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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19
THE LITTLE COUNTER TIaEAIER

lTHE LITTLE COUNTRY T1fEA112e
'.The plays the thing" In IT. 81.
forts to mike country life attractive
and the country school center Of
vigorous community life. the North
Dakota Agricultural college 1t Fargo
| N. D., has established THE Littl>
Country Theater." with the aim 81
stimulating an interest in wholesome
drama ana original entertainment
among people living In the open coun-
try and villages, according to a bull
letin issued by the United States bu-
reau Of education.
The Little Country theater.is q large
playhouse put under a reducing glass.
It IL just the size Of an average country
town hall, having seating capacity
OF two hundred. The stage II 80 feet
in width, 20 feet in depth, with q
proscenium opening OF 10 feet In
height. and Is feet in width. There
are no boxes nor balconies. In the
auditorium proper the decorations are
plain and simple. The color scheme
Is green and gold, the gold predomi-
mating Three beams. finished In
golden oak Cross the mansard ceiling.
the beams projecting down several
feet on each. side wall, from which
frosted light bowls and globes are sus-
pended by brass log chains, the in
direct lighting giving a soft and sub
dued tone to the whole theater. The
eight large windows are hung with
tasty green draperies. The curtain 10
a tree shade green velour. The birch
stained sears are broad and not crowd
ed together. The scenery Is painted
in plain colors. 1t has certain real
ism about it. The doors are wooden
doors, the windows have real glass In
them. Simplicity marks everything
both on and Off the stage. 1t 10
model thearer for the open country or
small village.
One Of the unique features In con-
nection with the Little Country thea
ter IL the Coffee tower. 1t IL just to
the right OF the lower end OF the stage.
It, too. II plain and simple. Coffee
and cakes will be served occasionally
to patrons Of the theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19
BUILT SONS CELL
Arthur Schmidt Of Winfold
Secs Fathers First Work.
PARENTS Work Now Shuts Oh
Light Of Day.
TAKEN TO LANSING "PEN''
Humiliated Young Man Sur.
rounded by Stone Masonry.
Fifty Years Ago His Father
{. Built the Prison Wan.

Leavenworth. Kan. June 19-Just
nifty years ago this month Charles
Schmidt. then q young contractor,
newly married. folded his arms and
looked mp smilingly at tho massive
stone walls Of the Lansing peniten-
t1ary and whispered to himself:
He said We'll done" because he
had been awarded the contract and
had successfully carried the work
through It was . good job and 9TH
ers had told him so. He smiled be-
cause he remembered the girl wife at
home-for they were yet in their hon
eymoon. and the money he would re-
ceive for that piece Of work would go
far toward making them happy in q
home Of their own.
Tho seBig Job Brings Success.
Work came without solicitation
then. Charles Schnpidt's name had
gone out over the state a. the kid
contractor and mon Of longer exper-
fence envied him. The excellent
piece of work on tho prison walls
made him popular Always when
talking Of the work he referred to It
as the Job that gave him his start -
It had started him on the road to sue
cess, he said.
Then a baby boy came to the
Schmidt home.
-
trip was made down to Lansing that
the wife might see for the first tica
the Job that brought success" The
they had named him
clapped his hands and muttered baby
talk when they returned home aud
tried to tell him of what they had
seen. The father and mother imag-
fned 1t to be words OF praise for the
great, strong walls his father had
built
Arthur grew into manhood. All his
life his father had asked him to some
day go to Lansing and see the walls.
He explained what they had meant to
himself and Mrs. Schmidt when they
were married.
Walls capped for Son.
Thursday q tail, sunburned young man
stepped from train to the depot plat
form here. Around one wrist was .
handcuf. At his side walked = stern
looking man with a black sombrero.
"Git in here. said the big man, ana
they rode away.
AZ the gates Of the prison tho young
were red. HIS shoulders shook ana he
They had always wanted me to see it,
but they never thought 1t would be IKE
The sheriff pushed him on. He walked.
trambling. into the warden's office. AS =
su.rd began measuring him for his prison
window and Gaxed down past the massive
stone prison walls.
The Booking Clerk Asks Questions.
what's he in fort" grumbled the prison
'sellin' liquor In Winfield. !" returned thu
sheriff.
!. How longd he GET" asked the secre-
-Four years. returned the sheriff.
Say, you KID" growled the secretary
again: while the boy still stood looking
past the monster walls. what's yer
nama?'
Arthur Schmidt" said the boy.
Tar from the places where the real light
OF day gets in. to pay for his sin behind
stone walls-the ones that his father had
Quilt and which had sent him on the road
to success just fifty years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19
0UIL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PsHSl
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State Journal
away from home during the summer
may have the paper mailed regularly
each day to any address ut the rate
o. ten cents o week or thirty cents
q month (by mail only).- Address
clyaneed ~ often ~ desired. While
out OF town the State Journal will be
to y0u IKE o daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
slsese short time subscriptions, to save
Bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19
HOW TO WATER THE LAWN.


