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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-19

OF. the State Fair receiyen check Tor
500. the contribution of the federation
toward the baby contest. From the Wo-
minis Home Companion he has re-
celyed 5000. and the Fair commission it
sdf gave $780, This makes a total Of
$500, and in addition there are medals
and certificates which will be distrib-
Gted when the judges have determined
the winners. The Home Companion
offers gold medal and also silver
and a bronze medal, and the Fair itself
offers two silver cups and sixteen
bronze medals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07

being that ever lived in human form. They shall come
~ this city Of ours 1t shall be city Of homes where
these little may grow up under the flag Of our coun-
try the most noble flag that over the land 81 a
free people! Down below great ships Of the sea shall
come in dock at magnificent wharycs and take on the
Golden grain that has blossomcd and rpcncd, under
Heavens kindly winds, on those iariung plans 10 he
casti Loaded with spices and myrrh and strange per
fumes from the East they shall enter, bearing their
fragrance 10 a great railway terminus ana, reloaded
with the swcct.smcllng grain, they shall depart, hun
qrilv hoping to come again and see the hcadland Of
Squaw Point rising up like a jewel in the crown OF
Puget Sound There will be schoolhouscs and churches
and places Of amuscmcnts, and stately dwellings, ana
paved streets and electric light; shining through the
calm and peaceful nights where now YOU stand some
wears ago, Gentlemen had no dream Of finance
He paused imprcssivcly and William Burmah behind
him idgcted a trdc and cooked his ears forward
"Ol1 cuss is goin too far he thought. Hes about
due for the bell
a found myself and my beautiful daughter, Miss
Arabclla Hatch, by rcverscs Of fortune reduced to
poverty the Colonel going on in trembling voice
which betrayed a great hunger for sympathy, and
proud rccountal Of 81 had always insisted
that any gentleman did he but turn his attention to
commercial pursuits, could make money. Now I'm
asking YOU to take a chance with me. don't know Of
course whether the Atlantic & Oriental is
TIE halted for there was violent jcr; Of his coat,
II and as he looked round TO discover the cause he
cav. Burnah Zones crowdng in front Of him. He
INDIGNANT but helpless. He had mapped out in his mind
,,o - those Gowcrv periods that him applause
,,, ,,,hlic occasions in that far distant Southland
,,, there nobody ever dared jerk his coattails Be
,Icrod he s,bsidcd even Burmah Jones, in his in
,jsiyc. rlucous voice said:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
CHAPTER VII.

n Just .e .u.mcntBurmaha sscmblcdthcb
"A ir.a . accompctcd auctionccr's PLATFORM
=. anar ..zalg ilyin,o thatmagic tuncof "Ahot
~le !, IN lhc OH u tonight while he made the Colonel
anu hu00a~t su, the platform and take chairs. His
po'Gh was q ucI oi breviy; for he shrcwdly calcu-
.aeo % him That the effects Of that dreadful carct
mixed with bot .ams would wear away in less than an
~yI' Inc Colonel gaspcd when Burmah audaciousy
Apa'led that .-e Atlantic s; Oriental Railway wanted
s goCd Will %. the people Of the Pacific Coast, and
'" mat sue. rcndliness could not be obtained by
SYN II ALL That was why that group Of repre-
. I.s''e a'z0n assembled this glorious day were
n NV ue benefit and the chance Of a lifetime. lie
M attention To the sketch made by the Hon. Fred
e. "A hubbard, the world renowned and uncqualed
'N o. the city beautiful, who, at enormous eN-
~ 'd4 Dccn employed % make this the model city OF
AL universe. Mr.. Hubbard would now be introduced
eApound his theories Of what made city beautiful.
bee ,i poor Hubbard who, after long drought, had
'el 70 The prng in the desert ambcd % the front
and stage broke into words at this opportunity
H. s@n 70 cEpound at the rate Of a mile a minute.
man "a 40 hHe moving picture film, and Burmah the
n o turned the crank; for when the latter thought
cbonea," 1e mad been used 70 make an impression nc
CoI ppeI 'Ae film Of and loosely interrupted The
sT :, was introduced
wan, -" EN- all about Arabca and Lee and how you
nA MAKE llis place credit 10 Chattanooga, Colo
Whispered Burmah.
IN - we Colonel did, Burmah cnvicd him that rare
wopld ,u.eafmng. He wondered how much the crowd
"a stand He saw with delight that this fine simple
Init ''' inc Dig drawing card, and let him go the
bis y'aer Gentlemen, the Colonel was saying in
shall will be the city park It's grassy lawns
Gods S5'eiea with little children, those flowers Of
Suffer Lh ofnamenting and decorating its borders.
l''lIen 10 come unto me, said the greatest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07

