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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
QUICK .W|TTED BOB
There Were Two Robert Stew
ards, but This One Was
First to Arrive.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

Robert Stewart, young, athletic,
bronzed, and in outing costume, walk
ed up the steps of the Empire Hotel
with boldness and defiance. 1t took
lasting nerve to assume a happy, inde-
pendent air. in his situation. His con-
dition was desperate.
"Just one dollar in my pocket" he
soliloquized, land this is a two dol
lar day house. WE'LL spent my
last change sending telegram to my
brother in Chicago. If he is home he
will wire a remittance promptly. I'll
risk it," and the young man entered
the lobby, registered in free flowing
hand and the bell boy took him up in
the elevator.
1t was not very elaborate apart
ment, that into which Robert was
shown, but it was good enough till
the funds came, he told himself phil
osophically. Scarcely, however, had
he turned on the gas and prepared for
refreshing wash when there was a
timid yet imperative tap on the door.
"Come in," sang out Robert, and,
fat and consequential, yet with a
marked servility in his manner, the
proprietor of the hotel whom Robert
had noted in the lobby entered.
ooh, Mr.. Stewart, sir" almost gasp.
ed the pompous boniface, "a dreadful
mistake has been made"
"He has found out that I've got only
dollar" unused Robert darkly.
"New bellhop, sir" proceeded the
landlord. "Clerk just noticed your
rame. This way, if you please, sir
if you please" and graciously and soil
citously the speaker waved Robert tc
the elevator, bowed and scraped al
the way down three flights, and ush
cred him into magnificent apartment
on the parlor floor.
"See here" blurted out the mystifiet
Robert" this expense"
"Ordered, paid for, Mr.. Stewart,
assure you," interrupted the landlord
Expected you, sir. A guest, Mr.. Stew
art, an honored guest. The best il
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
AS A SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY
Wedding Ring Really Has a sign'tl'
canoe Apart From That to Which
y Sentiment Is Attached.

For ages the wedding ring has been
a. token of binding authority. Inc
gold symbolizes the purity OF affec'
ton; the circle the endless love;
the price paid for it takes the place
of the ancient purchase money. II
the ring is lost it is warning that
the husbands love will soon pass
away; if broken, that he will die soon
Tradition has been responsible for
many stories concerning the wedding
ring: one of these is that the first
ring was made by Tubal Cain for
Prometheus. This ring was OF Iron
and adamant, the iron signifying last
ingness and the adamant perfect con-
cord. The early Romans commonly
used a plain iron ring. while the
poorer English, even in the nine
teenth century, used the ring for the
church keys.
1t has not always been customary
to wear the ring on the third finger
of the left hand, but there is a reason
for this modern convention. Besides
being less used and therefore less ex'
posed to danger and being the weaker
finger and therefore symbolizing the
wife's dependence, the third finger OF
the left hand has been supposed from
the days of the Egyptians to be con-
nected directly with the heart by a
vein called the ''vena amoris" II
was indeed the finger of life, and con-
sequently it is most fitting that the
wedding ring should alorn it.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Hoe Came First.

The hoe seems to have been the
first aid to the husbandman's labors
after the hands and sharpened sticks
became insufficient: and in Egypt was
made of wood. as elsewhere shown.
The pillow was preceded by larger
hoe, dragged and operated by two or
more men or women The pillow in
many countries Ia sharpened beam).
was at an early date shod and
strengthened by strips Of iron, the
share only being of steel or iron. Sin
gle and double wheels are by no
means modern additions to this an
cient and characteristic labor-saving
implement.-"The Farmer IN Ancient
Times" Charles Winslow Hall, in Ma
tiopal Magazine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
JAM Me- J|b SAIL,
TWAS SOME DIVE
Deep Diver Bell Man Fishes Up
Sunken Chronometer.
LAD OVERHEARD CAUSE
Landlubber, Without Hesitation,
Jumps Into Seething Man-Seeth-
ina With Frost-to Save Drowning
Man-Lets Out Yell for Heik.

