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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05


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u'i'' '''ro 'e, ""@ "',''"
leave her the house an garden, an
her boats gone. sure enough"
pbooha'a own boat which uquoII,-
p"DDeu aI lus emu OF ii-i'b ""'
FROM tho shore, was missl"s, 1t was
a green .paiuted Ugtt gMH which
MI. had ,o.,,,,,. ,,......, ,,..,., ,.,
Tore Tor "hle Fhoe6o cohId' II
" Hgcd - TDN one Of the heavy dorins.
Of vi. ,,ar. the excrtion had tired
A., ,.to .,.,. ,.
"''' ''7
enough 10 cross the haiDor IN our
ing fair weather was much eaR!er
IN b,rdIa
,,
'e4' '"e' ''" 'NN'u
Micah. Gone on an left me, Wal,
If that elu't lest like a woman, I
-. - 90, ...,.. go, ,,,,., all.
i''''' '''e ~ '7'
right though Ihal squat comm up
what's that"
His eve sweepiug the prospect had
'e'" "' ~ "' O'J1' '"' ''' ''
the harbor-a little green skiu, NOV
ing rapidly with the tide toward tho
open ocean. In the bow Of the boat.
Micah could see the CLINT OF what
he recognized even at that distance,
as Phoebes red shawl.
What's she maxim for9" he
gasped in astonlshmcnt. "Goln' out
like that with thunder-storm al
ready gathered, Is the woman crazy
Good Lord know! She's lost an
oar. s tryin' ter peddle up bow. an
can't make II. The tides takin her
out ter sea. an tn storm - tn
storm"
with but one more glance o. tho
now widely overcast sky. he leaped
down the beach 10 his own dory The
oars lay in her and with a coupls
OF mighty sweeps Micah brought her
bow around Then, with strong
rap,d strokes, ne sent the boat
plunging across the water in pursuit
OF the green sklff. As he glanced
over a shoulder 10 lay his course, a
oulvering flash OF white lightning
penciled the western sky. and few
seconds brought the accompanying
rumble OF distant thunder
"got tar ketch herr" growled Micah.
Got teri" His back and arms were
doing the work for which they were
daily called upon. but IT was a long
tins since he had summoned their
strsnEth for such rapid action
Got ter" he repeated gSmly. snd
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

suffering from a mild touch OF mel
ancholla, II he had been young
man with friends about him they
would have said he wac the victim
OF Crouch and rallied hipl out
OF t.
In truth, he was under a spell Of
the sort that comes over nearly
every man at one time or another
fierce reG,iiicn against things as
they are, q bitter resentment against
the bounds Of his particular corner in
the world, whether those bounds ara
represented by the conhnemcnts 81
work, or Of business, or the ss-s Of
family Whatever j. "a that tae
mind in such JTb!S sSzes upon,
there IL tho >0i-sonetimes over
wlc.nliug dAGcs to btnak away, and
10 r,Nh out and far off, for once
care-free. In man Of Micah's age
such a spell may be the final flicker
OF an active youth long since spent,
or perhaps a brief return Of some
old nomadic instinct Of centuries ago.
But Micah blamed his wife.
For q time he lay staring at the
cracks IN the ceiling, mutteriug now
and then to himself; I've been
failure, and I amt goin' ter stand
# no longer Break away the pa
per said, or she'll break you I'm
soin' ter break away! Coin ter
break away
He sat up and pulled on his boots.
Then softly, he made up bundle
OF clean clothes Concealed under
loose board IN the bottom OF the
closet was small roll OF bills. This
he carefully divided. showing half the
money into his pocket and leaving
the remainder for Phoebe Stil soft
ly. he stole down tho front stairs and
out through the seldom-used front
door.
"Sho" he exclaimed suddenly.
Here l be sneakn' of ez II l wuz
ter blame, an ashamed ont. I'm
jest goin' ter step back fur a min
ute an tell Phoebe that I'm goin'.
even II It does make words. Break
away don't jest mean sneak away
guess"
But Phoebe, whom he had sup
posed to be busy IN the kitchen. was
not there. Nor was she I'm the living
room, nor In the shed. The whole
lower part OF the house was without
an occupant.
Micah considered.
Gone berryin' " But there was
no sign OF his wife along the road
70 the west. where scattered black
berry bushes bore their dusky fruit.
Then. as he stood puzzled, the fish
ermen, for the first time IN his un-
usual preoccupatlOn, noticed the sky.
"Shol" he exclaimed again. Lucky
] didn't pat of fur town few min
utes ago. SO tied up in my mind !
wuzn't watchin tho weather, and
I'd have got ketched sure. That's q
mighty heavy thunder-squall comm
up"
He stood and watched II for a mo-
msnt. From the west. a thick gray
and black bank was rapidly spread
Ing darkness across the sky. Below,
the horizon was Of a solid slate
color grim and threatening.
Wind" commented Micah. wind.
and rain. tool Glad I'm ashore.
Now. where In tarnTtion IL Phoebs'
Phoebe"
He called again. but there was no
enswer. 'Ye don't s'pose." he ques-
toned aloud that she minded what
said this noon more'n thought.
and hez gone of herself? jest Ike
Phoebe ter sit ahead o. mel" he
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

