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judgment fore they'll work for honest dollar,
becase they can't git two. bleve il was the
Lord, wasn't it, whut said He'd help them whut
helped themselves. I'm gittin' to think it were
good text fur you coin shutters"
Bacon remembered how he had thrown bone
to Conscience a few days before by presenting
a five spot to one of those same idle rag chewers.
The stripper handed well-tied hand of to-
bacco to Bacon. Make me an offer on that
stuff" he said. "Id like to sell it to you; knowd
you'd give a fellow a square deal There want
no bias seams bout you when we used to swap
marbles"
Bacon WINGED His eyes fell on the tobacco
stained hands, and the sight of them dragged him
back, as we'll as the mans words, to the time
when there want no bias seams" Involuntarily
he put his hand to his eyes. The glimpse of the
little boy with the nut-stained hands more
than he could stand. He turned on his heel he
could not make the offer that trembled on his lip
with that picture before him.
WALL" questioned the man, looking at his
one-tme playfellow expectantly
Bacon did not answer, but walked to the other
end of the barn. He threw wide the door The
air within seemed close and oppressive, and, sud
denly, the pungent odor of the weed caused a
breath of nausea, a dizzy sickness, he could not
understand. The rain was falling again, and the
water dripped, drpped, dripped from the caves
AS he stood there he reached out his hands and
the cool drops pelted them. He placed his moist
ened fingers on his brow, on his lips on his
burning eyes. With his eyes closed. he could
still those crystal drops falling falling falling
All at once they seemed to form again into dol
lars, great, round, silver dollars Suddenly they
formed themselves into a glittering chain that
wound itself around and around, and around
him, binding him hand and foot, while one great
snakelike end squirmed itself toward the patient
figure with the tired shoulders and struck it to
the ground. Abruptly, by some trick of the mind,
the little boy with the nut-stained hands ap-
peared out of nothingness and lifted the PROSTATE
figure, and lol when he opened his eyes the chain
that bound him had fallen
Bacon turned back into the barn with the
weight of sudden resolve.
"Noles," he cried, and his voice rang with
note of triumph, you have small gold mine in
here This is the best crop of tobacco / ever
saw; the demand for stuff of this quality is un-
precedented, Haul it into market and III make it
bring you little fortune
Far over the rain-soaked fields there hoated the
the voice of woman singing as she went about the
kitchen preparing the frugal meal for the tired man
with the bent shoulders
God be with you till meet again;
By His councils guide uphold you"-
The voice, the words the tender notes smote
Bacon like benedction.
Although it still raining when he reached the
gate, the collar of his coat remained down and the
hat brm up AS he swung the heavy gate into place,
he fastened the hook over the high nail and the
rusty chain firmly. First he had driven the old
SOW with the twelve little pigs back into the field
The boy with the nut- Stained hands no;nted than,
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and this had come in it's stead those bright
alluring dollars, dollars, dollars, dollars, that
danced before him through the gate, up the
muddy road, and disappeared within that barn
that oomed black against the gray sky.
Although the rain had ceased, Bacon turned
up his coat collar and turned down the brim of his
soft hat. 1t the involuntary action of man
who is preparing to prize lock.
"The old standards" he muttered "are moss
grown"
AS he lifted wide the sagging heavy gate, an
old sow with twelve little pigs, swinging to her
hungriy, came toward him with questioning nose.
He gave her vicious kick he climbed back
into the buggy and took up the reins
"You can get out on the road if you want to-"
he growled. 81 am not going to fool with that
damned gate" Indeed the little boy with the
clear eyes and the nut-stained hands was far
away.
When Bacon entered the barn the man that
stood stripping the clear clean leaves of pungent
tobacco from the stalks and tying them into
hands did not hear him. They were about the
same age, these two men; but the tired dropping
shoulders of the strpper made him seem much
older. 1t was the difference that is usual between
the man who makes his living by the sweat of
his brain and the man that makes his living by the
sweat of his brow.
AS Bacons eyes rested on the long, well-cured,
brightly colored tobacco he shot a quick glance
at the man. A great wave of exultation swept
over him. Here Opportunity smiling as that
goddess had smiled beforel He closed his