"Gu'lcmcu my respected friend Colonel Hatch his
told you but part OF IT, but time is gctin short and
we will now auction off few Of these lots ! amt got
time to even Show You plans for the new depot, or The
first public school, or the library but SOS youH kno"
we mean business here they arc!'
The Colonel staggered back into his chair and wiped
his face with his handkerchief He saw that from some
unexpected place Burmah Jones had unrocd a lot Of
drawings that he was hastily exhibiting Nor did he
dream that from the front view they were 50 magnii
cent Why should they not be, inasmuch as they were
drawings borrowed from architects offices under pre-
text Of examination, which covered everything from
competitive designs for treasury building at Washing
ton, a new wing for the Metropolitan Museum Of New
York study Of the Metropolitan Tower, TO residence
for "a newly made millionaire Senator from Montana.
He wondered where Hubbard had got time to draw
them and poor Hubbard author Of the city beautiful
sustained equal curiosity. But after being unrocd and
dpayod for the bricfcst Of time they again
fully rolled and thrust bac; into the tin case.
"Nav look ut those whispered Hubbard to Bur
nah.
@No. YOU can't" snapped Burmah in reply. Let
Won see EN- later maybe and again faced his listeners
We'll ne knew that the psychological moment WAS
coming He seized a pointer and pointed at lot No. |
on Main-st called attention 10 its merits Of situation,
lifted his hand to his check as if some wandering insect
had ANNOYED him, and began. The hand to the check
WAS the signal to the boosters scattered here and there
TO start the price good and high They did And up On
the stand stood that Napolconc little fat man, watching
each bidder calculating with lightning like rapdity and
absolute accuracy just how high he dared let the bid
ling 90.
His patter was familiar jocosc, amusing, or caong
Inv turns Sweat streamcd from him. First he DOTTED
his coat then his vest and last Of all slipped his
pcndcrs down The sweat continued rccntlcssy until
the gay silk shirt he was wet through, and his
cbcrbc face began to show the strain He was Just
selling the lots fronting "on the magnificent public
library which we propose To- build here, Gentlemen,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27
tain behind the Bangs barn and spoke

tain behind the Bangs barn and spoke
with conviction
whit" he said. you're the one re-
sponsible for the committees hirin'
Phoebe Dawes You offered Lem the
paintin' job " he'd vote for her What
did you do Il forp You don't know
her. do your"
"Never set eyes on her In my life"
"Then-thcn-you heard Heman say
be wanted the other one. What made
you do III"
Captain Cy crinncd
"Ase." he said. i've always been q
great hand for tryin' experiments
Had one Of my cooks aboard put rails
ins In the napjacks once Just TO see
what they tasted Ike judged lie
man had had his own way 10 this
town for thirty odd year kind Of
wanted TO see what would happen II
he didn't have IT."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27
CHAPTER III.

