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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-28

intensity: I'm we'll enough educated.
| can take dictation and make good
copy"
He allowed his tone to sound deh-
ance-'I already have secretary"
Fran continued with an effort,
Mother didn't like studying, very well.
but she was determined to get me out
of the condition ] was born in; she
taught me all she knew. Wasn't she
splendid! So patient" Fran paused,
and stared straight before her, straight
into the memory of her mothers eyes.
Gregory refected-"If this child had
| not come, had not intruded herself
upon my life! Haven't / suffered
enough for my follies?"
when mother died." Fran resumed.
"she thought maybe Uncle Ephraim
had mellowed, so | went to him, be-
cause I thought | couldn't get along
without love-" She shook her head,
with pathetic little smile. Put l
could! Uncle Ephraim didn't mellow,
he dried up. He blamed me for being
born--I think, myself, it was mis-
take. He turned me out, but was
SO tough | just couldn't be winter
killed. After that ] went back to the
show and stocked up in experience
I mention it to point out that mild
lob like being your private secretary
wouldn't strain a muscle"
) Gregorys voice cut across hers. MY
secretary must be in sympathy with
nv work. TO exercise such talents as
I have. is my religion, and l need a
helper whose eyes are fixed upon the
higher life. This is final, and the sub
, iect must never be reopened. lind
| it very painful"
. Fran's discovery that he had not
| heard her plea, crimsoned her face.
, She Jumped from the armchair.
J. breathing rapidly. Then" she cried,
!. IF YOU won't have me, get another.
: The one you have must CO."
j. "she shall do nothing Of the sort, "
= he coldly responded.
"Yes." Fran retorted violently, Il
tell you she must go!"
He struck the table with his palm.
"Never!"
Shall I use my last resource?'
Fran's eyes cleaned ominously.
The hand upon the table became q
fist That was his only reply.
~ would entreat you," said Fran
faltering, land with tears-but what
good would it do? None. There's nc
1 use for one woman to weep II another
n woman is smiling. Dismiss your sec
rotary"
He leaned toward her from over tht
!. table, and spoke in low, level tone
81 am going to appeal to your better
nature. Think Of the girls OF thu
street who need rescue, and the WON
en- of the cities who are dying from
neglect and vice. If you hinder m.
work. let the souls of these outcast
be upon your soul! You can rum me
A but not without running my goo
N works. l don't ask you to keep siien
: on my account-.-what am / but an II
strument in the hands OF Providence
but for the sake of the homeless
thousands. have atoned for my pas
:. % but the world always ready to crncif
- the divine, would rejoice to point tn
~ finger of scorn at me, as II ! were sti
.s the fool of twenty years ago."
"But your secretary"
=. "She is a vital factor in my worl
~ It would be impossible to replace her
Ae Fran made step toward Hmm
- mother was replaced"
to
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Verbatim.

This, from my Cambridge messenger
boy friends, is reproduced verbatim:
"The old bridge works field is getting
foundation laid for new building
witch Is getting built by the Boston
bridge work and company. When the
bows OF East Cambridge used to get
chased away from the Sixth street
bridge where they used to 60 swim
ming they used to run into this field
and get there cloths on before the po-
l,ceman caught them. SO they win
lose good place to get away from the
nolice when they get chased next SUM
Boston Pest
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ITO BE CONTINUED
will in later days or years recall pleas

will in later days or years recall pleas
ant memories will be thus perpetu-
ated by the film photographer. He
will eventually be considered as much
a necessity as the orchestra. Un-
doubtedly one of the most acceptable
wedding presents In days to come from
parents to bride and bridegroom will
be a set of progressive films showing
the children as they advanced from
infancy to high school days. AS a
feature of the wedding festivities these
pictures would afford both amusement
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mechan'
les.
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ask, What win you do with me" All
! want is-just little love"
The long loneliness Of her life found
expression in the eager voice, In the
yearning feyes. As he stared at her,
half.stupefed, he imagined she was
holding out her arms to him In plead
ing.
Fran thought his covered face to-
ken of weakening. You must have
loved my mother once. Is 1t all SO
dead and forgotten that there Is none
left for your child?"
But she was seeking to play upon
strings that had long since ceased to
yibrate. He could not bring back.
even In retrospect, the emotions In
spired by Josephine Derry. Those
strings had been tuned to other love-
harmonies. To remember Fran's moth
| err was to bring back not the rapture
of a first passion. but the garish days
of establishment. He could not tell
Fran that he had never loved her
4 mother. The dead must not be re-
preached: the living could not be de.
nied-so he was silent
His silence inspired Fran with hope.
81 am so lonely, SO lonely!" she muir
INJURED plaintively, so very lonely!
There seems reason for everybody
but mel can't be explained. That's
why | am disliked. II there could be
one heart for me to claim-wh hose
heart should it be? Does no sort oil
feeling tell you whose heart 1t should
be?"
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enAprEa xlII-contlnued.

