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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-04-22
CHAPTER III.

Just how much more freely Kath-
crime might have revealed her aims
and inspirations, Slade could not
know, for at that moment the butler
appeared and engaged his attention.
AS the man withdrew, Slade spread
wide his arms and announced gran
diloquently:
"The gentleman of the waterfront
crowd, if you please. Mr.. Wesley
Merritt, the gentleman who wasn't 60
ing to darken my door, is here!'
He broke off with a loud, mirthless
laugh. AS we'll as any man who ever
lived, he liked to feel the grip of his
own power. He had come to the point
where it was genuine satisfaction to
humble men and conquer things.
wesley Merritt" the senator was
almost too surprised for speech.
AFTER his abuse of you in the paper
today. And Hunt! How did you
do it?"
"This is the sort of thing 1 like"
broke in Katherine, eagerly. ooh, it's
SO exciting" she declared, her eyes
glowing with eagerness and animation.
"Oh, Mr.. Slade, how did you make
them kow-tow?"
SHADES reply was prevented by the
brusque, excited entrance of Merritt
and Hunt. The pair, angry and bel.
ligerent, strobe into the room without
a word. Merritt, small, wiry, ener
getic, was In the lead, followed closely
by his shadow and echo, Hunt.
'Is it true?" he demanded angrily
before he realized that Slade was not
alone. How do you do, senator
Miss Strickland" he exclaimed, in
surprise. Lovely home you have, Mr.
Slade," he added, trying to adjust him
self to the scene he had not expected
can astonishing rumor has reached
us, Mr.. Slade," he finally declared, get
ting down to the business of his inva
sion. ct concerns you, senator. II
concerns every public-spirited man In
the city. Is it true, Slade, that you
have bought up our entire water front
on which our residences-our ole
homes-the mansions of the city face
and that you intend building factories
there?"
"Why, yes" Slade admitted, witt
maddening calmness.
"What?" Strickland almost shouted
completely astounded.
"But-but 1t can't be DONE" Merritt
was so excited now that he stutteret
his words.
1T can't be done," echoed Hunt. HI
was well paid for being an echo.
"Our best people live there" pro
tested Merritt.
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ever, thing before him, SHADES prob.
able governorship. flashed through her
mind like burning streak Of electric
fire. With him, with his weapons,
what career lay before a woman!
Just as suddenly she found herself
wondering what sort of a woman had
been mate to this man for so many
years. She was conscious of a poign-
ant pang of envy-iealousy almost
against this woman who had the OPP
portunity which was denied her.
well, what do you think of your
own country, now you're back?" she
heard SHADES voice saying. Seem
big to your"
ooh, like Washington" she said,
bringing herself back to the CONVEX
sation with difficulty.
Her father, noticing her abstrac-
ton, remarked indulgently: "She likes
Washington, Slade. She likes the
East, but she doesn't tell it to every
body on account of fathers votes.
Now, Slade and I love our western
city, Ell, Slade?"
"Well," with some reluctance, "it's
a good starting point" Slade admitted.
"Ah!" Katherine exclaimed, now
thoroughly herself again. There's a
man for youi He's not going to let
a town stand in his way. Mr.. Slade,
this is fathers Waterloo. He's been
great disappointment to me. That's
the worst of parents. We children
never know how they're going to turn
out. If father had only listened to
me it would have been Washington
for him-Washington for me. But he
wouldn't cross the Delaware. He
wouldn't leave the West. If there'd
only been a drop of Napoleon in ia
ther," she concluded with a sudden
burst of vehemence.
"Napoleon!" repeated the senator
eyes, Napoleon. He got what he
wanted, and nothing ever stood in his
path. l just love the way he rode
over poor old Josephines heart, don't
you?"-and she turned to Slade.
''But he was right" she continued
earnestly, as if she we're making a
plea for something that lay very close
to her own heart. why should we
let anyone hold us back? l wouldn't
But mother didn't want to leave the
West so father stuck to his town anc
his friends and his state. Now he
stands in the background and boosts
other men politically.
"He wants to boost you," she added
suddenly.
Letting out secrets" her father &C
cused, playfully.
But Katherine was never more Sc
rious. You're his dark horse" she
persisted.
You're lucky man, senator,
Slade broke in, as he watched Kath
crime admiringly. You're a lucky
man to have charming young woman
behind you in the race"
That's all we women are for" an
swered Katherine, bitterly, standing
behind some man and watching hin
do things"
why, child alive, you do thing.
yourself" the senator demonstrated
"She makes busts, Slade-heads. Don,
some big guns in Europe"
Katherine sighed and leaned bacl
YEARLY in her chair. ooh, in m!
feminine way, model" she admitted
But if there'd been one drop of Ma
poleon in father l shouldn't have ha,
to fall back on molding clay. l shout,
have been molding," she hesitated
and then finished daringly, opinion
and people"
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-04-22
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Tabs of Famous Men.
E c. WINES & co