Bad watering is the cause Of al
according to the landscape gardener
Of the United States department Of
agriculture. Frequent watering Of
merely the surface Of the grass makes
the roots of the grass grow near the
surface and these roots should be
made to grow down az deeply ~ pos
sible in order to secure q fine lawn
that will resist the hottest weather
Of summer.
The best method Of watering the
grass is to apply spray for from 6
to IL hours, the stream being 30 gen.
tie that water will not collect in suf-
ficient quantities to run OF. The wa
ter willie then sink down into the soil
and the roots will grow to a greater
depth. When this method is used the
lawn should be watered but twice a
week and then the ground should not
be watered oftener than penetratez
for several inches beneath the sur
face. AZ a general rule, watering
once week is sufficient. to keep a
lawn in good condition.
The man who enjoys watering his
lawn in the evening for half hour
after returning from work will prob
ably prefer this method to leaving the
stream in for q number Of hours once
a week. II he will divide his lawn
area in six parts and confine his at
tention to a different-part each oven
Ing, he will obtain practically the
same results Ia the long run. Hap
hazard watering every evening IL not
advisable. He should be careful
also. to use merely a gentle spray. and
not continue watering to such an ex-
tent that water runs of. as such wa
ter does no good. In fact. It may dc
harm, for It may remove loose dir,
from the grass roots and expose them
to drouth. Tho strong stream Of q
hose should not be used, ~ 1t helps
to expose the roots unnecessarily.
Many poole wonder why droutr
dries up their lawns in July after they
have taken what they consider to be
good care Of them. The combination
of hot winds and dry weather makes
July undoubtedly the hardest month
/ for lawns, and when the roots Of the
grass are encouraged to grow neal
the surface by bad watering. and, the
loose dirt IL also removed from them
bby = hose Of strong water power. thu
results are more disastrous than Il
the lawn had been left alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Progressives in Kansas who are can
didates for office cannot be getting
much consolation these days out of the
strength. or rather the weakness, that
the Progressive party IL exhibiting in
the primaries held in other states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Kindly notice that the members Of
the General Federation of women's
clubs have gone on record as being op-
posed to the tight skirt at a time when
It IL about to go out of style as a mat
ter NJ course
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

The Kansas fire loss continues to
decrease, but each day still no less
than 1882 worth Of property goes up
in smoke. All Of this Is a dead loss,
and the bulk of it is due to careless
nesg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

One can admire. says the Spring
field Republican. the coldly exquisite
taste that some one showed in select
ing mountain peaks in the Arctic in
stead OF the tropics to name after
Senators Lodge and Root.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

And the manifestations of prosperity
are limitless. The bumper Kansas
crops also mean a higher class Of the
atrical entertainments in the state this
winter. The good shows are. always
presented where the money is thickest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

A higher tariff on diamonds and
such has led to. lower collections Of
duties. notes the New York World, and
1t adds: Doubtless the smugglers' per-
jury percentage has not decreased,
however
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

clared q state OF siege to prevent the
Greek residents Of that territory from
going home to join the army that's the
place from which come the fancy figs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