gin women jan that this piece is
printed about She don't need to
say nothin Phoebe don't She's
allus piclln up after me-" he con-
Glued aggrievedly.
A call from the kitchen told him
that his dinner was ready. AS Phoebe
sat opposite him at the table, he
mentally compared her with the type
illustrated in the newspaper article.
Phoebe WAS short and inclined to
stoutness. Her hair was brown, now
becoming tinged with gray. and a
stranger who looked at the good
natured expression on her broad face
would have said that II she possessed
the "nagging" habit, one could dis
Germ surprisingly little trace OF It.
She certainly bore no resemblance to
the skinny-throated. wolf-faced vlr-
ago whom the newspaper artist had
pictured.
Not much luck today?" inquired
Phoebe. as she poured him a great
cup OF tea. She had read his III
success In his face.
"Dollar'n forty ev ats" he re-
TUNED. Jest po.lac No luck at
all. An thar warent q thing In tn
lobster-pots"
The cove's fshed out. I guess"
she commented with q sigh.
"Praps II Is an p'raps It amt"
he snapped in reply. III tn bottom
o. tn Cove wuz crnwlin' with lob
sters, rhey wouldn't be none In my
trps. It's my luckl"
Years ago, when they wuz plenty
on EN-. We got your share" she re-
minded him.
Years agoi Yes, when Holsters
waren't wurth nothin'. But now,
when I'm sixty-four years old. an
need every fish an every cent, no
thin comes my wayl Nothin'l why
p'n't l done ez well ez other fellers
thet WIZ young when ! wuz7 Thar's
Pen Bladgett owns vessels an
vharyes an mortgages. an mebbs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05
r. F. SCHOFIELD

One of the most extensive prop
erty holders in Tulsa. Has resided here
eight years. For a number Of years he
edited the Edna, Mo-, Sentinel, one Of
the leading Republican papers Of North
Missouri, and also served as postmas-
ter of his home town. He has been
active in the Improvement Of Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