eyes for moment. The possibilities of that
eight thousand pounds of rare weed fairly dazzled
him. That it could be bought for a song from
that man who only used the sweat of his brow
he felt quite sure That the man before him was
tota11xy of Of he uH beb baJ
produced he was equally sure.
Bacon cleared his throat and looked about
with an expression of bored tolerance. The man
who stripping looked up. Bacon shifted
though something unpleasant had greeted his
nostrils.
"Shes getting a little high" he said, without
ceremony of greeting.
as you buying much?" questioned the strip
per- looking at Bacon duly as if he had known of
his presence from the first
very little" rejoined Bacon drawing nearer
and gancing about with the practiced eye of an
experienced speculator "The markets too uncer-
tain. was just passing, and thought I'd look
in on you" Both men knew this statement had
no foundation in fact, but a formula that
had to be gone through with 'Ive been holding
off; Pm getting to be a wise old owl"
The stripper made comment Bacon began
TO throw hands OF TOBACCO about roofing under
various piles as though in search of skeleton.
you've about finished up here" observed
Bacon, looking at the few sticks of tobacco that
remained.
"Wa-ll, yes" said the DULY; Il lowed
I'd finish this little jag myself. It's got to be,
if you don't turn your pockets wrong side out,
you can't get hand to work in this stuff. We
ought to get something fur it; it costs enough to
get it ready. The niggers and the lazy whites
will sit around them grocery stores and talk about
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twisted nail, the rusty chain holding the lower
gate in place. the water standing in stagnant pools
at his feet. He drew in his foot and settled back
into the vehicle, looking goomily at the stretch
of muddy road that led through the field to
barn that stood black against the sky quarter
of mile away
"A man that goes after crop of tobacco day
like this ought to be rewarded" he muttered
grimly.
His horse, with ears fattened against his head
the rain pelted numerically, groaned an as
sent.
Bacon dropped the lines over the dashboard,
drew up the leathern apron and snugged back
under the robe with half-cosed eyes He would
not try the gate until the rain subsidized Notwith-
standing the outlook of gloom and discomfort,
there was element of snuggness irr the situation
that gave him vague sense of pleasure; some
thing that stirred within him the memory of his
boyhood, when he had crouched under the drip
ping caves of the she'd while the rain fell about
him, and yet not him, and planned and
dreamed and dreamed and planned always beau
tiful, noble generous things that had thrilled his
boy soul in admiration for himself He recalled
his youthful hero Jason he went in quest of
the Golden Fleece. He recalled the words of the
old woman whom Jason carried across the rocky
the feeble and distressed" Bacon indeed had
started on the quest, he had the rocky
places; but had he assisted any one but himself
across?
He stirred uneasily and idly drew his gloves
from his hands The white softness of those
hands struck him in sharp contrast with the
memory of the boy who nestled and dreamed
under the dripping she'd He recalled his hands
-knotty, rough, honest little hands that had
fought their way through boyhood, upholding his
creed of right, valiantly sometimes with violence.
He smiled little sadly at the memory, just as
smiles at the thought of some dear child
that given to brighten one vivid patch of life.
The philosophy of life, which, man, he
adopted, strangely at variance with the ideals
of that little boy with the nut-stained hands.
The little boy had believed that education meant
ability to upft; the man believed that educa-
tion meant ability to outwit. The little boy
had believed that right might; the be-
lieved that might right The little boy had
believed to the victor belonged the glory; the
man believed ito the victor belonged the spoils"
The little boy had believed "Do unto others as
you would have others do unto you; the man
believed "Do Others or they will do you"
Bacon pulled himself together almost angrily.
This time for ghosts of dead ideals to
walk. He turned his mind determinedly from the
internal to the external. He did not care to
commune with that clear-eyed little boy with the
nut-staned hands; no, not today. He began to
count the drops that fell from the buggy top to
the leathern apron. Gradually, through his half
closed eyes, those drops began to shape them
selves into dollars great round, silver dollars
that danced and glittered. The vision of the little
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The Regeneration
;Bv Frances Goggin Maliby

