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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-06-20
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble.

When you have trouble with your stom-
ach or chronic constipation, don't imagine
that your case is beyond help just because
your doctor fails to give you relief. Mrs.
G. Stengle, PlainGeld, N. j., writes, "For
over month past l have been troubled with
my stomach. Everything l ate upset it ter
ribly. One of Chamberlain's advertising
booklets came to me. After reading few
of the letters from people who had been
cured by Chamberlain's Tablets, decided to
try them. have taken nearly three-fourths
ola package of them and can now eat almost
everything that l want" For sale by all
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Stick to Princess Flour and you
will always have good bread.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

ish nobleman and official of Che city.
under the then Spanish domination Of
Louisiana. In 1850, one of the towers
having collapsed, damaging the entire
front of the structure, the facade was
rebuilt as it now is, but the sinking
again of the foundations of a tower
presents new problems and demands.
Everybody who cherishes the his
tory and traditions of the city preserv-
ed and perpetuated desires that the
historic old structure shall be restor-
ed and made permanent, but there
are others who want new and splen-
did structure as the chief ecclesias-
tical edifice in this archiepiscopal do
cese.
Not less than a million dollars, and
probably more, will be required to
build a new and magnificent cathe.
dral. All these matters should fur
nish food for thought, for they con-
Germ every citizen Of New Orleans.
without regard to creed or party.
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CHAPTER x.-Continued.

Miss Sapphire was highly gratifed.
4 wish you'd talked this reasonable
at first. It's always what people don't
see that the most harm comes of. I'll
give a little tea out here on the We
randa, and the worst takers In town
will be in these chairs when you bring
Fran away from Abbott's office. And
I'll explain it all to EN-, and they'll
know Abbott is all right, just as I've
always known"
Get Miss Grace to come" Bob said
sbcepishly. "She doesn't like Fr2n,
and she'll be glad to know AbfNtt is
doing his duty by her. Later, I'll drop
in and have a bite with you"
This, then, was Bob's idea" that
no stone might be left unturned to
hide the perfect innocence of the SUI
perintendent He had known Abbott
Ashton as a bare-legged urchin run
ming on errands for his widowed moth
er. He had watched him through stu
dious years, had believed tx bis fu-
ture career-and no, Yo bold adventur-
ess, though adopted INTO Hamilton
Gregory's home, should be allowed to
spoil Abbott's chances of success.
In his official character as chairman
of the board, Robert Clinton marched
with dignity into the superintendent's
office, meaning to bear away the wilt
ed Fran before the eyes of woman
Abbott Ashton saw him enter with a
1f
rot understand why he had held
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
YOUR MIND ON YOUR WORK
Man Who Makes Good Is One VINO
Can Shut Out Of Mind All but
One Thing.

The man who makes good IS the
man who can shut out Of his mind all
but one thing. An unsuccessful prln-
cipal of a school once said that every
teacher ought to be able to do three
things at once. OF course, ne was
wrong. The teacher who does one
thing at a time and does it well is
giving the pupil the best possible OBJ
dect lesson in concentration. we
have to learn to think clearly amid
distracting noises, to go forward on
strait and narrow way without diver
sions and excursions that waste our
time and our substance, and to keep
at work regardless of the tired feel
ing. the spring" feeling. and whether
the fishing is good or not. When the
soft breeze comes in at the window
we stiffen the moral fiber against It's
allurement. We must pin our atten'
ton firmly to the turgid and dry
geometry of a legal brief, or the ser
r.ed figures Of the daybook. or the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
OLD NIPSIC IS AN ICEB0x
Warship That Survived Samoa Storm
Turned to Commercial Uses by
Canning Company.

