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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14
BY This Time Was Listening With
Both Ears.

I happened to overhear q conversation
between Barrett and Charlie.
was putting away some books in
the cabinet behind the door OF Bar
rett's private Office and the door was
u little way ajar. and heard Charlle
strike him FOR a raise OF salary.
You're getting thirty-five now, Mr..
Meadows said Barrett, in his cold,
heartless way. and that Is ten dollars
more than you could get anywhere
else"
Il guess I'm worth fifty week to
you, Mr.. Barrett" Charlie answered
in sort OF impudent way.
Indeed" said Barrett. Perhaps
you will explain just why you put such
an exaggerated value on your serv.
ices"
BY this time l was listening with
both ears, as anyone would have done.
Because, Mr.. Barrett" answered
Charlie quietly. Il happen to know
that you have served Eve years sem
tence in states prison for the misap-
preparation OF bank funds"
| Just had time TO hurry away be-
fore Charlie came out He had been
discharged. Barrett thought he could
bluff Long Corners. But he couldn't
bluff me. laid hold of Charlie
81 guess you are feeling pretty sore
| said. 81 happened to overhear what
Barrett was saying to you, Are you
going to make 1t public7"
you bet ! am" he answered. and
his rage made him quite friendly, lie
had been living under the shadow Of
the great man and 1t had turned him
into a sort OF cheap imitation OF him
but now he saw what fool he had
been.
''I'd give hundred dollars to know
just where to hit him first" said Char
lie. 81 got the whole story from some
of his private papers. Confound him
Perhaps he'll try to buy me of | fell
sure | was good for that extra III
teen"
"Ill tell you where to hit him first,
said. Hes stolen my girl-Misi
Luella Mason. Isn't that enough? In
going right round TO tell her"
wait till tomorrow" he urged. HI
may think better OF 1t and offer me
thousand to keep quiet. II he does II
give you ten per cent"
This sounded good. but ! ran hin
up to a third before agreeing. But o.
the morrow Barrett was Just as col
and self.possessed as ever. And I
cap the climax. when Charlie wen
down TO work--his month not bein
up-Barrett gave him his salary an
ordered him out Of the office.
81 guess you'll smart for this befor
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14

many hours are over" sneered Charlie
as he went out.
couldn't neglect my duties, and ]
was supposed not to know what had
happened, ! didn't mean to lose my
position; was not going to Luella out
Of revenge, but as friend. ] knew
she was not the girl 10 tell where she
rot her information. But would have
given a good deal to have seen Bar
rett's face when she gave him his
walking papers.
was at her house at eight o'clock,
and by good luck she was alone. When
she saw me she looked unpleasant;
the scoundrel had completely ousted
me In her esteem.
We'll, MI Coolldge?" she began,
We'll, Miss Mason" ! retorted
mockingly, ''you don't seem very well
pleased to see me, but you will thank
me warmly enough when get
through. That friend OF yours, Bar
rott, Is a thief and scoundrel.'
Rather hard words to say about n
friend OF mine" she said. Il suppose
YOU are willing 10 repeat those words
to Mr.. Barrett, face to face"
mo, I'm not" l answered. 81 don't
want to lose my Job. 1t wouldn't be
quite fair to be put in that predica
ment, Luella, when ! have only como
to you as friend Now listen"
She refused to hear me, but | waf
determined that she should. So tolc
her everything that Charlie had tclc
me that morning; how Barrett hat
been cashier In the County and Ma
tional In Wayne City, and had stoler
fifty thousand dollars and served 1
flye.year term for It.
when did this interesting episode
occur?" she asked when had ended
in 1909" | answered.
-Four years ago But thought yol
said he had served flve-year sen
tence."
We'll, / suppose they let him on
early for good behavior" ] answered
] had been so keyed up | hadn'
heard tho bell ring, and was still II
the middle of my remarks when Bar
rott walked into the room.
Luella turned from me to him.
This gentleman" she said, meanin
me. has been so kind as to tell m
that old story about the County an
National. Anthony" Isn't It disgust
inr uame--Anthonyi
You seem to have 4 host of friends
Luella," he answered. This is tn
tenth, isn't IT."
The twelfth" she answered. an
then she turned to me. you are yer
slow. Mr.. Coolidge. Mr.. Barrett tol
me all about that weeks age. and 8
have many OF his well-wishers. onl
you left out the fact that he was pa
doned before the first six months wer
out because the real thief confessed
Good evening, Mr.. Coolidge"
Well, walked out. ! wouldn't d.
mean myself by arguing with that sol
Of man. And I'm still In his banl
That Is his COMPOUNDED hypocrltici
cunning; he won't discharge me an
he won't raise my salary. And Luell
and he were married yesterday.
Copyright. 1918, by w. G. Chnpman3
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14

