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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
CHAPTER ~.
Mr.. Van Camp Makes a Call

Mr.. Van Camp Makes Call.
Aleck Van Camp turned from the
clerks desk, rather relieved to find
that Hambleton had not yet made his
appearance. Aleck had an errand on
his mind, and he reflected that Jim
was apt to be impetuous and reluc-
tant to await another mans conve-
nience; at least, Jim wouldn't per-
ceive that another mans convenience
needed to be waited for; and Aleck
had no mind to announce this errand
from the housetops. 1T was not a
business that pertained, directly, Ell
Their to the Sea Gull or to the coming
cruise.
He made an uncommonly careful
toilet, discarding two neckties before
the operation was finished. When all
was done the cravat presented a
stuffed and warped appearance which
was not at all satisfying, even to
Alexis uncritical eye; but the tie was
, the last of his supply and was, per
haps, slightly better than none at all.
Dinner at the club was usually a
dull affair, and to Mr.. Van Camp, on
this Monday night, it seemed more
stupid than ever. The club had been
organized in the spirit of the English
clubs, with the unwritten bylaw of alb
solute and inviolable privacy for the
individual No wild or woolly manners
ever entered those decorous precincts
No s1apping on the shoulder, no hail
fellow greetings, no chance dinner
companionship ever dispelled the aw-
full penumbra of privacy that sur
rounded even the humblest member
A mans eating and drinking, his COM
ing or going, his living or dying, were
matters only for club statistics, not
for personal inquiry or notice.
The result Of this 'habitual attitude
on the part of the members of the club
and it's servants was an atmosphere
| in which q cataleptic fit would scarce
ly warrant unofficial interference;
much less would merely mawkish or
absent-minded behavior attract atten-
ton. That was the function of the
club-to provide sanctuary for per-
sonal whims and idiosyncrasies; of
course, always within the boundaries
Il
of the code.
On the evening in question Mr.. Van
Camp did not actually become silly,
but his manner lacked the poise and
seriousness which sophisticated men
are wont to bring to the important
event of the day. He was as near being
nervous as a Scotch-American Van
! Camo could be: and at the same time
an unwonted flow of life and warmth
in his cool veins. He went so far as
to make a remark to the waiter which
he meant for an affable joke, and then
wanted to kick the fellow for taking
| it so solemnly.
''You mind yourself George, or they'll
make you abbot of this monastery
yeti" said Aleck, as George helped
him on with his evening coat
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Bears the
Wanted to Compromise.

Mr.. Levi is a kind-hearted, con-
scientious man, an example of what
Materlinck calls "cNr anxious moral
ity" But he is ai3o German, and
spends the pennies hard. He has a
hired man who gays, "Mr. Levi s
queer; he wants me to work all the
time he has me hired for" Mr.. Levi
also has young horse that balks. ''If
you would just let me take a whip
to him once!" the hired man expostu-
lated, exasperated and yet dominated
by the others point of view. Mr..
Levi looked at him uneasily; stood
first on one foot, and then on the
other "Ain't there nothin' else you
could be doin'?" he asked, "till he gets
ready to start?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Profanity TO Quiet Panics

charge of preserving order in the hall.
At that time his face had not recov-
cred from the ordeal of darling hith-
er and thither, under the impact OF
what had happened to him in the thea
ter, and he had a great respect for
profanity as a pacifier. Consequently,
he went to the chief of the fire de-
partment and requested the loan of
twelve men to preserve order in the
convention hall.
81 don't want any members of the
church." he explained, land l want
men who have strong bass voices"
His request having been granted, he
visited the various fire engine houses
and picked up the twelve classiest pro-
family vendors he could find.
Now he told his swell brigade,
IF there is any sign of panic in this
hall, leap on a chair and cut loose
with that line of talk you gave me be
hind the fire house this morning. The
delegates will forget all about their
fright and put in their time beating
you up. You win find me leading the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
MARTHA BEIzIzINGERs
aOow I9W NE 6oAs5Axee1l coneA0T