Re President Marshall is a man of
d superstitions. One of them is that
bad luck to enter or leave build
except through the door by which
|frst entered it.
elieving as he does in this theory,
shall never leaves the Capitol except
f he door al the carriage entrance in
s Senate wing.
William c. Redfield, Secretary of
merce. was stripped of all serious
s and just allowed TO take his own
fse, he would run a motor boat by
s. and pianola by highland sing.
has also given good deal of atten
y in his hours of recreation TO the
ing of roses, whiskers and collie
Eenator Lawrence Y. Sherman, of IL
bis. wears his oldfashioned, heavy
nmtd speciacles, that sit diagonally
|foss his face, so that he can look over
= top Of the right lens off into the dis
nce. and through the other one at OBJ
DIS close by.
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, keeps
his office a volume known as the Ba-
h Book. IL contains the names of sew
b hundred babies that have been nam
1 for him since he entered public life.
bee year he goes over the list and
|nds the younger babies a present.
|Sena or Owen, of Oklahoma, one of
Ie collaborators in staging the new cur
hey bill, was born on grounding day
vi the tribal name given him by his
dian ancestors was Cherokee for the
roundhog But the strange thing about
was that the Indians do not celebrate
-oundhog day. ard they never thought
the coincidence in the name and the
ate.
The old saying that it is impossible
n any one 10 eat quail day for 30
AVS may be true. And SO is this: AS
hate Justice Charles K. Hughes, of
~ S. Supreme Court, has not miss
<ing two lamb chops every noon
bump lamb chops, cooked GER
kay-since he ascended the Su-
Court bench, more than three
ago.
hry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,
fellow Senator sat at lunch in the
e restaurant one day, and Lodge
ed TO his associate that he hoped
in office. The other Senator not
lat Lodge was eating green apple
With lots Of cream on it, and French
nes-Lodge favorite monday re-
Well" he observed, IF you
on eating combinations like that,
be you'll soon get your wish"
be biggest eaters in public life, when
narrows it down to three men, are
retary William Jennings Bryan, Sem
Ollie James and Senator Moses E
Log. Secretary Bryan always eats
usual dinner at home before going
to attend a formal dinner His spec.
N is cheese of various denominations
pp is most formidable at consuming
bd, thick cream. James is best at al
around eating tournament.
Senator Carroll S Page, of Vermont
Vie most methodical man in public
;. He is always the first at breakfas
his Washington hotel, because he j:
variably on the threshold at the exac
Dment the dining room door is opened
kewise he always enters the Senate
amber exactly at NE stroke of thu
bur He carries his pocket money, 81
as possible. in So 80 gold pieces.
.CRS SrouR ard SAVE
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II 1--we there" Hunt added, with &C