Chicago.-Yoho, my hearties. Gath
unfold We as strange tale of the sea
as ever happened on the Chicago
river.
Twas on a dark and stormy night
that Fred j. Hohing, simple COM
mission merchant man, was sitting III
his window on the second floor OF 172
South Water street with pen in hand
a-watching the big chunks of ice a-f1oat-
ing by and a-wondering how he was
going to pay his coal bills, when of a
sudden there was splashing and a
yelling, and who should Hohing see
a-floundering around in that there icy
water but this here landlubber that
was speaking of, the same being John
Dunn, advertising solicitor who had
fallen into that e ere stream accl-
dental or contrariwise.
Without no hesitation whatsoever
this here Hohing rises up from his
chair lays down his pen and jumps
| kerplunk out of that window into the
seething main below, the same being
asserting with frost and not with
heat. or you can wash my scuppers.
No sooner has this Hohing got HIM
self into the water than he discovers
to his pain that there are two drowning
men in that there raging main, the
one being this here landlubber and
the~otAer himself So he lets out
yell, and along comes George Quinn,
who walters into the river likewise,
that making three. Then up comes
Cornelius Griffin, who has sense
enough to keep his skin dry, and be-
twixt the three of them they manage
to tow this here Dunn and themselves
into port.
No sooner has this here Hohing got
himself into drydock than, blast my
toplights, he busts into screech that
made all the sirens on the river think
they were deaf and dumb.
MY watch" SEE he. "Cuss it," he
SEE, 1--WE lost my watch"
It had been given him by Ger
man noble who was relative of the
family
Then up comes Fritz Belthauser
who is believer, and listens patient
till he's found out what it's all about
So the next day this here Belthaus
err puts on his diving suit and lets
himself careful off that dock anc
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Jumps kerplunk Out Of Window.

down he goes. Thirty feet deep that
water was ninety degrees colder than
a paWnbroker's heart.
Five minutes we waited and then
another five Still ITO Belthauser. We
was just a-going to adjourn and draw
up the resolution for the funeral that
we were to give him by the absent
treatment, when sudden there's riff
tle on the water and lp he comes.
He climbs ashore painful and ne
opens his hand SILVER my topsal-
lants if he amt got that there watch.
Hohing goes down into his pocket
and heaved up roll of greenbacks
as big round as a masthead. and. cuss
me for deck swabber, if he doesn't
peel off five hundreds off'n that there
roll and hand em to Belthauser
Pipe all hands to the bulwark, sur
geon, the suns over the foretop.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
fine meals. I'll play the game to the

limit"
One hour later Bob sat at a BAN
quet table, surrounded, as his compan.
ions to make him believe, by "the
leading citizens of the town." Bob
had donned one of the suits at the no.
tel. Judge Slattery had called for
him. He was whirled away in an au-
tomobile to the club. There were in
Productions, feast, and, feeling COM
Portable over a grand meal, Bob
beamed on these kind friends who
feted and lauded him.
Then the Judge and some others
led him into private room. And then
they talked business. Bob opened his
eyes wide as he learned the details of
that business. He was encouraging
but communicative. When he got
back to the hotel he winked at him.
self in the mirror and chuckled.
When the train from the east ar
rived the next morning, well-dressed
young man was conveyed to the EN-
pire Hotel. He approached the clerks
desk with the simple words:
Robert Stewart"
"Ah, yes, show the gentleman up,
boy"
Thus it was that Robert Stewart
No. 2 intruded on Robert Stewart No.
1.
The first Bob was tactful Inside OF
ten minutes he had explained, and had
his double in name laughing.
"You see,' he said, ''it's lucky I let
them take me for you. AS l get it,
you are out here to buy up lot OF
land for an eastern firm. The specu-
lators in this town got options on five
thousand acres of Tanipah at rock bot
tom prices, and expected to put it
over on you at five hundred per cent.
advance. Besides that, the land is
the poorest you could pick up. If you
wish to invest, give my option
show"
Which Robert Stewart No. 2 did,
which Judge Slattery found out and
skunk into obscurity with his confed'
crates. The belated Bob saved his
firm fifty thousand dollars, our Bob
made ten, and the original OF the
photograph turned out to be a SIS
ter.
Then the friends learned that some
how they were distantly related. They
returned east together, and there was
an introduction for Bob to charming
Edith Stewart.
ri can't ask you to change your
name," observed Bob one evening, aft
er he and Edith had got pretty well
acquainted, "but I can ask you To
change your home. 1t was a lucky
strike, my coming across your broth
er. He and l are going into business
together. Won't you join the firm as
silent partner?"
Edith was shyly mute for moment
or two. Then she frankly placed he1
hands in Bob's glad clasp.
eft would be pretty difficult to re
sist the best friend my brother eve1
had" she said, "only as to being
silent partner"
"Yes?" Intercepted Bob eagerly.
eff you truly love me as much al
you say you do, can't promise silence
in the new home you talk about. Bob
dear-I should be singing all da!
long"
Copyright 1913 by w. G. Chapman)
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Farmer Was Wise,