be back for some time; and he Is to
look after the Sea Gull"
Hold on, young man; you're not
going to do anything out Of reason, as
one might say?"
ooh, no, not at all; most reasonable
thing in the world. You take this
money and be sure to get the mes
sage to Mr.. Van Camp, will you? AL
right. Now tell me where l can find
tug-boat or steam launch, quick
"OLeary, down at pier X-2-O has
launches and everything else. All
right, my son, Aleck Van Camp, at
the Laramie. But you be good and
don't drown yourself"
This last injunction, word for word
touched Jimmy's humor. He laughed
ringingIy. His spirit was like chime
Of bells on a weekday.
The hour which followed was one
that James Hambleton found it diff
cult to recall afterward, with any de-
gree of Conference; but at the time
his movements were automatically
accurate, swift, effective. tie got
aboard a little steam tug and followed
the yacht down the river and into the
harbor. AS she stood out into the
roads and began to increase her
speed, he directed the captain of the
tug to steam forward and make as
if to cross her bows. This would make
the pilot of the yacht angry, but he
would be forced to slow down a trif1e.
Jim watched long enough to see the
success of his maneuver, then went
down into the cuddy which served as
a cabin, took off his clothes, and
looked to the fastenings Of his money
belt. Then he watched his chance,
and when the tug was pretty nearly
in the path of the yacht, he crept to
the stern and dropped overheard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
RASH ALMOST COVERED FACE

Warrenville, or have felt the
effects of blood poisoning for eighteen
years. I was never without some erup-
tions On my body. The terrible itch
ing caused me much suffering and dis
comfort, while the rubbing and
scratching made it worse. Last spring
I had a terrible breaking out Of Bills
terry sores on my arms and limbs. My
face and arms were almost covered
with rash. 1 could not sleep and lost
nineteen pounds in five weeks. My
face was terribly red and sore, and
felt as if my skin was cen fire. At last
I tried a sample Of Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment and l found them
SO cool, soothing and healing, that I
got some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment, and Resolvent. I bathed
with hot water and Cuticura Soap,
then / applied tho Cuticura Ointment
every night for two months, and am
cured of all skin e1uptions." (Signed)
Mrs. Kathryn Kraft, Nov. 2S, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Ska Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston"
ADV
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Blind Spot in Every Eye

twenty inches distant from it. Do not
turn your eyeball, but gaze steadily
as at first, and his face will entirely
disappear, and the wall will seem to
be perfectly blank. II you spread a
sheet of paper on the wall and note
the points at which a pencil moved
back and forth by another person ap-
pears and disappears, you will be able
to make an accurate map of the blind
spot as projected on the wall. An
other experiment is performed by
painting nine large letters in three
vertical columns of three letters each,
upon sheet of paper at such dis
lance and in such position before
the eye that the central letter OF the
square falls within the blind spot.
while the surrounding eight letters
are still visible-Christian Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
IL Is Located Just at the Point Wnere
the Optic Nerve Gen.
tiers.

In every eye there is little spot
that is totally blind. Young eyes, old
eyes. sharp eyes. dull eyes. blue,
brown or black eyes-all of them.
even the most perfect, have. in each
retina, little round spot which is
wholly blind both to brightness and
color. This spot is located just at the
point where the optic nerve centers.
and is approximately one-twelfth OF
an inch wide. Several interesting ex-
periments can be made to prove the
presence of this blind spot. For ex-
ample, cover the right eye with the
hand or a bandage and gaze with the
left steadily at point on the wall or
screen about seven feet distant Let
another person be seated against the
wall on your left-hand side. in such
position that his forehead is on
level with the point at which you are
gazing, and his nearer cheek about
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Sanctimoniaus Penny.

