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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Falling Birth Rate.

More collins we're being nAedod
ina cradles, more hearses than RAN
carts, in France" said Father Bernard
sausnan' speaking on his ~investiga.
IONS INTO the birth rate in France
America and England.
IA II departments in France no
sala, the death roll call a in eyooss
VI tne birth rate. For every French
man born there were three caruaus
IN h United States much he sama
,ha would be recorded but for
me incoming foreigner. IN England
,ne outlook was dismal enough fall,
., . generation from IS per 1000 10
and ~ per 1000. Doctors wers
family. oniy In a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
CHAPTER Xxx.


"How's this headline for that stock
NIX job" asked Tommy North. sud
denly looking up from his writing.
Mountain Climbers Wear Our Hose
And Come Back without a Hole'7"
Pretty good" replied Betsy Barbara
from her corner by the typewriter.
Now get the rest OF IT," She resumed
her furious little stabs at the keys,
The sudden conclusion OF the Han
ska case left Betsy-Barbara afoat. She
could rot go back to Arden n she
would. and she would not II she could.
Il vas her within to remain In New
York: but the select young ladies'
seminaries OF the metropolis hesitated
10 employ a young woman who had hg.
nred 30 consistently on the front pages
81 yellow newspapers. Between trips
In search OF employment. Betsy-Bar'
bara continued to typewrite the CORE
spondence OF the Thomas W. North
Agency. Tommy. indeed. had offered
her regular employment as his clerk
She spurned that offer. holding II to
BIO mere gratitude. When she hat
learned the trade. she said. she might
accept a position as typIst and not
a minute before.
Tommy. unrunied by her business
like reminder. continued to view Betsy
Barbara. Presently the pencil dropped
from his hand. lie turned In hi
swivel chair and called: "Betsy-Bar
barai" In q tone wholly inappropriate
to Office hours.
Being a woman. she caught Il.
Tommy North" she said. withou
looking up from the keys, read m
that motto over your deskl"
business Thoughts In Cuisines
Hours, read Tommy. o~bediently.
"Well. what does that can ?" aske'
Betsy Barbara.
But what | meant to talk abou
now" replied Tommy In a wheedlinl
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
VANDERBILT HAS WISE GROOM
Possesses Sure Way of Telling Those
Whose Riches Are Newly
Acquired.

Newport. as all the world knows. is
getting more and more overrun with
the riches. The nouveaux
riches are buying up the finest es-
tates, and the old and exclusive New
port families are retiring to more iso-
lated resorts.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, at n OF his
dinners at his luxurious Newport
farm, said of a richie who
was assuming an extraordinary dis
dain for all things common and
plebeian:
This chaps way of turning up hi,
s reminds me of a groom Of mine
who used to say:
keep yer eye on what a man turns
up ais nose at. and yen know what
he's been raised on"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Was Not Tauaht the Color.

Little Grace, who had recently en-
tered school, brought home some
pumpkin-seed one day and told her
mother that the teacher said that al
though the seed was white the pump
kin would be yollow.
And what will the color Of the
vines be-" her mother asked.
Grace replied that the teacher bad
not taught her that yet.
Il know, dear, but we have pump
kin vines in our garden and you mus!
know what color they are
"Oh, of course l do. mother but
we amt expected to know anything
until we're taught" replied Grace
convincingly.=National Monthly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Tommy's Courtesy.

Tommy's father had been giving
him lessons in %politeness, but hard ,
dared hope that the seeds Of his
teaching had taken root.
One day, hearing a noise coming
from the nursery, he investigated and
found Tommy pounding his little
brother.
I'm surprised, Tommy said his ia.
Their sternly, that you should hurt
your little brother. Don't you know
that it is very cowardly to strike one
who is smaller than yourself?7
YES" replied the culprit meekly,
but when you spanked me yesterday
l was too polite to mention it,
Ladies' Home Journal.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Record Deposits in Irish Ranks.