I am to know that! And just think OF
Il being millions and millions Of miles
away in that star-lit infinitude OF
space! 1t makes one feel so small
and so lonely ! put indescribable
pathos into that last observation.
auntie, and II he had only looked at
my wistful face, ethereaiized as 1t
must have been by the moonbeams.
he couldn't have helped--surely he
couldn't have helped saying some
thing idlotic. mean pleasantly idi-
otic, OF course. What he did say
showed little enough sense.
Pardon me. but you are hardly
accurate in your estimate OF distance
SAYS he, In a tolerant and plying
tone. The moon 10 only two hundred
and thirty-seven thousand, six hun
bred miles from the earth
"Tsn't that too perfectly marvel.
ousl' gurgled. What do you es-
Innate your own distance is, profess
sor?'
"'Er-excuae me, but don't think
1 quite grasp your meaning he said.
at has an elliptical orbit with a
sharp curve Just before 1t goes over
the plate explained. I don't blame
you for letting 1t get by. Don't you
think It's little chilly out hereT
well, It certainly was about as near
frost as anything In the shape of
peach ever gets, auntie, believe me
leaving out the Michigan crop I hat
to make chocolate and ] drank three
CUPS before felt like myself again
rive no patience with you. Melis
ga" said Aunt Jane. "You haven't thu
least appreciation of anything sensible
and instructive"
81 think almost any conversation i
Instructive. except when II become
sensible" opined Mrs. Merriwid
"when It's statistical, It's deadly. In
not opposed to knowledge. I thinl
it's a perfectly splendid thing and In
willing to have people 60 to the Pie
rlan spring ard drink until they're wa
ter-logged; but when they pump
into a tank and attach hose an
eprinkls innocent bystanders. ] thin
:t's time to scream for helc.
when ! want to know anythin
more than I absorb from day to "a,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14

I'll consult an encyclopaedia or a spe
cialist in the particular line OF knowl-
edge I'm interested in" Mrs. Merri.
wild continued; then I'll get exactly
what | want But II a voluntary dis
seminator OF unimportant and irrele-
want facts ever gets me out for
moonlight sociable again, It Will be
by the purest accident, assure you.
No eminent educators like MI Cram
mer for me. ! don't even want q
prominent one II no can't hold what
he knows without spilling 1t every
step he takes. ! have quite ali as
sortment OF valuable information
tucked away under my barette my
self, IL may be permitted to say 30.
but don't feel impelled to tell II all
unless | feel there is an urgent de-
mand for 1t. III take a chance that
the person am talking to won't suf.
fer from his ignorance. But I'm
making one exception now"
whats that?" asked Aunt Jane.
MIR. Crammer," replied her niece,
vlciously. "By the time | get through
with him, he'll have the nebular by,
pothesis all tangled up with the sew
enth dimension and he won't know q
perigee from parallax. No man can
look at the moon with little Melissa
and talk astronomy and get away with
IL, believe mel"
We'll, my dear" said Aunt Jane
with a smile, II don't know that I'd
blame you"
copyright, 1913. by W. q. Chapman.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14
Music and Work.

Sir Lawrence CONNIE, London static
tician and Archaeological, regards music
as an end to work. He related that
ut the beginning Of his official career
he used to add up huge columns Of
figures for statistical purposes by the
simple process Of doing the task to a
Gregorian tune. and that he was al
ways correct in his totals. The Lon
don Chronicle says that there are
probably not many brain workers of
this order. but manual laborers have
long shared the opinion of Adam Bede
that ''Inen's muscles move better when
their souls are making merry music.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14

w~N w Americans have ever visited
the isolated parts of Albania,
- but those who have, recall the
III words:
"Duhan, rakia, pushke. dash
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14
Porto RIean Children studIous.