Charles J. O'Connor, Chicago law.
yer, told the following:
"A farmer took out policy Of fire
insurance on his barn. After a loss
and due proofs the company came
to settle or adjust the loss, but took
advantage Of it's option under the
contract to build new barn.
subsequently life insurance COM
pany sought to have him insure his
life in favor of his wife. %, no. he
says, you don't catch me second
time. If I'd die you would come
around here and offer to get a new
husband for her."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Modern Need,

It has recently been said that men
of today have tendency to express
no emotion frankly, to admit only half
of what they feel, and only a fourth
Of what they think. If this be true.
then are they in sad need of the many
sided help that verse and great poetry
can give them. They need just that
relaxing of the mind and heart which
sublime expression inevitably brings.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
In Jail Over Dead BIRD.

Portland, Ore.-Otto Grutchman
was given sentence Of ninety days
on the rock pile for trying to shoot
a bird off the hat of Miss Nellie Kel.
lev. Il didn't like that bird on Mel
lies hat" he remarked to the Judge.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Served Dou Biscuit.

Paterson, N. miss Harriet Con.
don served dog biscuit as a practica
Joke on friends at bridal party She
was sued for $35 by Helen Brenton.
who broke a tooth and lost two gold
filings
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
CHAPTER xxxlll.-continued.

About the same Tune, Inc man WHO
was still her husband according to
the law, rolled oNt OF berth number
two There was an amazing clarity
to his vision He lurched as he made
his way to the mems room. but it was
plainly the trains swerve and not an
OF his progress.
He squeezed into the mems room
like whole crowd at once. and sang
out, Good morning. ALL" with Won
derful heartiness. Then he paused
over a wash basin, rubbed his hands
gleefully and proclaimed. like another
Chantecler advertising new day:
"Well-I'm sober aga1n!"
Three cheers for you,' said his
rival in radiance. bridegroom Lathrop.
How does it feel?" demanded Ash
ton smiling so broadly that he en-
countered the lather OH his brush.
While he sputtered Wellington was
Tipping water over his hot head and
incidentally over Ashton.
II feel,' he chortled, 81 feel like the
first little robin redbreast OF the mer.
ry springtime Tweet! Tweet!"
When the excitement over his re-
demption had somewhat Gained. Ash
ton reopened the old topic OF con-
versation:
last night"
"They.-who?" said Ira, through his
flying toothbrush.
The Mallorys. Once more he &C.
cupied number three and she number
seven.'
We'll, WE'LL can't understand these
modern marriages." said Little jim
ME, with side glance at Ira. Ira
suddenly remembered the plight OF
the Mallorys snd was tempted to de-
fend them, but he saw the young lieu
tenant himself just entering the
washroom. This was more than Well.
ington saw, for he went on talking
from behind towel:
"Well, If l We're bridegroom and
had bride like that, it would take
more than quarrel to send me to
another berth"
The others made gestures which he
could not see His enlightenment
came when Mallory snapped the towel
from his hands and g!ared into HE
face with all the righteous wrath of a
man hearing his domestic affairs pub
licly discussed.
Were you alluding to me, Mr.
Wellington" he demanded, holly.
Little Jimmie almost persisted with
apoplexy: You, you?" he mumbled
"Why, of course not. You're not the
only bridegroom on the train
Mallory tossed him the towel again:
"You meant Mr.. Lathrop them"
ME! Not much!" roared the in
dignant Lathrop.
Mallory returned to Wellington witt
a fiercer: Whom, them"
He was In dangerous mood, ant
Ashton came to the recue: "Oh. dom
mind Wellington. He's not sobel
yet"
This inspired suggestion came lik'
life-buoy to the hard-pressed Well
lGgton. He seized It and spoke thick
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-02-13
Copyright, 1911. BY II. K. Fly GO.
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut. Harry Mallory T. ordered N to the
decide to elope, but wreck of taxicab pre-
the train. Transcontinental train is TAX
Ing on passengers. Porter has lively
time with an Englishman and IL, Ira o, Lath.
train train al Little Jimmie" Wellington, bound
for Reno to get a divorce, boards train ain
same object Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb. Latter blames Mrs: Jimmie no for
lory decorate bridal berth. Rev: and Mrs.
to cut loose and Temple removes evidence
nj ms bu train Starts
while they are lost in farewell. Passen-
gers Join Mallory's classmates in giving
couple hs1ng Maors Is
bachelor. discovers an old sweetheart,
Annie Cattle, fellow passenger. Nal
qy yay nans Mr nr hears
Mrs. whitcomb. Mallory reports to Mar
jorie his failure to find preacher; They
finds a vacant berth Mrs. Jimmie discov-
ers Wellington on the train. Mallory
again. makes an unsuccessful hunt Tor
elan. Mrs. temple is induced by Mrs:
Wellington to smoke a cigar. Sight Of
preacher on station PLATFORM raises
Mallory's hopes, but he takes another
train. Missing hand baggage compels the
couple to borrow from passengers. Jim Jim
mic gets cinder in his eye and MRS.
resumed. still no Clergyman. More Dor
rowing. DR.. Temple puzzled by h behavior,
aroused by Malorys baseball jargon.
Marjorie suggests wrecking the train In
hopes that accident will produce preach
er Also tries to induce the conductor to
hold the train SO she can shop. Marjorie's
dog is missing. She pulls the cord, stop
ping the train. Conductor restores dog
preacher to marry him and Miss. Cattle:
Mallory tells 1.athrop of his predlcament
and a7ranges to borrow the preacher.
Kitty LeWellyn, former sweetheart OF NAL
lory's, appears and arouses Marjorie $
jealousy. Preacher boards train. After
marrying I4athrop and Miss Cattle the
preacher escapes Mallory by leaping from
moving train. Mallory's detection moves
Marjorie to reconciliation.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-10
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE mo
LAKE AT THE HEBRON DAM