acknowledgements into 81
gantic floating icebox for salmon, the
old United States cruiser Nipsic lies
off the San Juan islands, near Belling'
ham, Wash, being now useful piece
OF property of a canning company.
The interior of the old warship, which
is of wood, has been made over into
q row Of great bins, into which the
salmon, brought from the fishing
ground, are dumped through a long
funnel at the bow and iced. The proc
ess will not freeze the fish, but Will
keen them In cold storage until they
can be canned. Frozen fish may be
sold for table use, but are not thought
good for canning.
The Nipsic has had an interesting
history, though never in battle. Built
in 1873 at Washington, she was long
attached to the Pacific fleet. She was
one of the American warships that
were overwhelmed by the hurricane
at Samoa in 1883 with vessels Of the
English and German navies. All but
the English cruiser Calliope went
ashore, but the Nipsic fortunately
went on sandy beach. The crew OF
the Nipsic performed heroic deeds in
saving seamen from other vessels.
After being hauled off and repaired
the Nipsic, became receiving ship al
Bremerton, and was later turned into
prison ship. Last spring she was
sold as no longer of any use to the
navy. "a e.
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SYNOPSIS.

Frln arrives at Hamilton Gregory's
home in Littleburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting.
She repairs thither in search of him,
laughs during the service and is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton, superintendent of
schools. escorts Fran from the tent He
tells her Gregory Is wealthy man,
pillar of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested in Fran and while tax
ing leave of her, holds her hand and Is
seen by Sapphire Clinton, sister OF Rob-
ert Clinton chairman of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory che wants home
with him. Grace NOR, Gregory's private
secretary, takes violent dislike to Fran
ard advises her to go away at once
Fran hints at a tWenty-year-old secret
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace to
leave the room. Fran relates the story
of how Gregory married a young girl at
Springfield while attending college and
then deserted her. Fran Is the child of
that marriage. Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the death
of IFran's mother Fran takes a liking to
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
who is dead. Fran agrees to the story
Mrs. Gergory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. The breach between Fran and
Grace widens. 1t is decided that Fran
must go to school. Grace shows persis-
tent interest in Gregory's story of his
deal friend and hints that Fran may be
Clinton and leave Gregory's service, much
to the latter's dismay. Fran declares that
the secretary must go. Grace begins nag
ging tactics in an effort to drive Fran
from the Gregory home, but Mrs. Greg
Dry remains stanch in her friendship.
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books to worm themselves from lid to
lid. swallowing all that comes In the
way. But I'd never been 10 school, ans
| imagined it a place where a child
, was helped to develop itself. l thought
teachers were trying to show the pu-
J pills the best way to be what they were
going to be. I've been disappointed,
but that's not your fault; you are just
a system. If boy Is to be Dlacg-
smith after he's grown, and II girl
in the same class is to be a music
| teacher, or a milliner both must learn
about abe and def So I'm going
away for good, because, of course, ]
couldn't afford to waste my time in
| this house."
But, Fran" Abbott exclaimed i'm
pulsively, don't you see that you are
| holding up ignorance as virtue? Can
you afford to despise knowledge In this
civilized age? You should want to
know facts just because-well, just be-
cause they are facts"
"But l don't seem 70, at all" Fran
responded mildly. "No, I'm not ma
king fun of education when | find fault
with your school, any more than
show irreverence to my mothers God
when question what some people call
religion It's the connection to life
that makes facts of any value to me;
and it's only in its connection to life
that I'd give a pin for all the religion
on earth"
Il don't understand" Abbott faltered
She unfolded her hands and held
them up in a quaint little gesture OF
aspiration. mo, because it isn't in q
book. l feel lost-so out in space.
only ask for a place in the universe
to belong to somebody :"
But" said Abbott, you already be
long to somebody, since Mr.. Gregory
has taken you into his home and he is
one of the best men that ever"
ooh, let's go home" cried Fran i'm
patiently. Let's all of US skip out oil
this chalky old Internationally place
and breathe the pure air of life."
She darted toward the door. then
looked back Sadness had vanished
from her face, to give place to sud
den glow. The late afternoon sur
shone full upon her, and she held hel
lashes apart, quite unblinded by its
intensity. She seemed suddenly IL
lumined. not only from without. but
from within.
Abbott seized his hat. Robert Gin
ton had already snatched up his. JaBey
squeezed his cap in an agitated hand
1 All four hurried out into the hall as II
moved by the same spring.
Unluckily, as they passed the hal
] window, Fran looked out. Her eyes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
DISPENSING WITH THE DRUM
Other Countries Will Follow France in
Discarding 1t. as Part Of Military
Equipment.