uthor Of The Pin Hooker "7he Trial BY Water"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-09
LUNCHEON HELD
FOR SYNOD MEN
Flying Squadron" and
Texas Synod Leaders Are
Given Feed Friday Noon.

Group three. Of the Flying Squadron
Of America" and the leading delegates
to the Presbyterian synod were enter
tanned at a mems luncheon which was
held at Hotel Paso del Norte- ILoay-
honor Of ex-governor J. Frank Hanly.
Of Indiana; DR.. Ira Lanrith, president
Of Ward Belmont college, at Nashville,
Tenn. and the oth~r members OF the
third group. The former Indiana gov
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-09
TEMPERANCE DAY
HELD At SYNOD.
Flying Squadron" Speaker
Addresses Synod; Paris
Gets Next Synod.

Friday was temperance and Trinity
university day at the Texas synod Of
the Presbyterian church Rev Ira
Landrith. one Of the speakers Of the
Flying Squadron who Is here for the
temperance meetings at the First Chris
tan church. spoke at the afternoon scs-
sion Of the synod at the First Presby-
terrain church on the national prohibit
ton movement
A report of the permanent committee
on temperance was also made at me
Friday session Of the synod. The Trim
ity university meeting viii be held this
evening when addresses will be made
BY Rev. J. z. Clarke Of Nashville.
Tenn, and by Rev J. Frank Smith, of
Dallas.
Paris Gets synod.
Paris was selected as the meeting
place for the 1915 synod The Paris
delegation has been working hard for
the next meeting OF the Texas PresDy-
terians and was selected unanimously.
The second session Of the unl1led pro
gram which is being considered by the
synod was held Friday morning follow
ing the responsive bible reading. The
general subject for the unified discus
sion was the consideration Of how this
unified work helps the church The pro-
gram included a general consideration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-09

Mo, retiring moderator.
Of four points: How the unification Of
the forces Of the Church made them
more effective. how intelligent interest
was awakened by systematic education,
how IL afforded a sound financial basis
and how it quickened spiritual life. Inc
conference was led by the members OF
the joint executive committee OF the
synod and was especially interesting.
Home Mission Meeting.
In the afternoon, following Rev. Mr.
Landrfth's talk. the home missions com
mittee met for the daily session with
Rev. B. A. Hodges, presiding. An ad-
dress was given BY Rev r. n Donalf-
son which was followed by general
discussion Of evangelism The new plan
for home mission work was also dis
cussed. Rev Robert Mclean. supertn-
tendent of the Spanish speaking work,
delivered an address on the subject.
The Winning Of the AIeXicans in Tex
as" This was followed by a report CT
the committee on ministerial relief and
sustentatiOn.
The Evening Session.
Thursday evening the first cOnsidsra-
ton Of the unified program was held
at the First Presbyterian church. The
discussion took two forms. one being
the consideration Of the unified task
Of outstanding this country and in
the eVangelizing Of the nOnchristial
the board Of church erection; Rev J. F.
Clarke secretary Of the board Of col
leges and Rev. Joseph W. Cochran, sec
rotary Of the board Of education, made
executive committee The musical pro-
gram included a solo by Mrs. Leila 7.
Moore and a duet by T. G. Billings and
Thomas A Christian
Texas Leads.
The statistics Of the Texas synod
show that this synod gives more to
home missions than any other synod Of
the church The statistics Of the state
synod are:
Twelve presbyteries. 254 ministries,
Il licenses, six local evangelists, 81
candidates. AIS churches, 14l8 elders, 763
deacOns 1884 added on examina ton.
1898 added on certificate, 26.6O4 total
membership, 22-559 Sunday school mem
bership, $11474 for home missions,
SS452 for foreign missions. S3005 for
education Of ministers, S163S for Sab
bath school work. $685. for church
erection, S1525 for ministerial relief and
sustentation. s567 for missions for
freedmen, S5TS2 aid for colleges, S6G4
temperance, 1856 general assembly,
1881 congregational expenses, SIS
$40 miscellaneous
SynOdicaI Society Meets.
Foreign missions was the theme Of
the topics and reports presented at the
Friday sessions of the Woman's syn
odical society meetings, held at the
Westminster Presbyterian church
Mrs Tom Cation, Of Detroit, Mich
Bissiand. Of ST, Louis. No, gave 2, e the
greetings from the southwest board Of
missions. Mrs. Charles Crotty read the
report Of foreign missions Letters
from Miss Mary Turner and Miss KATE
Spencer. missionaries in Mexico. were
read Mrs. r Thomson, Of Amarillo,
conducted the mission study class On
the first chapter Of the book, The
Child in the Midst" Mrs H. B. Durkee
offered the closing noOntide prayer.
Afternoon Session
At the afternoon session Mrs ". 7.
Eaton, Of Tyler. led the devotional eN-
erCises. Mrs. John Sparger, Of Dallas,
read the report Of the treasurer Of The
Continued on Page II, Last CoIumn.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-09

