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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

brought its reward: letter which demanded the
five hundred dollars at once or exposure Normanys
record at Western States Prison
AT last!" exclaimed the Chief
At last what? wearily, despairngly, asked the
hunted man.
AT last, we have tricked this pretty Davis into
definite crime; at last, we have tricked him from
his dirty but safe backmaiing ambush out into the
open trap OF the law; at last have lured him from
the device into the United States
mails, have played him into last stand, definite
demand for money with threat behind it and,
hence, violation of the Federal Statutes
And now, | am through with this blackmaier-
and safe?" shouted Normany, his features lighting
up for the first time in all these many rackng days.
I'm sorry to disappoint you, the detective hated
to speak the words, but you not-yet."
But you've got Davis as criminal in the eyes
of the law haven't you?"
The detective smiled at the mans blindness.
eyes But he is still in position, when ar
rested to tell his story about you and-d1td this is
the important thing to make people believe it!''
Again the sun, the sun that for a small heeting
moment had promised to let its rays come anew into
the world for Normany again the sun died away.
And into the mans face the giveit-up look the
look of defeat, of complete surrender
The detective gave him lusty whack on the
shoulder. Brace up, he said Cheerfully, cts not
as bad as it looks. Keep your nerve. If you can't
keep it for yourself then do it for your girl I've
seen her. It'd be pity to do anything that would
bring the hurt to a child like that"
But | can't stand it much longer; the strain is
getting me- motioned Normany, his grit gone.
1T won't be much longer that promise you"
the Chief told him. "Ths is what you must do"
For the next fifteen minutes, the detective mapped
out the subsequent step in the campaign against
the blackmailer. Then he called two big-muscled
policemen from headquarters and told them some
thing. Then he called up the day city editors of
every newspaper in the city and told each of
them something Then he dictated the following
brief note to Louis Davis:
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
MY Start as a Lawyer
by
Vice-PreSident Marshall

MY first fee that | collected for winning my
MI first case as lawyer, was really the first
AVA money | ever earned. 1t had not been
necessary for me to work my way through school,
and so [ did not in the beginning have a proper
idea of money values felt that should not charge
anything at all for my services 1t was SO enjoy
able to be able to win the case. felt indebted to
nv client for the pleasure. This occurred in
small Indiana village where had opened up my law
office. The schoolboard had decided to build
schoolhouse lust outside of town, and the question
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
Would Cut Wood to Rest Up
by
Secretary of State Bryan

secretary OI OtdIe bryan
"HE first money, that | earned outside of the
family, the fifty cents day earned in
in the hay harvest when | was thirteen or
fourteen years old 1t took two days to earn
dollar and the dollar looked large. My recollection
is that / made between ten and fifteen dollars that
summer.
My employer, who neighboring farmer, hav-
ing further need of me when he did his threshing
hired me to hold sacks for his threshng machine at
the conclusion of the hay harvest. One of the dis
tinct recolections of the first employment was, that
was sometimes allowed to cut wood, during the
hour-when | was resting.
We lived on the farm at that time, but as my
father was practicing law the land was rented out,
and until / was grown, | earned something every
summer, working mainly for the man who rented
the farm.
William Jennings Bryan
Continued page ~
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
How Earned My First Dollar

confusion and stammered tentatively. II guess it is
worth five dollars" Then | looked at him quickly
to see how he was taking it.
Five dollars?" he repeated. Here, take this
ten-dolar BILL you have earned it."
Thomas r. Marshall
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

Come my office eleven o'clock to- morrow morning
have received your last letter.
After Normany had signed the note the detective
called messenger boy and caused it to be delivered
to Davis. And then-and then the Chief insisted
that Normany accompany him to a nearby restau-
rant which enjoyed a reputation for luscious chicken
casserole and brussels sprouts cooked with grated
cheese and celery roots and there, eat himself
into state, if not of complete coma, then at least
of temporary obliviousness to the worlds woes.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