IA HE crowd at Simmons general
store discuss politics as a gen
eral thing. state and national
~ politics In their seasons but
county politics and local affairs al
ways The question In Baypot that
summer, aside from that OF the harbor
appropriation. was who should be
hired as downstairs teacher. Our
schoolhOuse is a two story building
with a schoOlrooIn on each floor. The
lower room. where the little tots begin
with their cat, cat" and progress
until they have mastered the Fourth
Reader, is called downstairs" up
stairs" Is, Of course. the second story.
where the older children are taught.
To handle some OF the big boys" up
stairs is task for a healthy man. and
such one usually fills the teachers
position there. Downstairs. being. IN
theory at least. less strenuous. Is pre-
sided over by a woman.
Miss Seabury. who had been down
stairs teacher for one lively term. had
resigned that spring In tears and hu'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

"r1enve to- he ordered sharply. an
the tone was that of one who has ci'
en- many orders and expects them to he
0beyed. Delay! Whoa, there! Great
land of love. look at that! Look at
It! Who did thatT'
The mate to the big red hand point
ed to the front door of the Whitaker
place. 'Gabe was alarmed.
Done what? Done which," he
gasped. what you talkin' about?
There amt nobody lives in there
That house has been empty for
where's the front fenceT' demand
ed the excited passenger. What's be-
come of the hedge? And who put up
that-that darned piazZai"
The piazza had been where II now
was almost since Mr. Lumley could
remember. He FASTENED to reply that
he didn't know; he wasn't sure; he
presumed likely twas them New
Hampshire Howeses'' when they ran
a summer boarding house.
The stranger drew a long breath.
"Well. of all tho he began. Then
he choked. hesitated and ordered his
driver TO heave ahead and run along
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

Il Amt TnE cAP'sr NE wHooPED "HERR
HE Is-HEKEf'
them into the house; then he drove
away. still grinning. Bailey looked
fearfully AT Captain Cy.
"She is kind Of hard OF hearin'. ain't
sbeT' he said reluctantly. You re
member l'said she was"
The captain nodded
"Yes." he answered: you're q truth
telliD' chap. Bailey I'll say that for
you You don't exaggerate your state
ments"
Hard OF hearin'r' snapped Mr.. It'd
dit III the last trump amt a steam
whistle she'll MISS judgment day. IN
stop into simmons on my way along
and buy you n bottle of throat Ia lsam.
Cy You're goin' TO need IT,"
The captain needed more than throat
balsam during the fortnight which fol
lowed The Widow Beasley's deafness
was not her only failing In fatf. she
was altogether failure 40 far as her
housekeeping was concerned She could
cook after fashion, but the fashion
was SO limited that even the bill OF
fare AT the perfect boarding house
looked tempting In retrospect
Baked beans again. cyr' exclaimed
Asaph. dropping In one evening after
supper faint saturday night 20
soon. Is M"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

Side splitting humor and tear
compelling pofhos struggle 70,
supremacy in this delightful ro-
nance of Cape Cod. written by
son of Cape Gods own sandy
sofi. Read of the old sea cap
tam who hos returned TO spend
the remainder of his days among
ms boyhood friends read of
the quaint little waD who came
TO him unbidden and offhe place
she won IN his heart; read of the
pretty schooifeacher. the sanci-
n'onious congressman, the grown
up boys Asoph Tiddin and Bal
ley Bongs; read of Kefuroh and
Cop'n JOSIAH Dimick and Lem
~pIck and all the other quaint
.f"K Of Boyporf and you will
find entertainment o-plenfy
There was only one Charles
Dickens. but in character de-
Iineat,on Joseph c. Lincoln has
a touch worthy of the master.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

