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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
Had a Chance Now,

While he was playing on a certain
Scottish course, politician remark
ed to his caddie: "By the way, the
last time | was here l played with
Tom McGregor. He's grand player!"
Aye" said the caddie, but We could
beat McGregor moo" The politician.
knowing what fine player McGregor
had shown himself, was immensely
pleased at what he deemed the cad
dies compliment to his own improved
play. do you think so?' he exclaim-
ed. AYE" came the slow reply, NC
GregOr's deid."
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
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looked at it more closely | saw it was
framed to legalize the oyer-capitaliza,
ton of every railroad in the United
States and to undo what little good
a few decent lawmakers have been
struggling for years to accomplish"
Then"
you know In right That is the
Mullins bills real object That is why
you people tried to rush it through be,
fore We could have chance to pick it
apart and to hunt for the niger in the
wood-pile.' Well, I've studied it close.
ly enough to make sure the pile con,
tains very little except niggers. And
I've made the public see it, too"
Never mind bringing in your serV-
ices to the dear public. You get your
pay for that from them, not from me.
The point is, you are lining up with
our enemies. Standish, I'm not given
to threatening; but from now on
you're going to have an active life"
Il understand. And look for moth
ing else. If the party that elected ME
is betraying the people, then must
fight that party. And I'm going TO-.
Understand me clearly. I'm going to-
And the heavy slow voice held no
note of threat, nor did it show the
faintest tinge Of excitement. To Tom
Blake, the conversation non-combat-
ant, the insurgents rather turgii
words carried far stronger message TO-:
this very absence of emotion. But
they served merely to strip from Mark
Robertson his last shreds of diplo-
matte armor.
"You talk like a reform candidate
for poundmaster at Pompton, N. J.!"
he retorted. I've done nothing every
one else isn't doing every day. Moth
ing that the custom of centuries hasn't
legitimated; and nothing, | believe,
that you haven't done. You've made
the people think you're a little tin god.
But you can't make me think it"
Il can't now remember" said
Standish YEARLY, having tried to-"
We'll, you probably know it would
be time wasted" snapped Robertson.
There must be something, somewhere
or other, in your past life. that
wouldn't shine out to any advantage
in print. I'm going to camp on the
trail of Your past performances. And
when l strike the crooked by-path I'm
looking for, Ill"
Standishs dark face broke into a
smile. The red angry politicians
threats seemed to strike within the
insurgent some genuine chord of mer.
riment.
In that case, Governor Robertson"
he said pleasantly. 81 advise you to
waste not one minute of time in set
ting to work. Because though I've
been able to upset several pet plans
Of yours during the past six years,
you'll find everything I've done to VOC
will be as mere child's play compared
to what III do as soon as I'm in the
speakers chair"
The speakers chair" roared Mark,
diplomacy, caution and even a cool
fighting knowledge thrown to the four
winds. 1.-THE speakers chair! You'll
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
CHAPTER w,
A Family Row.


"This-this story about Standish"-
began Tom uncomfortable; then
paused in.oluntarily as Blake leaned
back with grunt of relief.
That all?" asked the father. 81
was afraid I was going to get another
call-down from my wise son on my
follies and sins. Honestly, Tom.
don't know how I ever got through
the first Quarter-century Of my life
without your holy guidance and cor.
rection."
rs that quite necessary" said Tom.
Il only wanted to ask you"
"Of course you did. You wanted to
ask me some question In politics. And
instead of being glad that you are be-
ginning to show an intelligent interest
in my affairs at last, made fun OF
you. I'm sorry. son. I'm an old crank.
Go ahead with your question. You
were asking about this Standish
stOry?"
Yes. l suppose it will give US the
fight"
Looks that way from where I sit"
replied Blake. Such pretty romances
have wrecked many a man as strong
as Standish-and stronger"
"Oh!" exclaimed Tom, almost shud-
dering. 81 wish you wouldn't use black.
mail to win your fight"
"Blackmail?" echoed Blake slowly.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Kansas declares dogs are personal
property and imposes a state tax.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

