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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-01
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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-01
Local and Personal

Mrs, Gibson returned Wednes-
day evening from visit OF sew
eral davs in Miles City.
Archie Parker was a Lennon
visitor Sunday, leaving Monday
for brief visit at Britton, S. ID.
L. c. Peck came in Sunday
evening from the ranch and is
having his crop of oats and bar
ley harvested this week.
Mrs r. E. Smith and mother,
Mrs. Rademacher. of Mcintosh.
are visiting for a few days at
the home of DIR. Totten.
Mrs. W. G, Hoisington and
son, George, returned on Wed,
nesday from an extended visit
: with relatives in Montana.
DR.. Strang announces the 'ar-
rival of an infant son at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Pennell, living north of Lennon
Mrs. A. f. Mcintyre, mother
Of Mrs. Oscar Olson, and grand
daughter, Lucia, left for Rhame.
n D., for a visit Of a week OF
more.
Auditor H. P. Benjamin, Of
Bison, was in Lennon on Thurs
dav of this week enroute foI
eastern points. He expects t
be away only a short time.
Miss Margaret Beehner, o
! Waterloo. Iowa, returned to he
home Thursday evening after al
extended visit with her sister
Mrs. Miller, who lives nea
Meadow.
W. W. Frost, special agen
with the Department of Com
merce and Bureau of Census an,
statistics on telephone and eIec
tric light, was in Lennon for
few days this week, looking u
figures along these lines here.
Harvesting is progressing yer
rapidly the past few days an
with the end of this week or b
the middle of next week all tn
small grain will have been cut
Flax is as yet too green an
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-01

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AZ . m ~ ''>'' '''T ~
irene OF Tacoma " aSi''' were
the guests Of her daughter, Mrs.
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days last week Mrs. Johnson
accompanied them to Aberdeen
Saturday Morning.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-01

WE are oversoeked on Mccormick 10 ft. steel self
w dump hay rakes The regular price of these rakes
all over the country $4,000 and they be sold
for any less reasonable profit. In order reduce
the stock and get the money back into business,
will sell these rakes for what they laid down in
LENNON or $500 each. These high grade
goods, and if you need a rake at all, is the time
buy as YOU will be five dollar bill to the good. AT
this price do believe the stock will last long,
early
We also have number of hay stackers and
rakes which will make material reductions in prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Hoping for an Exchange

The child opened its eyes-two large.
dark, piercing eyes, deep and full of love;
already the little face was full of intel
ligence.
ut is YOU he cried; the eyes are
yours All, but let me look into your
own. Let me overlook that ill-starred
hour which gave life to this little crea-
ture.' He began poring forth raptuous
incoherencies.
Leave me, Edward" cried Ottilie;
long as we have been parted, much as
we have borne, yet remember what we
both owe to Charlotte. She must decide
our fate. Do not let us anticipate her
judgment. l am yours if she will permit
it to be SO; if she will not will renounce
you"
THAT decision" said the Count, "Char-
lotte is. perhaps. at this very time MAX
ing. 1 have sent the captain to her
argued with him and besought him. He
is to see her and ask her to consent to
our union, If she wills it and he Wills it
to her union with the captain.
II am to meet him at the village inn.
But my inpatience made me haunt the
vicinity of the castle and that impatience
has brought me the joy of this hour, the
joy of again beholding you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Elusive Death

1t was a short campaign of few
months only, and when Edward re-
turned from having vainly sought death
in battle to the farm which he had
chosen for his residence, and Charlotte
heard of it, she sent messenger to him
saying that she would, in a short time,
become mother.
This information. she thought, might
move in her husband a secret spring
which would bring back the wanderer to
her arms
But Edward returned no reply-only
meditated and drank and sent for the
captain-now become a major for the he
roism which he had displayed in battle
where he, like Edward, was trying to
throw his life away.
Strange that the death which found
so many who shrank from it avoided the
two men who courted it,
Charlotte began to grow a little NOR
bid Her state of mind may be judged
from a casual remark she made to an
architect whom she had hired to repair
the old parish church, and with whom
she was at the time walking in the
churchyard:
81 have heard it asked why of the dead
we hear only good, while of the living we
SO seldom hear good spoken. The answer
is that from the dead we have nothing
more to fear while the living may at any
time fall in our way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
No More Reconciliation