somethIn' to tell you. Whit"
"An right Overheard with III IL
won't keep long this hot weather"
Bailey smiled knowingly "D,dD't I
hear the up train whistle a. ! was
comm alongT' he asked. ''secms to
me ! did yesl Well. " . amt mis-
taken somebody's comm on that train
somebody for you. Cy Whitaker"
"Somebody for mer'
"Um-h hum! ! can gcn'raIly be de-
pended on. . carlate. and when you
says to me. Bailey. you get me q
housckecpcr.' didn't lose much time.
! got her"
Mr.. Tidditt gaspcd.
Got herr he repeated. Got who7
Got what7 Bailey Bangs. what In the
world have
Delay. Asc." ordered Captain CT.
Bailey. what are you givin usT'
"Givin you a housekeeper and q
good one. too. ! shouldn't wonder She
mny not he. one Of them $1,000
prize museum beauties" with a scorn.
full wink at Asnph. but " what ]
hears true she can keep house. Any
how she's kepi one for forty odd year.
Her names Deborah Beasley. she's o
widow over to East Trumet. and " I
don't miss my guess she's In the depot
wagon now headed In this direction"
That's her on the aft tbwurt. ! Judge.
She amt what you'd call q spring pull,
let. II she!
She certainly was not The occuS
pant Of the depot wagons rear seat
was a thin. not to say scrargy. female.
wearing black. benowered bonnet
and n black gown A black knit sbs wi
was draped about her shoulders. and
she wore specincles.
whoa commanded Mr.. Lumley.
plotting the depot wagon to the side
door Of the Whitaker house Dan'l
Webster came to anchor Immediately.
Gabe turned and addressed his pas.
senger
Here we be- be shouted.
"HeyT' observed the lady In black.
''Here-we-ber' repeated Gabe. rails
Ing his voice.
Seer See whatY'
'Oh. heavens to Betsyl I'm gcftin'
the Group from howlin' I-say-bere
-we-be Get our
He accompanied the hnal hollow
with an expressive pantomime indi
eating that the passenger was expect
ed TO alight She seemed 10 under
stand. for she opened the door OF the
carriage aud slowly de>cepded MIR
Bangs advanced TO meet her
How dye do. Mrs Beasleyf~ he
said Glad To see you all safe and
sound"
Mrs Rsssley shook his hand Her.
were covered as far as the knurkies
by black mitts.
How dye do. Cap'n whittaherY'
she said In a shrill voice. "You pref
~ smartY''
Bailey FASTENED to explain.
81 amt Cap'n Whitaker he roarrd
"Im Bailey Bangs. the one that wrote
10 you"
"Hey7"
Mr. Lumley and Asapb chuckicd-
Bailey colorrd ard tried again
Il amt the cap'nr he whooped
"Here he is-herer'
lie led her over 10 her prospective
employer and tapped the latter on the
chest
How dye do. STRIP said the house
keeper. II don't knows l Just caught
your name"
In i've minutes or so the situation
was made reasonably clear Mrs
Beasley then demanded her trunk and
ccrpetbag. The grinning Lumley bore
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

II 10 conclusive. Mr.. Atkins. I can
see now that Phoebe wouldn't do.
Hunt Yes"
Mr.. Atkins buttoned the frock coat
and turned to so
Good day, gentlemen" he said
"Cyrus. permit me once more TO wei.
come you heartily to our village We
my daughter and myself-will prob
ably remain al home until the fall.
trust you will be a frequent caller.
Run in on us at any time. Pray do
not stand upon ceremony"
"No," said Captain Cy shortly. 81
won't"
That's right; that's right Good
morning"
He walked briskly down the hill
The trio gazed after him
well" sighed Mr. Tidditt, that's
settled. And it's a comfort to know
tits settled Still. did kind OF want
Phoebe Dawes. but Of course Heman
knows best
Course he knows best" snapped
Bailey. Amt he the biggest gun In
this county pretty nighi I'D like to
know who Is II he amt The commit
tee II call the normal school girl now.
and a good thing too"
Captain Cy was still gazing at the
dignified form Of the biggest gun In
the county"
Lets see" he asked. who's on the
school committee? Eben Salters. of
course. and
YES Ebcn's chairman. and he'll
vote for Phoebe anyhow. He's that
pigheaded that nobody. not even
United States representative. could
change him. But Darius Ellis II be
for Heman's way. and SOIL Lemuel
Myrick."
"Lemuel Myrick! Lem Myrick. the
painterT"
"sartln! There amt but one Myrick
in town"
Hum murmured the captain and
was silent for some minutes.
The school committee met on the
following Wednesday evening. On
Thursday morning a startling rumoI
spread through all Rapport. Phoebe
two TO one TO teach the downstairs
school Asaph. aghast rushed out OF
Simmons store and up TO the hill TO
the Cy Whitaker place. He found
Captain Cy In the front yard. Mr.
Myrick. school committeeman and
house painter was with him.
Hello. Ase!' hailed the captain
"whats the matter1 Hasn't the tide
come In this mornin'r'
Asaph. somewhat embarrassed by
the presence of Mr. Myrick. besitated
over his news Lemuel came to his
rescue.
"Ase has Just heard that we called
Phoebe" he said what OF itf I
voted for her. and I amt ashamed
OF IT,"
"But-but-Mr Atkins. he"-
swell, Heman amt on the commit
tee. Is her vote the way think
right. and no one In this town can
change me. Anyway" he added. I'm
goin TO resign next spring Yes.
Cap'n Whitaker. I think three coats
Of white ~ do on the sides here"
LENS goin' 10 do my paintin' Jobs"
explained Captain Cy His price was
q little higher than some OF the other
fellers. but | like his work"
Mr. Tidditi pondered deeply until
dinner time; then he cornered the cap
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27