Maxwell. n. NJ. June 9.--The heavy
rains have caused a small sized flood
in The s,ssar.s = nhds'e the Hebron dnnr
of the Maxwell Irrigated Land Co..
and for three hours there was a run
OF water that raised the water In the
dam six and a half feet. Above the
dam there II now "a lake mile long
and more than half mile wide.
Water now entirely surrounds the
farm buildings which stand on what
will he the bed OF the lake. Il was
Intended 10 move these buildings be-
tore the water reached them. but the
unexpected flow OF water viii delay
the work. Tuesday nigh, the men of
Wlnburn's camp had little ceie-
bratlou when they saw the water COM
ing. knowing that the old barn
would he half submerged. they cover
ed the floor with coat oil. and when
the water reached the house, set lt
attire. Flames and water We're soon
In a battle royal for possession Of the
house. but the flames won and only
few charred embers were left 90
float on the lake.
Work on the siphon is almost fin
lshed and II necessarr. water could be
run through Il at the present time. A
short section Of the ditch above the
siphon remains 10 he dug, and Il VIII
be completed In short time. The
unfinished section of the ditch was
20 prevent water from getting into tho
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-10
GENERAL PUBLIC IS
INVITED TO ATTEND
EXERCISES
Pleasing Program to Be Rem
dered in Elks' Theater,
Ending Work of Term That
Has Been Notably Successful

ST. Vincent academy commence
ment exercises viii be- held In the
klks thenter Thursday afternoon.
Nine graduates Will receive diplomas
and a musical and literary program
90 merit will be- rendered The gan-
erai public Is invited TO attend the
exercises. There will be mo charge
for admission, The commencement
viii mark the closing uf the work uf
the isi2-iais term for 81. Vincent
academy. In many ways the term
which Will end Thursday has been
remarkably successful The enroll
ment al the academy during the yeur
has been greater than ever before In
the history 81 the institution, with "a
noticeable increase In the number OF
resident pupils. The year has not
only been successful and gratifying
for the institution and les directors,
but Il has been year of prolific and
satisfying results for the students, In
oil the departments OF the school the
study schedules have been finished (:
no deviation has been allowed from
the curriculum az arranged al the
beginning 81 the term
The closing exercises OF the acad-
envy began on June ?. with the pre-
sentation in the Elks' theater of
Balfe's Bohemian Girl" grand
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-10
CANTALoUPES SAFE FROM
HAIL NOW, ~ BELIEF

