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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26
HIS CHOICE

"Of two evils, choose the lesser"
says the old adage.
"'Of two evils, choose the lesser "
said little Benny. And that was why
he was running down the street as
fast as his legs could carry him; and
it was because he was running so fast
that he collided, full tilt, with the par
son as he turned the corner.
why all this haste, my little
MANI" inquired the cleric, when he
had regained his breath. Where are
you going?"
Homer" gasped little Benny.
Mothers going to spank me-"
'What!" gasped the parson. care
you so eager for your mother to
spank you that you run homer"
'No," shouted the boy over his
shoulder; ''but if 1 don't get there be-
fore pa, he'll do it,"
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A young Scottish recruit was put
on guard outside the generals tent.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

A young Scottish recruit was put
on guard outside the generals tent.
In the morning when the general
looked out, he said to the young Scot
in a stern voice: who are your"
The young soldier, turning smartly,
replied: Fine, sir, thanks. Hoo's
yerser?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

Rsy Husband (the father of six daugh-
;ters-Come, Rosa, there is a gentle
man in the drawingroom who wants
sto marry one of my daughters. He
is wine merchant. Wife-A wine
merchant? Heaven be praised! Then
she WILDE sure to select one of the
older brands.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26
TOO SPEEDY

The captains son stood on the
bridge of a schooner beside his
father, on windy night 1t suddenly
became necessary for the captain to
sgo below, and he said to the boy,
whom he had been instructing:
Here, take the wheel. I'll be back
soon. Steer by that star, and then
you will be all right"
The boy began to steer, and soon
got her out of her course. The star
appeared at the stern instead of the
head, and, with feeling of pride, he
shouted to the captain:
q "Come and find me another star;
I've passed that one!-Fun.
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

of the music, on the occasion In ques-
tion.
Started to!" She corrected him.
Strengthening suddenly at the recollec-
ton of that evening. when humility
and modesty were virtues conspicu-
ously wanting in his demeanor.
Your Ladyship is right" he said
quietly. "An alarm from the Mount
interrupted"
She glanced at him quickly. His
eyes met hers with look Of uncon-
cern.
Are you-a fisherman?" she asked
abruptly.
"On occasions"
"And when you are not one-what
are you then?"
"At times-a huRter."
"Ah!" Her eye fingered on some
thing bright on the ledge beneath the
window. "And that Is the reason you
have-pistols?
Exactly, my Lady,"
She continued to regard the
weapons. Of finest workmanship. in
laid with metal that cleaned DULY.
like gold, in the light from tho fire.
His glance followed hers; she was
about to speak. when quickly he inter.
rupted.
HAS your Ladyship thought how
she Is going to get back to the
Mount?"
My lady's questioning, along the line
of personal inquiry. ceased; the Gov
ernor's daughter looked little blank,
"No-that Is, haven't you a boat7"
mot here"
"Then you walked over7"
He neither affirmed, nor denied
"And the tide will not be out for
hours!" Her look showed consterna-
ton; she glanced toward the opening
in the wall. Isn't 1t becoming dark
now?"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
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the wooing green crept out from the
forest as far as 1t might, did she
draw rein. Saladin stopped. albeit
with protest. tossing his great head
You might as well make an end oi
that, sir!" said the girl, and, spring
ing from the saddle. deftly secured
him. Then turning her back toward
the Mount, shadowy pyramid in the
distance, she seated herself in the
grass with her eyes to the woods.
Not long. however, did my lady re-
main thus; soon rising. she walked
toward the shadowy depths. At the
verge she paused; her brows grew
thoughtful; what was 1t the woods
recalled? Suddenly, she remembered
"a boy she had met the night she
left for school so long ago, had told
her he lived In them. She recalled,
too, as a child, how the woman. Marie.
who had been maid to her mother,
had tried to frighten her about that
sequestered domain. with tales Of
fierce wild animals and unearthly
creatures, visible and invisible, that
roamed within.
She had no fear now, though faint
rustlings and a pulsation OF sound
held her listening. Then, through the
leafy interstice, a cleaning and flash
ing, as II some one were throwing
jewels to the earth, lured her on to
the cause of the seeming enchant-
ment-a tiny waterwall!
The moment passed; still she lin
gerad. Around the Mounts high top.
her own home, only transcendent 81
lence reigned; here was she surround
ed by babbling voices and all manner
of merry creatures-lively little squir
rels; winged insects, romping in the
twilight shade; portly and well-sat-
isfied appearing green monster who
regarded her amicably from niche
of green. A butterfly, poised and
waving Its wings. held her a long
time-until she was suddenly aroused
by the wood growing darker. Raising
her eyes, she saw through the green
foliage overhead that the bright sky
had become sunless. At the same time
{ rumbling detonatlon. faint, far-ofr,
broke in upon the whisperings and
tinklings of that wood nook. Getting
up, she stood for a moment listening;
then walked away.
Near the verge of the sand, Saladin
greeted her with impatience, tossing
his head toward the darkening heav-
ems. Nor did he wait until she was
fairly seated before starting back at
a rapid gate along the shore. But the
girl offered no protest; her face
showed only enjoyment. A little wild
he might be at times, as became one
of rugged ancestry, but never vicious,
only headstrong! And she didn't
mind that
Already had he begun to slack that
first laundering pace when something
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
Conquest of Disease.