then-heres the queerest tangle Of all
after that week there, it seems she
backed out and wouldn't marry him at
ALL No, Gregg, it wasn't he that threw
her over. This was the other way
around. The Woman Tilted him and
went back to her family. One week of
Standish was about all she was up to.
And she baked at making a life lob
Of II. don't wonder
"But didn't her family find out?"
TT seems not. They thought she had
been away visiting a girl friend in the
country. She got home safe, and
everything looked proper as a rainy
Sunday in grave yard. Some won.
en- sure have luck"
GO on" urged Van Dyke.
That's about ALL" finished Blake.
'4She woke up, as told you, to find
it was Observation-Disclosures
thank-heaven. And as far as I can
make out, they haven't seen each 9TH
| er since won't swear to that part
Of it. But if they have. his secretary
doesn't know it. Nor"
Who was the Woman" queried
Robertson.
That" answered Blake reluctantly,
lis the one thing left to find out"
Van Dyke fairly groaned
Then" he demanded. how is this
miserable story going to help u.s."
Oh" replied Blake, the nets clos.
| ing around her. hope to have her
name tonight"
Tonight! We've got to have it to-
night. Before the Mullins bill comes
up. The names no use to us after
that"
"But," asked Robertson, "even If we
do get it tonight, what use can we
make of it? The house will be on the
! final debate of the bill by ten o'clock.
| BY making use OF every trick we
know we can fix only few hours de-
lay at most. What good
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
What good >" retorted Blake. Gust

What good?" retorted Blake. "Jus'
this: Standish's long suit is morality
A lot Of us have had smirches on oul
names from time to time. He never
has. So the clergy are for him ant
the people swear by him. It's his
chief pull with both church and pub
lie. Now--if We can get this story
properly authenticated. on the floor OF
the house tonight, it'll give a lot OF
men--Gregg, here, for instance-an ex
cuse to swing over to US"
"Oh, we've got him. We've go;
him." muttered Robertson once more
his usually quick mind loafing blissiul
" over the single grand idea.
Yes" amended Van Dyke dryly
we've got him-if we can get the
Woman's name in time. It all de-
ponds on that. Without it, our story
Is worthless. Thus far, it seems, nc
one knows her name"
Except Standish," corrected Blake
What good does that do US? He
won't tell"
What one man knows" returned
Blake sententiously. another can find
out"
And put in Gregg, lowering his
voice, speaking of finding out re,
minds me. That little devil of tele-
phone girl over there-Do you sup.
pose she could have heard anything
we've been saying"
If she has whole pair Of ears,
answered Blake, sinking his own voice
she surely could. Especially what I've
been saying. For I've been straining
my voice to talk loud enough for her
to catch what said, ever since we sat
down here"
THE deuce you have?" exclaimed
Van Dyke. What for?"
For the same reason I've been
laying down." returned Blake. Don't
worry over that. A man whose voice
is as tired as mine isn't strainIns ;hat
throat unless it's for a good cause.
And you can leave the finding of the
Woman's name to me, too, guess
Now trot along, all of you. Mark, go
in and order dinner I'll be there in
five minutes. I've couple of things
to attend to first"
The group began to drift across the
corridor in the direction of the din
ing-room. Blake detached himself
from the rest and started back toward
the telephone switchboard. But Tom,
noting his fathers move, intercepted
him. The young fellows face looked
worried and his manner had lost some
of its wonted buoyancy.
Dad" he said.
Hey" asked Blake. stopping and
turning toward his SON.
Reading Toms face, as he was &C,
customed by instinct to read every
countenance that came into his range
Of notice, Jim nodded and led the way
to the amen corner.
"Now, then" he demanded, half
guyingly, half-anxiously, whats on
your mind? Speak up, son. There
never yet was a delicate subject that
wasn't the better for getting aired"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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the temperature and the lamp heat Of
the human body modified the ad.
hesive qualities Of the pearly matter
and caused changes Of color.
1t was in 1880 that Partisan named
Joaquin invented q method of cover.
Ing small glass balls with the same
essence d'Orient. thus producing the
first practical artificial pearls.
In the north and east Of France
and in Germany blay fishing is &C.
lively pursued. About 1000 are re-
CURED to produce a pound OF scales.
which in turn gives a quarter OF q
pound Of the essence. The price Of
the scales varies between $1.75 and
$2.10 pound.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

never sit in it, Never In ten thou.
sand years. Not If have to"
why, hello, boys!" drawled a voice
from the doorway. ..
A man came leisurely down the
stairs and laid one hand on Robert.
sons arm. Voice and action were
calm, even pacific. Yet they slammed
shut the New Workers. fioodgates OF
wrath and left him speeches.. nerv.
Gus. almost apologize.
A hundred pairs of eyes from all
parts of the long corridor turned as b.
occult attraction and fixed themselves
IN wide interest upon the newcomer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

