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The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24

the ground and Jared against the
heavy bowlder for one in6nitesimal
second while Ned drew Elsie into the
seat beside him and buckled the safe
ty straps. While he was doing this
the wheels had rebounded from the
bowlder, and the machine glided for
ward. dipped down the sloping summit
and sailed off into space. There was a
sickening moment while the monoplans
steaded itself in midair and then SLOW
ly, surely, safely, it made for the solid
earth below.
Richard bennett and Gustav yelled
themselves hOarSe when they saw the
monoplane and its double burden
emerge from the billows of smoke and
settle slowly toward the grassy field.
where a score of ready hands laid hold
of the machine and held it while Ned
lifted Elsie from the seat and carried
her to the automobile. where her father
down his cheeks.
Mr. bennett kissed his daughter and
whispered something in her pink ear.
Elsie blushed as her father pushed her
gently into Ned's arms.
"She's yours. Ned, my boy. You've
fairly won her, and-1 want to ask you
to forgive me for what said the other
night. Wholesale groceries couldn't
save my girls life; it took the some
thing else that I never had, but you've
got it."
'Look!' cried Elsie suddenly, point
ing toward the mountain.
The wind had lifted the pail of smoke
and swirled it aside so that the sum-
NIT was visible The flames had caught
the stunted pines, and they blazed up
fercely like torch.
Mr.. bennett looked from his daugh-
ter and her lover. and he smiled sheep
ishly
II expect I'm a sort of mossback," he
said my vision has been limited to
little, narrow aisles between rows ce
sugar barrels and piles of cracker
boxes. Anything beyond that seemed
visionary and unreal.
1T took fire that burned over Old
Mans Head and nearly cost my daugh-
ter's life to show me that I'm standing
still while men like Ned here are the
competitors in the race"
I'm glad Ned is victor" smiled
Elsie mischievously.
The eyes Of the two men met and ex-
changed a glance Of mutual under
standing.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24
By CLARISSA MACKIE

I am sorry, Ned" said Mr.. Dennett
regretfully, but the facts are there
You are comparatively poor, and you
haven't even the advantage of pro-
fession whereby you can earn a com
Portable living for Elsie"
Ned Harrison smiled confidently.
"You forget that 1 have an interest in
the aerodrome," he returned.
81 know-I know, but it's nothing
stable, my dear boy. You are vision
ary, Ned-a dear, delightful visionary
but it won't do"
The last words were emphasized, and
Ned WINGED, but his lips set set grimly.
Then you won't give your consent
sir?"
ut isn't right for you to ask it with,
out better backing. l made my money
in wholesale groceries. That's some
thing solid. Aeroplaning is all yer!
well, but it's a thing of the future. II
is impractical at present. The art Is
merely in its experimental stage"
Gwen so, Mr. bennett, some one has
to furnish storage for the machines
and to supply mechanicians for the
Mr.. bennett interrupted with an i'm
patient wave of his hand. 1T won't
do, my boy. Personally like you, Ned,
but ] want my girl to marry man,
NOT dreamer''
"Very well, sir" said Ned steadily.
hn 1nf
Elsie lowered in the drawing room
door with anxious eyes seeking his
stormy face. She shrank back as he
brushed hastily past her.
"It's No. he said grimly, "and the
sooner I 60 the better" and he flung
himself out of the house in a very un-
dignified manner.
But poor Ned was young, and he was
passionately fond Of Elsie bennett, and
he believed in her love for him. He
had not expected such rebuff at the
hands of her father, and, although he
repented his brusque words to Elsie, he
salved his conscience with the sOlace
that it was best for her that she should
dislike him at once and forever.
Down at the aerodrOme he soon for
got his personal troubles among the
flying machines that dotted the grass
Of the great inclosure. Inside many Of
the hangers mechanicians were busted
over the stored planes, while on the
rolling slopes other machines made ten
tative starts before rising from the
ground to join the few that circled
TPerhaps if Richard bennett had stud
led much else besides his wholesale gro
Gerry store he might not have been SO
narrow minded as to have sneered at
the business prospects Of young Ned
Harrison.
AS for Elsie, she cried herself to
sleep that night, and for many days
thereafter her father avoided her pale.
Toebegone countenance.
For time Ned Harrison brooded
over the crushing out of his fondest
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24

transit-ft was bare chance to save
her life, the only chance, and he would
take it.
AS he circled overhead he dropped
the wet towel down, and in falling it
tapped against her cheek. She looked
up. and he caught her cry of joyous
wonderment at the sight of him there
in the hopeless sky.
Three times he circled around. and
each time as be passed her he man
aged to convey several words sf sharp
direction. SO that when the critical mo-
ment arrived Elsie was standing there
tense and expectant. He had told her
she must depend much on herself, for
his every faculty must he bent toward
turning the trick of alighting and de-
parting. If he failed they would 20 to
death together. The fire was within
twenty feet Of the top now. and the
heat was almost unbearable. The dog
was dead.
Again the monoplane scared, drew
away from the summit, turned and
darted down. The landing wheels took
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24
Il HAD BUT ONE IDEA-EsCAPE."