The wonderful achievements
wrought by bacilli cultures and the
preparation of preventive serums
place modern physicians in a position
surprising that of the ancient magi or
medieval alchemists and render their
services to mankind more striking
than the proudest exploits of AIexan-
der or Cyrus. In the campaign against
virulent diseases the quiet miscrosco-
pist in his study, be he a Pasteur,
Flexner or Carrel, is unostentatiously
warning with armies the conquest of
which outmatches the military feats
Of a Caesar or Charlemagne.
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
Answer to Query.

The act of uplifting the hand during
the taking of an oath is so ancient
that it would be futile to even attempt
to say when it started. Homer at
tempts to say when it started. Homer
mentions it as common among the
Greeks of his time, and it Is also found
In the earliest biblical time. For in
stance, Abraham, the father of the
Jewish people, says: 81 have lifted
up my hand to Jehovah" showing that
even at that remote period the prac-
tice was existent 1t was from the
Jews. of course, that the practice
found its way into christendom, where
1t has ever since held it's place in ju.
dicial trials.
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
CHAPTER VIII.
The Old Watch-Tower.

A wall! A window-a prison-like
interior! AS her eyes opened, the
Governors daughter strove confusedly
to decipher her surroundings. The
wall seemed real; the narrow window,
too, high above, framing, against a
darkening background, slant Of fine
rain Again she closed her eyes, only
to be conscious Of gentle languor;
heaviness Nike that Of half-sleep; Of
bodily heat, and also little bodily
pain. For an indefinite period, really
a moment or two, she resigned herself
to that dreamy torpor; then. with an
effort, lifted her lashes once more.
AS she gazed before her, something
bright seemed leaping back and forth;
a fiame-that played on the wall; re-
vealing the joints between the stones
of massive masonry; casting shadows,
but to wipe them out; paling near a
small window, the only aperture ap-
parent In the cell-like place. Turning
from the chickering's, her glance quick
ly sought their source-a fire in a
hearth, before which she lay-or half
sat, propped against a stone.
But why7 The spot was strange; in
her ears sounded a buzzing, like the
murmur OF a waterfall. She remem-
bered now; she had fingered before
one-in the woods; and Saladin had
run away. madly, across the sands,
until-my lady raised her hand to
her brow; abruptly let 1t fall. In the
shadow on the other side Of the hearth
some one moved; some one who had
been watching her and who now
stepped out into the light.
Are you better?" said voice.
She stared. On the bold. swarthy
features Of young man now standing
and looking down at her, the light
Jared and cleaned; the open shirt re-
vealed a muscular throat: the down |
turned black eyes we're steady. solicit
BUS. His appearance was unexpected. |
yet not quite strange; she had seen
him before, but, in the general sur
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