rs=rc was no visible sign Of the
green skin.
with lips aquiyer, but his laws set
10 hold IN any expression OF the grief
that was tearing at his soul, he sat
down. Grlmly and In silence he
bailed out the boat. Then he pulled
toward the Point.
Carefully searching the rocky shors.
he came at last upon some floating
broken boards, painted green. Near
BY on shelving rock was caught
the fragment OF a red shawl. There
was nothing else.
Tit amt come ashore yet" hs
murmured. And then the horror ot
tho impcrsonal pronoun as applied to
what had been his wife. swept over
him and his shoulders shook.
Slowly he rowed back to his own
landing Dosgedly and reluctantly
he trudged UP the well worn path TO
tho house. To his Imagination, tho
approaching sunset hung gloomy
shadows about every angle Of this
home.
on tho little porch. something white
caught his attention. II was the
newspaper containing the article on
domestic unhspplness. Niclously no
tore It into pieces and thrust tho
crumpled fragments under the steps.
AN | called her a nasgin' woman
-herl" he mLttered.
Weary ne crept around the corner
OF the house and opened tho back
door. As he stepped into the kitchen
there turned TO face him a woman
who had been bending over the stove.
She was short woman. inclined to
Btoutness woman with broad.
good-natured face.
"Phoebe" ne exclaimed. and lesn-
ed Imply against the q, 'rpost.
why, Micah" she erie What
ais ye? You're pale eZ gh0st an
shakln'. Have ye got a chilli
Micah was New Englalder 70
whom speech was slow and Va
spoken expression OF unusual erIo-
tions wsll-nigh impossible. Tortures
could not have induced him 20 *
plain
"Nothit'." h. stammer.d "Nothlu'.
THE sklfr-"
I'm awful sorry bout tn ski'r,'
Phoebe hastily explained. ITS my
fault. Micah. and guess I'll have
ter go without boat II rs lost. VA
see was goin' over L Gregg's ter
Kit some corn husks. an I put thu
old clothes basket ter hold EN- In tn
bow o. the skin. with my red shawl
ter cover Il up. That's lost. too.
Jest 81 was putin Of young
Mr.. Morse druv up IN their buggy
an wanted that I sh'd 90 right over
an see what allied their new baby
that was havin' commissions druv
on with him. furgettln' ter MAKE fast
my boat The Morse baby WIZ All
right when We got there. an / come
back Jest afore tn thunderstorm an
seen ye chasin' the sklf s'poss ~
smashed up she concluded. regret
fully
Yes" returned Nicsh. rs com.
plstely lost"
We'll. | csn walk ter lown. or uss
tn dory on a pinch why Micah,
that's t,s fust time ln years ye'ys
kissed me-
"Mebbs." SAID Micah "But cal
late ter 90 u onrt 200 a while from
now ON Lifts Jest come ter me
that you an mes gettin' ou. an we
aint got so very man- years letts
Fnoebs!'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

shaWled figure In the bow was max
ing little headway against the ccm-
biuatiVn OF wind and tide.
bring her head around" he shout
cd Keep her up' Oh, Lord! She
cnn't hear me!'
he Rasped, for his lungs begrudsed
the breath the shout had taken The
wind was coming In stronger costs
now. and the WAVES were growing
larger.
Il got ter" There was pain
back Of his right shoulder, where
rheumatism had bothered him the
previous winter Micah fought II.
grlmly refusing to lessen the force
Of his stroke, or 10 bear lightly with
the threatened arm. once more he
turned, the green sam and the dot
OF red were stlll between him and
the rocks.
Somewhere near, a nightly fash
OF lightning struck and a thunder
clap crashed A tremendous gust
OF wind reached the dory as Micah,
by Instinct whlrled his head to meet
f. -Four rods toward the west, he
was suddenly conscious OF a thick
wall OF rain, dropped from the SKY.
The next moment the rain and the
bowling wind We're all about him.
Their curtain shut from his sight tho
rest OF the world shut out the green
skin
Micah himself was in no danger
The dory In capable hands could ride
out winter gale. But there was
little chance that Phoebe. in thai
rush OF wind and water could keep
her light skin from being over
turned or swamped, even IL Il was
not driven upon the rocks and there
smashed TO hndllngs.
Micah. caught IN tho swirl OF tho
elements, pulled desperately. heading
the dory as nearly as he dared In tho
direction where he had last seen the
green skin But very soon that dl-
roction became vague. and In a few
minutes he was rowing aimlessly
beaten by the wind and peering des-
perstely into the pouring rain In e
vain effort TO eaten n glimpse OF ths
grssn skin or OF some landmark 10
guide him. lie could see nothing be-
yond tho gray curtain.
"Oh. Lordl" he gasped. Saws
Phoebel Don't let her drownl I'm
rorry about breskin' away l must
have been fetched Lord. honest, Tell
her ter keep her head ter tn Wind,'
A cross-sea struck the dory. and
Micah barely rlshted her with three
inches OF water IN the bottom,
Il can weather H. Lord I'm ell
right Take keer o. Phoebe! She's
allus trusted You. and how can You
expect lone woman IN sklh ter
ride out waves Ike that7 Dou't take
her, lord, She's al I got, an need
her more'n You DO Jest take care
on her. Lord, Tell her ter hang on
ter IN boat n shs cspsizes and I'll
come Jest eE room ez I kin see through
this peshY rein'"
Thus he raved on, rowing biutdiy
and desperately, and praying ia his
despair
Suddenly the iaiD fell more gently
and then ceased. The waves lessened
and the harbor grew almost smooth
as tho wind passed Away 90 the
east, tho storm was stiil growing and
throshing rs way.
Micah gazsd toward the Point
strainlnR his eyes 90 catch every bit
Of foam that dotted the water Then
with cold swsatlrops on his forehead
and his knees trembling be stood up.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05
The REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
A Few Personal Words
@. w. KERN
Tor Commissioner No. 4,

