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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
SYNOPSIS,

congressman Standish and the Woman.
otiieVing themselves in love, spend a
,rial week as man and wife in a hotel
IN northern New York under assumed
tbat me me Woman aWakens to the fact
mat she does not love Standish and calls
tne1r engagement off. Standish protests
uhdying devotion. Wanda Kelly. teIe-
phone girl at the Hotel Keswick, WASH
,n9t0h. IS loved by Tom Blake. son OF the
ponllcaI noss Of the house. He proposes
marriage and is refused. She gives as
one OF heT reasons her determination to
set revenge on Jim. Blake for running her
Lalhef. Congressman Frank T.. Kelly.
congressman Standish. turned insurgent.
IS fghting the Mullins bill. a measure in
tue interests OF the railroads. The ma
CI,ine IS seeking means to diSCredit Stand
ish IN the hope of pushing the bill
through. Robertson, son-in-laW of jim
biake, and the lalter'S candidate for
speaker Of the house. tries TO win Stand
ish over. and failing. threatens to dig
into his past. jim Blake finds out about
the episode Of five years back at the
nortnern New York hotel. He secures all
the facts except the name of the Woman
aho proposes to use the story as a club
20 force Standish to allow the Mullins bill
20 pass. Jim Blake lays a trap to secure
me name Of the Woman. He tells Miss
Kelly that he is going to have a talk with
Standish. and that at its conclusion the
latter will call up a number on the tele-
phone to warn the Woman. He offers
Miss Kelly 500 for that number. At the
conclusion Of the interview with Blake.
Standish gets a New York wire and calls
Plaza 1901. A few minute later Robert
son tells Miss Kelly to call Plaza 1901 and
get his wife or one of the servants on the
phone. Miss Kelly refuses to give Jim
Blake the number called by Standish.
Blake has a story of the Standish episode
prepared ready to send out as soon as the
Woman's name Is learned. Blake's daugh-
ter Grace arrives with her husband. Gov
ernOr Robertson. Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her hat her good name Is
threatened by impending exposure IF
Standish and is insulted for her pains,
Grace appeals to Standish to give up the
fight In order to protect her name. He
refuses. Grace sends for Miss Kelly.
apologies for her rudeness and begs
Wanda's assistance. Wanda declares she
will never betray the Woman. The ma
chine attempts again to force Standish
out of the fight. without success.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

speak. His voice was quiet, his man.
ner courteous.
This is Miss Kelly" he asked.
Eyes, sir" replied the demure Wan
da in her most respectful--and unnat-
ural-shop-girl accents,
Miss Kelly" resumed Mark, you
are the telephone operator, down
stairs?"
Eyes, sir"
"You were at the switchboard a few
minutes ago."
Eyes, sir"
SIT down, my dear girl" beamed
Blake tenderly, as he indicated the
chair that had been placed for her
I'VE would like to ask you a few ques.
tons, il you don't object"
YES, sir"
Midway between Blake and Robert
son, Wanda sat-waiting. And, on the
other side of the closed door leading
from the farther recesses of the suite
Grace listened. breathless.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

with the description In every respect.
But his insolence in walking up to
them and upbraiding them for burn.
ing his" rails made them doubt their
own eyes.
why, yes" he drawled, "Wat Bowie
was in these parts last week. l know
him well. They say he has gone to
the north part Of the county, where
he halls from. don't know, though,
as to that"
Then rising and stretching himself,
he looked downeinto their doubt,flled
eyes and laughed at them, laughed in
their very faces, and said:
I'm glad you all met me on m own
land. You might have made trouble
for me elsewhere, for they all say
look like him a lot. Good-by, boys!
Good luck!"-Youth's Companion.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
CHAPTER XVII.
Preparinu the Grill.