what else was there to do?" he
said simply.
Her gaze returned to the fire. "But
the tide was rushing in-rushing! ii
was right upon mel"
She looked again toward the pockets
into which his hands were thrust; OBJ.
served his shirt, torn at the shoulder;
then arose unsteadily. 81 know-it
was not so easy!" she said. 1T was
brave of you"
Your Ladyship is no coward!" he
interrupted. sparkle in his eyes.
when you turned the horse toward
the tide, l was watching; hoping you
would dare. and you did"
About to reply, she became once
more aware she was still very dizzy
from the fall on the sand; the shapely
agure swayed and she put out her
hand with a gesture of helplessness
At the same time. the man reached
forward quickly and caught her. A
moment was she conscious Of a firm
grasp; dark. anxious gaze bent upon
her; then, slid gently back to the
stone seat.
A brief interval, and gradually she
began to see again more distinctly
a mans face, not far from hers; a face
that drew back as her own look
cleared. At a respectful distance he
now stood, his bearing at once erect
and buoyant, and more curiously she
him. A distinct type, here
pride and intelligence stamped them
selves strongly on the dark, handsome
features; courage and daring were
written on the bold, self-rellant brow.
And with this realization OF something
compelling. in his person
ality, came another.
'T have seen you-spoken with you
beforel On the beach-the night Of
the dancel"
The young man turned. Your
so far honored meas to
dance with mel" he said. in his eyes a
touch OF that brightness that had
caused her to regard him imperiously,
IS he had swung her to the measure
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

prise and perplexity of the moment,
did not ask herself where. The inter.
val between what she last remem-
bered on the beach-the rush and
swirl of water-and what she woke to,
absorbed the hazy workings of her
mind. NAs
The young man stopped; stirred the
fire, and after a pause, apparently to
give her time to collect her thoughts,
repeated his question: Are you bet
ter, now?"
"Oh, yes" she said, with an effort,
half sitting up. And then irrelevantly.
with rather wild glance about her:
"Isnt-isn't 1t storming outside?"
"A little-not much" A smile
crossed the dark features.
Il remember" she added, as II fore
fng herself to speak. 1T had Just be-
gun to on the beach, when 1.-THE
grand tide" The words died away;
mechanically she lifted her hand.
brushed back the shining waves Of
hair.
why think OF II now?" he inter
posed gently.
But" uncertainty she smoothed her
skirt; 1t was damp and warm II sup
pose this is the island of Casque?"
Yes.
"And this placer"
"The old watch-tower."
But how" Then sha noticed that
his hands. long. brown and we'll
formed, were cut and bruised; bore
many jagged marks as from a fierce
struggle. How did you hurt your
hands?"
He thrust them into his pockets.
WAS 1t from the rocks-and the
waves? How did get here?"
"Oh. was standing on the Cliff" he
answered carelessly. "and-saw your
horse running away!"
"You did? And then-came down ?"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
Its orlaIn.

Miss Elsie De Wolfe, in one of the
reception rooms Of the Colony club,
was talking about the new servant
trust
1T originated in the Philippines"
she said, among the army servants
there. 1t travelled west to Honolulu.
1t is now spreading, they say, on to
San Francisco.
This coming trouble reminds me
of story.
WHO originated the proverb about
a rolling stone gathering no mossT
one man asked another.
"The other man quietly replied:
THAT, my dear fellow, is quota
tion from an eloquent but vain appeal
to a suburban cook to stay on one
month more"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
CHAPTER WI-(contInued.)

CHAPTER WI.-(contInued.)
why did you do that?" she asked
Angrily.
THE governors orders" said the
man, bowlng hideously. They are to
see no one"
Then let them up at once! Do
you hear? At once!"
And as he began to unlock the door,
walked on After that. her interest
In the rock waned; the Mount seemed
but a prison; she, herself, desired
only to escape from It,
Have my saddle put on Saladin,"
she said to Beppo the next day,
toward the end OF long afternoon.
Very we'll. my lady. Who accom-
panies your ladyship?"
"No one!" With slight emphasis.
II ride alone"
Beppo discreetly suppressed his sur
prise. rs your ladyship going far?
III 80, beg to remind that tonight Is
the change of the moon, and the
grand not the little tide may be
coming in."
Il was already aware of 1t, and shall
keep between the Mount and the
shore. Have my horse sent to the up
per gate," she added, and soon after
ward rode down.
The town was astir, and many
looked after her as she passed; not
kindly, but with the varying express
sions she had Of late begun to notice
Again was she cognizant of that feel
ing of secret antagonism, even from
these people whose houses clung to
the very foundations of her own
abode, and her lips set tightly. Why
did they hate her? What right had
they to hate her? A sensation, al
most of relief, came over her, when
passing through the massive, feudal
gate, she found herself on the beach.
Still and languorous was the day;
mot breath stirred above the tiny
Iripples OF the sand; a calm, almost
unnatural, seemed to wrap the world
lin its embrace. The girl breathed
deeper, feeling the closeness of the
air; her impatient eyes looked
around; scanned the shore; to the
left, low and fiat-to the right,
marked by the dark fringe of a for
est. Which way should she go? Ir-
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

