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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04
TREMENDOUS SURPRISE
Enoeh Wentworth the Coming Drama
tist.

He read on down through the col
umn. Fellow journalists had banded
together to give Enoch royal intro
duction. Merry's name was not men
toned, though there was frequent ref
erence to a famous star, who had the
leading part in consideration. Oswald
was referred to as a newcomer In the
ranks of New York managers. His
lavish production of Wentworth's
drama was described in figures ap-
preaching prodigality. Merry read it
through to the last sentence, then the
paper fell to the floor and he buried
his face In his hands.
While Dorcas watched, her heart
ached for him. 1t was hard to hold In
check the soothing touch she would
have given to woman or to q child
"Oh!" she said in piteons whisper,
''it was such . mistake"
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CHAPT Err x.
Zilla Paqet.

ZtIid FdQet.
"Do YOU mind If / am atrociousIy
frank with you?"
1t was Grant Oswald who spoke.
Enoch Wentworth and he sat far back
in the darkened orchestra at the Goth
am, watching rehearsal.
Wentworth nodded, but turned a
startled glance upon the man beside
him.
Simply because know how power
full your play is, want to suggest a
touch that will make it stronger"
WHAT"
Understand, this Is not criticism.
If you don't think we'll Of 1t we'll never
mention 1t again." Oswald ap-
preached the subject automatically.
He had begun to discover strangely
uneven temper in Enoch. There were
days when he stood upon the heights
of triumphant anticipation, then came
intervals when everything and every
body were at odds.
what did you think of changing?"
cit is not changing" Oswald spoke
thoughtfully. What I have In mind
Is elaboration. You have made Cor
della a loyal, tender woman. but the
mother ought to be more Of a foil to
her. She is cruel now. vain. selfish
and deceitful, but-she Is not bad
enough. When 1t can be done, be-
lieye in choosing an actress who has
something in common with the role
she is to play. Character comes out
every time, even In acting. Don't you
agree with me"
ITO a certain extent"
rTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER ViII-Continued.

Dorcas glanced at the handful Of
tzaen covering In Swallowed corner.
"A sudden fear seized her, the feminine
serror of midnight streets.
You don't imagine" she whispered.
'~that I shall have any trouble? 1t Is
possible l am making mistake in the
tman. Are there dangerous characters
among them?"
mot exactly dangerous" said the
Eoficer slowly. IF they're dangerous
lat's from hunger. 1t amt once year
you find q crook in the bread line. It's
too easy to spot them, waiting as they
do for an hour or two In that light"
Thank you." said the girl She
tcrouched behind half-drawn curtain
Nm the shadow of the carriage, watch
lsng eagerly the gathering of homeless,
hungry men. They began to creep TO-
ward the bakery from every direction,
most of them with q shambling step
that told of ill-shod feet or shamed
reluctance to beg for food. The skies
had been lowering for hours. and just
before midnight the first storm Of the
winter came down. 1t began with keen,
tiny needles of ice, but they stung and
|1roze, for the wind drove them in
y1erciless, piercing furries. The loi-
tering men crowded together and
turned their faces sullenly from each
furious cloud Of sleet. Hunger was
bitter enough without the storm.
Dorcas watched through misty eyes.
She wondered at the still patience of
the throng. Below her in basement
warm red light burned, and through
Ian open door the wind blew the fra
GRANGE of boiling coffee across the
street. She saw a man thrust slim
'white-faced boy into a shelter between
1.-The wall and himself.
| IF were starving l couldn't be pa
aient and courteous" she thought.
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He did not answer or Lift his head
from his hands.
II pleaded with Enoch. told him
It was all wrong. terribly wrong, for
him as well as for you; that when you
returned he must set things straight.
told him it was not even collabora-
ton; it was wholly and distinctly your
play, yours alone"
Collaboration" repeated Merry
perplexedly, raising his eyes.
HE told me everything" cried the
girl hurriedly. She was trying to save
him the full confession of his down
fall. She did not wish to listen to it.
'Everything!" repeated Merry i'm
credulously.
yes, everything. Oh! if you had
come back only two or three days ago
things would have been different"
He rose abruptly and crossed to the
window.
Miss Dorcas," he did not turn to
look at her, what was the worst
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line. A hundred men stood between
him and the benefcence of food. 9th
ers were closing in behind him. Here
and there one man turned to speak to
another; the man Dorcas was watch
ing stood immovable. He thrust his
hands deep in his overcoat pockets,
his eyes we're fixed on the whitening
sidewalk beside him. Dorcas turned
to the opposite window and nodded
with an eager gesture to the officer.
His hand went up. He spoke to the
cabman In low voice.
Drive round through University
place to Tenth-then up toward
Broadway. Pull up halfway down the
block"
The man turned his horse and
moved down the street.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04
cANADA's HUGE GRAIN BINS
Port Arthur Paper Is Peeved at the
Mention Of Kansas City Elevators.