~ N'S
In the dumb disappointment that
fell over the group in Mark Robert
sons library, the mems eyes gradually
turned as by common consent upon
jim Blake. Unrufled, he stood there,
master Of them all and wen master Of
himself.
Gentlemen" he drawled at last,
we've got our work cut out for US.
We've missed the morning papers.
Now, 1t remains to get u story on
the floor Of the house tonight. To
force adjournment. That will give us
time"
But" objected Van Dyke, pointing
to the duplicate telephone list, I'VE
can't get those numbers traced until
tomorrow. And we've got to get the
name before we dare spread the story
in the house. 1t was different with
the newspapers. But"
I'VE shall get the Woman's name
in the next hour" Blake assured him.
How"
Through the only person left who
can tell us what the right number IS.
The phone girl who interfered with
our wire just now. Neligan, go down
and tell Perry l want to see Miss
Kelly up here at once. Bring her up,
yourself. Now, then, Mark" as Nell
gan departed on his errand, its up
to you. If the house knows we've got
the goods on Standish, fully twenty
men like Gregg, here, will weaken
and vote for us. And then we can jam
the bill through. Get this Woman's
name. Find the number we want,
You've got the reputation Of being
the best cross-examiner at the New
York bar. Show you deserve that
reputation. Take this telephone girl
and turn her brains inside out. She
knows the number that will lead to
the Woman. You've got to get it from
her. Don't handle her with gloves or
be afraid Of making her cry. It's life
or death for us to know that number
There was a knock at the door.
Gregg answered it. Neligan entered,
all but showing Wanda Kelly in ahead
Of him.
Here she u.s." he reported.
Leaving her standing there, he
turned and o~stentatiously closed the
door behind him.
The girl looked-abeat at the faces
that confronted her on every side.
Then she smiled. 1t was the peaceful
smile of the kitten that has just
emptied the cream jug. In her throat
her heart was hammering to strangu-
lation.
Mark Robertson, from his place at
the head of the table, was the first to
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

er listeners relaxed. Even Robertson's
hard mouth softened in e%xutation.
That's right" applauded Mark.
l"You won't be sorry for it."
WELL" asked Mark, what was the
humber"
The NUMBER" echoed Wanda alb
Isently.
Was it a district NUMBER" queried
Mark, his face giving no sign OF any
Thing but desire to refresh her mem.
Dry.
"Oh, yes!" cried Wanda, her eyes
Frightening. "A district number. Yes.
remember that it Vas a district num-
her,"
What exchanged"
A further futile r%ansacking Of the
lind.
Was 1t Main"
She shook her head.
"Cleveland?"
TN-no."
f'Takoma?"
T~Yes! Yes! It's all come back to
Inc now, sir. 1t was Takoma. That
has it. Takoma. CTS Takoma!"
"67S Takoma," repeated Mark, while
IAN Dyke ran a searching finger down
ne list he held. "You are quite sure,
Mss Kelly, that it was 67S Takoma?'
"Oh, yes, indeed" Wanda assured
him in eager triumph. 1918 Takoma.
lemember-"
TT wasn't S76 Takoma?"
"Oh, no, sir, 67S."
Mark glanced at Van Dyke. who
shook his head. The cross-examiner's
bne grew all at once as cold as death.
You have been playing with us long
elough, Miss Kelly" said he. II let
go on until l was certain you meant
d lead us on a wild-goose chase. Now,
il you please. we'll get down to bust
ness!"
F"Why?" asked Wanda in marveling
innocence. Wasn't that number the
right me-, after all?"
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CHAPTER Xvi.-Continued.