An old farmer in Ayrshire had a
habit of feigning deafness when he
wanted to avoid answering an awk-
ward question. One day neighbor
said to him:
I'D like to borrow your cart this
morning; mine is having spring
mended."
You'll have to speak louder the
old farmer answered. 81 don't hear
very well-and don't like to lend my
cart, anyhow. Glasgow Spy.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
SYNOPSIS.

Congressman Standish and the Woman.
believing themselves in love. spend a
trial week as man and wife in a hotel
in northern New York under assumed
names. The Woman awakens to the fact
that she does not love Standish and calls
their engagement off. Standish protests
undying devotion. Wanda Kelly, tele-
phone girl at the Hotel Keswick. Wash
ington, Is loved by Tom Blake, son Of the
political boss of the house. He proposes
marriage and Is refused. She gives as
one OF the reasons her determination to
get revenge on Jim Blake for running her
father, Congressman Frank f. Kelly.
Congressman Standish, turned tnsurgent.
Is fighting the Mullins bill, a measure in
the interests OF the railroads. The ma
chine is seeking means to discredit Stand,
ish in the hope of pushing the bill
through.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
COURAGE Most Needed.

The greater part Of the courage
that Is needed In the world is not of
an heroic kind. Courage may be dis.
played In every day life as we'll as in
historic fields Of action. There needs.
for example. the common courage to
be honest, the courage to resist temp.
tation, the courage to speak the truth.
the courage to be what we really arc.
and not to pretend to be what we
are not. the courage to live honestly
within OUR means.-Smiles.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
An Endearinq Act.

Wife (pleading)-I'm afraid. Jack.
you do not love me any more-any-
way, not as well as you used to.
Husband-Why?
Wife-Because you always let me
get up to light the fire now.
Observation-Disclosures, my love! Your
getting up to light the fire makes me
love you all the more.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
A Distinction.

Mrs Outertown-lsn't there Mrs.
Skinner in this village who keeps
boarCers?
Hi Hubbel-She takes boarders.
ma'am; but she don't keep EN-
Puck.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
CHAPTER v.
Jim Blake.

The man whose advent in the Kes,
wick corridor caused more attention
among the loungers than would the ar.
rival of stage beauty. had at first
glance little about him to justify such
interest. He was long rather than
tall. thin with wiry compactness. and
OF pleasant non.committal face. His
age might have been fifty. But a
closer glance at his haIf-shut eyes al.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
Foley Kidney Pills Succeed

because they are good honest med
icine that cannot help but heal kid
nevand bladder ailmentsandurinary
irregularities, if they are once taken
into the system. Try them now
for positive and permanent help.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
Mo. SlX.SlxTY.SlX

This is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for Malaria or ChilIs and
Fever Five or six doses will break
any case. and if taken then as tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

Some people carry economy craze
to excess. A dispatch records at
tempts of man to lit new bristles to
an old toothbrush.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
Can't Buy Those.

Il suppose your neighbors, the New
riches, have the best of everything"
Yes, except manners"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

Water in bluing is adulteration. Glass and
water makes liquid blue costly. Buy Red
Cross Bail Blue. makes clothes winter than
snow. Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces nilamma.
tioD, alays pain cures wind colo, CSC bottle.Ay
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-09-26
w. N. u, LITTLE ROCK, NO. s9-1913.