from the Port Arthur (Canada) Evening Chronicle
Kansas City gains the attention of
the New York Evening Post and is
given FIVE inches of space, in that adj
mirable newspaper by reason of in
creasing the capacity of grain ele-
vator there. The Evening Post says:
when the additions and alterations
to its huge grain elevator at Kansas
City now under way are completed the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain rail-
road will have one of the largest
plants of it's kind in the world
The present capacity of the Kansas
City product is one million bushels.
When it gains its promised stature
and becomes zone Of the largest in
the world it will have a capacity of
2,133,0O0 bushels
At the mention Of grain elevators
prick up their ears and take notice.
The name of Lloyd-George at a Tory
garden party, or Of President Wilson
at bankers convention catches at
tention no quicker than the word "ele-
vator" in the hearing of a Port Arthur
Fort William man. Toronto prides
itself on it's churches; Pittsburgh
specializes on millionaires; Chicago
has its pork and Boston its pork and
beans-as for us, we rise to fame on
the bins of our elevators, and he who
says zone Of the largest" about any
old two-million- bushel outfit in Mis-
souri, must withdraw the statement or
name the place and weapons.
If the Evening Post had said zone
of the largest in Missouri" or in the
general but expressive American
phrase had said some elevator" we
wouldn't have minded it so much, but
when it describes this stunted Mis-
souri, receptacle as zone of the largest
grain elevators in the world" then it
is time to kick. Why, two-million-
bushel elevators are so common here
abouts that the secretary of the board
Of trade does not point them out to
distinguished visitors. Nothing could
show clearer than that what we think
of two-million- bushel elevators.
When we have pointed to the $780,.
000-bushel G. N. r. elevator and the
7,800,0 O0-bushel G. P. R. elevator and
the 6,500,0 00-bushel G.. T. P. elevator;
then to the 0O,000-bushel Dominion
Government elevator which is only
the first unit of what is to be a 30
million-bushel plant, by that time the
air is so full Of millions that the
listener would be annoyed If we both
cred him with mention Of mere two
million-bushel affair. SO we just lump
the balance together and describe the
grand total of 45-million- bushel capac-
ity already standing at the head of
the lakes.
Upon the basis upon which Kansas
City got five inches of space in the
Evening Post we claim a compliment
tary writeup of at least three columns
and in the article we would state that
in one respect we are like Kansas
City-when it is question of big ele-
vators we also are from Missouri.
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4 Want Some Of
THE BLACK SHELLS

