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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY
nv GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

METROPOLITAN Club introduced few old onrs OF his
month later left which all the more staggering
he had named for my Uncle John and not
for him
was not long that made perfect fool OF myself by falling love
badly. She would but with
cinCcpc of wed splendid looking ic"
cIrEcl Fhtfavc her wedding present
ndy hoping that the Je"cr clerk
would 1.icncca deal trouble in living toit
IN still unattached and can TELL unv"l fo the
n o n month VIENNA t the
much the measles do at most nh1Ihunc time
concerned woawake than you imagine
cUc the while she was wiling ana not "
of frequently the habit {" dong
did, as about 10 SET OH LOT
Danube with Else Hazard ana r STUPID nus
hand the doctor compromised myself by deciding give them week
then dash England where could work OIL the
etor, in 5qlcsccd village had had in mind for sometime
O lcctall brought to an ancient town whose
name recall were fool enough to mention IT, where we
o sturcnious oVcIhiisih9
river almost opposite Kns stood the venerable
f pnnerai gandc old bcr Baron the first OF the Ko
bcfens He his &pagu these centuries am ADVISED but
Won wouldn't stronghold At glance you can almost con-
incc yourself bax and brpwori and an intinei
catc vervwn the facade
the morning Cro
considerably enhanced by
was even l'
and Things 90 III S ili
o older and than their parents
delightful trp down m Ver we t
sudden and stulendous wfi on my
n had to buy the
whole the night to tax me
but all was determined to be the sort '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
CHAPTER |. | Make No Effort to Defend Myself
Drawing by Arthur /. Keller

!: ]" !" !. +. !: !. !. !: !. !.
who said that was fool
ENtV04 he relieved himself OF that CONVICTION at
yIgTf competent acknowledge his wisdom ana
@gUnTI3 arrogant asserting freshman IN college;
S9IEIz perhaps should excuse for pom
Ecf1 emphatic his belief that tool ana MS
G4 parted. Of his death had been IN
toe this theory In theory no doubt
was the kind Of fool rsrred practice untre novice III
very hard for fool Dart something he hasn't
event Uncle Rs me his until my freshman days
far behind have oirio
while through The process wcntythrcc confessed that all
f.rl Immediately took degree and went
our INTO the "i by adoes'cnt
Ills Of uttered when at the
aS " eighteen to speak After considering every
thing decided 10 mana novelist playwright hadn't nlu'h
G"c between ' perhaps journalist My Uncle Rs was 5io'nIu
lie i That ougow consolation IN that lie even
admitted that he seventeen wanted be an actor "Thcfe you are
said
d there great between being an actor and beng "i'
Only actors: WE'LL by nature was doomed TO d"
nothing engaging who doesn't have to spoil an illusion y
showing u.dfn public Besides argued novess made great deal Of money
ana pay"r He said reply t an ordinarily VouS
@'T"n could make money than the average ho'c ana ""Y
' stocking without keep which was more TO the point
When nv first appeared IN magazine OF CON
eIa weight due advertising but my ohce xmas unn &
until had amounted to three hundred dollars
"en he " the check however he properly impressed lie look PACK M
Hl about the washerwonan HUG i'i' ''''' 0'
The stocking
~ course Of time appeared 1t was oe y ~, ~ NY tn
inc first five chapters, skipped over TO inc S ls % M ii
al over and nearly all night to nrn IT, % ;,h ; ,t
Trash but all the he invited me to nave "'" WIFI % "
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Pace Began to Tell.

dows were broken and heads barely
missed by the shots. The whoie
upper section of the city was on the
street to watch the sport.
Car after car got in line, each with
a policeman hanging on the running
board blowing his whistle to get the
right Of way, or taking long distance
shots at the flying quarry.
But the pace began to tell and the
number Of pursuers slowly dwindled
toward midnight until finally there
were only Ochenhirt on his still faith
full motorcycle and the three men VINO
had started the pursuit.
After $50 miles Of city streets had
been covered Ochenhirt found HIM
self the only pursuer. Slowly ne drew
in on his quarry and finally far up
town. the pursued machines front
| wheel collapsed and the car Hoped
into a ditch. One Of its occupants
| fed. but the other two, Gohlhaus and
his chauffeur, were arrested.
| The three women Gohlhaus's eai
had knocked down were taken to
| hospital.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Modern Aesop.