ernor was forced to pass through Fl
Paso and could not stop for the final
series Of meetings.
DR.. Landrifh Comes.
DR.. Landrith, Oliver ". Stewart. Of
Chicago: John 3. Lewis. Of Boston
Frederick Brown, OF Yonkers, n. Y.
Mrs. Butler and Miss Vera Muuin. az
Winchester Ind. arrived for the tenn
perance meetings and were guests at
the luncheon. Moderator John F. Fen
der, of the Texas synod, and other lead
ers of the synod were present at the
luncheon.
There was no program arranged for
the luncheon. but each OF the temper
arce and Presbyterian leaders made
talks to the 100 men who were present
Tho Rotary club plan OF introducing
the men was used and talks were made
by Rev. C l. Overstreet, DR.. Landrith.
Zach Lamar Cobb, Claiborne Adams,
Norman Walker. J. B. Lewis, modera-
tor Fender and others.
The Flying Squadron" held its af-
ternoon session at 2:30 in the First
Christian church and at 1880 this eve
ming the series Of temperance meetings
which have been in progress here since
Wednesday will close.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
FORMER SALT LAKE
WOMAN IS KILLED
Mrs. Tessie Ellis and Com.
panion Meet Death Under
Train at Portland.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PORTLAND, Ore, March 22.-Mrs.
Tessie Ellis, formerly Of Salt Lake City,
divorced wife of DR.. C. A Ellis, and
her companion, George l.. Mitchell, were
instantly killed at Estacada, suburb
of Portland, this afternoon by an cleo
tric train. Mrs. Ellis in some manner
caught her foot between the ties on a
trestle. Tho train was approaching and
she screamed for help. Mitchell, who
was near her at the time, ran to her
rescue, but was unable to extricate her,
and both were run down and instantly
killed.
Mrs. Ellis is said by close personal
friends to have been engaged to marry
Mitchell, who was steward of big hotel,
when he should have obtained a divorce
from his wife. The divorce has been
delayed, it is said, because Of the fact
that Mitchell and his wife have daugh-
ter in school, who will be graduated
to do nothing at this time that would
cloud the young girls life.
Mrs. Ellis was the sister of Mrs. C..
A. Dunlop Of 259 Edith avenue. this
city, and went to Portland about three
years ago. She had visited here sew
eral times, however, while making her
home in Portland. She was divorced
from her husband about two years ago.
Mt. and Mrs. Dunlop were not ap-
prised of the tragedy until told of it
by The Tribune at a late hour last
night. Still later, Mr.. Dunlop tele-
phoned the sad news to the parents in
Ogden. Mrs, Ellis's parents are Mr..
and Mrs. Owen McDermott. Mr.. Dun
lop was in the employ of the Southern
Pacific for many years as road master,
but has been retired on pension.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
MUCH INTEREST IN
CALMETTI MURDER

PARIS, March 22.-The killing. last
week of Gnston Calmette, editor of the
Figaro, by Nine. Caillaux, wife OF the
former minister of finance, continues to
absorb public interest.
The interest in the case, which had
been diverted from Nine. CaillauX to
the investigation into tho reasons. for
the postponement OF the trial OF Henry
Rochette, on a charge of swindlipg oper-
ations, today WAS focused OH Nine. Cnll'
laux's prison life.
The protest that Nine. CaillanX IS the
recipient of excessive favors in prison
today assumed formidable proportions.
Tho chief Of the peuitcntiary depart
ment Of the ministry Of the interior,
while declining to discuss the subject
at length, asserted that Nine. Cail!auX
was being treated in accordance with
the prison regulations.
Nine. Caillnux passed bad night iol-
lowing the lengthy examination she un-
derwent Yesterday before Magistrate
Boucnrd, She arose ut o'clock today
The other prisoners arc up MT >. She
said She was suffering from q severe
headache, but declined to see the prison
physicians.
While the other prisoners wero MT
mass Nine. CaiIlaux dressed IN the
clothes she wore the day she shot NJ.
= Do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
OLYMPIAN SPECIAL
Chicago Gang Bent on Causing Disaster
OIL the Milwaukee Rail
road.

CHICAGO. March 22.-An attempt
last night to wreck the Olympian spe.
cial, one Of the trains de luxe of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
was the fourth to be made within few
weeks, railroad officials admitted today.
The wreckers are believed from their
familiarity with tho railroad construc-
tion work to be four former section
hands, all foreigners, Their motive is
revenge for the accidental death Of q
comradc, railroad detectives assert.
Fifty detectives have been patrOIline
the right-of f-way from the union station
to the city limits for many days De
spite their vigilance two fish plates, con-
Meeting the rails, wero removed just be,
fore the train reached the outskirts and
au engine and baggage coach left the
rails.
The wires at the rail joints were ma
nipulated i'll such a way as not to dis
turb the electrical connection and SO the
danger signal, 300 feet away, would not
be shown.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
MURDERER DORR TO
DIE DURING WEEK
Abandons Hope Of Clemency and Prom
ises Spiritual Adviser He Will
Be Brave.

