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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31

stantly being forced 10 explain Alice's
sudden departure. IL was very en-
barrassing. particularly when Carrie.
Warrens sister. called up 10 invite
Alice 10 a luncheon.
The Answer.
But even more distressing was her
haunting dread OF what Aunt Emma
would think. and OF just what Alice
would tell her. 1t was Helen's nature
~ worry-and over this she worried
herself almost i'll.
When the next morning AT break
fast she found by her plate a thick
letter in Aunt Emma's handwriting
anxiously she tore il open.
Dayton. Ohio April %. 1913.
My Dear Helen:
1 believe Warren paid for Alice's
ticket the night she left, and / hasten
10 return the amount in this. II there
is anything else that she owes YOU,
will YOU kindly let us know. as neither
George nor 7 wish 10 be further in
debted TO you. The check Warren sent
George the week after the food, We
Will return the first Of the month. 1
regret that we cannot do so sooner.
1t was OF course, a mistake that
Alice ever visited you. / would never
have suggested it had l dreamed that
il would end as il has AS upset and
distracted as we were after the food,
see now that il would have been
much better for her TO have stayed
here.
You seemed TO have failed wholly
TO understand her. She has an ex-
ceptionally nervous. sensitive nature.
She has always been delicate, and we
have always tried to keep from her
any needless irritation and excite
ment.
That you should have let her start
home at midnight, in an excited, I'M
strung state, showed. TO say the least.
a lack of consideration on your part.
I would not have let the most casual
visitor leave my house under such
conditions, much less girl ike Alice.
I cannot understand what you and
Warren were thinking Of to allow 1t.
When Alice arrived she was in al
most state Of collapse. 1t is needless
for me to try TO conceal the fact that
I am very indignant about il all, and
I think George shares my indignation,
although he may not admit IL so
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Their Married
Life.
BY MABEI. HLEBEKT URNER.
THE THIRD YEAR.

Worried ard depressed Helen vent
IN 10 straghteu up Alices "pom ire
morning after her departure
= ,rythus was in disof"c- from
The hurried packing. Tissue paper,
strings. and empty boxes lay scatter
Cd 9bout and where the trulk ma
set Was "A dusty square.
The whole unpleasant s.ag- 90 the
niEht before kept beating u Helen S
mind And not only had Alice cut
shD;t her visit and left in hish dpI
geon-the memory OF that was dis
trcssing enough-but even more dis
tressins was the fear OF what Aunt
Emma and Warrers other relatives
might say.
That Alice would not hesitate TO
cispar1ge both her and Warren. Helen
knew. and about her visit she would
probably tell many things that were
not true.
Helen was always keenly sensitive
about what people might say. and
now she could think of nothing but
the unpleasant surmises and COM
ments that Warren relatives would
make.
With broOding anxiety she put back
her clothes in the bureau drawers and
the closet that she had emptied for
Alice's convenience. Besides the burnt
er evidences Of Alice's care eSSneSs.
black smudge on the rug showed
where she had CLOSED her shoes, the
wall paper was sprinkled with ink
where she had shaken fountain pen.
and on the back Of one Of the chairs
a wet towel had been flung, leaving
the varnish dulled and whitened.
While Helen was still putting the
room to rights. Warren called up
from the office
Il won't bave time to write that
letter to Aunt Emma" he announced,
SO you'll have 10 write il. And you'd
better get II off right away"
Helen at a Loss.
But dear, what shall / say?" fall
tered Helen
"5ust say that Alice took it into her
head 10 go and that we couldn't keep
her"
But couldn't you write tonight or
tomorrow persisted Helen, you
could do it so much better than l."
Yes. and then Alice would have
time 10 tell her mother a lot of lies.
Now you get that off right away I
want il to go out tonight
When Helen turned from the phone
IL was with the greatest reluctance
that she went over to the desk TO
write the letter. For her letter writ
ing was always most difficult and
from a letter like this her mind re-
COiled.
How should she begin it, What
could she say? She did not want to
hurt Aunt Emma, and yet il was only
fair TO them that she should know
just how headstrOng and unruly Alice
had been.
After much chewing Of her pen and
many discarded beginnings the letter
was finally finished
New York April "a. 1913.
Dear Aunt Emma.
/ regret very much that Alice
should have ended her visit i'm this
way. We did everything we could to
persuade her not TO start off last
night, but she was SO headstrong that
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She declared that II we did not take
her % the station, she would go alone
80 Whet could we dO2
The OILY cause for all this was that
we tried 10 90 what YOU asked-to
keep hef from seeing that Mr.. Hamp-
ton lie came or from Philadelphia
and called mere at 10 take Alice out.
But Warren refused TO let him see
her
This so ia censed Alice that she at
once began TO pack her trunk. declar-
ing that she would not stay With Us
another night ] pleaded and Warren
scOlded. but she would listen 10
neither of us. She said that she was
engaged To this man and that she was
old enough TO do as she pleased. 1
think YOU are quite right in feeling
that mar If his axe. and a divorced
man. is most unsuited for Alice.
hope YOU will be able TO break it off
but Alice is very hcadstrong.
am sending by parcel post some
things she left in her haste. 1 hope
you have gotten the house in shape
again. and that YOU are over the
worst effects of the flood, and that
Alices unexpected return will not
make things harder.
We both regret more than I can say
that her visit should have such an un-
Pheasant endlnB. Dut we trust you Will
understand that We did all We could
to prevent it. Sincerely. your niece,
HELEN
Helen was so far from satisfied with
this letter that she wanted TO call up
Warren and read it TO him over the
phone, but she knew he would be too
hurried and impatient to listen. So.
reluctantly, she took it out to the
mail chute.
The next two days were for Helen
most unhappy ones. She was con-
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No More Relative-.