THE BLACK SHELLS primer
gives hotter and more nny0rm flame
than any other-because it has none OF
the ordinary mercury and ground glass.
Mercury is heavy glass is light Judge
the difficulty of combiningthem evenly,
so that each tiny cap load shall be uni
form. A big per cent of your misses
has been due to varying primers and to
nothing else. Our printing mixture isa
strictly chemical combination and musi
be uniform. Again, ground lassabsorbs
1870 of the heat, while our primer ma
terials are all combustible and SO in
crease the heat.
To reach the main charge the primer fame
goes through the ba5b-batsage
which in THE BLACK
SHELLS is twice the ordinary IlS
size. This again means increased w
speed, because twice as much OF <aA@AmroSv
the primer fame rushes directly
into the main charge.
The third of THE BLACK SHELLS big
advantages is perfection of waterproofing that
il unknown TO other shells. Fog, rain and
ducking don't make them misflre or swell.
Send for booklet and learn about other
Moderisms of THE BLACK SHELLS.
There are three of THE BLACK SHELLS
-Romax for black powder; Climax and AjayI
for Smokeless.
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANY
Dept 90 Lowell, Aase
Maker, Of dSAMMuMToH
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She Pointed to the Bold Headlines.
thought you had of me when Enoch
told you-what happened?"
The girl paused for minute before
she answered. IT thought you we're
weak"
Weak" The man repeated the
word as If trying to comprehend it's
meaning.
you should not have allowed
Enoch to stand as the author of your
play, no matter what the circum-
stances were. He is not happy over 1t
today. His nature seems to have
changed. He Is not easy to live with
even. Oh, l wish it had never hap
pened!"
Merry waited in silence.
Things must come right, even If
this lie has been told" She pointed at
the paper which lay at her feet.
There is one way. You can play the
convict so wonderfully that people
must realize that you yourself created
the part"
Il shall never play the convict"
Merry's voice was slow and resolute.
"Oh!" cried Dorcas, who can't
Why, / thought your heart was set
on the character"
1T was-once."
II cannot understand"
The man did not attempt an expla-
nation.
Andrew Merry" she hesitated as If
searching for words which would not
wrong her brother, Ibid Enoch do you
any-any injustice?"
She waited for an answer during an
infinitely long silence, SO. it seemed to
her. Then the actor spoke abruptly.
mo. AS I look back on it now,
went into it with my eyes open. sim
ply learned that there is no way to
gauge human nature"
Again there was a silence. Dorcas
was trying to understand. trying to be
loyal to her brother. even while her
heart. aching with unspoken sympathy,
turned to Merry. -
"Why don't you want to play John
Esterbrook? she asked quietly.
Il don't suppose have decent rea-
son, except that when I-gave up the
play / lost all interest In it. John
Esterbrook' is no more to me today
than 'Silas Bagg.'"
"Oh!" cried the girl aghast. How
you have altered"
II have" Merry spoke In hoarse
whisper. He returned to his chair by
the fire and bent to warm his fingers
by the blaze. There was another long
silence. Dorcas was the first to break
1t.
Even IL it were against your incli-
nations, would you do something TO
make some one very happy, some one
who believes In you-who cares a
great deal for you and about your fu-
ture?"
Merry spoke gently. Miss Dorcas,
I'm afraid you are mistaken. There Is
nobody in the world to care"
She rose to her feet and. leaning on
the mantel. glanced down at him with
eyes from which embarrassment had
suddenly fed.
zone perSon-careS very mucn. L
do. l have set my heart on your sue
cess. You have a great future wont
YOU work for it? Besides, I am selfish"
Her eyes shone with eagerness. Il
want to play 'Cordelia.' Mr.. Oswald
has offered me the part have studied
it. / could play 1t tomorrow If you
would be my teacher"
Merry turned with quick gesture
az II to push temptation away from
him. "Don't!" he cried. "Ah. Miss
Dorcas, don't go into stage life!"
"I shall go into It sooner or later"
She spoke with quiet discrimination
81 feel sure / can play 'Cordelia;' be-
sides. It would he SO much easier to
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04
Nourishina Drink.

II you oversleep and the good man
of the house does not have time to
eat his breakfast, make him q gen.
erous cup Of coffee and add to 1t q
beaten egg and plenty Of cream. He
can drink this in one minute and VIII
scarcely miss his breakfast People
often have egg drinks at soda foun-
tains, but seldom think OF preparins
them at home.
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Another Fostering Contributor.
What is the best place to get
planked shad?-Hungry
On the seaboard, of course.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04
The Cost.

Owner-Whatl it cost to repair this
car of mine?
Garage Proprietor--What ails it?
Owner-I don't know.
Garage Proprietor-Thirty-fo dol
lars and sixty-five cents.-Puck.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-04

The world owes every man an oppor-
tunity to earn an honest living.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16

Disabled; and then he becomes an abso-
The sink is an accommodating affair,
Kitchen tasks. but is possessed of an in
dependent spirit and sometimes fairly
chokes with righteous Indignation n
lions OF the plumber. And it will not be
coaxed and persuaded by anybody of less
skill and Importance than the plumber.
You may think that you can manage your
own kitchen sink. but you will spoil your
hands and ruin the linoleum and mash
your fingers. all to no purpose.
And as eA You watch lo the 'r nIun niuene Yon s' are
not surprised that the sink would nave
none of you. A plumber is a plumber,
and there is none like him. You can tell
wrinkle about his knees and the greasy
spots on his shoulders. and by the fact
that he always wears Il derby hat of the
latest fashion. and when he is not wear
ing it keeps it near him on the floor
in dangerous proximity to the paint and
the putty.
however. IS the number Of things he car.
ries With hin and the places he carries
them. He has enough tools wrapped up
", Wbo ae new eSsfa sink pa'e or o an o aut ! 5H make nr aev a
bag. in his hip pocket. and nails and
has every imaginable piece Of machinery
except the one which is needed and the
sleight-of-hand way in which he produces
them. and goes back to the shop for more,
are worth the price OF his bill.
IL seems a simple thing to be a. plumber.
and you watch him carefully as he works
He seems to be trifling with every joint
which is choking. You feel tina perhaps
you ought to show him where the trouble
is. And then he picks up his tools and
The sink resumes it's normal activity, and
you are no wiser than you We're before.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
New Theory of Evolution.
Prof. Hugo de vries in Science