Normanys fist shot straight into the covering
blackmaier's face The man tottered and regained
his balance, only to have folowup smash from the
now strong again Normany send him sprawling into
the outer-ofice.
Come on fellows" yelled Normany with an air of
camaradere to the reporters (st per the Chiefs
rehearsaD, "come on help me pick this crook up and
rush him out. He's in the way of the days work."
With shout as OF football squad following the
ball down the field, the reporters, with Normany
acting quarterback seized hold of various portions
of the blackmailers garments principally portions
of his trousers) and hustled him, bawling and pro-
testing, into-the of two big-musced police
men who happened" to be standing on the side
walk right outside the door
Every newspaper in the city carried the story of
the outrageous attempt to blackma upon the
spected Roger d. Normany by an individual who
sought to build on the fact that the James Jerrod
Prnchetts had opposed the match of their son Dana
to Miss Helen Normany social grounds; who
sought to make capital out of this opposition by
trumping up an absurd fictitious scandal in Nor
manys early life; and who sought to persuade
Normany because of the latters great love for his
daughter, to submit to backmai rather than take
the risk of adding to the Princhetts' prejudice to-
ward his girl by having the story, albeit without
foundation, circulated about town. And as the
city editors expressed it 1t the part the girl
played in the thing that made ii such bully human
interest story"
On the other hand, as the Chief expressed it to
Normany it was the theatrical part the sentence
about hurting my little daughter played in the
thing Ga sentence duly rehearsed to be subse-
quenty overheard by the reporters in the adjoining
room) that made the story cratiy get past the edi
tors not only bully human interest story (Which
they recognized it to be), but also as a story the
publication of which would effectively forestall all
future similar attempts to backmail the quondam
inmate of Cell No IS (Which they did not recognize
it to be, and probably still do not
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

At precisely eleven O'Clock the following morning
Davis was shown into Normanys office. Normany
was there alone, to meet him.
$50 you decided to come across with the coin,
eh?" sneered Davis.
ooh, don't know about that, yet replied Nor
many, following the words the Chief had rehearsed
into his lips.
"You don't, don't YOU WE'LL by God, you'd
better make up your mind about it pretty quick
I'm sick of your waiting game and I'm not going to
stand for it. Either you come across and come across
right away I'll get even with you by telling
everything know" Davis spat the threat at the
man facing him.
Everything you. know" laughed Normany,
(the laugh came hard but he knew he must stick
now to the Chiefs orders or forever faD; "every-
thing you know?" he shrieked. "Why you black
mailing liar, you to me with some vile faxed
up story and try to blood7suck money out of me
because you think I'll not have the nerve to refuse
because you think IN think that if don't do what
you want you'll spread your lies and hurt my little
daughter because you know that rather than have
such thing happen, true untrue, I'd give any
amount of money | have didn't have Well
I'll show you! Come in boys CA dozen reporters
rushed into the office from an adjoining room where
they had been hidden, although through the partly
opened door they had been privileged to hear all
that had gone on.) And come out Chief! (The
detective stepped from behind screen that en-
crcled the wash-stand in the far corner) I'll show
you'll
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

z r you have beads. new fashioned or
\ old fashioned. big or little. of any
sort or description, bring them out
for now is the day of their triumph. A
visit to the largest stores, and to the
jewelers., discloses beads from all
quarters Of the globe, and from crude
barbarous looking strands to finely
cut gems and matched pearls. every
one is wearing beads. or wants to wear
them. They are shown in endless va
riety and are big feature in the new
seasons fashions.
Since they may be had in all colors
it is quite the smartest thing to do to
have them match the color OF the cos
tune or else to provide a very strik-
ing contrast to it. And as all the
shades of yellow are given greater
prominence than other colcrs. it fol-
lows that amber beads lead the gay
procession OF bead trappings.
After amber, either clear or cloudy,
Jet is probably more worn than any
other single kind OF bead. Short
strands Of fine and beautifully cut jet
beads are round, graduated in size,
and cut with many facets. Long or
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