Jerome S. McWaae, the millionaire
collector of Duluth, was appealing on
the Mauretania for a seaman's fund.
'Let the collectioa be generous" he
said. 1--WE want zone of the penny
and quarter parable here"
A penny and a qt arter, side by side
in pocket, fell into conversation.
I'm worth 25 of You," said the quar-
ter haughtily.
That's true" replied the humble
penny, "but in ono respect, sir. Tn
superior to yourself"
'Pshaw; how SOP" said the quar-
ter.
Il go to church, sir, far, far oftenel
than you," replied the penny.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer. starting
for. an auto drive in New York finds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur She is
annoyed but he remains. Leaving the car,
she goes into the park to read the will Of
IN old friend OF her mother, who has left
Der property. There she is accosted by a
stranger, who follows her to the auto,
climbs In and chloroforms her. James
Hambleton OF Lynn, Mass, member Of an
MD New England family, decides he needs
. holiday. He goes to New York and
there witnesses the abduction of Agatha
Redmond Hambleton sees Agatha forci-
bly, taken aboard q yacht.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Colonel Bright Used 1t Effectively to
Restore Order at Thcater and
Conventions.

Col. Dick Bright, who has attended
every Democratic national convention
within the memory of man, was once
caught in theater panic. Being des-
perately in love with his own life, the
colonel desired to prevent anybody
else in the theater knocking him down
and using his handsome face as one
OF the milestones on the road to the
exits. Inspired by the emergency, he
stood up in his seat and heaped on
that crowd of terrorized and strug-
Cling men and women the most hor-
rible stream of profanity that he
could enunciate-which, it Ray BE re-
marked was profanity of an emphat-
ic and marvellous variety. But it did
the work, because it made the audi
ence so mad that they all took hand
in beating him up.
In 1884 at the Democratic conyen-
ton In Chicago the colonel was In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Mine Own.

How long would you be willing to
wait for me?" she asked, in tones so
low he could scarcely catch the words.
And then she went on: you know,
George, my father has recently invest
ed in a silver mine, and he is going
there at once, and cannot leave moth
er alone. So ask you again, George,
how long would you be willing to wait
for met"
wait for you, my Garling?" repeat
ed George, for his was no aeeting love.
81 will wait for you until we learn how
the silver mine turns out"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
No Money. No Marriage.

"A fortune teller told me that you
are going to marry me-" said the
young man with the prominent
socks.
did she also tell you that you are
going to inherit very large fortune?'
inquired the girl with the matted hair.
"She didn't say anything about a
fortune"
Then she is not much Of a for
tune-teller, and you had better not
place any reliance in anything she
says. Washington Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
Prominent Doctors Best Prescrip-
ton Easily Mixed at Home.

This simple and harmless formula
has worked wonders for all who have
tried it quickly curing chronic and
acute rheumatism and backache. From
comnc,nd in orie,i on1 oesIad pacltage9
and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla
compound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them in a half pint Of
good whiskey. Shake the bottle and
take a tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" Good results come
after the first few Doses If your drug
gist does not have Toris compound In
stock he will get II Cor you in a few
hours from his wholesale house. Don't
be influenced 60 take a patent medi-
cine instead of this. Insist on having
the genuine roris compound in the
original, one-Sunce, sealed, yellow
package. This was published here last
were cured by 1t in a short time, Pub
lished by the Globe Pharmaceutical lab
oratorieS of Chicago
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Inducement.

"Arent the walls of these houses
rather thin?"
Eyes," replied the enterprising
salesman; they were made that
way on purpose. Only don't say any
thing about it to the man next door.
He is an eminent pianist and our con-
struction enables you to hear his
magnificent performances without
paying a cent"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
classification.

when you come to simmer them
down." maintained the finicky board
er, there are only two classes OF peo-
pie-those who call It incommode'
and those who call 1t t0iscommode. 2
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16

7 chorus from the speakers platform. !"
There was no sign of a panic in
that convention, but the colonel still
maintains that his system is the best
fever invented for keeping people from
rushing to the exits.-Popular Maya
4
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
In Troubled District.