nervous at finding myself locked in
that felt like screa ming for some
body at the top of my voice; but, re-
mem bering that the night watchman
would come on at 10, quieted down
and went back into my own den.
II tried to write again. called my
self all sorts of names. and then
just laid my head down on my desk
and cried like a frightened child.
suppose 1 missed my supper tea. At
any rate. fell fast asleep l don't
think I could have slept very long.
but when l walked up l could hear
somebody moving about in Mr. Dew
Inns Office. l took it for granted that
it was the night watchman and jump
ed with relief.
"The door between my cubby and
the presidents room Is never locked.
so 1 opened it just far enough to peep
in. BY that time I had got so ratified
l was afraid to take step in any di-
rection. jumped again-not with re-
lief this time There, sitting in front
of his desk with an electric light shin
ing down on his hated head, sat Mr.
-. my employer. himself. l wondered
what had brought him back at that
hour of the night. He seemed to be
in an intense state of excitement He
was in his shirt sleeves and wore over
his bosom what looked like an enor-
noes chest protector. He had a pile
Of paper bundles in front of him. They
were the size and shape of bank bills.
He was cramming them into a bag
swung over his shoulder by a strap.
ut never occurred to me that he was
not quite within his rights stuffing him.
self like a trussed fowl with the banks
funds at 10 o'clock at night, but he
seemed in such hurry about it all. Just
as was about to dart in and tell him
about getting locked in he clapped a
pair of false whiskers on his wicked old
cheeks, and then I discovered that the
SNUG little wretch who was just Mr..
Devlin's size and looked so much like
him sitting down with his back to me
was not Mr.. Deylin at all. dared
not speak to him. He might kill me
for a spy. 1 shrank back into my cub
byhole again. Even then l did not
know that he had not only robbed the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24

else Of will power. Il am going to
tell you as soon as can.
There, now; l believe l can talk
without choking l never fell into
such a trap before, and l suppose you
both will say there was no excuse for
it this time. II deserve punishment
l have had it. l had about an hours
work to do last evening when Mr.
Devi1n put his head through the door
to tell me he was gOiA; home early
on account of sick child. told him
was not through, but WOO stay un-
til l was. | have often -. .yed over
hours rather than take up Il piece of
went off. and went on with my work
with no thought of anything being
wrong. The doors to that bank are SO
constructed that you have to open
them from the inside as we'll as the
outside. l carry my own key-I don't
mean to the big outside doors, but to
the office where I Work and which
| opens into a corridor. l couldn't help
thinking what a nice, quiet time for
blocking out my prize story"
THAT bee still buzzing?"
"YeS, it is. So | took q brand new
pad and began blocking. or tried to
block but 1 found there was nothing
to block.
"Well, l scratched away at a great
rate, beginning to feel quite goose
f1eshy, principally on account of the
lateness and the stiffness. until the
clock struck 9. l jumped up, scared,
and threw everything into my desk
higglety pigglety and rushed for the
door of Mr.. Devlin's office, by which
l always get into the corridor. 1t had
been double locked on the outside. My
key was no good. My first thought
was to telephone to somebody. l
didn't know just who. l rushed to the
cabinet. There was no telephone in it.
Then | remembered some talk about
moving it and putting in a desk set.
The desk set was locked up in Mr.
Devlin's big Office desk. l believe now
it was all a part of the plan-plot"-
"Plot for what?"
She tapped the table with tightly
twisted paper she held in rigid grasp.
"You will learn soon. 1t is all in the
paper in black. hideous headlines
bank robbed. president murdered, and
ALL"
"Mr. Devlin! Your Mr. Devlin muir
dered? And you liked him SOL"
Don't call names. Say bank presi-
dent. Plot to rob the bank. didn't
know then. of course that anything
was going on wrong. but l was so
The Sauk Centre herald., 1913-07-24
TT WON'T DO, MY BOY. "

