by all IN attendance AZ
the sports.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
oboe pI.yers In Demand.

Mauie Powell has expressed her
surprise that there nre not more peo
pIe learning to play the instruments
OF reed and brass. Somewhere IN
this country" she says. there IL a
native born oboe player. but have
never met him. And oboe plavcrs are
always IN demand" Al u matter of
fact Miss Powell is right. Oboe play.
ers. trumpet players. trombonIsts.
horn players and cInrincts arc always
In far grentcr demand than players Of
rtringed instruments. Good perform.
crs on the former instruments draw
salaries ranging from S35 TO s75 .
week. and they can always fnd en-.
pioyment all through tho year.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
Canon Not OFFICIALLY Represented.

Canon City Lodge No. eio. d. - o.
e. is not officially represented at the
Eiks' state convention In Idaho
Springs this week. Several OF its
members had planned to attend the
Idaho Springs gathering. but .at the
last momon, were compelled by bust
ness AFFAIRS at hume to forgo tho
pleasure of being present at tho con-
vontion. A special train left Pueblo
over the Colorado & Southern road at
i:i5 Thursday afternoon for Idaho
Springs carrying n big lunch Of the
eantiercd herd' from various Iodscs
in this acction OF the state TO the con-
yention. -
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
SNEEO INTERCEPTED LET
TER AND KILLED WRITER

Amarillo. Texas. Sept. i6.--Rumor,
generally credited, is that John sneal
killed Al Boyce Saturday after Inter
ceptins letter Boyce wrote to Mrs.
snced. proposing another elopment
sneed is In jail unconcernsd and con
fldent OF acquittal. The police fear .
claah between members Of tho two
factions.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
BIBLE STUDY COUPON.

Bible and Tract Society. II Hicks
Street. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Kindly send me the Bible
Studies marked below
-svhe-s Are the Dssdf"
-Forsivsbls snd Unpsrdensbis
Sirs."
what Say the Scriptures Re-
spsetins Punishment"
"Rieh Man In HE'LL"
-in In. cress Of Christ We
Glory
~Most Prseieus rsrt-"-John
END Of the Age 10 the Harvest"
Length and Breadth, Height
and Depth Of ood's Love-"
The Thief In Paradise"
Christ Our Passover 10 saeri-
feed"
The Risen Christ"
"Forsordinstion and Election"
THE Desire Of All Nstiens."
~sia's Small Beginnings"
"Parsdiss Reaainsd."
The Coming kingdom"
"Sin Atousrsnt"
"spiritusi Israel = Natural is-
rasi"
~Ths Times Of the oensiIss."
~osthsrinp the Lords Jswsls.-
Thrust In Thy Sickle"
weeping All Night"
Every Idle Word"
Refrain Try voies From Weep
ing"
what Is the soui7"
"Elsetins Kings"
"The Hope Of Immortality"
"Ths Kings Daughter. the Bride,
the Lambs Wife"
"Caismitiss-Why Permitted"
"Prsssinu Toward the Mark"
"christiar Scisnes unscisntifio
and unehristian."
sour Lords Return"
"rhe Coidsn Rule" .rs<t
THE Two SaIvations." 81
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Upon receipt OF the above cou-
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these Bible Studies FREE. any
three of them for 8 cents
tstampsJ or the entire 81 for -
cents. SEND AT ONCE TO
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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
WIFE
OF JOHNSON
SHOOTS SELF