1.-The boss says to take that clock
out of his Office, It bothers him"
Whats the matter with it?
TT strikes too often"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
improved Some.

The Wife-Don't you think mar
riage has improved you, dear?"
The Husband-Sure thing. was
an idiot when ! married you?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16

Dr. Pierces Pellets, small, sugar-coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate and 1nvigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels and cure con-
stipation. ADV.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16

When your hair starts going il
doesn't say, EAU revoir," 1t says
goodbye"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-01-16
Her Limitations.

Can you cook on an emergency
mo, sir; but can on a gas stove"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09
Ardmore, Sunday, February g, 1918
LONE HELD A RlNGLET OF THIN
GRAY HAIR"

Back in the state of New York,
awaiting the passage of few inter-
vening days until he will be led to
the electric chair in Sing Sing prison,
Charles T. Becker, former New York
police lieutenant, II is said, writes a
daily letter to his mother, who Is
ninety years of age. This poor old
mother knows nothing of the down
fall of her son and, fearing the news
of his disgrace, should it come to her
ears, would break her poor old heart,
the son writes, in these daily letters,
that he has been dangerously i'll and
is now in a hospital, but that he is
getting better and hopes soon to see
her.
Such a man-the man whose heart
can prompt him to stay the falling
of the pail upon the mind and heart
of the poor old mother who bore him
and who gave his infant body its
first nourishment, can not be all bad.
Such letters as he writes his aged
and feeble mother prove that the
heart which had been hardened and
scared by years OF association with
and assimilation of crime, still re-
tains some of the tenderness which
sanctity of that mothers love instilled
into it--but it has remained for an
editorial writer upon one OF the lead
ing newspapers of the southwest to
but Becker . . might better have
thought of mother, wife and children
before entering upon career of
crime"
This criticism coming at this time,
is not only uncalled for and harsh,
but it is unkind, unchristian, uncivil-
lied and inhuman. We are told in
the stories of the good old Bible
which our own mothers read as they
prayed and wept over our developing
minds and bodies, that even though
repentance for misspent life shall
come in the eleventh hour, our sins
will be forgiven. Even the thief who
gazed with loving and repentant eye
upon the Master, while in the throes
of mortal dissolution upon the cross
of infamy, was told that his sins
we're forgiven and that this day
thou shalt be with me in paradise"
Becker may have sinned. He NAV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

have been the king of grafters, he
may have planned and premeditated
the killing of the man who would
have disgraced and ruined HIM, but
yicted upon the evidence OF men who
belonged to the gangs of the under
world and who swore his life away
that they might save their own necks,
This has all been threshed out and
settled in the courts of this world.
Unless executive clemency intervene9
within short time the victim will
he arraigned before the Great Tri-
hunal for final hearing and final judg-
ment In the meanwhile common
decency and self respect should
prompt every human being to Judge
not"
None of us are perfect--"nay, no:
one" But the man, no matter how
low he may have fallen-no matter OF
what crime he may have been found
guilty-who still has. smouldering in
his own heart, that sacred love for
the woman who endured the tortures
of hell that he might come into this
world a living, breathing being, and
who is now induleing the aged and
battered heart of that old woman with
the hone that she soon will see him
that he soon will be with her--is
as far above those who would ira
duce his innermost character and be-
smirch the true promptings of his
heart as the stars of heaven are
above the weakling lights of earth.
The Bible tells us that every man
has his mortal sin-and that every
man has his cardinal virtue. God
only knows-but angel whisperings
seem to say that the love of mother
is the greatest of all virtues. Be
that as it may-the case of Becker,
the atonement he is to make to an
law, will soon be in the
hands Of zone too wise to err. too
Just to be unkind" and no one has
the right to constitute himself a |
Judge to say what bearing his past
actions should or should not have
upon his present feelings and his
repentance of sin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