Prof. hugo de Vries in Science.
I The idea of the origin of species by
leaps and jumps has the great advan-
tage of answering in an unexpected
and decisive way the numerous and in
part very grave objections which have
been brought forward against the
theory of Darwin. To my mind, this is
one of the best arguments in it's ia
vor. 1t releases the theory of evolution
from the serious difficulties which it's
adversaries have never ceased to urge
against it. The oldest and most serious
objection is based on the obvious USE
lessness of new characters during the
first stages of their evolution, if this
is supposed to be invisibly slow. Inn
perceptible odors a not guide insects
in their visits to flowers and sur to
these a sufficient advantage in the
struggle for life. Adaptations for the
] capturing of insects by plants would be
of no value in a primary and imperfect
condition n therefore can not be
evolved by the action of natural selec-
ftion. Imperfect instincts would be
rather obnoxious, according to Was
Manu., and thus would be liable to be
destroyed instead Of increased by this
action. So it Is in many other cases.
Beginning characters would always be
too insignificant to be Of any value in
the struggle for life. Evidently the
principle Of leaps and jumps at once
relieves us Of the necessity of this
hypothesis. 1t does not admit a grad
ual appearance of characters, but as
| sumes these to appear at once in the
full display of their development, and
without the aid Of natural selection.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
Jews to Get SUFFRAGE.

New York-Sholom Ash. the we'll known
Jewish author who has recently arrived
from Europe. explained in an interview
why he is and believes American Jews
should be in favor of the allies. ..The
attitude of the American Jews in the pres
ent war;" he said. must be determined by
the attitude of our brothers in Russia.
who are actually engaged in the war.
of Russia, which is also the cause Of
the allies. Their attitude should be the
attitude of all Jews of the neutral coun-
tries. because the Russian Jews are the
bulk of the Jewish nation. Besides a
divided opinion in this respect may lead
to the impression that the wonderful pa
triotism shown by our brothers in Russia
is not genuine but forced upon them by
their conditions, which, however, is not
true"
He further discussed the promises of the
Russian government and said: II am the
last one to believe in any promise made
by the Russian government. But I do be-
lieve in the sentiment of the Russian So
ciety. The most influential part of this
society. the intelligence. the business men
and manufacturers are vcr.. serious about
granting the Jews equal rights, and I am
certain that the public opinion in Russia
assisted by the demands of England and
France will be sufficient to exert a strong
influence upon the Russian government,
and some rights, if not all, will be given
lfS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
DRUsILLA AND BOBBY JONES DISCUSS A VISITOR.

copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
disorder. Teddy Bear lay on his bach
with his feet and arms i'm the air. the
wooden soldiers were strewn over the
floor. a table hat had been spread for
tea was overturned, and the dishes
were on the floor: one cup vas broken.
chair was in the middle of the
room harnessed for riding. and the
room in general looked as though ONE
one had stirred it with a huge spoon.
Drustila looked over at Bobby Jones
box Bobby she called.
Bobby raised his cover slowly. Has
he gomez" he asked.
Yes. he has gone. and 1 hope he
never comes here again." said Drusilla.
Just look at our playroom. Bobby
Jones. l should think o would wish
you were a girl. l wouldn't be a boy
for anything"
Bobby looked around. The room
does look upset. he said. Look at
poor Teddy Bear"
You need not pity me now" said
Teddy Bear Il am quite glad to be
resting. l can tell YOU. That boy
twisted my legs and arms into the most
upheard of positions. n l am so lame
V wish to move again."
He made me jump up and down in
my box until l though my poor spring
Cu oASAA> Sdtu DOUOy. ana l1eIl
he o me by my head and pulled me
to see what made me jump up when
he opend the box. IL it had not beer
for my little mistress he would have
pulled me right out. She took me ava.
from him and closed the cover,
Il don't see how anyone can live in
a boys playroom.' said Drusilla: look
at the wooden soldiers: why he shot
every one of them with that bean
blower he had and, not being satisfied
with that. he stepped on two of them
and broke an arm and a leg" II
though it was a cannon he had said
Bobby: he set me up in a chair and
blew great green balls hard as iron at
me, and when they struck me 1 bobbe0
about and that made him laugh.
really do not think I should care to
i've in a boys playroom."
4 hould not think you would. Bobby
Jones, II you have any sense said
Drusilla. but being a boy yourself,
did not know you would like such
rough play: why he almost put out my
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16