= CHAPTER XiII.--Continued.
4 don't understand how you mean
! know Mr.. Gregory's work
ma be seriously crippled. And 1t
: ma be a great blow to Walnut
0Als ,set eburch-she's always there"
Y sin. you see she can't stay"
I. No. don't see. You and MISS
(, 1, asee must be reconciled."
: on. Abbott, can't you understand.
ID Il that you just won't? 1t isn't
j ny account that Miss Noir must
IAFs this house. She's going to
.aDg trouble-she's already done it.
IN had lots Of experience, and when
lice people hurrying down hill. ] ex-
hi to find them at the bottom. not
y kAHse It's In the people, but be-
aHe It's In the direction. / believe
ame mighty good-intentioned men are
Rambling down hill, carrying their re-
Bion right into hell"
Hush, little friend! You don't un-
trstsnd what religion Is"
III can't find out from its fruits,
don't want to know"
r0f course. But consider how Miss
eace's labors are blessing the help.
Abbott, unless the fruits of relig
s' b are favored by love. they're nc
adre account than apples taken with
d Allerrot--not worth fifty cents q
Z hnel"
abbott asked slyly, What about
n pur fruit, out there in the world?'
Oh" Fran confessed, with a CLEAN
sefe not In the orchard-business a
I VI out here"
;.I, Abbott laid his hand earnestly upor
s lsr arm, Fran! Come In and hell
= spray"
lou dear old prosy, preachy pro
sa Nsor!" she exclaimed affectionately
! have been thinking Of 1t. I've hal
sufnd to try, really. Wouldn't Grac'
Aolf Just die? o Lord, Their
p comes now!"
nan left the disconsolate younj
aan IN wild precipitation, and fey
SO the house He turned off In al
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Second ST., W. S.. Streator, Illinois.
Philadelphia, Pa. ct was at the
sChange of Life that I turned to Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
using it as a tonic to build up my sys-
tenn, with beneficial results. ~ Mrs.
SARA HAYWARD, 1925 W. Venango St.,
(Tioga) Phila-, Pa.
San Francisco, Cal--"I have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for many years whenever |
would feel bad. / have gone through
the Change of Life without any troubles
and thank the Compound for it. Irec-
ommend it to young girls and to women
of all ages. Mrs. G. BARRIE, 1862
25th ST., San Francisco, Cal.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled.
IL you want special advice write to
Lydia i. Pinkham Medicine Go. (cOnfis
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
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SYNOPSIS.