Deposits in Irish banks have reach
ed a record mark. The balances in
joint stock banks, according to recent
statistics amount to e60,144.OOO. The
sum is s2,S92, 600 in excess of the to-
tai at the same date last year. With
the exception of a decrease in 1897
there has been a gradual increase
since 1893, when the amount was
sS4,6S7,OO The post office and trus-
tee savings banks also show similar
increases.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

that dimmed for size and Iuster all her
other jewels. Her dimples threw back
an answering fash.
Enjoy IL while you can. Marty"
she said. 1T won't be long
Even yet. Inspector MCGEE reflected.
Resale lie Grange had surprises for
him. He did not realize, for he was no
see of the future. hat she would be
giving him just such surprises all his
life long.
What's new with you this timer"
he inquired. smiling indulgently.
"Nothin' with me-" replied Resale.
only I'm breakin' the news to you.
Inspector is as high up as a policeman
can get. Your days on the force are
numbered, Martin MCGEE. An !
haven't made up my mind yet" she
added, dimpling now not on the dia-
monds. but on him, whether to make
you Democratic boss of the state sen
ate. or just leader Of Tammany halli'
That day was raw November. with
a wet sticky suggestion of rain in the
air. From the colonial piazza where
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

Tommy North. returning 10 his room In
Mrs. Mppre's boarding house at 1iW a. m,
discovers the body OF Capt John HanskH
another roomcr. with a knife wound on
his breast. susplcion rests upon a man
giving the name OF Lawrence Wade, VINO
had been heard nunrreilns with hansha
During the excitsnsnt q strange woman
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all OF Mrs, Moore's
hosrders, Including Miss Estriiia, an IN
Valid, whose brother was a fhvofitr
among the other ~boarders. Wade T. ar
rested. Mrs LeGranga. who. while plying
her trade as a trance medium, had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
times. examines the house where Han
ska was killed and finds on the FIRE .es-
cape outside Hanska's window a red shoe
button. which she conceals. Mrs, Le-
Grange pretends 10 80 into a trance 10
spirits. Hosaiie finds evidence 10 snow
that Enfriiia's real name IN Perez ana
that they formerly lived In Port OF spain.
II succeeding seances Resale leads MISS
Esfrilia TO believe she is talking with the
spirit OF John Hanska- With Inspector
McGee and detectives ut the windows
fosafie. In n final scance. leads MISS fs-
sriila 20 tell. In a supposed conversation
with the spirit OF Hanska. that her broth
~ Juan held the knife that pierced Han
ska's heart. Confronted. by the ofhcers
Miss Ertrilln makes n fuli confession. She
tells how Hansks secured possession OF
her jewels and fed to New York, ana
how she and her brother Juan had traced
him 20 Mrs. Moore'r house, She says
that Juan, dressed In her clothes, entered
Hanska's room to search for the jewels,
that Hanska awoke and rushed at the In
truder who picked up a knife from the
table TO threaten Hanska. She declares
Hanska, In his rage was suddenly strick-
en- with apoplexy and fSl upon the knife.
which pierced hi heart. Hosalie, sympa-
thizins with E~striila, OF Perez. warns him
and aids him 20 escape. McGee II en-
yfred and threatens 60 send her TO prison
hut finally recognizes that her motives
we're OF the best. lie suddenly realizes
that he loves nosaiia. He asks her "a
marry him and she accepts.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

tone. lis a matter OF business. I've
been taking stock. This hnegoing
conceru made last month a hundred
and ifty dollars above light. rent. Of
Dee expenses and overhead charges.
BY Christmas well be making a hun
dred dollars a week"
You'll be making" corrected Betsy
Barbara as she jerked back the type
writer carriage to begin the struggle
with another line.
That's the point OF these remarks,
You ought"-he paused her--you
ought to have a share. You know
you' re responsible for the whole thing
Who made me start this concern
who got me to cut out the booze and
90 into business for myseify"
Well" replied Betsy-Barbara. "a
tract of a preacher might have done
that anything which set you on the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

An Englishman sat at a New io'
boarding house table. One OF ~
boarders was telling a story In "n'-
a "dachund" figured. She was ~
able for a moment to think Oh VIZ
word. -.
1T was one of these-what 10 y.
call them?-one of these long vi
man dogs" 49,,
The Englishman dropped us IV.
his face beamed. "Frankfuiie''
Lippencott's Magazine.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Not a Sea Serpent.