One day, In the presence OF the FOX
the Tortoise was Dragging to the Hare
az his ability as a runner. The Fox
was very derisive Of the Tortoise's pre-
tensions, whereupon the Tortoise.
winking at the Hare. offered to bet
the Fox considerable sum OF money
that he could outrun the Hare. The
Fox lost no time In putting UP the
money, and of the contestants started.
The Hare took big lead at once, but
after getting comfortably out OF sight,
wandered~away from the track and fell
asleep. The Tortoise accordingly was
the first to reach the winning post
The Fox went of cursing at the loss
Of his money, and when he had gone
| the Tortoise divided his winnings with
the Hare. Ever since that time bet
Ting on races has been an uncertain
sport.--Life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
FIGHTS SNAKE; SAVES MASTER
poa seizes and Kills Rather 40
Reptile ls About to
Strike.

Clearfeld. Pa.--Tippy, little mon
grel dog. saved the life OF his master
Frank G. Harris. one time county
treasurer, the other day while the lat
ter was on a fishing trip to Moose
Creek, near here. by attacking big
rattlesnake that was about to strike
Harris In the face.
Mr. Harris, desiring to reach the
other side OF the stream, started 10
crawl over on a slippery log. Just
as he reached the far end OF the log
big RATHER raised his head directly
in front OF his face and drew back 10
strike.
"Tippy,' who had swan the creek,
darted at the snake and obtained a
| hold just back of the head. His keen
,eeth made short work OF the rattier
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
WILD AUTO CHASE
IN NEW YORK CITY
Police and Motorists Pursue
Speeder Three Hours.
KNOCKED DOWN WOMEN
Bullets Flew After a Car That HAD
Run Down Several people and
Then Ran Away-cosIapsed whee'
Finally DItehed the Machine.

New York.-Roaring through the
streets of the upper west side with
an occasional burst of Vanderbilt cup
speed, a low built racing car was run
to earth early the other day after
continuous chase Of three hours ID
which a motorcycle policeman led
feet of private cars.
The pursued machine, driven by hs
owner. William Gohlhaus, motor car
dealer. had knocked down three
women who were crossing Fifth ave
nue. at One Hundred and Thirteenth
street. The accident was seen ny
three men In another car ana they
started the pursuit In which, Motor
cycle Policeman Ochenhirt joined al
most Immediately. The pursued car
ran the gauntlet of fire from echeh-
hirt's revolver.
One policeman after anothef' az
tracted by the noise of the pursued
stepped out from street corners ana
blszed away, hoping to strike TIRE
or cripple the machinery OF the ny
ing car.
Gohlhaus slid far down in his seat
and his two companions crouched IN
the tonneau. The chase was the most
dramatic ever known In this city. UP
into the open spaces near Van Cofs'
land Park and back into the swarm
ing streets of the upper west sac
> the big six-cylinder car whiried, Gu.
out open and it's exhaust roaring ant
: splitting fame like a cup racer
. Ochenhirt hung to the trail, abou
two short blocks behind. His cyci'
y was good for SIS miles an hour ant
he said he had it going at the TO-
notch.
D Steering with one hand, the ponce
man loaded and reloaded his reVoiVe
3 and emptied 1t, but with no effect. .
q. little girl sitting at basement VIII
y dow received a painful flesh Woun
70 from one wild bullet and several VII
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER Xxx.

monsleur chateIard Takes the Whee'.
sallie Kingsbury would have given
IN the ghost without more ado, nad
abe known what secular and unminis-
terial passions were convergins about
Parson Thayer's peaceful library. As
it was. she had distinct feeling tnat
life wasn't as simple as 1t Lad been
heretofore, and that there were puI
zling problems to solve. She was a.
most certain that she had caught Mr..
Hand using an oath; though when she
| charged him with it, he had said that
| No had been talking Spanish to MIN
sa,s--he always did when he was
alone sallle didn't exactly know the
answer to that, but told him that sne
honad he would remember that sns
| was a professor. What's THAR IN
CURED Hand.
aIt,s a Christian in good and regu
,.r standing and It's what you ough
| to be- said Sallie.
And now that nice Mr., Chamber
lain whom she had fed In the earl
noorn;ng had dashed up to the htcf
On door behind Little simon's bes
horaa deposited man from Charlie:
10, and then had disappeared. Tn
ma had also unceremoniously lei
bar kitchen. He might be a mlniste
brought there to oflciate at the churc
i n the following Sabbath. saIlie su
missed; but on second thought she al
ns,aaad the idea. He didn't look iii
!. any minister she had ever seen, al
: was very far indeed from the Parse
!. Thayer type
! Hercules Thayers business. inclu
/ Inc his ministerial duties, had form'
the basis and staple OF Sallie's ale
8 tionate interest for seventeen veal
. and ii wasn't her nature to give
a that interest, now that the chief act
& had stepped from the stage, so .
n speculated and wondered, while 9
b did more than her share OF the wol
g she picked radlshes from the gard
for supper. threw white screening o.
ID the imposing loaves Of bread still co
ID Inc an the aldo tahlA and uas aha
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