Few men are prominent enough to
claim that they were misquoted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27

| number, but 1t Is plain enough that for
one Of such a pair to eclipse the other
its path would have to lie exactly be-
tween US and its partner. Probably
there are many whose paths do not
fulfill this condition, and therefore
cause no variation of light coming to
| u.s. Others are doubtless flying about
the heavens on haphazard paths, and
1t is conceivable that one might come
along and collide with us or our sun.
| The result Of such a collision would
undoubtedly be the end Of this earth
and it's inhabitants.
If this intruder were Of any respect
able size, a collision with any Of the
| larger members Of the solar system
would produce such conflagration as
rest above the point at which life as
| we know 1t could exist. "The earth
| and all the inhabitants thereof would
be burnt up, and the elements would
melt with their fervent heat" Even
| If such a star did not collide, but
| merely passed through our system, the
effect of it's attraction would altogeth-
er upset present conditions, and almost
| certainly bring about the cessation of
life on the earth.
Neither can we encourage ourselves
with the hope that the collision would
be too sudden for us to know much
about it. No such thing. Our astron-
emers would see the star directly it
got near enough for the sun to light
it up, probably fifteen or twenty years
before it arrived, according to its size
and speed. They would be able to CAL
culate its path and foretell to a few
minutes the precise moment of the ca
tastrophe, and we would have the add
ed horror of the anticipation of our
slowly advancing doom. Indeed, the
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busy. discrediting pleas Of wrongdo-
ing committed by one person, but
supposedly, done because another per-
son exerted hypnotic influence over
the actual criminal. 80
Whenever a crime has been done by
a person whose friends cannot under
stand 1t, 1t is the popular method Of
accounting for 1t, or rather of not ac-
counting for 1t, by expressing the be-
lief the man acted under the hypnotic
influence Of another.
Burns detectives. who have had ex-
perience in the most elusive cases of
murder and gigantic robbery, declare
mental suggestion in no instance ever
has been found to have played part
in criminal operations. Speech fire.
quently wins a man over to the ranks
Of the crook, thug and blackmailer,
but never the mesmeric influence.
They cite innumerable cases Of theft
arson, and murder in which the de-
Tense Of hypnotism has been set up by
shrewd lawyers, whose sole hope OF
acquittal lay In the confusion of the
jury's mentality by reference to sub
ject they had come to believe held q
sinister influence for crime.-New
York Press. r.H
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A RainIess shors.-For 1000 miles o

A RainIess Shore.-For 1000 miles OF
coast, as more Americans than are at
present informed, will doubtless dis
cover as soon as the Panama canal
develops more neighborliness between
the north Atlantic and the south Pa
cific, one need not carry an umbrella
except to keep Off the sun. In Peru,
OIL the sea side Of the Andes, they
build out Of mud what seem to be
magnificent palaces, and clapboard
effects are popular also, though wood
is worth Its weight In gold. Stucco,
a paint brush and a lively fancy, serve
for this STACEY decoration, but there
Is not even a pretense Of cultiyating
lawns. though that might be INDUCED
too, with the help Of pot Of green
paint. Rain enough would not fall In
q generation to wash the green off the
front yard or the patio. s.f-..
That stretch Of coast Is one of the
most remarkable of all natures de-
monstrations of waterless desolation.
It is an elongated Sahara. From
Coquimbo, one third Of the length of
Chill below the Peruvian border, to
Guayaquil, in Ecuador, vegetation is
unknown. An agreeable effect Is to
relieve the equatorial heat along the
coast and the slope Of the Anies of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27

Defective railroad equipment and
tracks were responsible for 6S pei
cent of all derailments in the United
States during July, August and Sep
tember, 1912, and during those three
months there were 935 more train ac'
cidents, including 901 more collisions
and derailments than there were dur.
ing the same months Of 1911. AL
train accidents on steam roads dur.
Ing that time killed 28S and injured
4,698, an increase Of 81 in the killed
and 315 in the injured during the cor
responding period Of the year before
These facts are disclosed In the ac-
cident bulletin Of the interstate com
merce commission. Accidents Of 9TH
er kinds, including industrial accl-
DENTS" make the number of casuali-
ties 1895 killed and 22,447 injured, q
total Increase Of 237 killed and 3,34C
injured. The damage to equipment and
roadway by the accidents aggregated
$3,366,401, a large increase. 1t was
found by the commission that OF the
derailments, ten per cent were due to
broken rails and 81 per cent to de-
fective wheels Casualties to indus
trial accidents" as are not in
volved in train operations-amounted
to ia killed and 2S,SS4 injured. a
decrease Of II killed and an increase
of 5,233 injured.
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passage of even a. small star quite out