mo, no." reiterated Grace wildly,
turning from him to Blake. Father!
You won't allow this? Please! For
my sake"
"Hello!" Mark was calling into the
transmitter. THAT you. Jennings?
This is Robertson. Is that Standish
story ready? All right-can you sure
iy get in for the morning papers?-
Last editions, Ell? All right-Yes-
In the big cities-What's that"
"Mr. Standish!" appealed Grace
brokenly.
"Blake!" exclaimed Standish. "You
don't dare publish that story without
the Woman's name"
I'm less than five minutes" retorted
Blake, glancing at the clock, it'll be
too late for the morning papers. Wen
take 9, chance"
"Remember!" answered Standish
with sudden vehemence, II warn
you"
whats that, jennings" Mark was
calling over the wire. Eyes. | tell you
I am Robertson and | am speaking for
MIR. Blake. What do you say you want?
I can't catch it,"
"Blake!" continued Standish. II
warn you I'll deny the story. And If
you get the Woman's lame you'll"
Deny it, will you?" drawled Blake.
Hell! You haven't time to get a wire
before they 60 to press. The storyll
be all over America before your denial
can leave Washington"
Il tell you," Mark was roaring into
the transmitter, that I'm speaking on
Mr.. Blake's authority. Oh, all right,
then! Hold the wire. jim" he went
on, turning to Blake, Jennings says
he won't send out that story without
your personal orders. He knows your
voice. He says if you'll tell him, over
the phone, that it is all right, he'll &C
ahead. Hurry. There's only about &
minute left"
He handed the instrument across
the table to Blake.
"Father!!" entreated Grace, seizins
Blake's arm. "For my sake, you
mustn't"
"Grace!" snapped Blake. I'm plumb
ashamed of you. You're acting like
sick schoolgirl. Go to your room
Hello, Jennings! This is Blake
Hello"
Hold on. Blake!" ordered Standish
"Ill give you her name. She"
Wait" screamed Grace. beside hel
self with pain and fear.
'Hello!" Blake was calling wrath
fully. Hello! What in blue blaze
Is the matter? You've cut US off. Ger
trail. Wire won't work. Tell you it.
got to work!-Hey?-What's that?-
Out of order?-And | haven't sixt
seconds to wait! must!-What?-
oh, a lot OF good your being sorr
does,-Say,-Who am l talking tt
anyway?-Miss Kelly? Well-I
be-"
Blake dropped the receiver on to 1t
hook and set down the instrumer
with the most profane bang eve
heard. "a damn without words" Mel
gan afterward called it. Jim glance
again at his watch.
"Gentlemen," he announced wit
dangerous calm, we're too late. Mis-
Kelly has seen fit to interfere. They
have gone to press by now
"Mr. Standish," cut in Van Dyke
suaye voice, you were about I
say"
1--WE changed my mind reptile
Standish, with a covert glance
Grace, who was leaning for support Q
a corner OF the desk. Good nigh
gentlemen"
He left the suite. Grace, more dea
than alive, made her way blind
across the library to the door leadir
TO her own rooms.
The others stood staring at n a
ether. Downstairs Wanda Kelly smile
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
UNPLEASANT Task Laid on Him.

The farmers son came home look.
ing as If he had been through a tor
nado. His father inquired the cause.
The son replied: "It's that durn CORE
spondence school again. l got a lettei
from the sophomores telling me L
haze myself"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
Causes Further Talk.

Because so many people are telling their
experience with Hunts Lightning Oil for
Headaches, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, etc.
others are led to give it a trial, and are
convinced Immediately of its merit as a
pain killer. Are you yet to be convinced
Ask the druggist. Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound did for me.
One year agoI found
myself terrible suf-
ferer. | had pains
in both sides and
such a soreness |
could scarcely
straight up at
times. My back
ached, | had no ap-
petite and was so
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
PrepoSterous.

Old Party-DO you stop at the Sa-
voy, my good man?
Bus Conductor-What, me, lady
on 80 bob a week.-London Opinion.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
dW NaUN7W ~ M.bMNg

beatifically to herself and tiuffed out a
strand Of her hair that had strayed
over her forehead.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07

Eighty percent. of cotton cloth in
the United States is made in six
states in New England and the south.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-07
WOMAN ESCAPES
OPERATION
By Timely Use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Here is her own statement,

Cary, Maine. feel it a duty I owe
to all suffering women to tell what
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-27
ARRESTS MADE
OF PARTIES At
FAIR GROUNDS
MANAGER LlLLARD SEEING TO 1T
THAT FAIR ASSOCIATION IS
GETTING WHAT is. RIGHTFULLY
COMING TO IN THE WAY OF
PAID ADMISSIONS.