In the course of speech on Amer
lean heroes and institutions, Chaun
cey Depew stated that even the great
est Americans were almost entirely
unknown abroad.
While in distinguished gathering
in England. he remarked. he com.
mented on the fact that in Washing
ton he lived in the very house where
Daniel Webster had resided for six
years while serving as secretary OF
state and later as a member Of the
senate.
A member of the English nobility
replied:
"Ah, indeed, most Interestingly Your
Webster was a most extraordinary
man. In England we have nothing to
compare with, your Webster, who, as
I learn, was your greatest statesman
and orator, wrote a dictionary and
was hanged for killing a client"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

white-a veil, perhaps, dropped from
the cavalcade of lords and ladies some
days before on the land and waited 70
the beach-huttered like a live thing
suddenly before him. In his tense
mood. Saladin, affrighted. sprang to
one side; then wheeling outright,
madly took the bit in his teeth. Per
force his mistress resigned herself.
sitting straight and sure. with little
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

resolutely she turned in the direction
of the wood.
Saladin, her horse, seemed in un-
usually fine fettle, and the distance
separating her from the land was
soon covered; but still she continued
% follow the shore. swinging around
and out toward point some distance
seaward. Not until she had reached
that extreme projection Of land. where
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
coPyecnT 300 pY TnE poen, -,1rRRlLL co.
SYNOPSIS.

Comtesse Elise. daughter OF the govern
tr of the Mount, has chance encounter
With peasant boy. The Mount" small
ock-bound island. stood In vast bay on
he northwestern coast OF France. and
turing the time of Louis XVI. was gov
trnment stronghold. Develops that the
,casant boy was the son OF Seigneur Do
taurac, nobleman. Young Desaurac deter
I gentleman; sees the governors daugh-
er depart for Paris Lady Elise returns
tfter seven years schooling, and enter
aims many mobiles. Her Ladyship dances
fith strange fisherman, and call to
brms is made in an effort to capture a
hysterious Le SeiRneur Noir He escapes.
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
Realism in Art.

A countryman was recently visiting
the city and was listening to the
boasts Of number of artists about
the wonderful genius Of their fellow
workers.
The countryman listened in silence
for time, but finally broke out
with
"Oh. yeou git eout! There is old
Bill Simpkins Of my village, who kin
paint piece of cork so 'xactly like
marble that the minute you throw it
into the water it will sink to the bot
tom kuh-chug, jest like stone"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
When CLAY Pipes Were PopuIar.

Justin Mccarthy went to London In
1852 and found clay pipes in fashion
1T was thought quite the right thing
for man of fashion to appear in the
broad day with clay pipe in his
mouth" he wrote. MANY a young
man stuck clay pipe In his mouth
and pretended to be a real gentle,
man"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
Value Of Time

did your father punish you for not
ehopping the wood7" asked one small
boy.
YES" replied the other. But I
don't know that It wasn't all for the
best Father and passed less than
twenty minutes in the woodshed and
am sure 1t would have taken at least
three hours to chop the wood"
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

"Yes, my Lady"
"Of course. it was almost sundown
when But must return at once!
Don't you understand"
(TO BE CONTINUED1
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23

Some of us hand out advice only
when we have an ak to grind.
The Chanute times., 1913-05-23
What They Did to Webster.

(To BE CoNTINUEDJ
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Il IWOpennyDeteCtiVe'

Detectives. lawyers clerks and 9TH
ers often experience great difficulty in
obtaining an undoubted specimen of a
certain persons signature. In one case
recourse had to be had to a marriage
register; in another the only sigma
ture procurable was on the fiyleaf of q
book which the suspect had presented
to relative; and only two or three
years ago testimonial to a sea cap
tain was brought into court, because
among the signatures to it was one
for which the police had long hunted
In vain.
One of the most common expedients
resorted to for overcoming this diff
Guilty is employing the "twopenny de-
tective"-that Is, sending a registered
letter to the person whose signature is
wanted. And this is frequently sue
cessful. Thinking the postal packet
contains money or valuables. the ad-
dressee unsuspectingly signs the re-
ceipt. only to discover that inside the
envelope there is nothing but a
faxed" letter.
This trap once caught an anonymous
letter writer-a woman-who, on be-
ing interrogated shortly before. had
declared that she could not write, and
whose friends believed her to be illit-
crate 1t was, in fact. mainly instru-
mental in getting her six months I'm
prisonment.
The receipt for a registered letter,
it should be carefully noted, is not
given up to anybody, but can be OBJ
tanned only in certain cases to further
the ends OF justice.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
TAKING BACHELORS