Roswell. n. NJ, June o. Apparent
Is the danger from hail to tho 700
ncres of cantaloupes Is past and every
thing II lookins good for q bumper
production Of melons this year for
the eastern markets and that they will
come IN from July 20 TO %. the very
best time To catch good markets when
there IL little competition.
Last year hall struck the 200 acres
and riddicd many of the vines ON
june 9Th.
This year the vines are fine and
healthy on some $50 acres. aud the
melons are a. big ~ iniTblers Rpd
good sized ones at that.
Though there were 700 acres
planted under contract Tor the John
nix A. Co. distribution house az Chi
cago and New York, only the pro
duction of about 400 acres viii be
III Tor the markets.
This il due To bad planting, choice
of grounds and 10 "a great extent lack
OF cultivation and irrigation az the
right time. Though the manager
A -. Grille. has been very particular
10 give che right Kind of advice many
have thought they knew better, and
did the other way.
ON the Berrendo some Of the vines
are In full bloom. The rains coming
al this time before the melons are
In any way matured h good thing
and IL saving the growers much time
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-10
RED RIVER MAY
AGAIN Be BIG
mine FIELD
Famous District, Closed By
Land Grant Litigation, on
Eve of New Lease Of Life Is
Believed.
STATEHOOD MINES
SOLD FOR $24,lS0

Ration. n. NJ. June s.--Recent de-
veIopmenis In the Red river mining
district revive hope that Il viii be a
great producer OF the precious min
erals. In 1885 the dissuct sprang in
80 prominence by the discovery 81 a.
pocket OF very rich gold bearing ore
In the Black Copper claim. Early In
1897 a big healthy boom was on. IN
April OF that year. Red River city
had a male population Of about four
thousand mining men. mining experts.
representatives OF capitalists. minlns
machinery men. 1rospect)rs and all
the attendants usually 10 be found IT
"a boom camp crowded the town. A..
most every foot OF the district was
filed upon Tor minerrl siaifns and
development work was he'ne prose-
cuted upon hun = n OF claims Every
thine looked osv and those upon the
ground with e Few c,alraS TO their
credit felt that great prosperity was
lthln their srlip wheU Gao day a
news item In the aaily papers changed
all
The district n within the bound
aries OF an alleged land grant The
hlAuA NnA nNNu tNnFtN UPON anu ~
Ieeted by the United States court Of
private land claims. The grant waa
based upon such fiimsy claims Of iitie
viz. the right to Craze cattle In Red
River canyon had been given TO three
men IN lS36 BY three Justices Of peace,
that no one ever dreamed an APP.
peal 10 the United states supreme
court would be taken. but II was.
such was the Import OF the news Item.
Realizing that the claimants wonid
| probably be able 10 keep the case Ia
tho supreme court for six or seven
years the people hurried to get Out
and within a few days the camp was
practically deserted. for no one cares
20 spend their Time and money de-
veloping laad which II IN litigation.
Had u not been for this incident Il IA
probable the Red River district would
have been a heavy producer of gold,
silver copper aud lead for the past
| fourteen years October 20. 1897, the
| supreme court dismissed the appeal OF
the grant claimants but the mischief
had been done and the camp remained
dead. Here and there a claim owner
spasmodlcally did enough work 10 hold
his claim ana a few secured patents.
Now comes reliable information Of
rich discoveries new mills. for The
treatment OF tho ores. being erected,
capitalists putting np money for the
development Of claims ana prospectors
hocking In.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-10
CROTss ALL PLANTED AT CAR
kIZllXO EXPERIMENT EAIll

CarTlzozo. n. NJ. June s.--The OK.
pertinent farm II pushing along nj a
steady and busineasllke gait and the
purpose for which Il was established
will undoubtedly be accomplished.
George Teztor has charge OF the
actual farming ana II carefully fol-
lowing Instructions and the suggcs-
tions from the state colleges and other
expert information obtainable.
OF the nine acres planted. three
have been planted 10 crops that must
be irrigated. namely. radishes. mus
tara. beans, lettuce. beets. carrots. ou-
vumbers. squashes. sweet corn, musk
melons. onions and watermeions.
The other ak acres are helng plant
I'd to dry farm products which are
being cultivated without irrigation.
The things planted are kafir corn. NIL
10 maize. beans. dryiand alfalfa. cane.
spcckle beans. Irish potatoes. Spanish
peanuts. June corn. miliet. oats. bar
ley. broom corn. rye and cowpeas.
The large concrete reservoir has
been completed and pat into service.
II IL twenty-five feet square and five
feet In depth and will hold $4,000
gallons 81 water