BOSTON, March 22,-His appeal for
executive clcmeney having failed, Will
liam a. Dorr of Stockton, Cal, tonight
awaited at Charleston state prison full
fillment of a sentence of death, He
may be electrocutcd any night this
week. In accordance with the law, pro
viding for secrecy, the date has not been
announced,
Dorr g crime was the murder on April
IL, 1912, of George Z. Marsh, wealthy
retired soap manufacturer of Lynn.
Marsh was trustee OF fund of 100000
for Miss Orpha Marsh of Stockton, All
aunt of Dorr. who lived at her home.
1t was the contention OF the government
that the motive for killing Marsh lay
in Dorr S knowledge that this fund
would 90 to his aunt on the death of its
custodian, and that eventually it would
revert to him.
Dorr, who is 81 years old, expressed
the wish tonight that after the execu
tion his body might be eremated. In a
long interview with his spiritual ad-
wiser. the Rev, Arthur IL, Hartman of
Lynn, he promised the Clergyman that
he would be brave to the end. He
wrote farewell letters to his sisters, one
Of whom lives in Maine and the other
in California.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
THOMAS J. MAGUIRE
ANSWERS LAST CALL
Discovered Maude Adams and Once
Hired David Belasco to Do Odd
Jobs at Sl5 Per Woek.
International News Service.

By International News Service.
NEW YORK. March 22.-Thonas j.
Mcguire. we'll known as a theatrical man
ager and newspaper man, died today at
his home in West One Hundred and
Fourth street after prolonged Illness
About twelve years ago Mr.. Mcguire
was attacked by cancer OF the tongue
and 1t WAS finally found necessary to re-
move the tongue al the roots, The pa =
licnt recovered from this operation and
mauased TO speak quite clearly. despite
the removal OF his tongue The disease,
however continued TO spread aud Tor
the past few years Mr. MaSuire had been
confined to his home.
Mr. Magure WAS II son Oi the founder
of the Maguire opera bouse In san Fran
cisco lie was born In this city fifty
seven wears ago. In his carly youth he
went on the stage and is said TO have
been tho man who discovered Maude
Adams He often told OF how he em~
ployed David Belasco at Slj week 10
do odd jobs about the thcatcr OF which
he was manager. This was the begiH-
ming of BclasCo's thea try,al career.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
MOTHER JONES ON
WAY To TRINIDAD
Governor Ammons Fears Visit
of the Aged Agitator VIII
Result in Bloodshed.

DENVER. March 22.-"Mother" Mary
Jones, the aged strike leader left to-
night for Trinidad, IN defiance OF MILL
tary orders. She went unacconpanied
and her train IS scheduled to arrive al
Trinidad early tomorrow morning
II certainly expect TO be rearrested the
moment | step from the train.' said she
tonight, "and l will go back to the hos
pital since the soldiers have the bayonets
and / have nothing but the constitution
Neither Governor Ammons nor General
Chase had been advised OF her departure
up TO Il late hour tonight, but Governor
Ammons, In discussing the strike sttua-
ton generally. declared that he hoped
Mother" Jones would remain out oi
Trinidad, FOR I certainly believe her
presence there. even II she Is arrested
will result in bloodshed."
when she returns" he continued, 'It
Will be In direct defiance TO the state
and il seems hardly fitting that the state
should be insuted by the very people who
have made It necessary for the state &c
spend more than a half million dollars
10 keep peace and order
II have given the state militia no fur
Their orders in regard to Mother Jones
and so far as I know. none Will be given
but In tlls strike you cannot tell what
conditions will arise al any time"
Horace N Hawkins. attorney for the
United Mine Workers OF America, sta LeG
tonight that In the event Mother Jones
is rearrested in Trinidad, the supreme
court of the state will be asked to take
original jursdtction In habeas corpus
proceedings. st having been demonstrated
BY the previous habeas corpus case ir
Trinidad that Mother Jones can ge
no relief from the district courts"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
Killed by Accident.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. March %.
While repairing a revolver at noon to-
day r. S. MacJohDstone. 66. Il cabinet
maker. grandson of the famous confcd-
crate general. Albert Sidney Johnstone.
accidentally shot himself In the breast.
lie died twenty minutes later. MacJohn-
stone said 3ust before he died that he
did not know the revolver was loaded.