How soon are q peoples troubles
forgotten. Kansas IL now being hailed
- q veritable Garden of Eden. A short
year ago when q biisteriue Drought
scared its plains and valleys 1t was q
pretty good replica Of 0ehenna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Safety first" evidently has no place
IN the scheme of operating ocean-go-
ing steamships. Collisions between
them are of almost daily occurrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Colonel Roosevelt's loss Of voice
should not prove much of. q handicap.
He still has his trenchant pen, his
sword. the big stick and couple of
braWny fists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Congress proposes to invite. all the
world to participate In the fnterna-
tional Dry Farming congress that's to
b held 1t Wichita, beginning Octo-
Der Z. And here's hoping mat there
win b. = general acceptance Of the
1pYffntiou. r.. !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

The fool men have q lot Of faults,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. But
bless their hearts. they don't kiss each
other when they meet on the street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Just as most Of the members Of the
house Of representatives probably ex-
pected ana hoped, the senate has re-
stored the mileage grab In the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

All hail to the poor working girls
Of London. A company of them gave
a party OF militant suffragettes a good
thrashing the other day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

BY a peculiar coincidence. notices
the Washington Post, the voice of tn
/. w. w. ceases just as the lawnmowel
reaches it's highest note. -,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

1t occurs to the Birmingham Age
Herald that Capt. Hobson may be tn
tongue Of the water wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Villa and Carranza have kissed and,
made up, which is bad news Tor
Huerta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-19

Bully. by George! Theodore Roose'
welt III has appeared on the scene.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-25
GIRL WON FIRST PLACE
Agnes Nelson Winner Of First Place in
High School Defamation Con-
test Last Night.

Agnes Nelson won the first place in
the Fargo high school defamation
contest in the high school assembly
room last night. There were nine con-
testants and three winners.
The winners were Agnes Nelson,
first; Houghton Harrington. second;
and Gladys Sheperd, third.
Others taking part in the contest
were Marjorie Trotter, Eva Atwood,
Francis Sims, Lille Henning, Donald
! Faulders and Helen Turner.
| The judges were Mrs. Porter. Mrs.
Hubbell and Professor Minard of the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
The winners defamation was, The
fiddle Told; Houghton H]arrington's
was. The Trial of Abner barrow, anC
the title of Gladys Sheperd's declama.
ton was. The Courtship Of Sanders
Mclaughlin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-25
OF STAY
AT HOME VOTE
SOUTH DAkoTAN WRITES THAT
STAY-AT-HoME VOTERS cAUs-
ED NUMBER OF TOWNS IN
THAT STATE TO GO WET WHICH
MIGHT HAVE GONE DRY.

SUIT. r. N. Ho1saple of the Anti-Sa-
loon league Of South Dakota. writing
to a friend in Fargo relative to the
local option election which took place
last Tuesday in that state, makes some
observations with reference to the
stay-at-home voters which ought to
a similar kind occur. The general re-
suit, however, is most 1attering for
the early extinction Of the saloon in
South Dakota.
Mr.. HolSaple says:
Our elections were held on Tues
daY, there were some gratifying
results. Mitchell. which voted wet by
a majority Of ESQ last year, voted wet
by only 49, Sisseton voted dry by 80,
thereby repudiating tho municipal sa-
loon. Salem voted dry by SO majority,
socket by IL. Groton by IS, Miller by
81, Spearlish by 49, Wilmot by "a, Hen
ry by 7. Webster by 10, and a number
OF the smaller towns swung into the
dry column. From our reports. which
are OF course incomplete as vet, but
which sixty towns. we have
made a net gain of eleven towns in the
state.
"Watertown voted wet by a, little
over 400 majority, reducing their ma
iority, while Yankton voted wet by 3S7.
cutting down their majority. Pierre
voted wet by only 8 majority, with %
dry voters remaining away from the
polls. This Is the heart-breaking thing
in connection with the Mitchell cam.
Daign. While the town went wet by
43 votes, there were 48 dry voters in
one ward who never got to the polls
at all, and nearly 100 in the town"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-25
DAKOTA BUSINESS COLLEGE

Opens the door Of opportunity to young
persons. Almost every ~day-winter
and summer alike-it receives ambiti-
Gus young people as pupils and al
most every day sends graduates to ex-
cellent situations. It's twenty-five
years Of experience Is at your COM
mand-publicity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-25
The PeriIs Of Pauline

We Buy Scrap iron.
Carload lots d specially. Corre-
Hpondence given prompt attention.
Fargo Iron & Metal Co.. Fargo. N. D.
-AdYt.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02
nr-rHE TRAIL OF rREAcHERY.