short strands Of medium sized beads
made Of Jet and amber in the same
size, strung alternately, rank with the
all amber, and all Jet varieties in popu.
larity.
Long strands of large pearl beads
are chosen for wear with evening
dress. They seem to belong to the
scheme Of things here. Satin yelled
with chiffon, filmy laces and pale elu-
siye colors suggest them. Amber and
jet one sees everywhere on the street.
Amethyst beads. in short strands, are
worn as the short strands OF amber
beads are, on any occasion the wearer
may choose.
Besides these familiar beads there
are others which are becoming famil-
lar rapidly enough. Among them the
most striking is the vivid scarlet bead
Of opaque cut glass which is worn
with visiting gowns or evening dress
It will look well with linen dresses
In white or natural color, or in the
half hleached tones. This variety is
newcomer and is gaining ground as
promising novelty.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
BEST REMEDIES FOR
SORES AND lJLC GERS

Mr. C. A. Butler. of Salem, Va,
writes: 4 can safely say that Ham
cocks Sulphur Compound is the best
remedy ] ever used for sores. One of
my little boys; eight years old, had a
solid sore all over his face. we tried
different kinds of medicine, but none
seemed to do any good Our son,
nineteen years old, had a sore on his
leg for three months and nothing did
him good. We used Hancoc.Ss's. Sui
phur Compound on both and it did its
work quickly and it was MT over a
week until both were WE'LL Hancock's
Sulphur Compound is sold by all deal
ers. Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co..
Baltimore. Md. ADV.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
UPWARD START
lfter Changing from Coffee to Postum.


Many talented person Is kept back
because of the interference of coffee
with the nourishment of the body.
This Is especially so with those
whose nerves are very sensitive, as is
often the case with talented persons.
There is a simple, easy way to get
rid of coffee troubles and a Tenn.
lady's experience along these lines Is
worth considering. She says:
Almost from the beginning Of the
use of coffee 1t hurt my stomach. By
the time | was fifteen was almost
q nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung,
no strength to endure the most trivial
thing. either work or fun.
There was scarcely anything
could eat that would agree with me.
The little / did eat seemed to give
nae more trouble than it was worth.
was literally starving; was so weak
could not sit up long at a time.
1T was then friend brought me a
hot cup Of Postum. drank part OF It
and after an hour felt as though 1
had had something to eat - felt
strengthened. That was about five
years ago, and after continuing Post
UNI in place of coffee and gradually
getting stronger, today / can eat and
digest anything want, walk as much
as l want. My nerves are steady.
81 believe the first thing that did
me any good and gave me an upward
start. was Postum, and use 1t alto
gether now instead OF coffee"
Name given by the Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be we'll
boiled 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup OF hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly. SOC and Soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds IL
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
--sold by Grocers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
Business Proposition.

A boy who had done something to.
incur the, wrath of his mother and
then had taken to his heels was holly
pursued for some distance by her.
Finding 1t was useless to continue the
pursuit, and almost beside herself
with rage, the old lady shouted at the
top of her voice: 'sIll give anybody
dino to catch that boy!" The boy
instantly stopped and, turning round,
shouted in reply: Give me the dime
and I'll come back"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

g ONE women discover aftee expert
~ menting that a certain definite
sttle Of hair dressing suits them bet
tef than any ether. When this dis
cokery has been made 1t is mistake
to- adopt every new idea that comes
along, at the expense OF becoming
ness.
The lady with serene. broad. low
brow and straight eyebrows may en-
phRsize these gifts of nature by q
couture like that portrayed In the low
er one of the three pictures given
here. It suits the character OF her
face exactly. and suggests serene
and beautiful personality. Besides. it
is q style that is good for a life
time. If Fashion demands a high
couture. she may vary the arrange
ment Of the back hair. but preserve
the front parting and uncovered brow.
with small change In the general ef-
feet.
For the girl with a yivacious face,
and narrow. high forehead. a good ar
rangemeut OF the hair is shown In the
ngure at the right hand. A soft pom
padour Of loosely waved hair held in
place By support. II needed. II the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
Reformer Rebuffed.

