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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-06-19

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
BROKE HORSE OF BAD HABIT
Bag of Sand, Something Like punch
ing Bag" Did the Business
Quite Simply.

Noah Spears. Bay Shore farmer,
has discovered way to break a horse
of kicking, according to Milford let.
ter to the Wilmington (Del.) News.
Spears tells the following story: u
filed a stout gunny sack with sand and
suspended it from the ceiling in the
rear of the stall by rope in such a
position behind the horse that its
heels could have good play upon It
This large pendulum, needing only q
strong power to start it, would swing
with clocklike precision as soon as
the horse began to play its acrobatic
stunts upon it. At the first kick the
bag swung away, only to return with
more force giving the animal much
more than it had sent. This unexpect
I'd return on the part of the bag caused
the horse to kick harder, but each time
the bag returned harder and paid the
animal with interest. Finally the
horse. realizing that further kicking
would be fruitless, stopped kicking
The bag was allowed to hang in the
same position for an entire week, but
no more use for it was seem"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond. opera singer, starting
Cor an auto drive in New York. finds
stranger sent as her chauffeur Later
she Is accosted by a stranger who climbs
into the auto and chIoroforms her. James
Hambleton of Lynn. Mass, witnesses the
abduction OF Agatha Redmond. Handle
ton sees Agatha forcibly taken aboard a
yacht. He secures a tug and when near
the yacht drops overheard. Aleck van
Camp. friend OF Hambleton, had an ap-
pointment with MIN. Not meeting ham
Madame and Miss Melanie Reynier. he
proposes t. The latter and Is refused Tne
three arrange coast trip on Van camps
yacht. the Sea Gull. Hambleton wakes
up on board the Jeanne D'Arc, the yacnt
on which is Agatha Redmond. He meets
a man who introduces himself as mon
tor. They fight, but are interrupted oy
the sinking OF the vessel. Jimmy ana
Agatha are abandoned by the crew, VINO
take to the boats. Jimmy and Agatha
swim for hours and finally reach shore
IN q thoroughly exhausted condition Re-
covering slightly. the pair find Hand. the
chauffeur who assisted in Agatha.s aD-
auction. He agree to help them: Jim is
deliriouS and on the verge OF death; danu
goes for help. He returns with 1t;
Thayer, who revives Jim, and the party
Is conveyed to Charlesport where Aga
tha's property is located. Van Camp ana
his party. in the Sea Gull. reach Charles-
ees56 snd D get d AscH Ind J the
verge of death and Agatha In despair.
DR.. Thayer DECLARES his sister, Mrs. Stod-
1ard, is the ea1y one who can save Jim.
vfctions. and dislikes Agatha on account
Of her profession. She refuses to nurse
Tim. Agatha pleads with her and she
consents to take the case. Van camp
hears Agatha's story and gets on the
rack Of Chateiard. Hambleton is finally
out Of danger. Chamberlain. friend OF
Van Camp. goes after Chatelard. Agatna
meets Melaine Reynier and both are sur
orised at their remarkable resemblance;
chamberlain by a ruse induces Chatelard
TO go to Agatha's house. Mela1ne recos-
rutor, on whose account she left home. II
was Melaine Chatelard he thought he was
Abducting. Before he can be arrested
Chatelard escapes in an auto. jim, com.
pIetely recovered, tells why he followed
Agatha Jim proposes marriage to aga
tha She declines his offer and ne caves
her In despair. His long absence alarms
hls friends, who. with Agatha. foiioW
aim
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Early Showed HeroIsm.

AS a boy, Rear Admiral Young, who
died last month, showed qualities that
we're sure to put him in the front rank
of his profession. AS a midshipman,
he leaped overheard to rescue sea.
man. and before the boats could be.
lowered and rowed to him, he was
three miles astern, swimming and,
supporting the unconscious sailor.
Later, when the ship Huron was
wrecked on reef off the North Caro-
lima coast, he and another man tried
to reach the shore on a raft. When
the raft capsized. he not only swan
ashore, but dragged his companion to
safety with him. Then he ran to life
saving station, broke into the build
ing, dragged out the apparatus, and
succeeded in saving "a officers and
men out of crew of a hundred and
thirty-two. For this act of heroism
congress advanced him In rank. and
the legislature of Kentucky, his native
state, made him an honorary member
Youths Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Survival Of Old-Time Superstition
Which Has Been Found impossi-
sible to Eradicate.