But young Mr.. Law was sole agent Of his own
evanishment; just he nobody's fool, least OF
all his own, The hidden meaning Of the trey OF
hearts perplexed him with such strust that before
leaving London, he dispatched code cablegram to
his confidential agent in New York
What do you know about the trey Of hearts2
Answer Immediately"
The answer forestalled his arrival in Liverpool
Grimes death sign for your father For Gods
sake. look to yourself and keep away from Amer.
lea"
But Alan had more than once visited America
incognito and unknown to Seneca Urine via a
secret route OF his own selection
Eight days out OF London. second-class pas
senger newly landed from one OF the C.-P. steam.
ships, he walked the streets Of ouebecand dropped
out OF sight between dark and dawn. to turn up
presently in the distant Canadian hamlet OF Be.s
ST. Paul. apparently very tenderfooted American
woodstraveler chaperoned by a taeiturn Indian
guide picked up heaven-knows-wher
Crossing the st, Lawrence by night the two
struck of quietly into the hinterland of the Notre
Dame range, then crossed the Maine border.
On the second noon thereafter, trai-worn and
weary, as lean their depleted packs. the two
paused on ridge-pole Of the wilderness up back
OF the Allagash country, and made their midday
meal in silence which. II normal in the Indian.
was one of deep misgivings Alan's part.
Continually his gaze questioned the northern skies
that lowered portentousy, foul with smoke-a
countrywide conhagration that threatened all
northern Maine. bonedry with drought
Only the south offered a fair prospect And the
nres were making southwark far faster than man
might hope TO travel through that grim and stub
born land
Even as he stared. Alan saw fresh columns OF
dun-colored smoke spring up In the northwest
Anxiously he consulted the impassive mask Of
the Indian. from whom his questions gained Alan
little comfort Jacob recommended forced marches
10 Spirit Lake, where canoes might be found to aid
their tight; and withdrew into sullen reserve.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02

passions. Your mother never loved, but rather
feared me, And Rose is the mirror OF her mothers
nature. gentle. unselhsh. sympathetic. But you.
judith. you are. Ike second self TO me-"
An accent OF profound satisfaction informed his
VOICES The girl waited in silence that was tensely
expectant ,s
Then. IL on this your birthday were to ask a
service of you that might iniuriously affect the
happiness OF your sister,
The girl laughed briefly only ask IT,"
And how far would you 60 to do my wile"
Where would You stop in the service OF one you
ioved?"
Seneca Urine nodded gravely And after brief
pause, Rose is In love-" he announced
"oh I know--I know" the father affirmed with
q faint ring OF satisfaction Il am old, cripple.
prisoner OF this living tomb; but all things should
know-somehow--I come to know in course Of
time,"i
TITS true-that Englishman she scraped acquaint-
ance with on the Riviera last year-whats his
name?-Law. Alan Law"
an the main." the father corrected mildly. you
are right. Only, he's not English. His father was
Wellington Law. of'LAw Son."
Shayknew better than to interrupt. but her seem
ing patience was belied by the whitening knuckles
Of hand that lay within the little pool Of blood
red light
And presently the deep voice rolled on: Law and
I were once friends; then-it came to pass that we
loved woman, your mother won her-al
but her heart too late she realized 1t was Law she
never
he married another woman, still he held from me
the love OF my wife, ] could not sleep for hating
him-and he was no better on. Each sought the
others ruin; Il came 10 be open duel between
us, IN Wall street One of had to fail-and
held the stronger hand, The night before the day
that was 10 have seen my triumph, ! walked In
Central Park, my habit to tire my body
that my brain might sleep. Crossing the East
Drive was struck by a motorcar running az high
speed without lights. was picked up insensibe-
and lived only to be what am today. Law tri
umphed in the street while lay helpless; only
living remnant OF my fortune remained to me-
Then his chauffeur discharged. came to me and
sold me the truth Il Laws car with Law at
the wheel that had struck me down-a deliberate
attempt at assassination. I sent Law word that
meant 10 have a life for life. For what was
better than deadi promised him that. should he
escape. would have the life OF his son. He knew
meant II. and sent his wife and son abroad. Then
he died suddenly, OF some common aiiment-they
said; but knew better He died Of fear OF me"
Trine smiled a cruel smile: Il had made his life
reign of terror Ever often would send Law.
way another-myhteriously always-a Trey
of Hearts, II my death-sign for him; as you
know, our name, Urine. signifies group Of three.
And every time he received trey OF hearts, within
twenty-four .ours an attempt OF some sort would
be made upon his life. The strain broke down his
nerve.
"ThSa turned my attention TO the son, but the
distance was too great the dinculties insuperabe.
S-A-~ a. ssSjons Knocked all my efforts; their ALI
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02