The nervous lady was calling on the
calm and collected mother of six.
do look at the babyl' shrieked
the caller
What's the matter with the baby?"
smiled the mother.
Hes playing with a big carving
knife!"
Il see he is. But don't you worry.
it's an old carving knife, and even if
he did dull it a little, we have lovely
machine in the Kitchen that will sharp
en- it again in jiffy. You were say
ing?,'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

shape Of small hair roll, allows the
hair to be brought down over the
forehead at the sides. The back hair
may be placed anywhere; in coil at
the crown of the head, as shown in
the picture, at the nape of the neck,
or on top Of the head. without chang
ing the becomingness OF the couture.
Nearly all youthful faces, Of what
ever type, find the couture parted at
the side becoming arrangement for
the hair. 1t is shown in the left hand
picture adorned with hair ornament
for evening wear. The style is so
plain that it needs the addition of an
ornamental band. or two bands in the
Greek fashion. at any time. Also, it is
next to impossible to keep the hair in
position at the front without the aid
of these bands or ornaments. No sup
port can be worn under the hair in
this style, and the natural hair is, like
its owner, prone to wander"
Small supports Of various shapes
are really essential to successful hair
dressing, except when nature has been
exceptionally bountiful in the mat
ter Of natural growth OF hair.
JULIA HoTToMLEX.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
DAY AMONG DANISH FARMERS

Copenhagen, Denmark. This is q
great farming country. Every square
foot OF land ID utilized. There is al
most no waste land. In America you
will find here and there a scientific
farmer. Here every farmer is scien-
tiflc farmer. He knows farming, and,
thanks to cooperation. he knows mar
keting as we'll Every COW. is good
COW, giving q good quantity of good
milk. Not only Is the milk goo6 when
It leaves the COW but If 1t goes to the
city 1t goes promptly and is still good
milk when It Is delivered II 1t is
made into butter it becomes good but
ter and. reaches the consumer in the
best possible form. The pigs too are
high grade AS they move to market
they appear to be all of uniform color,
size, shape. and quality, for each CON
forms to q type proved by experiment
tation to be the best for the purposes
TO which they are devoted.
( Every farmer analyses his soil, fer
tilizes his fields, and rotates his crops
according to the! best principles of
soil conservation. In America you oc-
casionally see such farming and such
farmers; here you see nothing else.
Medium Sized Farm.
What appears to be the home Of a
NelI+0-do farmer upon a medium
SIZED farm u our first point OF at
Aank * ~ IS n6 10 3
We hnd the buildings including
6wslang. stables. eranary. hay shed
-Rad other Outbuildings arranged
around a square court. All except the
dwelling house are rooted with thatch
which although It seems to be in good
condition the farmer assures us is
twenty years old. Everything ex-
hibits the utmost neatness The sta
hles. poultry houses and pig shelters,
are all as clean as the nature OF their
use permits while the house itself is
immaculate.
The former owner of the farm is
dead The widow and children now
occupy the place. or three sons one
b IN Copenhagen and is to leave the
farm permanently. He goes to the
city not because he wants to but be-
cause there is no room for him upon
ehis farm and it Is almost impossible
% get more land everybody wants to
keep all he has The older son is to
have the major part of the farm turn
ing over a smaller portion to q young
er brother. The mother will continue
10 live on the farm with the older SON.
The farm Is eighty-eight acres in ex-
tent, There are on It six horses, thir-
V-hve cows. and sixty pigs, besides
she poultry. The farm with its stock.
buildings, and equipment is worth
about SIT 100000.
Cooperative Bacon Factor.
The farmer is a member of a CO.
operative bacon factory In order to
meet the demands OF the market.
which has been most carefully studied,
he and the other members find 1t
necessary to breed a pig OF a particu-
lar type, one which will produce good
bacon. Ali OF the members therefore
are raising pig produced by crossing
Ahe English Yorkshire with the native
Danish breed. They have found also
that the best bacon is obtained when
che pigs are brought to market from
swenty-two to twenty-eight weeks old.
weighing beween 1870 and 200 pounds.
Careful experimentation has also dem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
france Honors American Artist.