The influence of the moon upon the
weather was in ancient times assumed
in much the same way as the influence
of the moon upon the tides of the sea
was assumed There was no proper
knowledge of the facts in either case,
and it was accepted In both cases
merely because the regular changes
of the earth's shadow on the moon
were used as the great primitive time
keeper. and any frequent changes In
other things must happen after some
one or other of those regular changes.
The barbaric guess, Post hoe ergo
propter hoe" proved, when careful
study of the matter was made and
Newton's law Of gravitation was ap-
piled to it, to be right in regard to the
tides but wrong in regard to the
weather. The banking up" of the sea
In a moving hood which passes, as 1t
were. 'over the face of the waters"
twice approximately in the "a
hours is now known to be due to the
drag" or gravitational attraction ex-
erted on the heavy but mobile mass OF
the ocean by the moon as it circles
round the earth, with a returning
change in its relative position to earth
and sun, the phases OF which occupy a
month
But it has no such action on the
fimsy vapors of the air. An immense
number of exact numerical details, de-
pending on the weight of the moon, it's
position, and movements in relation TO
the earth at successive moments, con.
sequently of It's action in producing
the tides of the sea, have been ascer-
tanned with astounding accuracy. At
the same time astronomers and me-
teoroIogists Chose who study the at
mosphere of our earth) have come to
the conclusion that what we call "the
weather" Ia not affected by the posi-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
BANIShED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cor
fee, even after they know 1t is doing
them harm, is a puzzler. But it is an
easy matter to give it up for good,
when Postum is properly made and
used instead. A girl writes:
Mother had been suffering with
nervous headaches for seven weary
years, but kept on drinking coffee.
''One day asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as cousin OF mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such slave to coffee
she thought it would be terrible to
give it up.
Finally, one day.. she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum so
freely and with such relish, asked
for a taste.
THAT started me on Postum and
now drink it more freely than l did
coffee, which never comes into 'our
hos-le now"
ZANE given by Postum Co., Battle
creek, Mich. Write for booklet, The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled)
instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing, but is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In
heaping spoonful and temper 1t with
large supply Of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future
There's a Reason" for Postum
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
7 don't Know. though NE shail prob

IT don't know, though we shall prop
ably find out soon enough. But DOM
care. now that you are here.
James, dear. will you forgive me
for this afternoons"
.1'll forgive you If you'll take 1t al
back, hide, hoofs and horns. for ever
n ever, amen"
Il take it back. ! never meant It
"Then may one ask why
"Oh, James, don't know why"
Anybody could have told them tha'
1t was only a phase of feminine panic
in the face of the unknown. necessary
as sneezing. But, as Jim said. II
didn't matter.
Never mind. Only don't want
you to marry me because you found
me here all buggy and pitied me-"
James! To talk like that! You
know it wasn't"
"Then, what was it?" Jim, sudden
ly grown serpent-like in craft, turned
his welIknown ingenious and inno-
cent expression upon her.
"The moment you left me, up there
in the pine grove, knew couldn't DO
without you"
How did you know?"
because"
Eyes, because" Jim prompted her.
"Oh, Jimsy, you know.
mo, 1 don't"
Agatha, loving his teasing, but TOO
deeply moved, too generous and sin
cere to play the coquette, turned TO
him again a face shining with tender
ness. Her eyes, like stars; her lips,
all sweetness.
"Only love, James, dear
Something rose again in Jimmy's
soft heart, choking him. AS he had
thrilled to the unknown ecstasy In
Agatha's song, many days before, 30
now he thrilled to her voice and face.
eloquent for him alone Love and its
power, life and its meaning, the long.
long thoughts of youth and hope and
desire-these held him in thrall.
Agatha was in his arms. Time was
lost to him, and earth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
CHAPTER XIV.
After You, Monsieur!