Warren read the letter and threw il
down with grim.
We'll. that let's us out! ] guess
we're about through with trying 10
help any relatives. Understand Your
relatives or mine-We'll steer clear of
the whole bunch"
But, dear. my people have never
troubled us"
Well I have noticed they're not
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Wen. I said were through with All
relatives. didn't /? And that's exact
~ what meant. Hereafter II people
days or for one day-they'u put up
at a hotel From now on they're go
ing 70 find it pretty blamed hard 10
work us, 7 guess one lesson along
this line will be just about enough"
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above making II a convenience TO stop
here when they come TO New York +"
why. Warren. YOU know very well
that Uncle Henry is the only one Of
my family that's ever stopped here.
And he was going TO a hotel II you
hadn't insisted. / don't see how you
can infer that my relatives have made
a convenience Of as"
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frankly.
am exceedingly sorry that we ever
troubled you. and / assure YOU we
VIII not trouble YOU again
AUNT EMMA.
What's struck you2" demanded
Warren. as Helen gasped her dismay
and Indignation
It's from Aunt Emma-the most
awful letter." handing il across the
table.
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HELEN INDIGNANT AND
WARREN FURIOUS AT AUNT
EMMA'S UNGRATEFUL LET
TER.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31

BEST VARIETY OF BUTTER N
GOOD LUCK. ? lbs. .... 35c
MAXLEY'S SPECIAL, lbs. Soc
BUEHLER BROS. SPECIAL,
pounds. .. ......3 5c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