1t was some time ago that, acting
upon the recommendations embodied
in report by military commission.
the French government reached the
conclusion that the drum was no long
er a necessary article of military
equipment.
The report set forth that the drum
was serious encumbrance In march
ing; that rain impaired its usefulness;
that its calls could not be distinguished
in time OF battle; that it consumed a
period of two years to turn out an efi-
cient drummer; and that by abandon
ing the. use of the drum many thou
sands Of youths and men would be re-
leased for active service.
Since the decision of the French
government other European powers
have followed it's example in decreeing
that the drum must 60"
The history of the drum Is both
ancient and honorable. The Egyptians
employed 1t. and the Greeks ascribed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Extraxaaance Rehuked.

Two bachelors live together in a
fat on East Nineteenth street. They
kid themselves into thinking that they
save rent and board and clothes and
gain freedom and a lot Of other
things by so doing. But the collector
comes to them the same as he does
to married folk.
The other morning one Of the
bachelors awoke from a sound sleep
and called to the other:
What was that noise heard?"
"a shot," replied the other. from
the hall.
what did you do?"
81 killed bill collector"
You extravagant pup! When pow
der costs as much as it does now, 1t
does seem to me as II you might
choke those fellows. even IL 1t does
take a little muscle!"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Fran's hand, that night on the foot
bridge. Not only had the sentiment
of that hour passed away, but the in
terview Fran had forced upon him at
the close of a recent schoolday. had
inspired him with actual hostility. 1t
seemed the irony of fate that mere
child, a stranger, should, because OF
senseless gossip, endanger his chances
of appointments reappointment
which he felt certain was the best
possible means of advancement. Why
had he held Fran's little hand? He
had never dreamed. of holding Grace's
ali. there was hand, indeed!
HAS she been sent down." Bob
asked, in the hoarse undertone of a
feIlow-conspirator.
.tNo." Abbott was eager to prove
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL SINKS
New Orleans Historic Old Church
Building Causing Much Concern
to People Of City.

New Orleans.-The sinking of the
foundations of the historic old St
Louis cathedral IN this city is giving
much concern to citizens interested
in the welfare and prestige of New
Orleans, as we'll as to the members
of the church ITSELF
1t is a problem whether the cathe'
dral can be restored as it was, or will
have to be rebuilt, and that is now
in the hands of a commission of engi.
neers and architects to be solved after
due consideration.
The present cathedral was COM
pleted in 1874, under the care and from
large contributions by Don Andres
Almonaster y Roxas, a wealthy Span
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that he had the sunshine first. His
building was so arranged that the
lasses should meet in the east rooms
IN the afternoon, after the morning
sun had thoroughly disinfected them.
and in the west in the morning, since
the afternoon sun would have disin-
fected the western rooms on the previ-
GUS day. There should be plenty Of
ground and plenty of sand about
school houses. 1t is better to econo-
mize in decorations than in sunlight
and ventilation. He said that while
this was his ideal school he preferred
the open air school,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

DOWNS A HORSE
Marietta and Nincinity Suffer Aeavt
4..e Damage by Rain-Windows Are
Smashed.

4. Marietta, O.-Hailstones so large
that one of them knocked down a
horse being driven up hill, near here
fell during a. storm. The hailstones
smashed windows, broke slate roofs,
damaged crops and killed fowls that
were suddenly thrust unprotected into
the storm when their coops were over.
turned by the wind. In the rural sec.
tons many fields of corn were practi.
cally ruined. 1t Is estimated the dam.
age will run into thousands Of dollars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Riuht-Handed Plants.