Jim had no desire to create sensa-
ton among his friends at the old red
house; but as he left the pine grove
all his instincts led him to fee In an
other direction He did not fully
realize Just what had happened to
aim. but he was conscious of having
received a very hard jolt, indeed. The
aouse. full of happy associations as 1t
eyas. was Just now too tantalizing
place. Aleck had won out, and he and
Melanie were radiating that peculiar
Kind of lovers Joy which shines on
che eve of matrimony. Jim wished
them well-none better-but he also
wished they wouldn't make such a
euss over these things. Get 1t done
and out Of the way, and the less said
about It the better. In fact, Jfm's
ouoyant and sunny spirit went into
eclipse: he lost his holiday ardor. and
trudged over the hill and into the
shore road in a state of extreme de-
lection.
But he fingered on the way. divert
ed almost against his will by the sight
Of fishing smacks putting into harbor,
an island steamer rounding a distant
cliff. and the Sea Gull lying motion
less Just within the breakwater. Wom-
en- may be unkind, but ship Is a
ship. after ALL One can not nurse the
pain even Of a shattered heart when
running before a stiff wind with the
spinnaker set and an open sea ahead.
Id a &C
should be his bride. Jim did not stop
90 arrange, at the moment, just how
this should be brought about, but his
determination was none the less firm.
He became sentimental to the extent
Of rejecting, vaguely, that this was
out philosophic Justice. The sea had
not conquered him-fa& from it;
aeither should She conquer him. He
Sould follow the sea, the path Of gla-
alour, the home of the winged foot
and the vanishing sail, the road to
alien and mysterious lands
Thus Jimmy, in reaction from the
Arctic douche to which his emotional
self had been subjected. He was, fig
1ratively speaking, blue with the cold,
but trying valiantly to warm himself.
AS he gazed at the Sea Gull asleep
on the flood tide, cutting a gallant fig
are In the glowing sunset, he felt an
overmastering longing to be aboard.
He would stay on the yacht until
Chamberlain came, at least; possibly
ali night
Having made up Als mind on this
ooint, James persuaded himself that
ne felt better. Philosophy is friend
IN need. after all. Why should one
failure in getting ones desires crush
The spirit? He would make a right
2bout-face, travel for year on sail
ng vessel, see the world. That was
t. Hang the shoe business!
Immersed in mental chaos such as
fhese fragments OF thought suggest,
Tim did not perceive that he was be-
ng overtaken until slow greeting
same to ais ears.
Good evening. friend" It was the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
EPlLoGUE.

No. one ever knew whether the &C
complished Frenchman reached shore,
ultimately, In the rowboat, or descend
ed to Sabrina beneath the waves. II
that last hasty exit from the deck OF
the Sea Gull was also his final exit
from life, certain it Is that his depar-
ture into the realm Of shades was un-
wept and unsung. The stick of dyna-
mite was found, after gingerly
search, lying on one of the berths in
the large cabin, where it had been
dropped by the Frenchman in his
flight
Jimmy Hambleton did not let the
shoe business entirely go to destruc-
ton, though his taste for holidays
grew markedly after he brought his
bride home with him to Lynn. One
year. when the babies were growing
up. he ordered trim little yacht to be
built and put into her berth at
Charlesport She was named the Sea
Gull. Jimmy's chauffeur, called Hand,
was her captain.
Sometimes, when James and Aga
tina were alone, In the zone Of still
ness hung over the listening water,
there would rise a song. clear and
birdlike:
Free of my pain, free of my burden
of sorrow,
At last l shall see thee"
and again Jimmy's heart would rise
buoyant, free, happy-the heart Of un-
quenchable youth.
THE END.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
In the BARRIERS Chair.

mo sooner was l seated In the
chair" began Jones, than the barber
commented on the weather, and di
rected current of discourse into my
ears.
"'Je ne comprend pas said /. with
an inward chuckle, thinking his volu
bility would be checked.
IN very good French he started In
afresh. l looked at him as if bewil
dered, and then interrupted him by
asking:
''Was Sagen Sie?"
"He began to repeat in German all
that he had been saying, when / shut
Nim off with:
"Oh, talk to me with your fingers
I'm deaf and dumb!'"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
ADVICE to tne Innocent.