That he intends seeing that the Fair
Association gets what is coming to it
in the way of admissions to the gates
is the statement of Secretary and
General Manager N. ]. Lillard and he
has started in to show that he was
not merely talking to hear himself
when he said it.
During the day yesterday, a num-
Der of arrests were made of parties
who had climbed over the fence, or
used other fraudulent means to get
into the gates without paying the adj
fee of twentyfiY cents which,
was charged on Sunday.
A number of the offenders were sent
down to the county Jail and locked
up, while a number of others who
were caught in the act of trying to
''beat their way in were made to pay
the usual price of admission and were
allowed to remain in the grounds.
Some of those arrested were grown
men, while others were boys, some
white and some negroes.
The small boys viii probably be re-
ported to the probation officer and he
will be asked to take charge of them
and dispose of their cases.
Mr.. Lillard says he intends to stop
this habit of fence jumping if scme-
body has to get into serious trouble
before it is over with.
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supplied to passengers upon applica-
ton, which disc enables the passenger
to. obtain a cup from the vending ma
chine. This, to my minEi, is the ideal
osutu tom of this whole cup question and
-fs d plan that could he applied to- the
use of any cup and any vending ma
chine which the railways might elect
to use and absolutely controls the
question of the useless waste of cups,
complained Of by railway companies
now dispensing cups free, where they
are placed accessible to passengers to
take at will, and in any number, that
the passenger sees fit to take, besides
saving to the railway company a, Ii
cense of So per year for each vending
rlasI chime where al charger istgn12de.-
I am advised. that taking into con-
sideratfon the license tax on CHI ma
chine and the waste occasioned by the
present method of dispensing free cups
by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Company under the method of dis
pensing free in vogue on the Florida
East Coast Railway Company, where
there is no waste.
For the foregoing reasons 1 dissent
from the conclusion reached by ma
jority of the commission.
- r. HUDSON BURR, 80
= -. +. Commissioner.
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given is, For it is God who Worketh
in you both to will and to do Thus
showing that the tender plant of eter-
nal life is to be nurtured till it grows
into fullness and meauty. One of our
most splendid grapefruit groves in
South Florida has a large corps of men
in early spring spraying against the
enemy Of the fruit bearing trees. Even
so we must fight against the enemy
of eternal life.
s'But more important, this life is
nurtured by the positive virtues and
graces of our religion. The splendid
grove must likewise have fertilizing
and water which are bestowed with
aSsiduous care, SO likewise by prayer
and good works we must grow in grace
and in the knowledge of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ. Let us take this
lesson to heart, that whatever may be
our creed or ritual or much loved
church Relationship, if we have not
Christ born with us, we have not life. =
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CAMP WALTON.

Camp Walton, Oct. 26.-AIr. Erwin
Buck is improving his store by adding
a 20-foot addition and putting another
story over the whole building which
will make it one of the finest stores
on the sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Brooks and son,
Fletcher, who have been in Pensacola
for the past two weeks, have returned
home. They have had Fletcher under
the doctors care and everybody will
be glad to know that he is on the
road to recovery.
The many friends Of Mr.. William
Campbell will be pleased to hear that
he arrived safe in New Orleans and
is getting along fine at the hospital
there.
William Jordan and family have
moved into the Campbell home.
Col. Lee is picking up some Of the
weight he lost in sun-baHZed Kansas
last summer. The colonel says that
there isn't anything like Florida eli
mate to build a man up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-27
AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT BE
JUDGEDTUESDAY
WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY
AT 10 O'CLOCK AND COMMIT
TEES WILL WORK UNTIL ALL
EXHIBITS ARE PASSED UPON.

Tomorrow will be one of the most
interesting days of the week at the
Pensacola Interstate Fair, as the judg-
ing in the agricultural and other de-
partments will begin at that time.
Judging will begin in the building
promptly at 10 o'clock and the judges
will work until all of the exhibits in
this department have been carefully
examined and the winners decided
upon.
The rivalry in this department,
while friendly, is very intense and
those who have exhibits, as we'll as
their friends, are looking forward with
much anticipation to this event.
Only two of the judges have been
named MO- far and it will be necessary
to seCRW another one before the judg-
ing BEGINS Tuesday morning. The two
already named are both experts in
this line and are sure to do the work
in a competent and satisfactory man
ner. They are Prof. J. NJ. Scott and
Prof. A. p. Spencer both of Gaines
Vile. = - t---s -. 6.--- -
The live stock department, under the
supervision of L. w. Hardy, will be
judged on Wednesday, the judging be-
ginning at 10 o'clock in the. morning.
Two experts have also been secured
to do the judging and select the win
ners in the department. They are
Prof. ]. ]. Vernon, of Gainesville, and
Prof. G. L. Willoughby, of Gaines
vile -. -
{ The hogs will be judged, on Thurs
day at 10 O'Clock in the morning and
much interest is also manifested in
this department of the fair.
The judging in this department will
be done by Prof. M. Scott and Prof.
G. L. wiIIoughby, both of Gainesville.
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YESTERDAYS WEATHER.
. . . . . .. . . Q Q I