Charlotte's child was born, a boy. And,
strange thing. it resembled in looks both
Ottile and the captain. When it. was
asleep it seemed to be a replica Of the
captain. When 1t opened its eyes one only
saw Ottilie. So wonderfully had those
mysterious influences, the parental i'm
pressions, worked upon the mother.
But the news of the birth of son
brought Edward no nearer to his wife.
In fact, he saw in that event-or strove
to Sec an opportunity to sunder forever
his ties to Charlotte.
For a few months the captain, cool and
calm, kept his friend in hand. Then Ed
ward broke out.
II know you love Charlotte he cried,
land she deserves it. Take her at my
hand and give me Ottilie."
'Such things may not be done by men
of our standing replied the captain.
'Of us the world expects something bet
ter We must bear our fate" Edward
replied hotly:
Our characters and our regulations
being what they are gives US right to
take this liberty with the conventions.
A man who has borne himself honorably
through life can make an action honor
able which, in other people. would appear
at least ambiguous
Il feel that l am entitled to something
for myself. AS for you and Charlotte,
that part of the business, if you like,
may be given up. But neither you nor
anyone shall keep me from doing what
/ have determined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Awaiting the Verdict

Go back to the village" cried Ottile
trembling; "go back and await the verdict
there"
Il obey your command" said Edward
He gaZed at her for moment, then
caught her to his arms and pressed fer
vent kisses upon her lips. Then he was
gone.
The sun set and it was twilight. A
mist settled down upon the lake. Ottile
stood confused and agitated. She must
get home with the child, was her first
clear thought.
1t was a long way around by the shores
of the lake, but a little boat lay there
upon the shore and she could cross over.
. Her nervousness as to venturing upon
the water with the child vanished after
a minute and, taking the baby in her
arms, she STEPPED on board the little sSiff
and pushed it from the shore. 1t shot
off and glided, swaying and rocking, into
the open water.
She was standing up with the babe in
her left arm and an oar in her right.
She did not realize that she was faint
and gildy.
She lost her balance and the oar slipped
from her hand. In trying to recover her
self the child also slipped from her into
the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
The Valet's Stratagem

Charlotte took Ottilie out for long
walk and talked of various things, but
not once mentioned Edward.
AS the two women sat at luncheon the
valet came and asked Charlotte if she
would be so good as to let him have
drinking cup of his masters, pair OF
silver spoons and several other things
Charlotte replied coldly that she did not
know what he meant. He had every
thing that belonged to his master under
his own charge.
What the man wanted was to get Char
lotte to leave the room so that he could
speak with Ottilie in private and convey
to her a message from his master.
Can 1 go look for these things?" asked
Ottile eagerly.
mo; you had better not" replied the
Countess, dryly.
The valet had to depart and they heard
the sound of the carriage wheels rolling
on the gravel as the valet went to join
his master.
1t was dreadful moment for Ottilie;
she understood nothing-comprehended
nothing. She suffered infinitely-she
wept and prayed. Che went into one of
her frances" When she came to her.
self she felt calmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Too Much Spoiled