=, Hamilton. Gregorys
81 iran arrives M hui finds him absent
!. as ID Lttl eUJ choir at a camp meeting.
hftng the ,s G in search Of him.
repairs .he service and is asked to
is daflng. la Ashton. superintendent OF
s Aboott Fran from the tent. he
.Hs e scoIsa Is q wealthy man,
Der Glssd In charity work, ana a
slg lnle ne church. Ashton pecotntes
60 q ane e in Fran and whhe taf :.
8 il' ~ her. holds her mana ai poh.
eaVee sononhira Clinton, sister o. I'D
py chairman Of the school o porne
q Cpn W. gregory she wants d .,vate
t lsn' Grace Noir. Gregory Eran
Ell, llms takes violent DISLIKE ~ once
.Syisey her to go a ma secret,
sS Sints at a twenty-yeaiL, &c Grace to
4. gregory in agitaliono , ass the story
ae the Ioo orv married a young glft az
lew GIegU5b5i ,s attending college ana
Sngaed Wn nr Fran is the child OF
deseFIeu No CrAgory had married ms
marriage; Wears before the death
a snt Wile thar0 Fran takes a liking 70
ItaIl r i,ivsp Gregory explains thas
Grssoai 9ynehter OF a very dear trlena
~! a1sS Fran agrees to the stolS y.
g oea ory insists on her making ner
u liz them and takes her ~ 90 ~" 70
~ WIN 4 decided that Fran must 90 10 20
= Grace shows persistent in nv anS
20 VS. story of his dead friend ana
.Sat Fran may be an l i1nl1st eo :
d ln1s that the secretary must sff 6pt
o Ssgins nagging tactics in an en orr
8 81 wan Fran from the Gregory home S Sar
iF e.a aaas ~ remains stanch IN ner
. g,gs0F Fran is ordered before supt Fl
.a sasn9 Ashton TO be punished for rr IN
. .s.S,ust i in school Chairman LIN I'm
s' I. inrrssent The affair ends IN f tan
liz .so The school in company OF tle Iwu
ssIaS t me amaze amazement of the scandal
Nv, Of Of the town Abbott, WINE San.
ass walk i, alone at midnight, finds Pr Sd
bridge rS telling her fortune oy caEa ,S.
,s SI,@ Abbott that she is the fam famous Us
s s,,s Fran Nonpareil. She tlrea DC, 2,
IN @I he and sought home: GRACE i ieh,
i. ..s,n NO Fran come home after mianig IN
& En- s',pI man. She guesses part OF ,,,,a IN
. y and s'i surprises the rest from Aonott
4. sasr,sez 10 ask Bob Clinton TO 60 e
i5 vds to investigate Frans story S
~ ssnIIsts Abbott in her battle agaihs
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pound wherever L
go. Il has done me
so much good q t
Change Of Life, and
it has alsohelpedmy
daughter. 1t is one
of the grandest
medicines for wo-
men that can be
bought 1 shall try
to induce others to
try it. Mrs, ]. H.
CAMPBELL, 206 N.
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Three WOMEN
TESTIFY
To The Merit of LYDIA. Pink.
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
of Life.

Streator, Ill.-"I shall always praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
COMPANY H
WINS TROPHY
New Castle Man Also Finish
eS High Single in Target
Shooting

The third annual competition for
the First Infantry Trophy was
brought to a close last night with the
shoots by Company c, of this city and
Company B. Of Milford. Company c,
made a score of S1s and Company G.,
score of 1119. The trophy was won
by Company II, of New Castle with
the wonderful score of 1884 points out
OF a possible 2OOO. Company G, Of
Dover was a good second with 1861.
The officers of the Organized Militia
Of Delaware are highly elated over
the excellent shooting of all the teams
and in all probability a picked team
will be sent to some of the big mill
tary competitions this summer 1t is
felt that a team could be gotten to-
gether from the militia of the State
that would be a great credit and take
high rank with the best teams in the
country.
The First Infantry Trophy is a
sterling silver cup and will be retained
by the winning team for one year.
The competition was open to teams
Of twenty officers and enlisted men
from each company of the First In
fantry The scores of the teams were;
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
KENT SCHOOL
CONDITIONS
commissioners Say Some
Buildings Are Little Better
Than Cattle Pens

That school children in one, If not
more districts Of Kent County, are
housed In structures little, in any
better than cattle pens, is the opinion
of the members OF the School Com
mission, John Carrow W ID. Denney
and Col. Theodore Townsend. The
commissioners in their report sub
mittod recently said il was a mystery
how Mrs. Reynolds, teacher at
Smiths School, No. "a Kent County,
managed to keep school In their re-
port the commissioners have this to
say concerning this school.
Smiths, No. "a was in charge Of
Mrs. Reynolds, and how the teacher
ever managed to keep school in
the old structure is a mystery The
interior of the building is about IS
by Is feet with low ceilings and
small windows and the floor was open
to the winds as they swept under.
The day the commission was present
there were "a children in attendance
and in the winter months AS children
were huddlod together in this pest
breeding room called a school house.
The building is absolutely worthless
as a school structure. and the Kent
County School Commission will make
a recommendation to the State Board
of Education that all state money be
withheld from this district, until
conditions are improved. The
old building stands in the center
Of a rich agricultural district, which
is amply able to pay for it all in
one year without borrowing the
money if they so desire. The children
attending this school see their cattle
at home quartered better than they
are in their effort to get an educa-
tion. The old building would make
fine lot OF kindling wood for the
new school TO have on hand next
winter. The conditions at No. "a
are shameful for any district to per-
nit to exist, Condemned
The commissioner summarized
their report Of the schools in the fol.
lowing statement:
"The Improvement in the schools
generally was noticeable to even the
most critical person, and the beneficial
results Of these annual inspections
with the publishing Of the criticisms
and recommendations for improve
ments which should be made by the
local school boards, have been i'm
portant factors in the bringing about
Of these improvements. Most of the
school commissioners seldom visit
the school over which they have con
troll and do not know its needs as tC
sanitary conditions or its need of bet
ter or much needed furniture. ol
whether the teacher is doing her duty
in keeping the school room clean anC
comfortable for their own children
The report Of the visit OF the Count,
School Commission frequently is th'
only information that they have as Il
the real conditions of the school,"
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
VICTIM OF
MASKED MEN
LEFT ON ROAD