II 1--we there" Hunt added, with &C.
cumulated emphasis.
"All of u.s." Merritt continued, take
pride in the view along the water
front. It's damnable. Why, out Of
common decency, man What do
you want of factories, anyway" he de-
manded, completely angered and out
of patience.
SHADES voice was almost a drawl,
1t was so low-pitched and so provok-
ingly calm. why didn't you and your
associates protect your holdings?" he
inquired.
How'd we know a man with mil
lions would come along and buy up
the whole beach," Merritt's wrath
was getting beyond the control that
Katherine's presence demanded.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-04-22

the old home life was until now, when
she suddenly found herself a part of
it again after the brilliant European
season and the stimulating, exciting
life in diplomatic circles at the capital.
The thought of remaining in the West,
big frog in little puddle, had
grown positively hateful to her. Big
or little herself, she wanted a big
puddle. She was quite satisfied in her
own mind that no puddle would be so
big that she couldn't become a frog
of considerable size in it.
Now, as her restless brain and soul
clamored for higher goals and o, wider
field, the thought of SHADES millions,
Shades dominating, forceful personal
ity, SlaSe's reputation for sweeping
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16
SHERIFFS SALE UNDER "
GENERAL EXECUTION

by virtue and authority Of gen.
eraI execution issued from che office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
st. Francois county, Missouri, dated
the 18th day of June, 1914, return
able to the November term of said
Court, and to me directed; issued up
on a judgment, wherein VIM II. Seller
is plaintiff, against st. Francois
County Crushed Granite Company,
Edward Henderson and NJ. A. Young,
defendants. |, die undersigned Sher-
if of st. Francois county, Missouri,
have levied upon and siezed all the
right, title and interest of the said st.
Francois County Crushed Granite Co.,
Edward Henderson and VI. A. Young,
in and to the following personal prop
erty, situated and being in st. Fran
co.'s county, Missouri. to-wit: All
the right, title, interest and estate of
st. Francois County Crushed Granite
WV Ish""Iu iltiiitTHon diiC M. -.
Young in and to one "a Boiler and
Engine, one ~ No. 3 Gates Crusher,
one % Upright Boiler and Pump.
one % Blacksmith Outfit for Quarry
and Quarry Tools, one (1) Steam
Drill at Alexander's and All Tools
and Necessary Attachments, and
will, by virtue of said execution, on
the 9th day Of November, 1914, at
the south front door of the Court
House in the City Of Pennington, st.
Francois County, Missouri, between
the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon
and 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON of that
day, while the Circuit Court of St
Francois County, Missouri, is in SEES
sion, ut the November term thereof
proceed to sell at public verdue, ia
the highest bidder, for cash, the
above described personal property,
or so much thereof as may be nee
essary to satisfy the judgment, in
terests and costs recited in said ex-
ecution and of this proceeding.
J. C. WILLIAMS, E.
Sheriff Of St. Francois County, Mo
October Z, 1914.
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splendid era which lies ahead Of us
10y continually rCycrtng to things that
constituted the mistakes of other days.
The Government Ownership Idea
During the last few years the advo-
Gates OF the government ownership Of
rdilroud, have been somewhat persist
eHt Iu the public press and the matter
Is referred TO here, not with any idea
Of combating it hut merely that the
people may briefly see both sides Of
the picture. So long as a lot Of men
welcome the wrccking Of the railroads
on the theory that the government will
take them over and that such Il state
Of affairs would Ice preferable to prl-
waite ownership it viii be impossible
tn obtain from them fair judgment
Of the latter system which now pre-
walls IN the United States. II is i'm
possible to 90 into this great question
at any length at this thine but here
are few things worth thinking
about much has been said in recent
years about the water" contained in
American railroad securities and in
this connection, the valuation of the
government owned railroads of Europe
Is very interesting. In Germany the
state owned railroads are capitalized
at STA, 1875 per mile. in Austria N
Sl2O,Ga2, in Hungary at SGo,2l0, in
Italy at $l26,SSG, in Belgium at $780,
gli, in Switzerland at Sl02,950, in
Roumania at S9O,1l3, in Japan at
SSS. l04, in New South Wales at$7I,-
39l, while the privately owned lines
Of the United States, regardless of
what water may have been forced in
to them in specific instances, are on
ly capitalized at S63,944 per mile.
Whatever imitation may therefore
have been put into these properties
in the past, the fact remains that their
present valuation is much lower than
that of the state owned railroads of
Europe and what is still more inn
portant, the rates charged are the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16
WHY THE COST OF or.
GRATING RAILROADS
HAS BEEN INCREASED
How he High Cost of Living" Has
Infected the Transportation Com.
panirs.