Mr.. Kern came to Tulsa in 1894.
He served on the city school board,
and also as councilman here, without
salary. He built the first two oil rigs
in Creek county and was superlnten-
dent of the construction work on the
Sapulpa brick plant and the Tulsa Wit
rfied brick plant He has built many
homes in this city. He believes in a
thorough business administration.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05
j. w. HISEY
For Commissioner No. 1

Mr. lIiscy also has resided in Tulsa
eight years and has played an import
ant part in the city's development. He
was farmer in Missouri, and after
coming to Tulsa he entered the grocery
business. He is widely known and his
friends are legion There is no ques-
ton about his business ability,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05
E. III. LATIMER
For Commissioner No. 2.

Has lived in Tulsa ten years. Was a
hardware merchant for many years at
Waco. Texas. Now in the oil and real
estate business here. He served one
term as county Judge in Mcclellan
county, Texas, and served as sheriff Of
that county under democratic admin
istratjon. He has never before been
candidate for office in Oklahoma.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

Break You Unless You Break Away
IN front " the porch where Micah
sat the water of the cove rippled In
the nooutdr sunlight. but he was
TOO tull " hi own dependency TO
enjoy the blue Of tss sea or the
brightness Of the summer day. The
trouble vas tnat for several days he
lsd met bad luck In his fishing.
THAT very morning he had put of in
the dory before dayhreak. returned
to market barely IN time to sell his
catch. and the whole fruit OF the
hours of heavy work was a solitary
dollar bill crunpled about some
small change.
This piece jest describes Phoebe"
he continued. and read softly aloud
The nagRlng woman usually IL an
Immaculate housnkeeper She has
passion for putting mans things
IN order and Tor scoldlnR about the
slights-i thing left out " place
that's Phoebe What did she do
last night when | le.t my boots on
the sink
de clutohed the paper and shook
n as n to emphasize his answer.
Put 'em m the closet And u
wsrn't her doin' Il so much as the
way she done IT, what ~ she didn't
exactly say nothn' IA way tn nag
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

III. Cause oi Many Mems Cnhap-
plnest ard Failure IN Life.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

II You Are Victim 0. one She VIII
Freak You Unless You Break Away
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05

60 DF $ 7 r r T n By a naggin'
woman muttered Micah.
That's sartainly me no
Doubt about that
lie refo.dcd the paper so "a 20 bring
uuirr his eyes another column OF
t. article on domestic unhappiness
II was headed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-01