passage Of even a small star quite out
side our system by many millions Of
miles would still have sufficiently
disturbing effect on us to draw us out
Of our path and alter entirely our cli-
mate and temperature.
The organic life of our globe re-
quires for its continuance a tempera-
ture range Of about 100 degrees Fab
renheit, an exceedingly narrow one
when we consider the possible range
Of heat and cold. Outside of this
nothing can live and grow, and 1t is
one Of the marvels Of creation that the
earth has for many millions Of years
maintained an average temperature
over some part of its surface within
this limit, and goes far to prove the
existence Of a mighty Mind at the back
Of 1t all who planned 1t with infinite
skill and foresight for the very purpose
Of evolving the human race as we
know 1t. And who shall say to what
heights Of intellectual and moral per-
iectioH hdn Is uesireu u clllnp' IL
may be that the end Of all things Is at
hand, and that some one of these dark
bodies is even now swinging along to-
ward us from the depths of space; but
seeing the many millions Of years the
solar system has continued in "splen-
did isolation" we may take courage
for the future, and believe that the
Mind that has by Interchangeable laws
brought man to his present state will
carry him on to such perfection as he
may be capable of. Judging by ap-
pearances this will take many aeons
yet, so let us sleep peacefully in our
beds for the present.-Chambers' Jour-
nal
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Doomsday After 1933.-The Jews
will return to Jerusalem in 1915, and
the Battle of Armageddon will be
fought in 1888, according to Rev. S.
Samuel Clements. superintendent Of
the Wesleyan Methodist society, who
is delivering a course Of lectures in the
First Wesleyan church, Of Philadel-
phia. Fifty second and Thompson
streets, on 1.-The Second Coming of
Christ" Mr.. Clements declares that
the New Testament has foretold these
events, and that by a careful study Of
the Scriptures and by comparing the
prophecies with happenings Of the
past, specific time can be set for these
great events.
THE sign Of the times plainly show
that the fulfillment Of all prophecy is
now at hand. st. Paul declared that
the falling off from the Christian faith
would be the forerunner of the final
destruction of the world. People now
adays are not going to church. This is
literal ful1llment Of the prophecy.
1.-The world is getting worse every
day. The extreme disobedience Of chill
dren to their parents is another sign
that the world is getting worse instead
of better. The time is not far off when
the final consummation of all things
will be at hand. The Jews will return
to Jerusalem in 1915, in preparation
for the second and literal return Of
Christ to the world. The present Bal
kan war is simply another fulillment
of Biblical prophecy and paving the
way for the second coming of Christ.
1.-The decline of the Papacy will oc-
cur in 1923. and the Battle Of Arma-
geddon will be fought in 1888. The end
of the world will soon follow."-Phil-
oda1phia RecOrd
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Groom 70, Bride 52.-Mr. James w.
Weir, aged 70, and Miss Rosalind Beat
tie, aged So, both of Kings Mountain,
were married here Saturday afternoon
at the parsonage of Main Street Meth
odist church. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. ]. E. Abernethy. The
bride and groom left Saturday after
noon for Kings Mountain. where they
will nve.-Gastonia Gazette.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-21
MAXWELL MAY
TURN DOWN
CONTRACT
Foundation Problems Cause the
Phoenix Bidder to Change
Plans About Building.
PLANS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE

w H. Maxwell of Phoenix. Ariz.,
the contractor whose bid was the
lowest on the Grand Junction federal
building, is worried about the prob
lens of putting In safe foundation
for the structure and max ask to be
relieved of the contract in case it is
rendered him. While new bids have
been asked for which will include
Colorado marble, MIR. Maxwell eX-
poets to be able to bid as low the next
time as this.
Mr.. Maxwell says that the founda-
tion conditions have not been prop
erly represented in the government
Specifications and that the soil con-
ditions here make the specifications
for foundation enormously expensive.
Some say that this portion OF the
building alone will cost 100000.
Mr.. Maxwell will either make an
effort to have the foundation plans
modified or else will retire from
competition for the job, it is said.