We have letter from young WON
an who asks:
Gan / succeed as a chorus girl and
remain innocent? My friends tell ms
that I am very beautiful"
We are unable to give expert advice
concerning the possibility Of succeed.
ing as chorus girl and remaining in.
nocent, but we feel safe in saying that
if the young lady is provided with
suitable supply of innocence in her
present environment it would be pity
not to KEEP it right there.-Chicago
Record Herald
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Bound TO BARGAIN.

What's the price of this silk%
asked deaf old lady of a young shop
man.
Seven shillings," was the reply.
Seventeen shillings!" she ex
claimed. I'll give you thirteen"
only seven shillings, ma'am, is the
price of the silk" replied the honest
shopman.
ooh, seven shillingsi" replied the
lady, sharply. We'll, I'll give you
ffve."-Youth's Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

cheek. Jim stretched forward dizzily,
as II to follow his disappearing enemy.
He heard the splash of the water, and
saw the rowboat move out from I'M
der the stern, but he saw no more. He
thought it must have grown very
dark.
When Jimsy regained sight and con-
seriousness, which happened not more
than three minutes after he lost them,
he found himself supported affection
ately against somebody's shoulder.
and voice-the Voice of all voices
he most loved-was in his ears.
Here / am, dear. Do not die!
have come-come to stay, If you want
me. James, dearest!" And bending
over him was face-the very Vision
Of his dream. Look at me, speak to
me, James, dear!"
The voice was a bit hysterical, but
the face was eloquent, loving, adortng.
It was too good to be true, though Jim
was disposed to let the illusion pro-
long itself as far as possible. He put
up his hand and smoothed her face
gently, in gratitude at seeing it kind
once more. Then he smiled foolishly.
TITS great, isn't itr' he remarked
namely, before thinking 1t necessary
to remove his head. Her face was
still the face of tenderness, full OF
yearning. 1t did not change. She
took handkerchief from her pocket
and carefully pressed it to his cheek
and chin When she took it away. he
saw that 1t was red.
Lord, what a mess I'm making!"
he exclaimed. trying at last to sit up.
As he did go. it all came back to him
the flying shadow, the gun. the
struggle. He leaned over to peer again
through the crossed wires Of the deck
railing, down into the water. He
turned back with an amazed express
sion.
Did he jump overheard. honest
true, hanging on to that spike?"
Neither Aleck nor Agatha could
say, nor yet Mr.. Chamberlain. who
had been searching the yacht.
Wherever 1t was, the rusty marline-
spike had disappeared. The rowboat.
too, had gone into the darkness. Jim
got up, dazedly thinking for a mo-
ment that 1t was necessary for him
to give chase. but he quickly sat down
on the sail-cloth again, overcome with
faintness and a dark pail before his
eyes.
"You are not hurt badly?" The
voice was still tender, and It was all
for him! AS Jim heard 1t. the pail
lifted, and his buoyant spirit came
back to its own. He laughed ring
ingly.
Lord, no, not hurt. But"
but what? What did you wish to
say?"
'Ts 1t true? Are you here, by me.
to stay?"
For answer she pressed his hand
to her lips.
Aleck and Chamberlain, once as
sured that Jim was safe. went below
to make search, and Jim and Aga
tina were left together on the sail
cloth. AS they sat there, a young
moon shone out delicately in the west,
and dropped quickly down after the
lost sun.
ITS the first moon we've seen to-
gether" said Jim.
But we've watched the dawn"
"Ah, yes; and such dawn!"
Little by little, as they sat togeth-
er, the story of the fight came out.
Jim told 1t bit by bit. not eager. When
1t was done, Agatha was still puzzled.
why should he come here? What
could he do here?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Love of Books

Book love, my friends. is your pass
to the greatest, the purest and the
most perfect pleasure that God has
prepared for his creatures 1t lasts
when all other pleasure fade. 1t will
support you when all other recrea-
tons are gone. 1t will last you until
your death. 1t will make your hours
pleasant to you as long as you live
Anthony Trollope.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Moons Influence on Tides

ton of the moon in regard to the
earth, either at any hour of the day or
any part of the month (phase or
quarter of the noon. or at any part
of the year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Few Do.