That Porto Rican children are as apt
or more apt than American children
in their studies is the assertion OF
Miss Grace E. Josselyn OF the Porto
Rican Missionary society.
my experience has been that tho
Porto Rican children are usually
bright and clever when It comes to as
similating studies" she said. 81 think
they are as apt or more apt than
American children. OF course, they
have not had long time In which to
pursue their studies.
Thirteen years ago. when the Uni
ted States commenced its government
of the island, there was only one
school In Porto Rico. To-day there are
two thousand, one thousand of which
are public schools"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14
GOOD IN DEFINITE PURPOSE
Little Ahead for the Man or Woman
Who 10 Content 70 Aimlessly
Drift Through Life.

II is astonishing how many people
there are who have no definite aim
nor ambition, but just exist from one
day TO another with no well defined
life plan. All about us on the ocean
Of life we see young men and women
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-14
sacrifice for Arts Sake.

you say you have devoted your life
to art" said the man who tries to be
polite, even when surprised.
yes" replied Mr.. Cumrox. II have
devoted myself to an effort to become
rich enough to own gallery OF senu-
Inc old masters"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
BOOK CRITICS
: OF NORTHWEST
CONVENE HERE

Librarians from all parts OF
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana and British Columbia met
in the parlors of the Tacoma Com,
mercial club yesterday afternoon
for the first days session of the
annual librarians convention.
Prof Walter G. Beach, head of
the sociology department of the
University of Washington, made
a lengthy talk on human oppor-
tunity, past and present, dwelling
on the wonderful opportunities
offered in the United States, and
in the Northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
TacomaFurnitureCo
o11.13 South @ Street
COURT REFUSES
HIGH DAMAGES
TOCONTRACTOR

Granting damages of scarcely
6 per cent of the amount asked,
Judge Chapman yesterday after
noon handed down a decision
awarding $2,122.50 to the Inter-
national Contract company as its
claim against the city on the
Green river water system head
works. The company had ASKED
for $33, $500, which it alleged
was due from the city on the
work. Judge Chapman's ruling
was based on his decision that the
work was not done according to
specifications 1t is similar to the
decision by Judge Clifford recent
ly in the P. E. McHugh pipe line
suit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
$4,000 DEAL
IN E STREET
PROPERTY

One of the largest realty deals
of many weeXs was announced
yesterday afternoon with the sale
by Dave Gross of the building
and two lots at 940-42 c street,
occupied by the Lou Johnson COM
pany. r. E. Anderson, president
of R. e. Anderson & Co., real es-
tate dealers, purchased the prop
erty for $4,000 The same prop
erty was bought by Gross ten
years ago for $50, 900, giving him
a profit of $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
TACOMA WOMEN
In CAMPAIGN
AT CONVENTION

A definite plan to place Mrs.
F. w. Keator of Tacoma in the
presidents chair at the state fed
Grafton of women's clubs in FL
lensburg was launched yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of Taco
ma delegates in the Y. w. G. A.
The platform will advocate more
attention to literary, artistic and
musical study and more distinc-
tive place on the federation pro-
gram for these cultured move
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
CHILD-HEIRESS
STICKS TO JOB

BATH, N. Y, June 49, Miss
Helen Kleckler, aged Is, a steno-
grapher, has been informed that
she is one of ten heirs to $1,000
900.
The estate comes from her
mothers family, the mother, now
dead, being a direct descendant
of Russian who came to New
York city and accumulated a
large fortune. The property is
near New York city and at Havre
de Grace, Md.
Miss Kleckler says she will
keep at her work indefinitely, as
she likes IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
BROTHERS ARE
ARRESTED FOR
LEAVING WIVES

Deserted by their husbands,
who are brothers, two young
wives lie i'll in bed at their home,
1851 South E street, today The
brother-husbands, Charles l.. Ell
lott and George E. Elliott, were
arrested yesterday and are in the
city Jail awaiting trial on charges
of wife desertion.
The brothers, with their wives,
came from st. Joseph, Mo-, re-
Gently. A few days ago, accord
ing to the wives, the young men
left home and did not return.
Both wives became ill and were
forced to take to their beds. A
neighbor swore to the warrants
for the brothers arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
W|FEMURDERED
HUSBAND AND
CHILD