hard work because there were two or
three tough old cornstalks that had to be
cut and pulled out of the way. But at
last this was finished and they were ready
to build the house There was plenty of
splendid material right at hand. Perhaps
this is one thing which had led thrifty
Nanny to decide on this particular place.
You see. there were dried corn husks all
about, and there is nothing nicer for a
Meadow Mouse house.
So Danny set to work stripping off and
bringing corn husks. and these Nanny
made into beautiful little, round house
in such a way that when it rained the
water would run off and not inside When
she had finished the outside to suit her
and Danny had admired it and called it
the finest house that ever was, as of
course he was bound to do, she went to
work on the inside. Now if Nanny was
very particular about the outside she was
positively fussy about the inside. She
sent Danny to find the softest dried grass
and when it wasn't soft enough to suit
her she sent him for more With this
she lined the whole inside and wouldn't
let DANNY even peep inside until she had
fixed it to suit her. She made a little
round doorway just big enough to slip in
and out of easily and when it was all
done she invited Danny to come in.
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Its the most wonderful house l ever
have seem" declared Danny as he curIed
himself up on soft bed of grass to rest.
'Of course it is because it is our house
yours and mine-and we are the hap
piest people in all the Great World" re-
piled Nanny. cuddling down beside him.
NO one will ever think to look for
US here said Danny. I'm going to
make a lot of little paths under this old
pile. and if any one should happen to find
us here. all We will have to do will be
to play dodge along those little paths.
Listen. I hear footsteps outside this very
minute
They lay perfectly still. Sure enough.
there We're footsteps outside. great heavy
footsteps. Danny crept out of the house
and down under the corn stalks where
he could peep out.
Its Farmer Browns boy and he's gone
right past without once suspecting that
any one is living here he chuckled. Il
hope he will come often. because if he is
around here much Reddy and Granny Fox
will keep away. They might smell us.
but Farmer Browns boy can't smell and
he'll never think of looking inside this old
pile of corn stalks. / never was so happy
in all my life. We're you?''
And Nanny admitted that she never
was.
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the address of welcome and Miss Susie
IP. Robb made the response. Opening de-
yotional services were In charge of Mrs.
DESMOND, Mrs. Frye. Mrs. ]. II. Ran
dolph, Miss Blanche James and Mrs. Ada
Harris.
Those who delivered addresses includ-
ed Rev. Simon P. w. Drew, Rev. w. H.
Howard Rev. W. H. Jernagin. Rev. l.
Loving, Rev. James Lee. Rev. Walter
II. Brooks. Rev. ]. Harvey Randolph.
Mrs. S. F. Lewis, J. w. Lewis. Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton and Mrs. Louisa Holmes.
Music was rendered by the Misses
Ethel Robinson, Pearl Gordon. Eunice
rinsley and Mrs. Z. 3. Walton.
A table of useful articles for sale was
in charge of Mrs. f. Washington, Mrs.
Perrin and Mrs. Tompkins. Mrs. Ro-
setta E. Lawson delivered the financial
report.
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OLD FOLKS HOME BOARD
HOLDS ITS CONVENTION
Rev. W. A. Taylor Delivers Princi
pal Address Before Ladies Of
Baptist Institution.

Rev w. A. Taylor. pastor of the
Florida Avenue Baptist Church, deliv-
cred the principal address at the tenth
annual convention of the ladies' auxiliary
board of the Stoddard Baptist Old Folks
Home Friday. He preached upon the
text: She hath done what she could"
applying the saying to the women who
have supported the Old Folks Home for
the past ten Years, especially since the
home at Garfield Heights was DESTROYED
by fire last January. The temporary quar-
ters are at 1904 r street northwest
Mrs. Annie Glover presided over the
two-day convention. Miss Toliver made
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100000 PAIRS OF ARMY
SHOES CONTRACTED FOR
Bids of st. Louis and Boston Firms
Accepted Over Those of
Eight Others.

Contracts for eo0.ooo pairs of army
shoes have been awarded to ]. A. Busch
Of the Brown Shoe Company of ST Louis
and J. Herman of Boston. That action
brings to successful elimination a unique
scheme for the submission of bids used
for the first time by the Quartermaster
Corps.
At the request of the contract officers.
the various competing shoe firms. COM
prising all of the leading manufacturers
of the United States submitted with
their bid. a sample shoe for as a
standard in placing the orders. Ten of
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Made Cadet Captain.

it at his home. 1a9 lith street southeast.
for the summer vacation. Mr.. Lohr Is
taking a course of mechanical engineer
ing at Cornell, and in the next college
year will enter the Junior class. Last
year Mr.. Lohr was fist lieutenant in
the college cadet corps. but since ms re-
turn home he has been notified Of MS
appointment to a captainCy in the corps Tor
the session of lal4-l5. Mr. Lohr Is a
graduate OF the District schools and was
lieutenant colonel of the high scha"
cadet battalion.
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the coun,ry's leading factories submitted

the coun;ry's leading factories submitted
30 pairs of sample footwear.
J. \. Busch, who received half Of the
order. offered 5000 pairs at s2.1IlS. and
5000 at S2.s1le. ]. Herman offered
i00.o0o at S2.si
The shoes are all made regular
Specifications, but each firm was able TO
give an example of its own workmanship
and thus establish a standard to which
it will be held by government inspec-
ton in delivering the order.
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The House Danny and Nanny
Built.

This is the house that Danny built and Nanny
built together:
This is the house Of happiness matter what
the weather.
Perhaps YOU wouldn't have called it a
house at all. | suspect that you would
have called it nest if you had happened
to find it, But it was house and a very
fine one in the eyes of a Meadow Mouse.
All nests are really houses. you know,
just as are the holes that are dug by
Digger the Badger and Johnny Chuck
and Striped Chipmunk, and just as are
the hollow trees in which live Inc Billy
Postum and Bobby Coon. 1t was the new
home of Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse
and they had no end of fun in building
it
OF course Danny. being very much in
love, allowed Nanny TO have her way in
everything. 1t was she who decided lust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Miss Mudd Graduates.