United States Department OF Agri.
culture, Weather Bureau. Charles r
Marvin, chief.
Furnished by ths local office. wealth
er bureau. United States department
OF agriculture.
Pensacola's Temperature Data.
Highest temperature on record for
October, IS degrees.
Lowest on record for october, IS
degrees. =
Average of the highest daily tenn
peratures for October, n degrees.
Average of the lowest daily temper
atures for October, 81 degrees
Highest temperature yesterday Il
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday morn
ing So degrees.
Pensacola's Rainfall Data.
Normal rainfall for the month OF
October 4.oS inches.
Total rainfall this October to D.
m, .9S inches.
Total e4osss this year to September
30th. 12.s4 Asches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-27
NEW RECORD IS
MADE BYP0LICE
OF PENSACOLA
ONLY ONE CASE OF PtcKpocKET-
ING REPORTED DuRING STAY
OF CIRCUS HERE SATURDAY
ONE ATTEMPT AT HOUSE ROB-
Berry.

While they do not captures all the
criminals or recover every article of
stolen property within it's jurisdiction
for no police department does that
the statement that Pensacola's po-
lice department is among the best in
the country for a city of this size is
proven by the record made by the de-
partment last week during the re-
union of Confederate Veterans and the
opening of the Interstate Fair, to say
nothing of the big circus which show
ed here Saturday. Notwithstanding
the large number of pickpockets and
crooks who always follow a circus
and are present on such occasions
as fairs and reunions, only one case
Of pickpocketing and one attempt at
house robbery were reported to the
police up to last night, the scarcity
of such reports being due to the dill
gence of the uniformed men and de-
tectives working under Chief of Po-
lice Frank Sanders.
AS precautionary measure, the po-
lice worked twelve hours a day dur
ing the stay of the circus, the three
eight hour watches being made into
two of twelve-hours each. Every man
in the department exerted extra dill
gence in snotting suspicious persons
and as result they have established
a record unequaled by the department
on any other likk occasion.
During the Florida reunion Of Con-
federate Veterans, special instructions
were issued to the officers to afford
the hundreds of old soldiers all the
assistance possible and to pay close
attention to their safety while on the
streets. That these orders were car
ried out is proven by the fact that
not one of the veterans was forced
to make a report that he was robbed
or injurAd during his stay in the
city
Except in one case, the pickpockets
were not given an opportunity to OPP
crate among the thousands of people
who were on the streets and at the
show grounds during the time the big
circus was in the city Saturday. Mrs.
Hood Smith, of Paxton, Fla, reported
that while she was on street car a
small pocketbook containing IS was
taken from the handbag which she
was carrying at the time.
The only other report received by
the police was filed by j. w. Marler.
IF No. SIT North DeVilIiers street
where a thief ransacked the house
Saturday afternoon In search of
money while the OCCUPANTS were at
he fair grounds.
The present force is composed OF
ifty-two men, three of whom are de-
tectives The entire department is
1nder the management of Police and
md Fire Commissioner Frank r. Pou, |
md many compliments are being paid |
lin and Chief Sanders, together with |
Captain Cusachs, Lieutenants Wilde |
md Gilmore, for the fine record just |
established by the department.
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Notice of Examination

State Superintendent w. N. Sheats
has announced a regular examination
to begin October GOTH Any teachers
who failed in the regular examination
in September or who from any cause
desire to take a regular examination
will be given an opportunity. No tenn
porary certificates viii be issued by
me-. and all who teach in Escambia
county this year, and who have not
already procured certificates must
qualify at this examination.
A. S. EDWARDS,
scot Superintendent.
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William Seddon (top) and n. L. Lang.
Two of the heroes of the Inflated
1Yolturno which was burned. in& mid :.
ocean on October 9 were William sSed-
don and H. L. Lang. Seldom; a 7wire-
less operator, stuck to his post until
he had apprised the vessels within
reach of his apparatus of the dire dis.
tress of the burning vessel. Lang, the
assistant purser of the vessel, did
much in controlling the panic-s stricken
passengers. Seldom was saved but
of the other hero no news has yet
been received. --'-
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Miss Lila Campbell, who is playing
the part of Lady Cudworth in Louis n.
Parker's "Disraeli" with George Arliss
this season. is a niece of the celebrated
English actress, Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell. She bears rather a strong re-
semblance to her distinguished aunt,
although of a more delicate type Of
beauty. She is but nineteen years Of
age and made her stage debut last
season.
Miss Campbell wanted to make her
own way on the stage and not reach
recognition through her celebrated
relative, and for this reason has been
reluctant to before refer to her family
connection.