I'm the previous article the question
of what the railroads do with the
money they take m wa briefly anal
yzod
In this connection, It is opportuu
TO remind the reader that uIuc-teuths
Of the abuses not only u the railroad
world but in the cutIrc field of indus
trialIsm were committed IL the past
and that American Business stands to.
day in the threshold Of new Ideullsm
which should mean much for the fu-
turc. In a great new country like ours
whose growth and expansion has been
the marvel Of the world. il was but
uItural that greed and setiIshnCss
shv,l Id frequently show themselves in
all Inns of business activity and the
railroads, Of course, were no exception.
But one by one these wrongful prac-
tees have yielded 10 an aroused pub
lie conscience which has not merely
affected the business world but which
has likewise taken hold of the realm
Of politics. Time was, not SO many
wears ago, when large corporations
were considered the legitimate prey
Of all who pursued thcm-and if they
some times employed like means to
protectthcmsclves it must at least be
admitted that the provocation was
very great. But fortunately these
things are past and gone. Never be-
fore in the history of the Republic
has its politics and It's business been
conducted so much in the open as to-
dav and that every honest corporation
in the country welcomes the change
goes without saying. II is therefore
needless and futile to cucumber the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16

Our best overcOats cost only the
next best price.-Gierse Brothers,
Tail0rs.
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STRAYED

From my home. on Sunday, Septem-
Der 9Th, 1914, one gray (almost
wfltc) mare, about Is l-2 hands high
and of medium weight. A seward of
$1,000 will be paid for her return.
JAMES MURAL,
LeadwOod, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16

Mrs. J. d. Martin of Windsor, Col
orado, and her niece, EfIie Alexander.
of Bismarck, are spending a few days
in Poplar Bluff with Mrs. Martins
brother, W. II. Williams.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-16
HUNTING FORBIDDEN

!. This is to notify hunters that hunt.
ing is strictly forbidden on my en-
closures either night or day with or
without dogs. Fair warning.
oo-2 LOTT GRIFFIN
Evening journal., 1914-03-24
LIKE SCHOOLBOYs.

From the Georgetown Journal
For the past two weeks the Sussex
County Levy Courtmen have been
initiating a crowd OF school boys at
play over the selection of tho con-
stables and collectors. Friction
sprang up two weeks ago when Com
missioner Andrew ]. Dolby, of Sea-
ford hundred, attempted TO land Lee
Purse Of his district for collector. The
Republicans claimed that Commits
sioner Dolby was trying to put one
over on them" during the absence Of
some OF their members when he tried
10 force the selection of Purse. They
became irate and as a result party
lines we're closely drawn. Some as
serted that they were not going to
allow the Democrats any of these
petty Offices, but the tables evidently
were turned at the meeting Tuesday
and from a perusal of the proceed
ings found elsewhere in this issue il
will be seen that the Democrats got
their quota of Offices II appears
to use that the Levy Court should
work for the interests Of the people
Of Sussex instead of getting into
political snarls.
Evening journal., 1914-03-24
HARRTVGTON MOTIFS.