Miss Louise Mudd. daughter of A. l.
Mudd was the only graduate at the
commencement exercises of the Academy
of the Visitation. This was the academy's
sixty-fourth commencement. 1t is the
oldest school in the District, with one
exception.
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can Quartered Oak Buffet IS
in the popular colonial style. and is
nicely finished. 1t has IA large, well
constructed case, and three large
drawers and two cupboards. all fitted
with wood pulls. The mirror is large
and of good quality plate, and is in an
attractive canopy supported by neat
ornaments.
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.uTTLEPEOPLE GAY
At SHUTDOWN TIME
Peter Rabbit Got Back to
Green Forest Just in Nick
i of Time.
TORTOISE BESTED BY HARE
IN RACE WITH MESSAGE
Little Bird Tells All About It to The
Stars Bedtime Stories Club
Little Notes for Members.

Have YOU heard the latest from the
Green Forest?
The Stars Bedtime Stories Club got
the news direct from that Certain Little
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thing about the sky,
And when Mamma had pointed big
t~inkier and said that it was called the evening
star. small Martha jumped at conclusions:
What f'ra For the moo1 10 read:
Little sister Ames mentioned it in her letter
asking for Peter Raibit button. and the :. b.
s; G. was 50 impressed by the value of the com
pliment that ii returned it by sending for small
Martha $ picture. Isn't she dear:
would be too late for the jIbilation For
s1ndown time means good night for all
the Little People except the Owl. who
has his private reasons for keeping
awake. and the few other creatures
whose habit-duties keep them out after
DARK
Just in Time
But Peter came whiskng into the
Green Forest on time and the jubilation
commenced. The Certain Little Bird
who is exceedingly uncertain. at times
didn't go into details as to the festivities
that kept the Green Forest alive with
frolic until shutdown. but-and this is
really the main thing-The Little People.
through Uncle Billy Postum. who was
spokesman for Grandfather Frog sent
word by Peter Rabbit to the S B. S. G.
that il had spent carefree. happy week
In the knowledge that each day added to
the human-and humane-children who
had pledged themselves to protect the
Ittle creatures or the woods and fields.
whenever they could. from enemies
whose only motive was to do them wan
ton harm. And. oh. with what anxious
hopefulness they looked forward to see
ing Farmer Browns boy wearing a Pc
ter Rabbit button on his breast.
IN. B.-Farmer Browns Boy: Ple1se
send your name and address to the S. B.
3. C., and be made a member-Quick)
The club told the Certain Little Bird to
20 back to the Green Forest and tell
Grandfather Frog that though today
Star would be crowded .am-up with the
print and pictures that grown-ups want
for a glimpse or two into the hearts of
a few of the little children who have ap-
piled for membership in the S B. s. c.
and that he'd better get to hunting up his
spectacfes right away. Can't you see
him doing it, right now?
Word for Members.
So here is where the club keeps its
word. reminding you that these are not
letters; only 'glimpses."
Let Danny marry Miss Nanny Mead
Mouse
LEO AND EUGENE NEGATIVELY
We have Peter Rabbit in our bog
see Mr.. Black Snake every once in
awhile. met Mr. Toad the other DAY.
Red-Tailed Hawk lives in our woods
hear Blackie the Crow, every morning
Miss Wren lives in a gourd back of our
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Bird who knows
everything exactly
as it doesn't happen.
So listen.
Grandfather Frog
wanted to give a
message TO Perer
Rabbit in a hurry,
so he sent both the
hare and the tortoise
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exactly where the new house should be,
1t took her some time because she changed
her :!I.Nd so often. She would decide
upon place and Danny would at once
start work. and then she would find
place that she liked better. If Danny got
wee bit mnatient he didn't show II.
You see. he wanted Nanny to be wholly
satisfied. At last she picked out a place
right in the very middle Of the pile of old
corn stalks close to the edge of Farmer
Browns corn field and this time she
didn't change her mind. Instead she at
once took charge of the work OF building
the new house.
First place had to be made for it and
Nanny was very particular that this
should be just right. II meant lot of
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-03-28
JOHN G. BAKER.