FFdHc6 F7UH0FS HEUeFICdH PFttSI. Z
The French government has purs
chased for the Luxembourg gallery
the original painting by Arthur Rack
ham of Jack Spratt and His Wife,
one of the series of Rackham pictures
now running in st. Nicholas Maya
zine. This is the highest honor that
the French government can confer
upon painting by living artist
Not until the artist is dead are his
canvases eligible for the Louvre.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
Hoth Hands.

do you know" said the wearied
damseI, that you play great deal
like Josef Hofmann?"
Really! Aren't you joking?s said
the sad specimen.
Not at all You both use your
hands Dartmouth Jack O. Lantern.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
A Tactless Menu.

my dear, told you that guest l
brought home to dinner was very
bashful man."
Il know, but what of it,"
Nothing, only you did go and put
your foot in it when you had sleeps
head fish for dinner"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
Natural Ending.

WAS there any sign of mourning
when Miss Prettyface snapped up the
best matrimonial catch of the sea-
SOM
Sure there was. All the bellies
were told"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
Very Different.

Were the FISH biting on your last
country trip?o
NO, but the dogs were.''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

After girl gets married she helps
her girl friends to the same sort OF
trouble.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17

Important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
| Co Op erative Farm
! Produc cts Marketing
| Hcv II Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
Hs America to the Profit Of Bofh
j Farmer and Consumer
i BY MATTHEW S. pupcEoN.
s0r51aer and Consumer
By MATTHEW. S. pUpeEoN.

eSopvrsbt iai4 Western Nsvansn er Tntor
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

The car was not the smart Pan,
hard in which she had SO often spun
down the avenu or along the shell
roads OF the north shore. 1t lacked
those fin-de-siecle appurtenances which
marked the ne plus ultra of its kind,
as her ObServant eye recognized, but
it ran staunch and true. The powerful
hands that gripped the steering-wheel
We're brown with SUI and wind, and
the handsome face above it had a look
of %keenness and energy she had never
surprised before. They passed many
vehicles and there were few whose &C.
cupants did not greet him. In fact,
as he presently remarked, 1t was q
saving OF energy to keep his hat off:
and he tossed the Panama into the
rear seat. On the rim OF the village
a group raised 2 cheer to which he
nodded laughinely, and further on a
little old lady on a timid vine-colored
porch beside a church, waved a black
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
ADDITION TO HIS EFFICIENCY
Business Manager Would Do Well to
Remember That His Personality
Counts for Much.

Hes really very agreeable outside
Of business hours" How often we hear
this remark about q certain type Of
man at the head of a large enterprise.
He is the man whose office demeanOr
is characterized by the GOODNESS Of a
SNOWFALL and the Indifference OF q
stone.
In his desire to become efficient and
make every one about him the same
he squeezes every bit OF human feel
ing out OF his relations with his sub
ordinates and becomes a part Of q
working system. as dehumanized as
his fling system or his adding ma
chine or the typewriter which his
stenographer manipulates. During Of
fee hours he is q machine which die
tates letters. looks over reports and
develops efficiency. But-'he's really
very agreeable outside Of business
hours"
This man needs to know that, his
ability being efficient. he becomes
more eficient ~ he becomes more hu-
mar, Just q . machine II nor en-
Client the moro nachine-like Il -
eamaa He needs = learn tn -
- - - ann1 - : ~ sanoO0