hopes; but, while almost despairing, he
did not altogether lose his youthful
spirit.
From the first appearance of the aer-
pplane he had become an enthusiast,
and, seeking employment in an aero
arome, he rapidly perfected himself in
the intricacies of the machine and in
mastering the technique of flying. He
soon became recognized as one Of the
most skillful of air men, and, while
possessed of cool and steady courage.
there was nothing Of the dare devil in
bis character.
Soon he was making money as an
exhibitor ard in partnership with a
brother air nan had acquired an aero
drome and several machines.
Thus equipped, good income was
rolling in. nd Ned felt that he had
reached the point where he might take
Elsie as life partner. Elsie, mean.
while, had watched the career Of her
lover in his chosen work with mingled
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25

Reading and Analgsmated Gopher. each
10. American Can. 3-s, and southern
Pa riHc, Great Northern preferred. Erie.
st. Paul and Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
each IL. Rock Island common. the only
market for which on Monday VAS on the
Consol dated, sold on the cad at IL ~
for o 100 share lot. In most instances
tho call prices proved 20 be tho lowest,
although they all reflected overnight
gains.
The New York Stock Exchange, when
n opened at IN o'clock. followed the
lead Of tho Consolidated. with further
advances recorded on 10th exchanges
IN thu later dealings. A. the higher
levels prof,t taking had sorne effect.
Steel dh not sell on the Consolidated
at IS 5-s. when II was quoted NJ rs ~
on the Other board. while Annals amated
Copper did not get above 70 rs, against
20 IL, and Dan above . Ia, against
% s-s Commission houses handled a
gratifying volume Of business. parttcu-
larry On odd lots. and " was plain that
the change for the better in market
conditions had stimulated renewed In
tsrest on the part Of the public.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25

Wheat opened is higher on stfeneth
shown Of foreign markets. news from
Argentine was mixed.
Corn wa nrm With wheat, and on
unsettled weather conditions IN west.
Shorts were moderate buyers. Wheat.
after the opening. adva need 3.s 20 SIS
higher. There was a little realizing At
the top. and prtces eased OF slishtly as
market became quiet.
Corn had gained ono cent on the
near months in the hrst hour. and on
the bulge heavy selling appeared. led
by leading commission houses In West
The report regarding a possible en-
barxo on Argentine grain was quite In
Huentiai IN causing shorts to cover
early. but no action had been taken by
carly afternoon. and prices reacted a
half cent. Before the close this re-
ported embargo on Argentine grain was
In doubt, 40 tho Chemist Bureau at
Washington telephoned Secretary OF
Produce Exchange. New York. that
nothing was known there about II.
Prices OF both wheat and corn were
nearly one cent higher. closing close
to the top prices.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

Cotton opened on from : TO points.
After tho call, ihert vas heavy biy-
ing credited to prominent Wall stree,
speculative interests that tended 10 sus-
tain tho list after 'he iow opening
some trade buying was also in evidence.
but spot houses who sold yesterday were
on tho selling side again this morning.
Foreign markets cabled lower fgures
and Liverpool spot sales we're Snallsr-
Trade reports continu~i poor. Neil
B-others reiterate estimate Of consume D.
ton Of u. 7boooo bales.
Port receipts to-day es,ir,a ted at 81. oo0
bales. compared with 1885 qast week and
~. M last year. same date.
In second hour cotton ma rket was
somewha. unsettled and fairly active.
Southern offerings appeared to increase
on bulges. but there was a good dema nd
on declines from trade sources and bull.
ish interests.
Prices i,eld Arm IN late morning and
early afternoon. Traders we're good
buyers and shorts covered. December
was lower oil day and. while all recov-
cred most Of their early loss. December
was 10 points lower AZ the close. jan
uary and July were l 10 4 points of.
while March and May were I and Z
points iHGher. respectively. Market
closed steady.
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action was taken on rhc common stock
dividend, but ~ reported that the ques-
ton will be considered at the December
meeting.
Missouri Pacific road reports for third
week OF November q decrease OF 1900
In earnings. and since July 1 a decrease
Of seO.53i. compared with the same
period In 1912
Canadian Pacific reports Increase Of
su5. mo for third week Of November. ard
since July Increase amounts to N,.
&7.eA.
Negotiations have been concluded for
merger Of Cuhan Central Railways
Company and United Railways Of Ha.
vana ana Res1a warehouses.
CHINO Copper Company produced a.
sI4yeH pounds Of copper in October.
Nevada Consolidated Copper Com.
parry produced bsas,oS pounds in oc-
tober.
reuerhi pu1bWS NH"p@Hy ~ "eouHS
to-day decided 20 pass the regular quar-
teriy dividend Of ~ per cent due At
this time ON pseferred stock.
Maokay Company declared regular
quarterly dividends Of per cent. on pre-
ferred and IA per cent on common
stock. payable Jan. a. 70 stock Of record
Dec. H.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Re re-
ports a decrease In net earnings for
October - Ss5S. $50 and since July de-
crease Of 3637.bso.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25
CONSOLIDATED /.
STOCK EXCHANGE.