LooKIN' AS EVER"
side the hotel as quick as the Almighty
would let him Gabe FASTENED to obey
Mrs. Bangs opened the door OF the
perfect boarding house and stood ma
1estically waiting TO receive the pro
spective guest. Over her shoulders
peered the faces OF the boarders
Good afternoon" began the land.
lady II presume likely you would
like to-
She was interrupted. The newcomer
turned toward her and extended his
hand
Hello. Keturyr he said II amt
seen you sence you wore your hair
up. but you're just as good lookin' as
ever. And amt that Baileyi Yes,
tits. and Asaph too. How are you.
boysi Shake"
M Bangs and his chum. the town
clerk. had emerged from the doorway
Their mouths and eyes were wide
open. and they seemed TO be suffering
from a sort OF paralysis.
well, what's the matter with your
demanded the arrival. "Ain't too
stuck up to shake hands after all these
years. are your
Bailey calculated: well. swan a.
man! IL b'lleve you're Cy Whit
tskerw
Miss Angeline Phinney made no less
than nine calls that afternoon. BE
fore bedtime II was known from the
last house In "woodchuck lane" 10 the
Dish shanties at West Bayport thai
"young Cy" Whitaker had come back
that he had come back for good.
that he was staying temporarily at the
perfect boarding house: that he was
awful well on" having made lots OF
money down In South America; thai
he intended TO FIX over" the WIFI
taker place and that II was TO be hxed
over not In a modern manner. with
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27
Bayport. But he rallied bravely

Bayport. but he rallied bravely.
swell. weliw he cried Cyrus, I
an delighted TO welcome you back
among US. ] should scarcely have
known you. You are older-yes. much
older"
well. forty years. more or less. add
ed TO what you started with. IN apt to
make u Teller some Older"
mir. Atkins" the town clerk said.
"there's been considerable talk IN town
about who's to be teacher downstairs
this comm year We've sort Of cha wed
II over among us. but naturally we
wanted your opinion What do you
Think I'm kind Of ieanip' toward the
Dawes woman myself"
The congressman cleared his throat
FAR be II from me-" he said. ito
speak except ms mere member Of
our little community. an ordinary
member, but as such q member. with
the welfare OF my birthplace very
near and dear TO me. ! confess that l
am inclined to favor modern tcac her
one educated and trained In the insti
tuition provided for the purpose by our
great commonwealth The Dawes-er
person IL undoubtedly worthy and
capable In her way. but well-er-we
know that welimouth is not Bayport
THAT'S So" Asaph said-"that's so.
amt Il. Cy? ! hadn't thought Of that"
whats soy" asked the captain
"why-why. that wellmoutb amt
Bayport"
"No doubt Of IL They're twenty
miles apart"
Yes Well. I'm G. hear you put
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-11-27
CHATTER Nv.

lHEN Captain Cy had notified
Mrs Rangs that the perfect
/ boarding house would shelter
j him no longer than the coming
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-20
BoXING-ALL THE LATEST DoPE-BAsEBALL
Emil Thirty May Manage Willie
Richie, Who Canned Nolan.