to its trunk trey OF hearts, of which. each pip
had been neatly punctured'by a 22-caliber bullet
He carried It back to camp, meaning to, consult
the guide but on second thought, held his tongue.
It was not likely that the Indian had overlooked
an object so conspicuous on the trail.
So Alan waited for him to speak-and meantime
determined to watch Jacob more parrowly, though
no other suspicious circumstances had marked the
several days OF their association.
The first half of the night was; as the day, de-
voted to relentless progress southwards; thirty
minutes of steady jogging. five minutes for rest
and repeat
No more question as to the need for such urgent
haste; overhead the north wind muttered without
ceasiug; thin wells of smoke dritted through the
forest, hugging the ground like some weird acrid
mist; and ever the curtained heavens glared. lvid
with reflected fires:
BY midnight Alan had come to the bounds OF en-,
durance flesh, bone and sinew could no longer
stand that strain. Though Jacob declared that
Spirit Lake now, only six hours distant, as far
as concerned Alan he might have said SIX hundred.
His blanket once unrolled Alan dropped upon II
like one drugged ''' '~ -,
The sun was high when he awakened and sat up,
rubbing. heavy eyes, stretching aching limbs, won
dering what had come over the Indian to let him
sleep 80 late. ~. e
OF a sudden he was assaIled by sickening fears
that needed only the brefest investigation to con-
firm. Jacob had absconded with every valuable
item of their equipment. f..
Nor was his motive far TO seek. Overnight the
hre had made tremendous gains. And ever and
anon the wind would bring down the roar of the
holocaust, duled by distance but not unlike the
growing of wild animals feeding their kill.
Alan delayed long enough only to swallow a few
mouthfuls Of raw food, gulped water from spring.
and set out at dog-trot the trail TO Spirit Lake.
For hours he Numbered blind1y on holding to
the trail mainly by instinct
AT length. painting, gasping. halfbnded, he
staggered into little natural clearing and plunged
forward headlong so bewildered that he could not
have said whether he was tripped or thrown for
even as he stumbled heavy body landed on his
back and crushed him savagey to earth.
In less than a minute he was overcome; his
wrists hitehed together his ankles bound with
heavy cord.
When his vision cleared he found Jacob within
though IL had been cast in the bronze 1t resembed.
Beyond, to one side. a woman In a mans hunting
costume stood cycling the captive narrowly as
the Indian, but unlike him with countenance that
seemed aglow with fierce exultancy over his
downfall.
But for that look he could have believed hers the
face that had brought him overseas this mortal
pass. Feature for feature. even to the hue OF her
tumbled hair, she counterfeited the woman he
loved; only those eyes. ahame with their look Of
inhuhan ruthlessness. denied that the two were
one.
He sought valnly to speak. The breath rustled
IN his parehed throat IKE wind HhilpertDg among
dead leaves, - - -