The cheering chan9s In Wall street
conditions from etagnation 10 activity
was hrst reflected on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange when At $40 o'clock
opening prices showed good advances
compared with the night before on In
creasInG business. ny 12.0 o'clock tho
sales had more than tripied the entire
volume Of transactions on Monday.
Sales up TO that time exceeded 22.o0o
shares. Tho market appeared TO have
been thoroughly Mauidated. In on over
sold state the change towarl impnove-
ment was rapid.
On tho opening call Canadian Pacific
was up the most from Mondays closing
showing gain Of a full point Other
advances on the call were: Union Pa
cinc SIS OF a point, United States Steel
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25
WELD OF LEADING STOCKS
BASED ON PRESENT SELL.
ING PRICES.

Market C.osIng--There wAS resump-
tion OF buliish activity toward the end.
bat Il. was OF an orderly kind. and
shorts did not seem to be in . hurry
to cover further. as the most vuinsr-
able part Of the bear account having
already been driven In.
Steel made . net gain OF III. olosinS
At 8I-2 Union Pacific also showed .
gain OF ia at Isl 5-s and Reading ia
galn At 10 1-e, with similar gains IN the
general list. which closed at or near the
best prices for the day. Total sales 30
* shares.
Openine. -TradinG at the start oon-
trasted sharply with the stasnation
which prevailed yesterday. There was
q brisk demand for the important ISSUES.
and these stocks made gains ranging
from substantial fractions to one point
The tone was again determined by Lon
don, with the international issues .
prominent feature.
Both Union Pacific and Reading ad.
vanced "a. while gains OF one point were
made In Canadian Pacific and Amalsa-
mated Copper. with substantial gains In
many others. New Haven was active
~ advancing figures. opening one point
higher. At n "a. and selling up TO II L..
During the nrst half hour the market
was fairly active and stocks in general
showed considerable strength.
Foreign trade statement for October.
showing largest excess OF exports over
Imports ever shown produced . good
Ioffcct on sentiment. and better prospects
q q currency bill being passed within
. few months much more favorable
tAan the Glass-Owen measure as 1t left
he House was another factor Of I'm.
poetance.
The recovery In copper metal prices In
London had . good effect ~ the cop
per iDuss, and II was contended that
~ amount of AmalGa mated stock Ia
tAs street was not large.
The belief was stronger on the OK
change that the railroads have pre-
seatsd q good case In favor Of raising
freight rates At the hearing before the
oummission and chat permission would
- grantsd In the early part OF the
second hour the market Quieted dow
and In some quarters satisfaction wal
Opressel that . check was put on the
a1vanes. a. II was thought that . too
rapid advanc" would only weaken The
technical position
The higher level OF prices was main
tainsd In tho early afternoon on High
business. Steel. at 563-i. had gained
ia: Union Pacific I 3-S. at l5l 1-2. an<
Amsigamatsd Copper 1874. At 1912.
Trading reiapscd into complete dul
nsss In nidafternoon. but prices main
tAinsd thar advance Of the morning.
The Closing Quotations.
Ne 0plloutng were the highest. lowest and las
u1ces a seDets for to-day and the net changes q
oeDpass1 With yeslsrday's closing prices:
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FINANCIAL NEWS ITEMS.