Somebody is going to fall into the
fat job Of managing Lightweight
Champion Willie Richie, now that
the boxer has definitely and finally
split with his handler, Billie Nolan.
Fighters haven't the ability to han
die their own affairs. All most of
them know is fighting and perform
ing in a theater. The money and
business details must be cared for
by a smooth taIker and a good type
writer operator. Jimmy Clabby, the
Hammond pugilistic car, is one of
the few men who can take care of
himself Clabby has his own fight
club in the Indiana burg, and Is the
great pooh-bah.
Emil Thirty, manager of Packey
Mcfarland, is toying with the Rit-
chic bait. Richie is q money maker
and will be a good meal ticket for
any manager, especially II he defeats
Joe Rivers Independence Day. Nc
Farland does not fight often enough
to suit Thirty. Packey has all the
change he wants himself and doesn't |
worry about where his managers
cakes and coffee are coming from.
Both Nolan and Richie gave out
the statement that they had separa-
rated the best Of friends.
Freddie Ench bested Joe Homeland |
in six rounds at Aurora, III. The men
fought at 122 pounds and put up a
slashing battle.
Larry, the Cleveland bull dog mas
cot, is In bad in Washington. He took
a nibble at a child yesterday and
Clark Griffith also claims the animal
has been taught to bark in order to
rattle the Maps opponents. Hey,
GTiff, how about the way Joe Jack
son rattles the Maps opponents?
He's worse than the dog, and gosh,
how he bites the alien pitchers.
Jess Willard has been matched for
a ten-round fight with AL Williams in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-20

A whole lot is said about the part
luck plays in baseball and how neces-
sary it is for a team to get the
breaks" in order to win.
Many people deride the idea that
|. old Dame Fortune is in the league,
but she had a hand in the last two
combats between the Phillies and
Cubs on the West Side.
Wednesday the Cubs downed the
enemy, 4 to 0. That sounds like a
good working margin, but all the
luck came the way of the Cubs, and
the Phils we're deserted. Three times
Philly batters dubbed line drives that
might have entirely changed the
complexion of the game If they had
gone safe. But on each occasion
there was a home defender in front
of the pill. If any Of these blows
had been hit a couple of feet to the
right or left they would have been
sweet mauIs. When the Cubs needed
a run the hit was always forthcom-
ing.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-20
Cubs oUtIucked in Final Came
Tough Lose for Russell.
RESULTS YESTERDAY
American League.

HnSIICdH League
Philadelphia, 2; Sox, o.
Washington, g.; Cleveland, 8,
New York, 10; st. Louis, 4.
Boston, 5; Detroit, 4.
National League. .
Philadelphia, 2; Cubs, 1. .zr
New York, 8; Cincinnati, 7.
Pittsburgh, 5; Boston, 4.
Brooklyn, IL; st. Louis, 5. g..
American Association.
st. Paul, 8; Louisville, 2.
Columbus, IL; Kansas City, 4.
Toledo, 2; Minneapolis, 0.
Milwaukee, 5-7;1 Indianapolis, 81
second game called, Sth, darkness).
Federal League.
Indianapolis, 10; Chicago, 5.
Covington, II; st. Louis, 2.
Cleveland, Z; Pittsburgh, 90 I'M.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1913-05-29

been effected with absolute har
mony. and makes one OF the
strongest churches 81 the denom'-
nat; Il in the state.
Many ii,m outside i E&rr-d+
burg we're present at the service
Sunday. 1t is said that extensive
luilding improvements will A2
made necessary by the unicr.
which will h, undertaken a
soon as the organization 81 tn:
new congregation is perfected
The name decided upon for the
organization whose lie began 70
day is the United Presbyterian
Church a Harrodsjur%."