house, little way up yonder over
the hill But 1t wouldn't suit a man
like you--a slow, poky place, with no
style"
The man on the stone slowly turn
ed toward Chamberlain, and at last
found voice for more than monosy-ia'
biz utteranees.
II was looking for hotel" he SAID
in correct English but with q foreign
accent, "and l shall be glad to take
your advice. The Hillside, you say, Is
in this direction?" and he pointed
along the lower road.
YES" heartily assented Chamber
lain, about two miles through those
woods, and you won't make any mis-.
take going there; it's very gooo
place"
The man got up from the stone
And the other inn you spoke Or
where Is that?"
1.-THE Red House? That's quite a
long piece up over the hill-this way
, Straight road; house stands near d
} church; kept by country woman
J named Sallie. But the Hillsides the
? place for you; good style, everything
a neat and handsome. And fine people:
"very we'll, thanks" cut in the otn
Y er, In his sharp, rasping tones
d shall 90 to the Hillside"
I. He slid one hand into a pocket, a
a IL to assure himself that he had no
q been robbed by sleight-of-hand oui
It ing the interview, and then started o.
% the road leading to the Hillside
" Chamberlain said Good day, SIT
r. without expecting or getting an al
% swer, and turned the hill toward In
village.
"a AS soon as he had dropped frol
"a sight, however, he walked casuail
at into the thick bushes that lineo u
a road. and from this ambush he toe
an careful survey Of the hill behind NIL
20. Then he slowly and cautiously MAE
" his way back through the underbru!
a.. until he was again IN sight OF u
mt cross roads. Here. concealed penn
or a tree, he waited patiently some n
nm or ten minutes. At the end OF ID
n. time, Chamberlain's mild and KIND
face lighted up with unholy Joy.
I'D opened his mouth and emitted a sour
.ha less "haw-haw."
49, For there was his recent companl
ND also returning to the cross roads, u
ow ing a discreet look in the direction
TO 70 the village as he came along. seel
~ that the coast was clear, ne turn
Nv and went rapidly up the road Il
"a led over the hill to the old red nou
aad When Chamberlain saw that
90 90 man was we'll on his way he stepl
,aa into the road and solemnly dam
three steps of a hornpipe, and the n
IN instant started on run toward
a .hs village He got little simon's no
- sa' and buggy, drove into the upper ST.
,ns' and picked up the sheriff. and Z
ap trotted at good rafting pace arc
, l,ea by the long road toward llion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Education.

Accustom a child as soon as 1t can
sneak TO narrate his little expert
ences. his chapter of accidents; MS
griefs. his fears, his hopes; to com
mun.cate what he has noticed In the
world without, and what he feels
struggling in the world within.
Anxious to have something to mar
rate he win be induced to give atten.
tion to objects around him, and what
IA passing in the sphere Of his instruc-
ton, and to observe and note events
will become one OF his first pleasures;
and this is the groundwork OF Z
thoughtful charactaz
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01

self pushed unceremonlously iheo ehe
room.
/ It was a large, cool room. lined with
i bookcases. Near the middle stood an
oblong table covered with green felt
and supporting an old brass lamp.
Four people were in the room, besides
the two newcomers. Aleck Van Camp
was on low step-ladder, Just In the
Eact OF handing down a book from the
ton shelf. Near the step-ladder two
women were standing, with their
hacks toward the door. Both were In
white. both were tall, and both had
abundant dark hair. One OF the
: French windows leading out on to the
: porch was open, and just within the
ALL stood the man from Charlesport
Heres a wonderful book--a rare
one-the record Of that famous Latin
controversy" Aleck was saying, when
!. he became conscious Of the entrance
OF Chamberlain and stranger
.Ah. hello, Chamberlain, that your
: he cried. Agatha and Melanie. turn
: ing suddenly to greet Chamberlain
!, simultaneously encountered the GIN
J. let gaze Of Chatelard. It was fxe'
: frat on Melanie, then on Agatha. the
~ returned to Melanie with an adde
~ increment OF rage and bafflemen
n "so!' he sneered. 4 find you ate
- all Princess Auguste Stephanie {
a. Krolvetz! Consorting with these
ka these swine!" J.
ID Melanie looked at him keeniy. VIII
m hesitating suspicious. All! Duf
stephens cats paw! ] rememb'
a. you-welI!' But before the wore
~ were fairly out Of her mouth. Agatha
- voice had cut In: "Mr. Van Cam
= - that Is he! That is he! The man.
Nm the Jeanne d Arc!"
.nr I'VE thought as much. answer
'ha Chamberlain. That's why ne
,he here" !.
- I'VE only wanted your conflrmati
,an Of his Identity" said the man VINO 0
rar been standing by the window, as
=. came forward. Monsieur Chatela
,rn ron ara to come with ma am
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
IS AGAINST TEXT
BOOK UNIFORMITY
w. L. Stockwell Says Edu-
Gators do not Demand
Such a Measure.