why is that man so much In de-
mand at public gatherings?"
HE knows the words OF The Star
Spangled Banner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

When a young man calls on gill
he might as well make love to her;
she thinks that is what he is there fcf
anyway.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

Did you ever get nervous prostra'
ton from trying to make others
happy? No?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

The average man would rather help
out with the anvil chorus than play
second violin. Not for the exercise
either.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

If wishes were automobiles the sup
ply of gasoline would soon be e1
hausted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces lnnammS
ton allays pain cures wind collie Csc bottle-AN
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-09
Prosperlty and Adueraltx.

Prosperity is not without many
fears ans distastes. and adversely not
without comforts aad Bacon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-11
MINIMUM. WAGE
 STOP FACTORIES
Says Montgomery-Ward Officer in Vice Investigation--Pubiic
 Pay the Increase.

Chicago. March 1 .--Nice-pres- i,Irnl Thnrnr. of the Mont gumery- Ward company. today testified. when examined before the legiS- Iativr Investigating committee. that a girl can live on SS :. week and he offered a statement of the cost to the employees of the com pany of the neceSSarieS of life. He also testified that the yarns about the low wages paid women and girls was all nonsense. The cause, he says, lies in the desire of the girls to earn an easy liV- ing and to wear gaudy clothes. He claims that the company might pay it's help many times as much as they do and yet there would be as many prostitutes in the city, only they would live in higher priced houses. The reason will have Co be found elsewhere. he claims.
 He said that the company was able to get men at $t2 ] week, and that the result would fc that all women would lose their jobs and men take them.
 Marshall Field officials claim that if the law compelling them to pay SIP minimum wages is passed half the factorie, will leave the state which now em- ploy girl help. They also assert that the public must foot the bill in the end, as the cost of addi- tional wages will be added to the selling cost.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-11
SAMPSON ARRIVES
 FROM SEATTLE.
Makes Fast Trip and Brings Many Passengers for Valdez
 --Large List. Freight.

The Admiral Sampson. a twin screw boat, arrived tn port this morning afirr a fast run north, making il from SraIIl l' to Valdez in five days and 2o hours. in spite of a delay of 6 hours caused by fog just after lra\ ing seattle and
 also the frequent stops at Peters
 burg. krtrhikan. Juneau. Iaku-
 tat and CurduNa.
 The boat brought many pas SrngrrS for Valdez and much freight for the bay. 351 tons of lumber and general merchandise for Valdez. iS0 tons for Fort Lis
 cum and 200 tons for the Cliff mine. The Sampson will leave here tomorrow morning at : o'clock and goes as far west as
 Seldovia, leaving Valdez for Seat tie some time Friday.
 The officers on the boat are
 Captain Jensen. Pilot Charles Glasscock, First Officer Olaf
 Carlson, Second Officer F.. J. Kin ney, purser T. J. Kehor, Chief Noon in charge of the engine
 room. and Steward simpson in
 charge of the "eatS."
 Following are the passengers arriving in Valdez: stem Peck,
 Geo. w. Parker and wife, J. A. M.
 Kemp, Thos. kell. John Zug. J.
 II. Sans ford. J. T. CIaworth. Dora
 M. Golf. NJ. w. Lonridge. c. A. | Harrington. q. w. Nelson,. F.. C. ,Johnson. Helen ProsshnIen, Mrs. J. p. Anderson, Dora Smith, J. p Anderson, B. J. Craowiey, R.
 R. Hermann, ChaS. (Senator) Hill.
 Frank GilliSpie, R. J. Mclean, J.
 M. Hastings. w. R. Van Herman, D. o. Carter. J. A. Hazelett, Geo.
 Phillips and wife. John Miller, w. Gilman. John Mcdonald. Geo. GOShaw.
 General Agent Watson an- nounces that hereafter the Sanlp- son will not delay on the run south by stopping al the canner- ieS for salmon, but that the com- pany will endraNOr to make fast runs south He also announces
 that the Sampson is nn the run to stay. and that that means Su,n- mrr and winter.