SEAFORD, Del. May lin a
struggle with two masked highway
men. Joseph Steelman, Sussex
county charcoal dealer. who lives
near Middleford, was beaten almost
dead. and robbed of his watch ano
money on the road between Seaford
and Woodland, Thursday night.
Steelman had gone 10 Woodland TO
close a deal for some cord wood, and
timber After completing the pur-
chase he started to walk home.
While passing through small woods
a short distance from Woodland, the
footpads. VINO wore black bandanas
over their faces. sprang out upon
him. Being unarmed, Steelman, who
is very muscular, felled one OF his
assailants with a stiff right to the
jaw. In the struggle which follow
cd he was struck on the head with a
blackjack and rendered unconscious.
II was nearly daybreak when he
recovered his senses and strength,
and managed to drag himself to a
nearby barn where he remained until
found by farmer a few hours later.
He was brought to a Seaford doctor
and given medical attention. His
nose is broken and there are several
dangerous wounds about his face and
head
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
DELAWARE DELEGATES
TO HYGIENE CONGRESS

The Fourth International Congress
on school Hygiene will be held in
Buffalo the last week in August. The
following have been named as dele
gates to represent Delaware at the
convention: A. R. Spaid, DR.. A. e.
Frantz, DR.. George A. Harter, DR..
George W. Marshall. Or. ]. W. Bas-
tian, Dr. W. P. Orr. Miss Emily p.
Bissell, DR.. George W. Twitmyer.
James E. Carroll of Dover. and q. J.
Hardesty of seaford.
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
Stand

Some of the best individual scores
ever made in the history of militia
competition I'm this state we're made
in the match he individual shooting
OF every man has greatly improved
over last year, and men who were
only fair shooters have come to the
front with excellent scores. Sergeant
Duncan, of Company II, was high man
with a total of 81 out of a possible
100. His score In the two positions
were AZ standing and 80 prone,
which is considered wonderful per-
formance.
Sergeant Clark, of Company 1. was
second with the score of so standing,
46 prone His standing target shoot
ing could not have been better as
every bullet went exactly in the CEN
ter of the half-inch bulls eye, with
out cutting the ring. Had he placed
his rife against the target he could
not have shot the bullets with any
more accuracy. The high individual
scores we're:
Corporal I. Duncan, Company H
81; Sergeant f. H. Clark, Company
E, 90; Sergeant w. Cell, Company II
"a; Corporal I. Manning, Company
Fl. 81; Private G. Bratton, Company
H, 81; Lieutenant ]. D. McKeon, Com
pany r, 80; Sergeant c. Auld, Com
pany II, 90; Corporal W. w. Harris
Company H, 80; Sergeant r. H. Har'
rington, Company II, SO, and Private
/ G.. l.. Gooden, Company G, 8S.
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
TALK TEMPERANCE
IN SUSSEX CHURCHES

Anu-saloon Day viii be observed IN
seven churches in and around Seaiord,
Sussex county, tomorrow. when ad-
dresses will he made by prominent
speakers. The churches in which
the services will be observed. together
with the list of speakers. follows:
Morning st Johns NJ V. Church
Professor A. r. Spaid; Mt. Olivet NJ. p
Church, w. c. Poole, Laws With
Teeth; Bethel NJ. E. Church. Rev o. y
Jones; Blades NJ T.. Church. the Rev
J. r. Litsinger; Concord NJ. r. Church
the Rev D. W. Jacobs: Cannon NJ. r
Church. the Rev. c. n. Sanderson.
Wesley NJ. r. Church
/ W G. Poole; St Johns Sunday School
Professor A. r. Spaid; Mt Olivet sun
/ day School, the Rev. w. W. sharp.
Evening-Mass meeting in Mt. oil
vet NJ. p Church. A. r Spaid an'
W. c. Poole; Blades M. =. Church
W. W. Sharp
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
COURTS OPINION IN
THE HAWKINS CASE