my experience is concerned and from
what l a learn there has been no
request ever made by the North Da-
ota Educational association or any
other organization of representative
books i'll the state Of North Dakota"
said w. l.. Stockwell. former S.a.e
superintendent Of the public schools
and who Is a member Of educational
organizations Of various kinds in the
state.
And as this is the case it would
seem to me that there is somc other
interest behind such a measure. but
whether 1t is the text book publisher
or not I am not prepared to say. Mr..
StoeSwells long educational services
makes him thoroughly familiar with
the subject. He continues:
The argument in favor of such o
measure is largely that We would get
cheaper books. II that is just what
would hapen. We would get cheap
books, cheap in every sense, especially
so in quality. The children of North
Dakota are entitled to the best books
without regard to uniformity. To meet
this element Of cost. l would suggest
that such a law as is in operation In
Minnesota be enacted. requiring all
book companies to file a bond to soil
books in North Dakota as cheap as
they are sold in any state.
Again, l would call attention to the
tact that town or city boards Of
education. OF superintendent. would
not for a moment permit an outside
board to say what books must be used.
It Is undemocratic to the last degree.
! would call attention to the financial
loss entailed TO those who now have
books II a wholesale change were
made. This certainly is not In the
interests Of economy, but rather Of
useless waste Of money"
When asked about states which
have such uniformity. Mr.. Stockwe'l
recalled but one state north Of the
Ohio river and EAST Of the Missouri.
and that was Indiana, where the
school people are Overwhelmingly
against the present plan.
What Is needed is compulsory free
books" he said. This is my all means
the most desirable situation. Any
one who has Eel known Of these
campaigns for state adoption under
such a law as is now before the
legislature, does not want repeated
here the disgraceful incidents when
have been common in other states.
However. II there is any wide
spread feeling that our text book
situation is not all that it should be.
why not refer this to our educational
commission, and have the real facts
in the situation presented to the next
legislature my men who know"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
BIG INSTITUTE
Bottincau Will Have a Good Farmers
Meeting Next Week.

Bottineau, N. d.. Feb. 5.-Prepara-
tons have been made for an excep-
tionally successful farmers institute
to be held in this city on the evening
of Tuesday. February IL, and all day
Wednesday. February IL. The even
ing session on the. first day will be
from 1880 to 9 o'clock. On Wednes-
day there will be a morning session
from 10 to IL o'clock and mi in the
afternoon from 1880 to 4 o'clock.
Meetings will be held in the school of
forestry auditorium.
No special program has been ar
ranged. Farmers are requested to sug-
gest topics. Some Of those usually
asked for are grain growing. grasses,
clovers. forage crops. cultivation.
dairying. live stock. farm management,
forestry, dry farming.
The list of speakers will include
T. A. Hoverstad Of the agricultural
college. director of farmers Institutes;
w. r. Laxon, superintendent Of the
Hettinger substation. and w. c. Pal
mer, agricultural editor on the staff
Of the agricultural college. Prof. NJ.
r. Shuler Of the school Of forestry and
NJ. b. johnson Of the Better Farming
association will assist in making the
institute a big success.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
MCONV|LLE CASE
IS TO Be TRIED
Supreme Court Affirms Pol
locks Ruling-Up to
District Court.