Mr.. Baker was born in Ontario,
Canada, on May lst, 1866 and died in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 1lth,
1914, of pneumonia. AS a youth he came
to Wood River, Nebraska, and in 1872
came to Sidney. He was employed in
Dennis Carrigan's grocery store and in
1874 was married to Mary Carrigan. One
son, Hiram, was born to them and now
lives in Cheyenne. Mrs. Baker died In
1891. For years Mr.. Baker was employ.
ed here as car inspector for the U. P. R.
R., and for the past ten years has SER
we'd in the same capacity in Cheyenne
Besides his son the immediate relatives
surviving are two brothers and one sis.
ter. Mr.. Baker served as member oil
the Sidney school board and the city
council. His opinions were sought and
valued and his service of high order.
Many years ago he joined the Sidney
Lodge 81 1. o. o. f., and also the Sidney
Lodge 1876 A. o. U. w. The son Hiram
accompanied the remains to Sidney and
the funeral service was held Friday at
the home of H. Bangert, conducted by
II. II. Mitchell of the Christian church.
Floral offerings were sent by the U. P
employees at Cheyenne, the U. P. car re,
pairers of Cheyenne, the l. o. o. F., Of
Cheyenne and the A. o. U. w. Of
Sidney.
Those who attended the funeral from
Cheyenne were c. U. Blood, Thomas
Lynch, j. c. Elsesser, d. G. McCullom
J. w. Griffin and Alfred Griffin. The
A. o. U. W. attended in a body and
scores of other friends by all Of whom
Mr.. Baker is sincerely mourned.-Sid'
ney Telegraph.
Mr.. Baker was a brother.in-law of Mr.
d. Carrigan of this city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-03-28
MAP OF BLACK HILLS.

Forest Supervisor r. P. lines Of Gus
ter came up yesterday and brought with
him the last draft of the new map Of the
Black Hills that has been got out by the
forestry department with the assistance
Of the Black Hills Publicity Federation.
The map was made in Denver and is
practically complete with the exception
of few changes that were made yester-
day and additions. 1t is the attest and
best map Of the Black Hills got out in
some time and contains all the railroads,
waterways of all degrees, auto roads and
trails, all cities and towns and valuable
information of a general and specific
nature. This map is 10 by s inches and
plates are being made which can be Sc
cured by every community in the Black
Hills The plates will be ready within
the next two weeks and may be obtain
ed by writing either Supervisor lines or
the secretary of the Publicity Fedora
tion.-Lead Call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-03-28
ST. JosLPH's HOSPITAL.

st. Joseph's Hospital at Deadwood re-
ports the past year as the most success
full in its history, both in the number of
patients cared for in the institution and
In the character Of the operative work
performed there. The Nurses training
School has kept pace with the other de-
partments, but the Sisters have some
difficulty in securing desirable young
ladies who are willing to devote three
years to perfecting themselves in the aft
Of trained nursing.
Efforts are being made to admit for
training only such young women who
have completed the Eigth Grade and
hold diploma for same from their Coun-
ty Superintendent, although the Sisters
would prefer that the young ladies would
have completed High School Course,
or its equivalent. st. Joseph's has been
invited to enter the Associated Training
Schools, and will take action at once, 30
that her graduates in the future can be
registered in any state without special
examination.
Owing to the recent graduation of a
class there are number of vacancies in
st. Joseph's Training School, at the prss-
ent time, the Chronicle would advise
application be made by some of our am.
bilious Custer young ladies who contem-
plate fitting themselves for such noble
and useful profession. Address Superin-
tendent of Nurses, St. Joseph's Hospital,
Deadwoo S. D.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-03-28
BANK FOR FAIRBURN.

Harry Wentzy and James Hartgering
were at Fairburn last week, and organ
lied what is to be known as the. Ranch
mans State Bank of Fairburn. The
capital stock of the bank has been
placed, and site bought and arrange
ments have been made to start on new
building April 1st. The capital is
10000, paid up. The organization was
perfected with Harry Wentzy, presi-
dent; H. G. Clason, vice president; and
H. D. Brainard, cashier. Mr.. Hartger.
ing is a member of the board of di-
rectors. Mr.. Brainard has been assist
ant cashier of the Security Savings
Bank for the past two years, which
position he leaves April first to assume
the new position at Fairburn, and take
charge Of the construction work Of the
new bank. All the equipment for the
new bank has been bought and the in.
stitution expects to start doing business
about May LIST. Some OF the stock was
sold to number Of the local business
and stock men in the vicinity Of Fair
burn. This Is good locality, and q
bank at Fairburn ought to be winner.
Rapid City Journal.