uan exciting hunt for what was no
on ~ 70 De a sea serpent. took nlacs
ot,s cue number' off Hull. England the
asr oay. Rivermen. lightermen sne
~serpan, al ensased in the hunt. The
wn,aS ene turned out to be a buI,ooS
can,nro swan strongly and evadaS
,~pu ure Tor some time. II was aueo
N"''s iassoed and towed ashore even
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

Constance stood, waiting, the grounds
rolled away cold and naked to the
great double gate. A cluster OF bare
elms hid the farther reaches OF the
walk from her view. He who was com
ing would approach unobserved until
he was almost upon her. In the whirl
and perturbation of her spirit, she
found herself thankful for that. What
ever happened, 1t would come sudden
ly.
Rosalie lie Grange and every one
else most vitality concerned In the
Wade-Hanska case had considered 1t
best that she, the too-romantic heroine
Of these events, should be in hiding
when Lawrence Wade came out OF the
Tombs, a free man. One must con
slider the newspapers-always the
newspapers, with their photographers.
their special writer's. their i~nsistence
on the human interest features OF
the celebrated case. So even before
Captain MCGEE flashed to the head
quarters reporters that Margarita Pc
rec. detained in the criminal ward at
Bellevue hospital. was the solvent of
the Hanska case. Rosalie removed her
secretly to this friendly country pl e
near Arden. Days followed in which
the reporters tracked Lawrence Wade
at all hours in order to discover him in
the act of meeting Constance. In that
period. he scarcely dared write, lest
the address on an envelope might be-
tray her whereabouts. Now, in the
general march of events. the interest
in the Hanska case had become dull.
And today, in this very hour, he was
coming what message on his
lips?
In the distance sounded the whistle
OF a locomotive; a column OF white
smoke rose above the bare trees. She
glanced at the watch on her wrist.
This was his train. In FIVE minutes he
would emerge 10 view from behind
that clump Of trees In FIVE minutes.
she would know.
Was il honor with him-or was il
something else2 How far ne would 20
for honor's sake. she knew best of all.
Il was like him TO refuse the consola-
ton OF her love at a time when a Ten
der from him might mean only shame
for her. But did he love her still? sun
pose that she had become to him only
the i%ncarnate symbol Of his trouble ?
Suppose that the thought of her. now
only renewed those meditations on
shameful death which must have
haunted his nights in prison? such
things, she knew. had happened-must
happen.
A step cracked on the dried leaves
about the turn Of the path. From about
one OF the bare brown trunks appeared
a mans figure. And al the sight, a
very calm OF Indifference settled over
the spirit of Constance. SO the de
voice who has anticipated the sacra-
ment through nights and days OF rap
lures finds herself. as the priest ap-
proaches, without a ripple of emotion:
so the coward, who has shivered
through eternities of agony at the
thought of the AK. finds himself in.
capable of thought or feeling OF action
in the presence OF the headsman. She
simply leaned against the pillar. hei
soul as blank as her eyes.
His step q~uickened as he perceived
her, but he said no word. Now he had
| come SO close that he might almost
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

A farmer met a man al ! q
depot who asked him for q Mini
tobacco. The farmer puleu ,.Diiei
and said: Have you got a scs
NO" replied the man. want
any particular place wnei'
me to bite it?'
Nope said the farmer, mogius
The man jumped aboard us thai
train and yelled back: "Ali ris
III bite it in the next town
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
The Infant Class.

Harold and William had been fish
ing and upon their return at nisn'
we're exhibiting with great satisfac
ton the result of the days sport
Fish go in schools, do they not!
asked a young woman who was q
visitor.
Il believe they do" replied one Of
the men, but why do you ASK
"Oh, nothing" said the girl, WIN
a smile, "only l was just thinking
that you must have broken up an III
FAINT class."-National Monthly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

Laugh and grow fat. is the POM.
lar maxim which is often quoted to
pessimists. and some interesting re-
marks on the value of laughter were
made by DIR. w, McDougall at one of
the recent meetings of the British as.
sociation. The doctor defined laugh
ter as Natures protection against the
sympathetic processes. I'VE often
laugh" he said. at the minor misfor.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
uncle,s Strong Vocabulary.