Missouri Kansas and Texas report
fer the year ended June 10 shows net In
come 0f es.26.0O0 and $2,3iC00o surplus
larger than any year since 1907. Earn
inn since July show an increase Of
oase,30.
Calumet and Hecla declared regular
quarterly dividend OF y per share. the
same - three months ago. Dividend 10
payable Dec. % TO stock OF record
Nov. ..
Central Leather Company declared a
regular quarterly dividend on the pre-.
fsrred stock Of I - per cent. payable
Jan. 3 to stock OF record Dec. TO- No
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-25
d. AItmta&t & On
are showing, i'm their
Blanket Department

OQ6AuuNSV DSP6Nu S1H1SA4V
on the Fourth Floor, a complete assortment
of Blankets, Bedspreads and COmfortables in
the newest weaves, fabrics and colorings, i'm
Guiding many exclusive designs.
For Tomorrow "wednesday the following
Special Sale has been prepared. offering ex-
ceptional values at the low prices quoted:
WHITE BLANKETS
per pair $500, $50, $50 to 1850
sATlN.FINlsI BEDspREADs
With plain hems . each $500
With scalloped edges 3.25
Imported Bedspreads, satin finish $50
Also Crochet Bedspreads LIS
Wool.filled Comfortables, figured center,
MUSLIN SHEETS
With plain hen,s each Csc. to $l.O5
Hemstitched $l.O5 & L2O
MUSLIN PILLOW GASES
With plain hem each 18c. to Zoe.
Hemstitched each 25c., 28c. & sc.
mn A@~s an M. ssas sssss* Nm 1eA
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08
Producing Comb. Honey

work in those that were started
before. SO they will gather much
more honey than they would IL
the super had been placed on top
when they would have waited un-
| til the first super was filled cram
full before they would have touch
ed the other and even then they
are sometimes slow about starting
it. But on the other hand they
will not fill out the supers a
, boVe so rapidly when others are
placed between them. Thus when
there is danger of the harvest
closing we want the work clean
ed up in those already started in
preference to having more start
ed with none of them finished. So
now we put the new supers on top
as a sort of safety valve in case
they should need more room than
they have in the supers already
started but they will not touch
these new supers until the lower
ones are completely filled.
After the white flow Is over all
sections should be taken off and
sorted; all salable sections taken
out and those not having enough
honey to make them salaole, ex-
tracted and returned to the hive
where they will be filled by the
fall flow if you have any. Now l
fancy / hear some one saying why
/ never put on but one super and
that is all the honey l ever get
from a hive. Well that is all you
ever will get as long as you use
that method. If you expect honey
you must give them place to put
it. A good strong colony ought
to produce from two to four SUI
pers of comb honey in season
and / have had some that have
given me seven or eight nice SUI
pers or $50 to IT'S lbs of fine comb
honey.
Let me tell you something. You
will never reach a very high mark
in any direction unless you set
your stakes high. Make up your
mind your going to have $50 lbs
per colony and III warrant you
will at least have considerable
more than if you set your stakes
for twenty and even if you fail
to reach the mark set you have
attained success, which does not
always mean that you reach the
highest pinnacle of your aspira-
tons.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-11-08

crisp and flaky. II it takes much
longer for the popping to begin,
the heat is probably not great
enough or the pop corn is of poor
quality, or there may be other in
terfering causes, such as drafts of
cold air.
To prepserve the snowy white
ness of the popped kernels, the
them. This can be done by plac-
lid between the corn and the fire
If a wire pepper is used
or by using pan pepper if
II the pop corn is in first-class
condition and the heat properly
applied, pint of unpoped corn
should give Is to 20 pints of pop
ped corn.
Home Uses
Pop corn is usually popped TO
be eaten at once, or it may bemade
into popcorn balls, crackajack,
or other forms of popcorn con-
feotion. A common way of pre-.
pairing it is by popping and
sprinkling it with salt or adding
salt and melted butter. Some
times the popped corn is eaten
with milk and sugar like break
fast food. The parched unpopped
kernels when ground like coffee
make d very good breakfast food
for eating with cream and sugar
or for boiling with water ana
serving like oatmeal. Some pop
corn vendors make palataDle pre-
paration by popping the corn in
melted butter and lard with salt
added.
1t is customary on some farms
at butchering time in the fall to
wind up the days work by cook
ing a kettle full of pop corn. This
is done by popping the corn in
the greasy residue left in the ket-
tie after the lard has been rem
dered. Salt is added to suit the
taste and may be cooked in with
the grease.
In many farmhouses the delicious
popcorn cake is considered nee
essary adjunct to the Christmas
festivities and is regarded as a
superior article of food.
Dealers who put up shelled pop
corn in 10-cent packages for the
retail trade usually have a num-
Der of good recipes printed on the
outside of the packages. Cook
books also give splendid recipes
for making popcorn CONNECTIONS
The following have given good
results:
Chocolate pop corn-2 teacupsful
of white sugar, 1-2 cup of corn