Special tn T'1E EVENING JOURNAL
HARRINGTON Del. March "a
Ernest wilson. of PhiladelDhia. visit
ed his mother last week Mr., and
Mrs. William McCabe. of Brownsville.
were town visitors Saturday Mrs.
Soloman Sanp has been the guest of
her sister. Mrs. Riegan. in New York.
Darwin Sautolle has returned from
visit with his son al Chesaneake
CITY. Md.-Miss Eva Wingate, Of
Smyrna, spent SUNDAY with her par
ents here-The Christian Endeavor
Society will hold measuring social
on Saturday evening. March 2s. I'm
Harrington Hall Mr.. and Mrs. Pen-
jamin Knox and DAUGHTER. Martha,
visited Mr.. and Mrs Edward Rash on
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Flovd Turper
spent few davs last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith.
Evening journal., 1914-03-24
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Evening journal., 1914-03-24
BURY THIS LAW DEF.

AWAl NHt NlihNOM hAIks
Senator Maloy says that the one
year declaration law for voters,
whose repeal he proposes. has out
lived its usefulness. It never had
any usefulness.
At one time II may have delayed
the registration Of migratory colored
voters IN few localities, aud Il per-
haps operates at present TO disfran-
chise some Government employees who
live in the Maryland counties ad-
iacent to Washington. But, according
to common report, thousands of
Democrats coming into or going out
of the state have become 50 emblt-
tered by the nonsense Of having TO
make formal declaration in a court
house one year in advance In order to
win or preserve their right OF suff-
rage that they refuse TO register at
all For any party to stand sponsor
for such a law cannot be, in the long
run useful to itself or the State.
With the Democrats in an over
whelming majority in Maryland. they
have not even the argument of eX-
pedlency TO advance in favor Of re-
tanning archaic election methods. Il
was openly confessed when this law
was passed that IL was inspired by
zeal for party rather than for the
state. Now that the same reason is
given for doing away with it, let IL
by all means go.
Evening journal., 1914-03-24
EDITORIAL OPINION

room for school children in towns is one
OF the great problems of these times The
fight has TO be carried on for years be-
fore public sentiment can be brought to
a consent to have the right thing done,
because very few citizens know anything
about school affairs and have little phil
anthropic spirit for intellectual uplift.
The ten to fourteen years old school boy
or girl has acquired as much education
I in school today as a large majority of
persons ever got who are now fifty years
or more old. Consequently many who
have no broader educational vision see
10 necessity for more.
Others desire more for their children,
but hesitate to proceed when few more
dollars tax is contemplated, especially if
only others are receiving immediate
benefit. Civic pride and home philan.
thropy count for little.
All communities have to 90 through a
crusade for the bctterment OF schools.
There was bitter struggle in Woodbury.
for years before 100000 school build
ing was erected, yet il is now the pride
OF that city and drawing card twenty
live miles. Now Woodbury. gets more
than enough revenue from outside high
school pupils TO pay the interest ON their
investment
! Salem had their struggle and the
State authorities had 10 use force before
final action was taken. Woodstown is
still in a contest for a site after SG0. 600
has been voted for the building. but
action was not taken until the school
money was held up.
Pedricktown and elmer, minor towns
with a lesser aristoeratv OF wealth
among whom are few children, have
voted $4,000 each for school improve.
ments from "A sense Of civic duty with
out compusion.
II is evident that the attitude Of mind
of Penns Grove Board of Education is to
do nothing until higher power exerts
pressure against self interest to force
civic duty.
lhe educational vision OF some is pri.
mary, a school for primary children on
the lot owned Of six or eight rooms.
In ten years another struggle will be
on for more school room. But in ten
years those now 90 or more years old
will have passed away. Their influence
now holds the balance OF power. In ten
years some now opposed will have chill.
dren in the high school and win have a
higher educational vision. The boys now
twelve years and older who have a
higher educational vision viii be voter-
and ready 10 help erect high school
building that win create civic pride
IL will oil come about in time. but IN
the meantime the higher authorities
have a hard problem TO solve. II the
laws giving state officials superior powci
he repealed Il will have a deplorablc ef
feet on education in this region.