The Tulsa World says THE at
tempt to abolish the highway de-
partment of the state, of which Col.
Sidney Suggs is chief, has n.ct with
resolutions by organizations of farm
ers all over Oklahoma, endorsing the
work of 1he colonel and his depart
ment. The scores of miles of good
roads all over the state are said
to he due to the efforts of Mr..
Suggs."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

Evanston, Illinois, papers are all
swollen up over the extra pClitenCss
of the telephone girls of that city.
In place of shouting hello" to the
subscriber in a rude and hoydenish
manner, they gently whisper good
morning" or good evening"" as the
case may be. Bully for Evanston.
but we are not so aesthetic in our
requirements in this section of the
wild and woody west. If the girl in
the exchange will answer anything
inside of eight minutes and fifty
seconds after the receiver is lifted
from the hook, the subscriber smiles
all over himself and is tickled to
death with the service
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

Two more measures have been in
troduced into the Oklahoma house of
representatives, One of these would
close all picture shows on Sundays
and the other would amend thd
marriage laws. Now say how many
hours each year are to be spent in
church Of Sunday and legalize the
number of children which are to be
born of each marriage, and we will
have some laws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

An exchange from neighboring
county tells of noble red man who
got his hide full of booze and says
that when he was placed under ar
rest he went so far as TO rear up,
but gentle application of the nip
pers made him gentle as lamb y
Nothing is said, however, which
would lead any one to suppose that
the fellow who sold the Indian the
booze was molested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09
Tuesday,.

Md Williams of Baltimore, bantam
weight champion of the south, will
battle with Eddie Campi of San Fran
cisco at Vernon, Cal, tonight. The
mill is for twenty rounds.
International baseball league s
schedule meeting takes place today
in New York at the Hotel Victoria.
Annual tournament of the Interna-
tional Bowling Association begins at
Minneapolis, Minn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

A St Louis man is said to have
fallen dead recently after listening
to the evidence in a libel SUIT being
tried before the jury of which he was
member. st. Louis lawyers and
witnesses have been noted for their
strong arm methods for some years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

Baltimore comes to the front and
deposeth and saith that there resides
now within her corporate limits a
woman who pleads guilty to being
twenty three years of age and claims
never to have been kissed. Just think
what she has missed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

One society woman is said to have
testified against another in JUS
tees court up Muskogee way one
day last week. After the witness
left the stand she against whom the
testimony had been given followed
her from the court room and it is
said that millinery and hair strewed
the streets for blocks arounu.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

The city commissioners of Duncan
have said that hogs will no longer
be permitted to roam about the
streets of that fair city. If Duncan
commissioners can induce the legis-
lature to abolish the railroad hog,
then they may be said to have ac-
complished something.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

In speaking of the messenger who
carried the Arizona WilsN vote to
Washington and got lost on the way,
the Wapanucka Press suggests that
he might have stopped off in Okla
one of the numerous prohibition
joints"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

Up in Greer county man was
convicted last week Of killing an
other and fined one thousand dollars.
All of which leads one TO suppose
that men in Greer county are worth
something.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09

Postal authorities report that the
big mail order houses are profiting
the most by the parcel post or
course they do-they advertise the
most.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09
Mrs. Kennedy Dead.

Judge F. X. West received a tele-
gram addressed to the family yester-
day conveying the sad intelligence of
the death of his sister, Mrs. Molly
Kennedy at her home in Liberty,
Tennessee. Owing to the distance,
none of the relatives in this city
we're able to attknd the funeral.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-09
ShowInu the Goods,

A novel mode of advertising for a
wife has been adopted by an inhabi-
tant Of a provincial town in England.
A photograph Of the gentleman is
placed in the window of shopkeeper.
and underneath is the following no
tice: Wanted; a female companion
to the above. Apply at this Office"