HARRISoNvILLE, Mo-, June
13.-Declaring that she had per-
iods of arrangement, caused by
an injury to her head some years
ago, and that her act had been
committed while she was tenn
porarily insane, Mrs. Arthur Kel-
lar last night confessed that 1t
was she who murdered her hus-
band : and 7-year-old daughter
with an AK last Tuesday. Mrs.
Kellar said that she had no mo-
tive. She was completely irres-
ponsible, she said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

Bears IL Babies.
ALI in IL Years

AURORA. ILL.,. June 13.--Mrs.
Rollo Lincoln startled Judge Slus-
ser in the circuit court when he
asked her how long she had been
married. She said IL years.
"How many children" asked
the Judge.
Seventeen" she replied.
The judge mopped his brow.
Mrs. Lincoln explained there were
Ave sets of twins. That's why
her husband deserted her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
so SCARED SHE
SLEPT ON FLOOR

DENVER. Colo. June 10. -
Her husband frightened her so
badly one night that she crawled
under the bed and stayed there
all night, asserted Elizabeth
Loeney in a petition for a divorce
In the morning. according to
Mrs. Looney, her husband called
and asked II she was dead.
mot quite, but almost" was
the reply she gave.
well, l wish you were"
Looney is alleged to have re-
piled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
TURN DOWN REQUESTS.

The school board has refused
to retain the principals of the
Grant and Franklin schools, al
though requested by the people
of both districts. They likewise
refused to delay the fall opening
of school two weeks for the bene-
fit of hop and berry growers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
HORSE
ENDS HIS LIFE
I ~ ON 3RD TRIAL

SAN DIEGO, June 12.-BilIy,
a horse of doubtful age, known
here as the horse with the sui
cidal mania, ended it all" to-
day by plunging off a 2O-foot
CHIT and breaSing his neck.
Hitched to a fish cart he carried
with him in the plunge his mas
ter, Frank Lapera. The man was
not seriously hurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
"WOODY AND TEDDY. !"

Woodrow Wilson and Teddy
Roosevelt are now living in the
same Tacoma home, the stork
having brought them to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Boyd, 3018 East D
street, yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
TACOMA HORSE IN CIRCUS.

Only few people were aware
last night that one of the we'll
trained horses with the Sells
Floto show is the property of a
Tacoma woman. The horse is
Brownie" and belongs to Effie
Dutton of this city, former cir
Gus performer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
BIG AUDIENCE TO
GREET PERFORMANCE

The auditorium of st. Leo's
school was filled with an audience
of more than 1000 persons last
night at the vaudeville perform
ance given under auspices of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
SHE'S ASSESSOR

Pacific National bank has filed
suit against Assessor Cook to pre-
vent him assessing any of it's per-
sonal property aside from the
capital STOCK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

COVERED BY INSURANCE.
Most of the fires that took
place here In May were covered
by insurance. according to the
report fled with Commissions
Mills by Fire Chief McAlevy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

No stronger evidence of superiority
newest Player Pianos display for the
be found than in the fact that last week than five of
the one-time wonderful Panoa Pianos
ward of the truly magnificent
the artistic Kmba Acmeodic. superb Eilers de
Luxe Player Pianos.
The Grand Player Piano Exhibition at Eilers is note
worthy not merely of its magnitude
but particularly because exhibiting the first time
Pianos awaiting
the when Player would reach highest PIN
should let another by
without investigating these latest of Player
Pianos display for the first time
The rendering selectionsso artistic and perfectly
absolutely impossible to detect it from
the perfect hand playing esults which have been inn
possible produced by novice with the
latest Of Player Pianos on display at Eilers
ExHDITION AN EYE-OPENER--No can appreciate
the rapid truly progress in modern Player
Piano making without seeing this Exhibition.
For tomorrow Saturday we make an I'M
usual offering "A solid carload of 10 modern
Player Pianos in mahogany, black and Circas-
sian walnut, English fumed and golden oak, COW
cred by an unconditional five-year guarantee
against any defect whatever In material and
workmanship. A regular $3.50 value at $462.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13
EXHIBITS SEWING.