The National Monthly prints -
following: A school girl was rsqu sI
to write an essay of 25O woruS
an automobile and submitted 'nis "a.
my uncle bought an au'O he
He was riding in the country mi,
busted it going uphill. gusss iva
is about fifty word. Inc o'I wbs,
hundred are what my uncle S~ mi I
he was walking back to to~n'
don't dare write them down
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

OOuln Ill.,
Dear Friend:
Received your letter last month and
was glad to hear that everything Is go
ing well with you. Thank you for the
picture. / see you're just as handsome
as ever. II you wear those clothes all
the time, though, your laundry bills
must be something fierce. Both Mar
tin and ! are glad you're doing so fine
in a business way. ! knew you would
once you settled down-guess the JOLT
helped you. But | am most pleased to
hear that your sister is beginning to
get kinder in her feelings to me. Lord
knows. everything | did was for the
best. Am also glad to hear that her
health is good and she is getting stout
| bet she's as handsome as a picture,
now she hasn't anything on her mind.
In regard TO a certain event three
years ago, would say that it's all
blowed over. Marty still drops in at
headquarters a good deal. and | had
him look it up. He says it would be
perfectly safe for a certain party to go
back to Port of Spain, though he
wouldn't advise visiting this land of
the free and the home of the brave for
quite some time. Not that he expects
anything would ~happen-but it's best
to be on the safe side.
Well, Martin and / are getting on
fine. He comes up for reelection in
| NnpAnn hnr- fop f 10 xuatro ,nofnnfp q
now-and it looks like a sure thing.
Martin still thinks I'm the smartest
and prettiest in the world, and take
care that he won't get on to me-but
oh, my dear, my massage bills are
something fercel
Now as regards friends of yours and
mine. I'll tell you all the news I've got.
DO you remember that Miss Harding
In the boarding house? She's Martyrs
s~tenographer now. and a mighty good
one. We're so afraid she'll get mar.
ried sometime. and Marty will lose
her. Miss Jones is ~married-lives
somewhere up Yonkers way. Mrs.
Moore has gone over to Jersey to keep
hONoO vi GIL 0iu 0A1iCs Autcb Ou6 tx
poets some money from him when he
dies.
Betsy-Barbara and Mr.. North live in
a little house on Long Island, and Mr.
North commutes. He's making sc
much money be says he's ashamed Of
II. They have twin boys, and If ever
= saw limbs-well, Betsy-Barbara Is on
the jump all the time keeping then
from committing ffty-seven varieties
OF murder and suicide they've though
out sor themselves. Martin says he,
glad he's given up his old Job. for /
certainly would be up to him to ge
them both life" some day. But | no
tice he's ready to go over there ever,
time we're invited. and he spends thu
whole time playing with those young
sters.
The Wades are still abroad. Thei
little daughter was born in Florence
Mrs. Wade nearly died, but she didn'
mlnd11that child. Judging by the pic
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

tunes of other people, in order not TO
be driven to tears by them. Our mar.
ural inclination in face of calamities
Detailing other people is to feel de.
pressed. In order that this depres-
sion may not prove too Overwhelming
in its effects Nature sets IN a demanS
mat we shall laugh instead. And
mus laughter gives the stimulus thai
promotes good health.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Luminous.

1t was evening. A stranger
preached the cyclist.
sir he said. your beacon has
ceased its function"
sir"
Your illumination. I say. is sbroua.
ed In unmitigated oblivion"
But really, | don't quite
The effulgence of your irradis,o.
has e~vanesced."
MY dear fellow, y
The transversal ether oscillation,
In your incandescenser have been ds'
counted"
Just then a boy shouted, Hi mia.
ter, your lamps OUT"
And the cyclist un~derstood.-Tt.
Bits.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

touch her; and she. sun leaning
against the pillar. moved neither mana
nor tongue nor eye. He stood close De
eide her on the piazza and
"Forever!l" he said.
Constance swayed forward into MS
outstretched waiting arms.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
Practical.