That there are right-handed plants
and lefthanded plants has been re-
ported to the Cambridge (EnglanO
Philosophical society by r. +. Comp
ton. In an examination of eight va
rieties of two-rowed barley the first
leaf was found to twist to the left in
IS per cent of more than 10000 seed
lings, and an excess of left,handed
growth was found also In millet and in
oats. In corn there seemed to be no
marked tendency either way. No evil
dence Of hereditary peculiarly ap-
pears to have been obtained and no
special significance of the results is
pointed out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

were caught by group seated on the
veranda of the Clinton boarding house.
There were Miss Sapphire Clinton,
Miss Grace Noir, and several mothers,
slipping afternoon tea. In an instant,
Fran had grasped the plot, That cloud
of witnesses was banked against the
green misunderstanding to behold her
ignominy. fr: b 3
"Mr. Clinton" said Fran, all sweet
ness, all allurement. II am going to
ask of you a first favor. left my hat
up in Miss Bulls room and"
II will get it," said Abbott promptly.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
ENOUGH to Make Him Sick.

He came creeping in at the usual
hour when a man finds 1t conven.
lent to enter his house with as little
commotion as possible. He replied
In response to the usual wifely query
put to the gentlemen who arrive
home at that hour OF the night that
he had been sitting up with sick
friend
"a sick friend, indeed! And what
allied him."
"W-why, he lost twenty dollars. =
Stray Stories.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

busy system Of mercantile establish
ment, and let every other thought
await its turn at the end of Office
hours. You may have heard great
lawyer in action in crowded court
room. What was the secret OF his
power? It was that he would not let
the jury's attention or the witness
tongue wander from the relevant
facts. He kept insistently to the
straight line that is the shortest dis
lance from point to point. He curt
ly dismissed all that was super
fuous, immaterial and calculated to
blur the salient outlines of the mat
ter in controversy.-Phila
Ledger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
For the Ideal School.
Ledger.

M. Augustin Rey, Persian archi.
tect, has described his ideal school in
a recent paper. He said that the ben.
eficial effects of the violet rays were
SO well known that 1t was criminal to
build In such a way that they could
not penetrate to every part of room
it was doubly important that this
should be possible in schoolrooms. II
there was choice between heat. ven
tilation. and sunshine we should see
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Heat Iiuhtninn.

Heat lightning is ascribed to distant
lightning flashes which are below the
horizon, but illuminate the higher
strata OF clouds SO that their bright
ness is visible at great distances; they
produce no sound, probably in conse-
quence of the fact of their being so far
off that the rolling of thunder cannot
reach the ear of the observer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

it's invention to Bacchus The Spanish
conqueror Pizarro is said to have found
drums In South American temples. The
snakes of Ireland, we are told, fed
from the Emerald Isle before the drum
beats Of st. Patrick.-Stray Stories.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
AUCTION OFF PETRIFlED MAN
Grewsome Patagonian Relic Sold
Under Hammer In Paris to
Highest Bidder.

Paris.-A petrified man was sold by
auction in Paris recently. The man
lived some thousands of years ago in
Patagonia. He was about six feet five
inches in height.
Though he is now a stone statue,
the body bears traces Of two deep
wounds. 1t is supposed that the man
was killed, and that his body was
slowly changed to stone by the actioa
Of water charged with lima saltA
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Laws of PHYSICS.

Caustic Calkins dropped his watch
on the sidewalk. did it stop?" in
queried Solicitors Jones. CAS- the flag
ging is four inches thick" replied
Calkins, sit did, But think, if / get
a heavier watch it may go through
next time"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Hittino Catcher

George Block of the Denver CLUB
still holds the lead as hitter extraor-
binary in the western league. His,
hitting has been factor In keeping
the "Silver Tips" at the top of the
heap.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
important to Mothers
Altogether Too Successful.