Chicago. Sept 12.--In ut OF tern-
porary insanity last night Mrs. Jack
johnson. white wife of the negro
heavyweight champion pugIllst. sdbt
herself in the right templcwith ss-
calibre revolver. The bullet passed
clear through her head. and she Is
dying in thesProvident hospitals
Mrs. Johnson was alone in the
apartments the pair have here over
Johnson's ralatial saloon and cafe. at
II West rhirty-frst street. Johnson
was downtown on business.
Mrs. johnson has been III for a year
Of tuberculosis. At times she has
been despondent. although johnson
tried to keep up her spirits by Wild
midnight rides through the pxk IN
his big racing automobile. Only last
Friday the pair were seen together
in jackson park. making sixty miles
an hour in the big gray car. with
johnson at the wheel.
Comes Of Excellent famiIys
Mrs. Johnson Is an extremely pret-
ty woman. 30 years old. and was :
dIvorcee before marrying the neVo.
She is n member OF an excellent Long
Island family. and formerly was the
wife OF a man named Duryea. LIVING
in an exclusive Long Island town
After her divorce she disappeared.
and when next heard OF was the wife
Of johnson. the pugiiist having for
saken Nell o'Brien. a Phiisdeiphia
tenderloln girl. for the handsome a.
vorce.
Life IN the johnson cafe after her
former surroundings is said TO have
brought home to her the dsths TO
which she had fallen Constantly in
the company Of men whose race The
knew only as servants before. shs
realized tina, the lowest aase In her
career had been reached and. although
she tried to keep a game front in Ysb-
lie. II was well known among The
Johnson circles that she was badly
dissatisfed with her lot
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
SATURDAY

Mrs. II. F. Wilcox arrived this week
from Ignatlo. Colo. with her daugh-
ter. Miss Edna, whom she placed IN
Mt. st. scholastiea's academy at Can
on City.-Salida Record.
Mrs. Elmer Johu OF salida has been
called TO Rockvale in consequence o.
the very serious Illness Of her
brother, John X. Evans, who Ia suici
ing from an attack OF pneumonia. NJ
Evans Is train dispatcher for the sar
Ia Fe at Rockvale.
Wesley Acker OF South Canon will
leave in the course OF few days To-
Chicago where he viii register as :.
student In the medical school OF Chi
cago university for the current yea.
Mr.. Acker. who is graduate OF IN
South Canon high school, was a stu
dent at Colorado college two years ago.
A bunch of Republican candidates
for county offices. and hal' dozen
or more precinct committeeman. went
to Florence on Rio Grande train No.
10 this morning for the purpose OF re-
organizing the Republican county cen
trail committee and discussing plans
for the coming campaign.
Maple Harl left this morning for
Liberty. Missouri. where he will con-
tInue his studies at William Jewel
college. of which institution he has
been a student for several years past
Mrs. J. d. Dcmphy and Mrs. J. r..
cfem returned Wednesday from Canon
City. where they went the previous
day in the capacity Of chsperones 10
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19

NnateHan anu n1ihs ray ieLt on oun-
day for Liberty. Missouri. where the
latter will attend school during the
coming year. Mr.. vhiteman and Miss
Emma returned home Sunday after
rooa.
W. 7. Rricweli weat to Denver tbs
morning for the purpose OF attending
the annual meeting OF the Masonic
grand lodge of Colorado. ot-which he
is member. He Will be abscn, from
home ali week.
Mrs. II. E. Hayes. OF Canon City. IS
visiting friends in Pueblo for a few
days.-Puebio Star-Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry L. Dowen re-
turned home last Saturday afternoon
from Almont, where they have 5.en
camping and fishing for sore time
They report trout fishing as bling
very good at present. The HuLioons
and some other Canon City people are
still at Almont.
Mrs. Charles Guy and her guest
Mrs. C. W. Gary. returned to -paebio
last Thursday after visit of week 5
duration here with Mrs A. L. Tay-
lor.
Mr.. and Mrs. C b. Manning OF Gyp-
sum. Kansas. who had been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. w P. Ahart on Eas;
Grand avenue. Lincoln park. for some
time previously. left for home last
Thursday morning.
The Rev. II. NJ. W. Black. who was
recently invited by the vestry TO take
charge of Christ church parish. has
moved his family into the rectory. on
Macon avenue. Mr.. Black has had an
extended and successful career. hav-
ing been rector OF parishes In cities
both In the east and south He sppre-
ciates Canon City as a pleasant resi-
Genital place. and Is impressed with
the refinement. good will and earnest
ness of the church people he nnds
herr II will be his endeavor insofar
as his position gives him opportunity,
to help make Christ church n factor
In the community. as Il has always
been. for moral and spiritual idealism.
and also for the Strengthening of tina,
spirit Of friendiiness which should
bind all Christians together In n real
unity-The Messenger.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
MONDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. /. whiteman an
daughters, Misses Fay and Emmas
villa Grove. Colorado. spent the wee
end Waiting friends in this eIty. y