Edward, with a great struggle, com
manded himself and answered; "Ottilie
has been so much spoiled by living with
us here that she will scarcely like to
go away
I'VE have all been too much spoiled"
answered Charlotte. I'VE must not be
afraid of making sacrifices
But I don't see why Ottilie should be
sacrificed" answered Edward petu-
lantly.
THE question before us is definite and
clear" replied Charlotte. You love OF
tile. Every day you are becoming more
and more attached to her. A reciprocal
feeling is arising on her side.
"Why should we not acknowledge what
every hour makes more clear? And are
we not to have the common prudence to
ask ourselves where it will all end?"
I'VE can resign ourselves to wait and
see," answered Edward weakly. Keep
Ottilie here he said, II am going away. >
He ordered his horse, gave his valet
the necessary directions as to what he
should pack up and where he was to
follow him. and rode away.
Ottilie heard someone riding away and
went to the window pust in time to cat IN
a glimpse of his departing form. 1t was
strange, she thought, that he had left
the castle without seeing her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Making Excuses

There had been guests at the castle
one day and after they had gone Char
lotte, Edward and the captain started
out for a row upon the lake in the late
afternoon.
The captain got into the boat and took
up an oar. Charlotte stepped in and Ed
ward with her. He took another oar.
But as he was on the point of pushing
off the boat he thought of Ottilie. She
was at the castle engaged upon some
manuscript which he had given her to
copy.
He recollected that this water party
might keep him out late. He handed the
other oar to the captain and, stepping
ashore, hurried home. making excuses to
himself as he ran.
Ottilie had shut herself up to do her
writing. In spite of the agreeable feeling
that she was doing something for him his
impatience increased every minute.
He walked up and down the large draw
ing room and could not fix his attention
upon anything. He was longing to see
Ottile alone before Charlotte came back
with the captain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Courtship of Birds

'of all the bird tribe by far the
most interesting in it's customs of
courtship and marriage is the ruff
They are a remarkable example of
selection by the female, and it is pos,
sibly from a contemplation of these
originally got his idea for Man and
Superman,' said DR.. f. B. korkman
in an address before a London college,
according to It'd Bits
'The ruff is a swashbuckling bird
with an imposing collar or ruff OF
feathers round his neck and fasci-
mating crest of feathers on his head.
His whole object in life is to please
Miss Ruff, but he plays quite a passive
part and can only stand and wait to
be chosen, and not all of the male birds
are fortunate enough to be so favored.
When the time for choosing comes
round the male birds take up their po-
sition on hillside and wait for the
glad moment. making themselves look
as bewitching as possible.
''But of colony of % ruffs OBJ,
served only eight were chosen by the
discriminating females. and of these
only two-both of them very gaudy,
dressy birds-were chosen time after
time. One can only sympathize with
the poor ruffs who were left out in
the cold altogether, and hope that they
accepted their exclusion with some
philosophy.
Gwen the London sparrow is ex-
tremely interesting in his courtship,
although we live a lifetime among
them without knowing it. The mating
of the sparrows may be observed at
any time between March and June.
That sudden, fierce outburst of chat
tering which most of us think mis-
takenly is the prelude to a fight is
really a courtship conducted in spar
row style.
"The cocks surround a lady spar
row, each crying out shrilly his own
excellences and the shocking demerits
of the others. The lady accepts gall
this homage by pecking furiously at.
all the excited suitors, but eventually
she makes her choice and hies off with
one, and they live happily together
for the rest of the season.
The cormorant also has a most
interesting way with him. When he
is in love he lies down and, twisting
his neck round, lays 1T flat along his
back. And If Miss Cormorant is
touched, as she should be, by this dis !.
play of misery and devotion, she gent
ly caresses with her bill the feathers
of Mr. Cormorant at the point where
the neck curves over on to the body,
and all is well.' =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Wearying of Paradise

Charlotte and Edward had loved each
other in early youth. Then Edward had
married the woman picked out for him
by his parents and Charlotte had mar
ried the man picked out for her by her
parents.
Charlotte's husband died and Edward s
wife died, and the natural affinities
came together again, were married and
went to live in the counts great castle
upon the counts great estates.
Life, hereafter was to he a long, de-
lightful dream for them--just they two!
The world was far away They billed
and cooed and planted and built and i'm
proved the estate together 1t was lit
tie paradise
But. perhaps, Adam and Eve, without
realizing it, grew trifle weary of
each other in the garden-seeing 40
company-and so brought on the down
fall. Who can tell?
At any rate, Edward, with Charlotte's
consent, invited his old friend the cap
tain to come and make his home with
them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Together in Death