Quizzer-"What's the matter, old
man? You look worried" Sizzer-
II have cause to. hired man to
trace my pedigree. Quizzer-"Well.
what's the trouble? Hasn't he been
successful" Sizzer-"Successful!
should say he has! I'm paying him
fundamentally
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
How II Really Happened.

Once man ground grain between
two fiat stones to procure meal
Christian Science Monitor.
Never! Woman did 1t, while friend
man sat around and told the boys
about the big one that got away
Detroit News-Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Develops His Players.

Most Of the men under McGraw
have done all their big league playing
as Giants. Murray, Fromme. Herzog
and Mccormick are the ones who have
played elsewhere than in the metroD
ellis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
WOMAN TOOK
FRIENDS ADVICE
And Found Health In Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Window, Kansas. -"I had displace
ment which caused bladder trouble and

L was so miserable
I didn't know what
to do. / suffered
from bearing down
pains, my eyes hurt
me, I was nervous,
dizzy and irregular
and h ad fe m a 9
weakness. I spent
money on doctors
but got worse all
the time.
UA friend fold me-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Parasites.

life Is game of touch and CO."
Il agree with you. And the touch
Is what keeps great many people
going"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Loo Much Ball

"Why did you move away from
Chicago?"
"The doctor advised my husband to
move to some town with only one
team to worry about.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Following a Formula.

People ought to choose their cppo-
sites when they marry"
well, did you do that?"
yep. She lived right across the
street from me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

about the Pinkham remedies and l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was cured. l cannot praise
yourremedies enough for I know / never
would have been we'll if ! had not taken
it. miss MARY A. HoRNER, Route
No. 2, Box Il, Window, Kansas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28
Consider Well This Advice.

No woman suffering from any form
Of female troubles should lose hope I'M
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal in
gradients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be most valua-
BILE tonic and invigorator of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
III you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conti:
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter viii
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-28

'Tf | were YOU" Clinton returned
flushing, I'D be ashamed to- refer to
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-02-14
Europe

Paris.-Un i%nventeur, du non
de Cousin, Went de fabriquer un
apparel qui pourra provoquer le
chavirement DIES a6roplanes. Gel
apparel est l6ger ct simple; un
soldat peut lie porter dams son ha.
vre-sac. Des experiences conclu.
antes ont etc faites, ct lie chavire.
ment DIES a6roplanes pourra etre
produit, meme 81 les machines vo-
lantes sont a une altitude de 1900
pieds.
Vienne, Autriche.-S Son Emf
nence lie cardinal FRANCOIS Nagl
archeveque de Vienne, est decide
la semaine derni6re. LIE cardinal
Nagl etait ne a Vienne, lie 26 no.
vembre, en- 1855. Ii fut recteur de
Sainte-M Marie de lAnima ct proto-
notaire apostolique, en- 1898. En-
1902, il fut 6lu 6veque de Trieste,
puts promu archev6que titulaire
de Tyr ct co-adjuteur, a Vienne.
II prit possession dQ siege de Wen
ne, lie II fevrier, en- 1910. LIE 5
aout 1911, Il succ6da au cardinal
Gruscha ct il fut intronis
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1913-02-14

mieux ct possedez ainsi de lenergie pour
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ct est absolument garantie scion la loi. N
Tout individu soufrant de ces maladies
redoutables ct dangereuses, peut certaine-
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demontrer sill est durable. Principale-
ment 81 vous considerez quill ny a aucune
depense a faire pour celia ct que je vous
dome %volontiers, mon temps ct ma mede-
cine. Tout malade intelligent, desire sa-
voir 81 telle medicine peut LIE GU LA
guerir ct vous aveza present, lei, l'occasion
de lie SAVIOR, sans depense, obligation on
perte de temps serieuse. CES QUEL-
CUES JOURS, peuvent etre l'Gpoque
marquante de votre vie.
Tous ceux qui sont sufisamment in
terresses pour m'ecrire pour la medicine
gratuite, r%ecevront egalement I'm exem-
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ct une nouvelle edition en- est actuellement
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