Mrs. Pankhurst starve to deathP'
"a suffragettep' screamed an Off.
cial, maneuvering cautiously arounds
her. Have you got her? Then let,
me get at herr
For about three minutes longer
the academy room was filled with a
struggling crowd, each member Of
which seemed supremely anxious to-
lay hands upon a struggling cid lady
who, bonnetless, and with disheveled.
clothing, was giving as good an &C
count Of herself as was possible UNI,
der the circumstances. At last she
was placed in the charge of police
man and conveyed away. ,
John stood looking ruefully at her
handiwork. The painting was injur-
ed beyond all possibility of repair.
There were half a dozen vertical and
three or four horizontal slashes in it,
each extending nearly the whole ex-
tent of the picture, which had been
cut literally into ribbons.
John, dear!". whispered Agnes,
slipping her hand into his. She knew
the bitterness in his heart. He had
spent so many weeks trying to create
her, plain little Agnes Manton, as she
knew herself to be, into the reproduc-
ton of the image that lay enshrined
in his heart. And this was the end!
Slowly they went out of the acad-
envy, followed by a small sympathetic
throng, which had guessed the trag-
edy from the likeness between Agnes
and the woman in the picture.
"Tn paint you again, Agnes" he
said. do you know, somehow I was
not quite satisfied with that. It
wasn't nearly as pretty as you are"
Suddenly he frightened up. He
stopped still in the street. agnes,
what a fortunate thing" he exclaim4
ed. 81 know what the trouble was.
1 ought to have painted you as 1 in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-01

Looks Green would be better title
to my mind. never saw a. healthy
young woman with that sort Of COM
plexiop."
'How deliciousw whispered Agnes
in Johns ear, squeezing his hand.
That sort Of criticism was too igno-
rant to sting,
Still, when a gentleman with a
square beard, looking for all the
world like a successful banker,
stopped and said to his companion,
THAT Girl in Green is one of the
best things here this year." they we're
breathIess with happiness. For the
stout, sqUare-bearded gentleman was
none other than Sir Valentine
Sparks, one of the greatest Of English
painters.
A mild, Notwithstanding elderly
woman in gray, oYerhearing the re-
mark that had been made, stopped in
front Of the painting and surveyed it
critically. Then she turned to John.
els that a really good painting?"
asked the elderly lady. ga truly val
uaDle palnlng!
"That picture, madam, while not
the finest thing in the academy, is
undoubtedly very fair specimen of
the modern English school," said
John. 81 happen to know that the
author is placing a valuation of
thousand pounds upon it."
Dear mep' said the elderly lady.
Girl in Greenp How interesting!
must really have better look at it.
Where are my glasses?"
She pulled an absurdly large bag
from her muff and fuinbled nervously |
with it for quite a minute before she |
managed to get it open. Then she
pulled from the inteTior-not a pair
of glasses, but a very serVceable |
meat-chopper.
Smash! Rip! Rip! Rip! The can
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-01

Cut flowers will last we'll if a piece
of saltpeter be added to the water in
which they stand. .-L
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13

'iion OF large farm limits its pos
sibilities. just as area limits the small
farm. Single crops or single live
stock enterprises seldom utilize
farm labor to its maximum. BY hav-
ing several crops there Is not only
better distribution of labor, but the
chances o! total loss from crop
failures are lessened. Fortunately,
corn. oats, and wheat utilize the
farmers tine pretty thoroughly
through the growing season. In
some parts Of this country certain
crops that need labor only a part Of
the year may be so profitable that
the farmer can afford to be idle the
rest of the year. However, these are
the exceptions. Most crops are not
profitable enough to permit any such
practice. idle horses and machinery
are nearly as expensive as idle men.
II the working equipment can all be
Kept busy on paying enterprises, sue
cess Is almost assured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13
Seventh Day Adventists Receive Re.
port Of the Treasurer; the Bust.
ness Session