In Memphis, Tenn, bachelors are
taxed to maintain summer home
for six babies and their mothers. The
amount OF the tax is determined by
the Income, eligibility and general
attractiveness Of said bachelor, due
deductions being made for over
weight. badness, loss of one eye, and
general disposition The usual tax
assessed is IS. which is collected in
the following manner The law pro-
vides that mo unmarried male ar
rived at the age of 21 years shall
be allowed on the streets Of Memphis
after 8 o'clock p. m, or to court, visit
or accompany an unmarried woman
to any place OF amusement unless he
has paid the tax He must present
a bachelors license on demand OF any
unmarried woman, married man. or
police officer. If he can't or won't
he is liable to fine of $25 to $50. A
number resisted payment and were
brought before the police magistrate
and fined double the amount Of the
tax. Now everybody is paying cheer
fully.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
An Extraordinary Will;

At an inquest held recently at Mas
terton, New Zealand. on the body OF
Robert J. Ewington, one of the most
remarkable wills on record was pro-
duced A witness stated that when
he arrived at the spot where deceased
was found Ewington asked him to
get his field glass case and rife. The
dying man said: IT have written on
them" and asked witness to read the
writing to him.
Deceased then asked witness to
copy the writing and send it to his
brother Charles at Masterton. The
writing on the field glass case. which
had been scratched with piece of
wire or nail. was as follows:
Look after Maudie and the chill
dren. Look after things. Will H..
appoint r. Dagg and CharleN
(Signed) Bob"
On the same case were scratched
the words: lizard luck! Bob" On
the butt Of the rife there were
scratched these words:
.Dear Charley: Give Will Harding
every chance, and he viii help Maude
and my family. Put him on the right
road. Bob"
There were also scratched on the
rife butt the words, Don't forget
VIII Harding. and spare expense
written on the bottom Of the field
glass case were the following words,
in plain letters: "R- Dagg and
Charley"
The coroner had the writing care
fully attested, and 1t will be used as
the last testament of the deceased, no
other will having been left.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
3 Little Bebbis 5 Pa 8
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

= TOALD Pa last mite that our teecher
sed we shud practice riteing let
ters. She sed that peepul was fer
Citing how to rite good letters &
she asked each of us kids to rite a
letter to aunt or a unkel G. bring 1t
to skool with us the next day.
I haven't got any aunts to write to
G. the only unkel I have got is Pas
brother, he isent bit like Pa, he is
meen old cuss, he newer gaiv us a
cent for Christmas or present eeven.
Rite to unkel Oscar. sed Pa, rite
him nice letter.
/ doant want to rite him nice
letter. toald Pa, beekaus I doant like
him eeven If he is your brother. He
has got lots of mummy and he all the
time wares that old black suite that
is getting all green and shiny. Why
shud I rite to him7
Why indeed, Bobbie. sed Ma If you
doant want to rite him nice letter
thare is no use of riteing him at all.
Doant evver pretend that you 1uv a
man II you don't 1uv him. Ma sed.
Maybe If he wud rite Unkel Oscar a
nice letter it mite maik the old crouch
feel littel kinder, sed Pa will rite
the letter for Bobbie & he can sine
his naim & I bet Oscar will warm up
& cum around to see Bobbie.
doant think anything in the wurld
wud evver maik that old miser warm
up, sed Ma, & I am not in favor of
Bobbie sineing his naim to any luv-
ing words for Unkel Oscar But Pa
sed he was going to rite the letter
anyway, so Ma e. me left the room so
Pa cud be alone. & after waiting. a
littel while Pa calm out & red this
letter witch he had rote for me:
Dear Unkel Oscar-This Is a letter
fom yure 1fttel nefew Bobbie. / dare
say you will be surprised to hear from
me, but the temtashun to rite was ir-
resis-tabel. I have been thinking a
good deal of you of late e. I offen pic