Things went on at the castle very som-i
berly after that. Charlotte had Ottilie
placed in specially built. tomb with
glass sides so that her embalmed form
could be seen.
Beside her, a year after she laid the
body of Edward. He had lived on as if
he were a piece of mechanism after OF
tiles death, and one day they found him
sitting dead in his chair with memen-
toes of Ottilie scattered around him.
The captain left the castle and Char
lotte forever after the death of his frienl.
In the tomb where Charlotte placed the
bodies of OttIlie and Edward are no other
bodies. That was stipulated in an endow;
ment she gave to the church
AS for her, she lived out her life of good
works among the tenantry, always cheer
ful, though always sad. and generations
blessed the white haired old woman who
went now and then to visit the grave OF
Edward and Ottilie.
In some distant war the captain found
at last a soldiers death.
Next weeks one-page classic will be
The Unnatural Combat, by Philip
Massnger. 7 fT3Ei#
Copyright, 1912. by Irving King)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
On the Way to the School

Ottilie set out for the school in Char
lottes travelling carriage. A serious ILL
ness prevented her maid from accom-
panying her
Edward knew every mile of the road
over which Ottilie would have to travel
to the school and the town, even the inn
at which she would stop for the first night
of her journey. He mounted his horse
and rode away to that town and to that
inn, arriving shortly before Ottilie.
He informed the landlady that a young
lady would arrive that night and engaged
for her the best room in the house, while
for himself he bespoke another. He went
into the room which he had engaged for
Ottilie and, sitting down, wrote letter,
fervent with passion, beseechhng her to
become his.
He heard steps IN the passage and be-
fore he could get but of the room Ottilie
stood before him with the landady. The
landlady, puzzled, hastily withdrew, leav-
ing the two standing there facing each
other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Starved to Death

One day Ottiie entered the drawing
room when a guest was discoursing
about the Ten Commandments and tell
Ing how much better he could have writ
ten them, and in how many more words
he could have said the same thing.
lie was ON the Seventh Commandment
when Ottilie entered. She listened to his
remarks for awhile as he explained and
illustrated. and then went to her room.
Soon her maid rushed in, crying out that
Ottilie was dying
They summoned the doctor, and went
to her room. The doctor thought 1t was
only weakness and ordered some strong
soup to be brought. Ottilie turned from
it with loathing.
A light broke in upon him, and he
questioned the maid sternly. The ter
ritied domestic confessed that her mistress
had been starving herself to death, that
the food carried to her room was seldom
eaten.
The powers of neurotic and hysteri-
cal woman to go ON hunger strike
are marveous-as is all insanity.
All that medical science could do was
done: but Ottilie died-died there at last
with Edward and Charlotte and the cap
tain standing by her bedside.
Just before she died she regained the
power of speech, and Edward cried out
in agony, Promise me to live. promse"
She replied. II promise" But as he
bent over her her soul fed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Returning to Old Positions

When it was announced to Edward that
the captain was going away--having in
view a most profitable position-he sus-
pected, but said nothing. being too much
engrossed with his own affairs.
However, he smiled and locked into the
future He saw Charlotte married to the
captain and himself to Ottilie. The next
morning the captain had disappeared
leaving a grateful and feeling letter ad-
dressed to his friends upon the table m
That morning Charlotte said to the
count: "Our friend has left us; we are
now, once more, together as we were,
and it depends upon ourselves whether
we return to our old positions"
Edward answered with a laugh. '"Why
not? All we want is to come to an un-
derstanding."
II shall send Ottilie away" continued
Charlotte; either she returns to school
or accepts a position which is open for
her in a respectable family as the COM
panion of an only child"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Trying to Illustrate