eye with that horrii bean blower.
These were dried peas he used to shoot
with, not cannon balls. though they
We're as ard and hurt just as much, L
ann sure"
Who is he?' asked Bobby.
He is my little mothers cousin
replied Drusilla. He came with his
mother to make a visit
Mercy" cried Bobby. "hasn't he
gone home? Is he coming here again
tomorrow"
NO. he has gone home. but he did
come to stay a week; his mother had a
telegram and they went right away to-
night" said Drusilla. and it was lucky
for us he did"
Il am sure YOU are right. Drusilla,"
replied Bobby. but there must be some
nice boys in the world, Of they would
not be so popular
Il did not say there are not" a
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
An lndslieats Remark.
From Harper's Magaxine,

One cannot be too careful in his
remarks on some occasions" said a
young clergyman. speaking Of a tour Of
inspection which he, in company with
older divines, made Of a penal institu-
ton.
THE leader Of our little expedition.
q truly good man, was 80 impreesed
by what he learned from the story OF
one young man Imprisoned for burGlary
that he felt he should offer him some
ENCOURAGEMENT. Of what kind he hardly
knew. So after many hems ana hAws
be delivered hiimselfS Of the following:
All. my. FRIEND We must not lose
sight Of the fact that we are here to-
DAY and zone tomorrow
Is may be. sir re3oined the burg.
~. but / ain.t.."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
SIMPLE FUNERAL FOR
NOTED NAVAL AUTHOR
London Press Says Admiral M ahan's Writings Fired Ambi.
tions of Kaiser and Woke England to Realization Of
Her Needs on Sea.

Washington, (SpeciaD-Funeral ser
vices for the late Admiral Alfred t.
Mahan. U. s. N, who died Dec. 1. will
be held from ST. Thomas Espicoal
church in this city, the rector, G.
Ernest Smith. officiating. In accord
ance with Admiral Mahan's expressed
wish the services will be of the simplest
character There will be no military
ceremonies and no honorary pallbear-
ers. The body will be taken by menn-
bers of the family to Quogue. Long ISL
land. where interment will be made
Thursday morning.
Admira Mahan was "a years old.
Death was due to heart failure. The
admiral a been i'm fcebl health for
several weeks, but he was not taken to
n hospital until last Saturday. and
Vt vas not generally known that his
condition was critical.
Admiral Nathan had overtaxed his
strength in study of the great Euro
pean conflict, 1T was said today.
In the early stages of the present
European war Admiral Nathan. whose
works are naval textbooks the world
vel. discussed for the newspapers the
significance of the various naval man.
euvers. He gave up these activities
when President Wilson issued his proc
lamation %exhorting navy and army Of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16

London. Dec. 2.-Thc London news
papers devote many columns to the late
Rear Admiral Alfred #. Mahan. to
whom some pay high tribute as being
largely responsible for making Great
Britain realize the necessity of main
tanning her naval supremacy. The
Post says:
He taught the world the sovereign
virtue of sea power. In the course OF
Il few years after the publication of his
book i'm 1890, every nation began to
profit by its teaching. with the newt
able result that Great Britain was
compelled to spend increasing sums on
it's navy.
Rear Admiral Mahan's doctrine
proved that for the British empire Il
supreme navy was a condition of its
existence. He forsaw the present war
i'm which his counsel would have been
Invaluable"
The Chronicle says:
His memorable book on sea power
had a profound influence. 1t fired
the ambition of the German emperor
to make a great naval power: it taught
the world the supreme Importance OF
sea power