Minneapolis. Mimi, February s.
According TO the report of the
treasurer, Mr.. w. Fl. Edwards, which
he read at the mornings session
OF the biennial convention of the
Northern Union conference of Sew
enth Day Adventists, in the First
Unitarian church, S199,565.09 was
given for the support OF the gospel
during the asst two years. OF this
amount, sl51,965. was given in
contribution for the support OF for
eign missionary endeavor. 1t was
announced that the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists OF this country contributed
nearly q half million dollars last
year alone for the furtherance of
their cause In other lands. II also
stated that they IRE operating mis-
sion stations in more than sixty
countries
Large donations were given for
the maintenance of the sustentatlon
fund, which the denomination has es-
tablished for the support of inca
pacitated preachers, colporteurs
Bible teachers, nurses. editors and
, other workers; the German semi
nary located at Clinton, Mo-. the
Broadview Swedish Seminary located
near Chicago. and the Danish Nor
wegian seminary located at Hutch
irson, MINI.
In addition to this amount which
is the largest ever given by the
Northern Union conference to the
general work, the believers in the
four states of Minnesota, Iowa, North
Dakota, and South Dakota, which
comprises the Union conference, have
given many thousands OF dollars in
1.-THE for the spread of the gospel in
their respective states, and which
the presidents will tell of in their
report.
The conference elected the follow
ing officers: Charles Thompson,
minneapolis. president; w. H. Ed
wards. Minneapolis, secretary-treas-
urer; educational secretary. w. w.
Ruble; superintendent of colpor-
teurs, F. Z. Painter; medical mis-
sicnary secretary, DR.. c. W. Head:
executive committee, Charles Thomp-
son, G. W Wells. c. NJ. Babcock.
3. Z. Jackson. A. r. Ogdon. w. W.
Ruble, F. E. Painter, DR.. G. w.
I Head and NJ. l.. Anderson: trustees
of the Danish-Norwegian seminary
, Charles Thompson, l.. II. Christian.
G. W. Wells, NJ. l.. Anderson, W.
w. Ruble. A. P. Hanson. Alfred
! Jensen. c Edwardson and c. A.
Thorpe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-13
Vernon Center

Hon. Miles Porter is spending part
Of this week In Vernon Center on
business.
c. NJ. warren sold fifty.five spring
pigs to II. c. Kraus Monday which
brought him $1.4O0.
+. II. Barnes had charge of the
funeral Of Mrs. Morphew in Garden
City last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ellsworth Morrison and chill.
dren are spending a week with Mrs.
Howard Hazel of Garden City.
Merle Dewey of Comfrey returned
home Tuesday after an over Sunday
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Partridge.
Mrs. Kate. Johnston left Saturday
afternoon for Madelia to visit for
a few weeks at the Gene Eyer home.
Ed. Barnes. John Cookson, T. ID.
Hays and F. l.. Cooper were in
Mankato on business the first OF the
week.
Mrs. Winnie Tibbets left for her
home in Harvard, Idaho. today, after
spending several months with her
mother. Mrs. s. J.. Minis.
Mrs. Eberhart, ST., who last Satur.
dren left last week for New Prague
on a visit TO Mrs. Bates parents, to
remain until the small pox. scarlet
fever and chicken pox epidemics
are over.
The homes OF +. C. Wilbur and
Frank Robinson are Guaranteed
for scarlet fever. A large number OF
children have been afflicted with the
disease for the past month. but II
has been in a very mild form and
In many cases was almost unim-
pressible.
Bert Stratton who recently sold
his farm northeast of town, is pack
ing his household goods preparatory
to moving to town. Everybody ex-
tends a hearty welcome to Mr.. and
Mrs. Stratton and trusts that they
may decide to make their permanent
home here.
Mrs. Frank Clague left today for
her home in Redwood Falls. and on
Sunday she and her husband will