The sewing class of Barlow
high school gave an exhibition of
their work today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-13

Terms SIS down and $500 weekly (if you wish
them) including large library of music of your
own selection. For this extraordinary offering,
be on hand early.
"A THIRD AND MORE OFF-AlI remaining Pianoa
Pianos which we have received in part
at fraction OF their original cost Among them
the late styles which we'll
Take choice SO per cent
to As cent In addition will include large library Of
music free.
SOME AS Low Ss7sOO-In this Exhibition every
taste and demand,
met completely From the dainty little Pianos
at 1878 and $435, prices up gradually most
costly $1,000 and $1.150 Styles which at
Eiers for SITS and $685..
proposition meet
your individual requirements.
cordial invitation Is extended to all those enjoy
music beautiful open until 10 90 p
u. Recitals daily.
LARGEST DEALERS Eilers Temple of Music
Building, 1856 So. @ ST. Headquarters for Co
lumbia, Edison and Victor Talking Machines
and Records.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
DR.. NJ NAUGHTON
LEAVES JA|LFOR
PRISON FARM
"GOd Be With You Till We Meet
Again" Farewell Of Chatham
Jail Associates.

SAVANNAH. Oct. God be with
you till We meet again" was the last
sentence Of a resolution bearing the
signature Of every white prisoner in
the Chatham County Jail presented
TO Or. W J. McNaughton expressing
regret at his departure for Miledge-
vile to serve a life sentence at the
State Prison Farm for the murder of
Fred Flanders in Emanuel County.
The paper is couched in good Eng
Ish. The prisoners assert their be-
lief in the innocence of McNaughton
and express an opinion that the next
Governor will set him free.
Or. McNaughton was taken TO Mil
Iedgevile to-day. Guard B. W over
by came for the prisoner, and Dr.
John s. Wilder. his pastor, accom-
panied him They left on the 40
o'clock train this morning.
Il certainly hate 10 leave the Chat
ham jail" said DR. McNaughton. u
have been there so long and the peo-
ole have been so kind it felt home
like. However. ! am ready and will
ing TO go, for l do not feel il will be
very long before ! am pardohed. /
am confident the next Governor will
see my case in a different light"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
ENDS BAGKACHE
AND KIDNEY DISORDERS
Croxone Helps Lifeless Organs
Regain Health, Strength
and Activity.

1t is useless dangerous ana un-
necessary to be tortured with the
digging. twisting pains OF backaChe
or suffer disagreed bic kidney and
bladder disorders when CrONune is
guaranteed to promptly and surely
relieve all such misery.
CrOxOne masters these troubles be
cause ii quickly reaches the cause Of
the disease It sOaks right into the
stopped up, inactive kidneys, through
the membranes and Innings; cleans
out the little filtering glands; neu-
tralzes and dssOlves the poisonous
uric acid and makes the kidneys FL
ter and sift from the blood the waste
and poisonous matter that clog the
system and cause such troubles
{ II does not matter whether YOU
have but slight symptoms or chronic
aggravated case. il is practically i'm
possible TO take CroXone without re-
! suits
An original package Of CroXone
costs but q tritle and all druggists
are authorized to return the purchase
price il YOU are not entirely salts
fed the very first time you use it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
JUDGE POWELL
URGES HIGHER
LAW ETHICS
Iurjst Addressing Students, Says
MANY an Innocent Man Is
TriCked Into Conviction.

Scouting the idea that ali lawyer
are liars. and declaring IT is seldom
that a member Of the bar is half as
dishonest as his client. Judge Arthur
q Powell late Of the Court Of APP
peaIs made a plea at the opening o.
he Atlanta Law school for a higher
standard OF ethics in the legal pro-
fess.on
Nearly d hundred young men just
entering the law school As well as 70
large number Of las; years graduates.
heard Judge Powell who was intro
duced as the only man who has been
gwen an honorary degree by Ia" At.
lanta Law School Dean Hamilton
presided al the exercises.
Judge Powell outlined the maxims
which might he adopted with profit
by young lawyers.
Preserve your ideals and retain
your seIf-respcct" he said If you're
ont for making money then stay out
Of the legal profession. have the con
victlon always that YOU are ia the
right. when you get into a case which
YOU find is not meritorious get out Or
il as quickly a possible. and mo
matter how attractive q woman MAY
he don't let her .uvr.glc you into
taking case which is unworthy of
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