Willie was being measuie
first made-to order SUIT oi nadde
DO you want the shoulders ,suOr
my little MANI" Inquirer n,ly. 20
no" said Willie signin rourud
the pants. Peoples Home
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

He lin their new home, that u
know, l can hardly pene.
are really and truly marr'su n,s dss
she-Glance yer these .'ps ,s
and you'll have no dou"'
Boston Transcript.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

A Harvard professor is G %,sIsvss'
saying that a girl az s-ged VI
switchboard becomes ~aoroas w
electricity. Is that tne Girl 8 ~
of calling the telephone ,ourusl
wire louisville Oourie'
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

lures they've sent, is a perfect ht'ie
angel. Mrs. Wade says her lame Is
Betsy-Barbara and she's the apple OF
her fathers eye. They'll come pack
next spring.
Well, / guess that's about all. gave
Marty your invitation, but he says ne
can't see time ahead to take a long
vacation. II we ever can, we'll come
down there and visit you with great
pleasure. And SO. with love to your
sister and best wishes to yourself. in
which my husband joins me. remain,
Yours truly,
ROSALIE M'GEE.
New York, October 2, 10.
(THE END
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
CHAPTER XXI.

Happy Ever After.
Senior Juan Perez.
Peralta,
Argentine Republic,
South America.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-06
FOrty-One Strikes in BreWerieS

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in report to the convention held
Gently in Seattle Washington gives of strikes
in various trades for year 1912 His report in regard
to the brewery workmen is interesting The strikes
the brewery workmen engaged in numbered forty-one
Very few of the trades had as many strikes as the
brewery workmen. 1t goes to show how the boss
brewers love the workmen. They must strike to get
their rights To hear the paid of the vets talk
when there is campaign on against the saloon you
would think that the brewer is loving friend of the
laborng man, but facts prove otherwise. He charges
the poor workingman enormous price for the beer
he buys and then his workmen strike get fair
wages and working conditions Brewery workmen
poorly paid considering the nature of their work
The death rate among brewery workmen is enormous
The work kills Insurance companies and fraternal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-06

The saloon interests trying awful hard the supreme
declare the suffrage unconstitutional They
are asking for early verdict They before the April
election the Illinois won't have chance show
the world what they think of the liquor business and all
attending evils Unless the disqualified before the
spring election saloons will become all but the large
cities that they will be in the curiosity class The time
at hand when it will be disgraceul for city harbor
licensed saloon would establish pest house tent
in the of the town.--Greenfed ArquS
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-06

One OF the reasons quit because | noticed
| going to funerals oftener than usual-funeras
of friends who had been living the sort of lives
for theirs as had been living for mine. They began
dropping off with Brghts disease and other affections
superinduced by alcohol and took stock of that fea
of it rather earnestly. The funerals have not
stopped. They have been frequent in the past
three years than in the three years precedngal good
fellows happy, convivia souls; but dead-SamI
q. Blythe, in Saturday Evening Post
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-06
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
March 6, 1914.

insurance societies will give them insurance be-
of the excessive death rate. Then working in
brewery does not help his family socially.
brewery workman would much prefer that you
would ask him the question to where he works
The brewery workman is to be pitied 1t will be
blessing vote him into other line Of business.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-06
Chicago Saloons Trap Fourteen
Thousand Girls

Elsewhere in this paper will be found editorial
from the Chicago Daily Tribune which was prompted
by item carried by the Tribune which made
public the startling information that nvesti-
gator for the Chicago South Side Club had discovered
1902 working girls and women drinking in back
rooms of 478 of Chicagos 1000 saloons.
The Tribune is aroused 1t declares the Family
Entrance" sign of the saloon to be misnomer. Every
respectable citizen who has observed the Chicago sa-
loon in action will in this opinion of the Chi
cago Tribune. 1t is gratifying to know that there will
probably be ordinance introduced in the council
which will provide for the removal of these misleading
signs which tend to put air of responsibility upon
the saloon But to think about it the saloon and
all that stands for deceit and snare. The stuff
that is sold the bar is continually put before the
public in false light by means of advertisements.
For instance when the readers of newspapers are told
that beer is food and beneficial to health-they are
told something which careful scientific tests have
proved to be false. 1t is to be hoped that with the
coming down of the misleading family entrance"
signs will also be dscontnuance from the adverts-
ing pages of our daily Chicago papers misleading ads
which are put there for the purpose that the
family entrance signs appear the back door of the
saloon, namely, to add responsibility to business
which is in dsrepute.