Count Edward and the captain set about
it at once to explain to the countess the
theory of natural chemical affinities-
no wone drop of water or oil or quick
silver tends to unite with another.
And then they spoke of elective af-
finities," which theory the captain tried
TO illustrate by the letters A, and C.
Charlotte did not understand and Ed
ward said:
Let us make an analogy. You stand
for A, Charlotte, and I am your B.
Really and truly I cling to you and fol-
low you Just as B does with A.
Now the captain is obviously c, who
at present time is in some degree with
drawing me from you. So now it is only
just that if you are not to be left in
solitude a ID should be found for you
and 0aughing), that is unquestionably
little Lady Ottiie. You will no longer
hesitate to send and fetch her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Her Eyes Onened

When the captain had gone Ottilie arose
from her knees and said that while she
had been, seemingly, in a trance, she
had heard every word that had been said
by the captain and Charlotte.
II have wandered out of my course"
said the poor girl, but the dreadful oc-
currence has made plain to me my duty.
l will never be Edwards wife. In ter
rible manner God has opened my eyes
to the sin In which / was entanged. Send
for the captain to come back. or write
to him that no steps must be taSen.'
Charlotte soothed. as best she could,
the trembling girl. The next day Ottilie
said that she had decided to so back to
school,
There she could get a position as as
sistant to an instructress She must
leave the castle forever. Her determina-
tion was irrevocable.
Calmly Charlotte consented and sent
word to Edward of Ottilie's intended de-
parture-even the date upon which she
was to depart Now said Charlotte
in her letter, come back and we can be
again as we We're before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Without Power TO Sneak

Ottilie gazed at Edward earnestly and
seemed trying to spealS-but no words
came The sudden shock of meeting Ed
ward on top of all that she had recently
gone through brought on cerebral hem
orrhage which paralyzed the vocal organs.
''Ottilie," cried Edward, break this
silence. There is a letter which | have
written to you-read it"
She took up the letter and read with out
changing expression. Then she turned a
look upon Edward which told him that all
he had hoped for was lost.
He hurried from the room and passed
sleepless night. Early in the morning
he sought her again and cried out: "Ot-
tile, will you be mine?'
She shook her head in a negative.
do you still wish to go on to the
school?' Again there was the shaking of
the head which meant mo"
DO you wish to go back to Charlotte -
She inclined her head in a token of as
sent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
BETRAYED by Handwriting

1t was dark by this time and the cam
dies were lighted. At last she came in
beaming with loveliness; the sense that
she had done something for her friend
had lifted her above herself
She Put down the original manuscript
and laid her transcription beside it. Ed
ward picked up her copy. The first few
sheets were written with the greatest care
in womans hand. Then the strokes
appeared to alter-to become mans.
For heavens sake!' he CRIED what
is this?" This is my hand"
He looked at Ottiie and then at the
paper. She had reproduced his own hand
writing.
Cttlie said nothing but looked at him
with her eyes full OF the warmest de-
light.
Edward stretched out his arm. You
love met he cried. They fell into-each
others embrace. Then they parted and
held each others hands--looking into each
others eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Barefoot Boy Is Passing

Evidence that the barefoot boy with
cheek, of tan" s'passing is contained in a
report on the hosiery and knit goods in
dustry issued by the census bureau. The
report shows that in the decade ended
with 1900, the output of socks and stock
ings and like articles more than doubled
in value which Is much greater in
crease than the growth of population
The inference offered by the experts Il
that barefooted youngsters now are no
longer the fashion.
The value of the output of the 1874 hos
iery and knit goods mills in 1909 was more
than s2O0, 100000.
A peculiar feature of the trade is re-
flected in the declaration that the de-
mand for sweaters, cardigan jackets, nit
tens, and shawls was greatly increased
in 1909 over previous years.