he had made restitution or not, and
no matter If his subsequent conduct
had been blameless in every respect
III is quite certain that no more
unpleasant and embarrassing duty
could be imposed upon a Court than
the decision of such a question as we
have now to determine. Shall we say
that an attorney who has been guilty Of
grossly unprofessional conduct, who
has embezzled his clients money,
shall be disbarred forever, as a just
punishment for his crime and as a
necessary protection TO the profession
and the public: or shall we say that
he may, by leading an upright aud
honest life for a long period OF years
after his fall. retrieve the past and
be restored 10 his former state and
position in his profession. Courts
which have held the disbarrment to be
final and permanent have undoubted-
ly been controlled by the thought that
the integrity of the Bar and the char
acter Of the profession are OF more
Importance than the feelings OF inter-
csts OF a single unfortunate member.
No one will question the soundness
OF this proposition. nor would any
one deny that there has never been
a time when greater pains should be
taken and greater efforts made by the
Courts TO retain and deserve the con-
fidence and respect of the people.
But the case now before the Court
differs from any other we have seen
I'm this-that the Reinstatement OF
the applicant is urged and strongly
recommended by the entire Bar Of the
county and, so far as we are advs-
ed, there is no dissent whatever from
The citizenship Of the county.
"The Court must repose a great
deal OF confidence in the Bar, and
when its members are united upon
: any proposed action that directly af-
fects the profession, Il must be very
effective, and we accept their recon-
mendation as sincere, and inspired b
good and proper motives. And, more
/, ever. we will assume in the absence
OF any evidence to the contrary, that
their unanimous feeling I'm regard to
Mr.. Hawkins is a fair reflex of pub
lie sentiment. For that reason we
said il was unnecessary to call prom
inent and representative citizens as
witnesses I'm the applicants behalf
which he stood ready and willing &C
do.
The application now before us
has been given the greatest publicity
by the direction of the Court, in or
der that laymen as well as lawyers
might know Of It's presentation and
purpose. and have ample opportunity
to express their opinions upon the
subject. But no objection has beer
Continued on Page Eleven.
Evening journal., 1913-05-17
FALLING OFF IN CLEARINGs

Circus week played havoc with
local business houses. Judging by the
report OF the weeks clearings as
compiled by the Fifth street Office
of the Wilmington Trust Company
The clearings Of the banks for the
week showed a decrease of more than
s11S.000 as compared with those OF
the corresponding reriod last year
The figures for the week. Sl,660, 1856;
corresponding with a year ago, ST.
779.4O4
Evening journal., 1913-05-17

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. May 17.-Chief JUS
tice Pennewill, in behalf of the
Judges in Superior Court delivered
an interesting opinion yesterday in
ordering the reinstatement of John ID.
Hawkins, Of Dover. as a member of
the Kent County bar which carries
with it the right for him to practice
in the Kent county courts. The
Courts opinion in full is as follows:
"This application has received from
the Court special consideration be-
cause Of its interest and importance
to the Bar Of the entire State as well
as to the public and the applicant
himself II is the first application Of
the kind that has been formally made
in this State. and becaucs of that fact
also the case is entitled to more than
ordinary attention.
I'VE have endeavorcd 10 reach a
conclusion that will be just to the
applicant and unjust neither to the
Bar or the public u would seem
reasonable to believe that a decision
favorable TO this applicant would
form a precedent that might be em-
barrassing in the future. II might
not be unreasonable for anyone to
think that II Mr.. Hawkins is re-instat-
ed as a member Of the Bar, other
persons who have been disbarred for
ofense not more serious, would be
also entitled TO Reinstatement. As
suming that such a thought would
probably occur to many persons the
Court took the precaution TO say at
the last term that no final action
would be taken In the matter unless
the Bar of the County positively ana
clearly recommended his re-instate-
ment. Such recommendation has
been made. and 1t not only represents
the unanimous feeling of the Bar, but
IL appears to be the result of very
thorough and searching investigation
of Mr.. Hawkins record since his
name was stricken from the roll ol
attorneys by order Of the Court thir-
teen years ago.
There have been cases somewhat
analogous 10 the present one before
the Courts In other jurisdictions, anC
tho decisions have not been uniform
/ I'm some cases the applicant has beer
rcinntatcd when the courts were salts
fed that restitution had been made
that the offense had been atoncd foi
and that the life of the applicant since
his disharrmont had been clean an'
| honorable
"Other Courts hut comparativel,
few. have refused to rc-instate an at
torney who had been disbarred for az
oficnse as serious as that committed
lby Mr.. Hawkins. no matter whether