Fargo. n. D. Feb. 5.-The case of
the Northern Trust company VS.. the
First National bank of Buffalo. an put
growth of the McConville case two
years ago, will now be tried in the
district court on its merits according
to the decision just handed down by
the supreme court which affirmed
Judge Pollock's ruling on the case
more than y year ago.
The Northern Trust COMPANY. MS
surety for the defaulting county treas
urer, brought suit against the Buffalo
bank, which Institution was the payce
OF a number of county checks drawn
by the treasurer for the payment ot
personal accounts. The plaintiff il
the action RENTED TO the county the
full amount e the shortage and then
proceeded to collect all moneys paid
to private parties for personal ac-
counts out of the county funds.
According to the law, it is contend
ed that the payee is liable for the
acceptance of checks signed CasS
county. per the treasurer.
Among the defendants claims is
that the county should have sued for
the recovery of the checks instead OF
the t~reasurer's surety. AS the u
COMPANY RENTED the amount or the
defalcation to the county 1t Is suing
in place of the county. Twenty.-slS
such checks were given the defendant
in this manner. A number OF others
were issued to focal concerns, some
of which have been paid, the plain
tiff claims.
Judge Pollock ruled that the plain
tiff could bring suit against the de-
PENDANT for the recovery of the amount
of the checks. An appeal was MAGE
10 the supreme court, affirming the
Fargo %jurist's ruling. The case Will
now he brought to trial on its merits.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
Remain N JAIL
TILL He PAYS UP
Steel Man Held in the Cass
County Jail to Enforce the
Payment Of Judgment.

Fargo. n. d., Feb. 5.-Henry Eyhus
of Steel, Trail county, is in the Cass
county jail on a body warrant issued
to enforce the payment Of a judgment
of $3.50. Judge Pollock yesterday
refused to issue a writ of habeas corr
pus to attorneys for the defendant.
Nyhus is being held on complaint of
Stephanus Skoglund. a prominent
farmer of Trail county. HIS board is
being paid to Sheriff Ross.
The case is an outsrowth of a GRIM
inal suit started in Trail county two
years ago. Nyhus was charged with
a serious crime but was acquitted in
the district court.k
Skoglund. f~athef;of the young wom-
an involved in the case. then begun a
civil action for damages and the jury
returned a judgment of $3.50.
A writ of execution levied upon tho
personal and real property tailed to
satisfy the judgment and Skoglund
then secured a body writ under which
Nyhus will be confined in the Jail un-
til the judgment is settled.
Attorneys for the young nan made
application for a writ of habaas corpus
yesterday but the court held that the
writ should not be issued in this case.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05

ing Of his retirement from his church
at s~heboygan. The Daily Press of that
city. said:
The Rev. w. H. Vance, pastor OF
the First Methodist church. recently
announced to his congregation that
he would place his resignation in the
hands Of the district superintendent
to take effect February 1. For a mum.
Der Of weeks Mr.. Vance has been away
from his church hoping to recupcrate
his strength. At the close Of his vaca-
ton he did not feel justified in con-
ttnuing the work longer and decided
to resign. Since coming here a year
ago last fall. Mr.. Vance has made a
large circle of friends and acauaint-
ances. both in n outside Of his con-
Eregation. He will engage in business
with some old friends in CHICAGO.
where he has been most Of the time
for the. past month. He will move his
family to Chicago In February.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
SHIP JAcKRABB1Ts
Hcttinger County Finds New Industry
and Ships Then TO Market,

Mott. n. D., Feb. 5.-A novel ship
ment Of mea, Went over the Milwau-
kee to Minneapolis. which marks the
advent of a new industry for Hettinger
county. 1t was in the form of a num-
her of we'll packed boxes. containing
about 700 pounds of jackrahhits and
cottontails. disemboweled and ready
for the market.
The shipment was made by Joe Me
Grath, who lives northeast Of Mott.
and was consigned to E. j. Er'z Of
Minneapolis. AS the market price OF
these animals are about 10 a
pound. Joe will clean up in the neigh
borhood of $50 in this single ship.
ment. The consignment represented
only a few days hunt over the frozen
fields and Mr.. McGrath feels that he
has been we'll repaid for his outing. as
we'll as also having some fun out Of
the hunt. The rabbit crop this win
ter seems I o be q heavy one-and
judging from Joe's experience a most
lucrative one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-05
LUMBERMEN MEET.

Cincinnati. o., Feb. 4.-The annual
convention of the Hardwood Manufac.
turers' association, the strongest hard
ence, began in this city today with m
attendance Of members representing
nearly all sections OF the country. In
surance railroad rates. inspection
rules and a variety Of other subjects
OF common interest to lumbermen arc
slated for disc ission. President w
r.. Delaney OF this city Is presiding
over the sessions. which will last two
DAYS.