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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
o Little Bobbie' S Pa o

| have not sed that the study Of
these langwidges is useless to the
children, beekaus it is useful sed
Mister Dixon. He looked at Pa kind
of hard for a minnit & then he went
on talking to Ma & his wife about
the show witch he had been to see.
l newer Cud see what good Greek
& Latin is, sed Pa. | studied Latin
for ten years, Pa sed, & | have for-
got every bit of it that l Termed. II
newer was single bit of use to me
haven't met a Latin Teller to talk
with since | graduated. What is the
use of knowing a lot of Latin &
then going out to q Hibernian ball
& trying to start up a conversation?
Nobody thare wud be Latin & |
Wud prubly git thrown out on my
he'd
You mustn't mind my deer hus-
band Sed Ma to Mister Dixon. He
is ore of those quaint old fashioned
peepul that gets an idee into his
he'd & talks about it all the eevning
One of his cunning traits is never
to admit that he is wrong about any
thing at any time, sed Ma. | always
humor him. Ma sed.
But | insist that what l am say
ing to the professor is all truth sed
Pa. OF course / know thare are a
few Latin phrases like la carte, table
de hotay, & Gesundheit that are
handy to use sumtimes, but on the
other hand the child's brain beecums
all clogged up with a lot of Latin
words that will never be of any
erthly use to him
| guess Mister Dixon and his wife
seen that Pa dident know what he
was talking about. so thay jest LATED
& changed the subjeck, & the rest of
the eeVning Pa was good natured 4
a fine gentleman, the way he oud
always be is he wanted to. thought
he had forgot all about the Latin
argument, but after thay was gone
he sed to Ma & me, Did you see how !
made them wise Dixons shut up?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

Dan. my his memory of my mother,
and his affection for me, and his de-
sire to see me good and happy, to in
terVene with my father and the
Bishop. even at this late hour, and
AT the church door itself to stop the
ceremony.
1t was late before | finished, and |
thought the household was asleep. but
Just as was coming TO an end |
heard my father moving in the room
below, and then a sudden impulse
came to me, and with a new thought
| went downstairs and knocked at
his door
Who's there?" he cried. Come
in"
He was sitting in his shirt sleeves,
shaving before a looking glass which
was propped up against two ledgers.
The lather on his upper lip gave his
face a fierce If rather grotesque ex-
preston
"Oh. it's you" he said Sit down,
Got to do this to- might goodness
knows If I'll have time for il in the
morning
! took the seat in the ingle which
Father Dan occupied on the night of
my birth The fire had nearly burnt
out
Thought YOU were in bed by this
time. Guess | should have been in
bed myself but for this business.
Look there" nc pointed with the
handle of his razor to the table lit
tered with papers that's bit of
what I've had to do for you. | kind
O think YOU ought to be grateful to
your father, my gel
told him he was very kind. and
then, very nervously, said
But are YOU sure it's quite right,
Sir2"
Not catching my meaning he
laughed,
Right" he said. holding the point
of his nose aside between the tips of
his left thumb and first finger.
Guess it's about as right as law and
Yax can make IL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
CHAPTER THIRTY.

MY sleep that night was much
IVA troubled by dreams It was
the same dream as before
again ana again repeated-the dream
of frozen regions and of the great ice
barrier. and then of the broken pen,
When | awoke IN the hazy light of
the dawn / thought of what tSe Pope
had said about beginning my wedding
day with penance and communion, SO
| rose at once TO so to church.
The dawn was broadening, but the
household was still asleep, only the
servants in the kitchen stirring when
| stepped through side door, and set
out across the fields,
The Dew was thick on the grass,
under the gloom OF a heavy sky the
day looked cold and cherries. A
Wind from the southeast had risen
during the night, the sea was white
With breakers, and from St Mary's
Rock there came the fsr-off moaning
OF sursing waves
The church, too. when reached H..
looked empty and chill The saCris-
tan IN the dim choir was arranging
lilies and marsuerites about the high
altar, and only one psor woman. with
little red and black shawl over hei
head and shoulders. was kneeline in
the side chapel whore Father Dan
was saying mass with a sleepy little
boy in clogs TO serve him
The woman was quite Young. AL
most as young as myself. but she Was
already widow. having lately lost
her husband at the hcrrjugs" some
where up by Stornovay. where he had
gone down in sale, leaving her with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

Il don't mean that sir. I
What" he said. facing round
Then trembling and stammering
told him. did not love Lord Raa.
Lord Raa did not love me. Therefore
| begged him for my sake. for his
sake for everybody's sake q think
| said for my mothers sake also) to
postpone our marriage.
And first my father seemed unable
to believe his own ears.
Postpone? Now? After all this
money spent? And everything signed
and sealed and Witnessed"
Yes, if YOU please, sir, be-
got no farther. for flinging down
his razor my father rose in tower
ing rage.
Are you mad? Has somebody
been putting the evil eye on YOU?
The greatest match this island has
ever seen. and YOU say postpone-put
ii off, stop it, that's what you mean
Do YOU want TO make fool of a
man? At the last moment, too. Just
when there's nothing left but to go
10 the High Bailiff and the church
But | see-I see what II Is
It's that young Conrad-he's been
writing to you"
tried to say no, but my father
bore me down.
Don't go TO deny il. ma'am. He
has been writing to everyone-the
Bishop, Father Dan. myself even.
penounCinG the marriage. IL YOU
PLACE"
My father i'm his great excitement.
was breaking with whitening scorn
into his native speech.
"Aw, yes, though. denouncins and
damning il. they're telling me,
Mighty neighborly OF him I'm sure!
! Just a ucighbor lad without a penny
at his back to take all that trouble, II
! had known he felt like that about Il
! might have aNed his consent, The
mperence. though The imperence
| of sim \ father has no rights. Il
seemsl A doughter is q separate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
TWENTY NINTH CHAPTER.

TCOULD not do as Father Dan adj
vises, being now enmeshed in the
threads of innumerable impulses
unknown TO myself and therefore
firmly convinced that Martins story
was not only true, but part of the
whole sordid business whereby a
husband was being bought for me.
With this thought ! went about all
day, asking myself what | could do
even yet, but finding no answer until
p O'Clock at night when. Immediately
after supper 1--WE lived country fash
ion) Aunt Bridget said
Now then. off to bed, girls. Ev
erybody must be stirring early in the
morning"
Never had ! written such a letter
before ! poured my whole heart on
to the paper. saying what marriage
meant TO me- as the Pope himself had
explained IT, sacrement implying
and requiring love as the very soul
of IT,. and since | did not feel this
love for the man was about to
marry, and had no grounds for think
ing he felt il for me. and being sure
that other reasons had operated to
bring us together. | begged Father
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
SOLID YEAR
OF MISERY
After a Solid Year of Mis-
cry, Bordering on Hope
lessness, a Grateful
Change Comes of
a Sudden.

Monticello, Ga Miss Tommie Bow
den, OF this town. says; 81 suffered
for one long year with serious wom-
anly troubles and 1t became so bad
that ] thought no remedy could cure
my case.
Il was nervous at times and had
sick headache SO bad that could
hardly bend over
Il tried two different kinds Of med
icine, but they did me no good.
II then began taking Cardui. the
woman's tonic, and ! hadn't used it
but one day before | felt great
change. I continued taking it, and l
know it saved my life. I believe it is
worth Its weight in gold.
II hope every lady who suffers from
Nomanly trouble will try Cardui l
praise it TO every lady meet. and my
sister also recommends it as the best
of medicines for women"
Do YOU suffer from any OF the
numerous ailments SO common to
women. such as headache backsche.
sidesche, nervousness. sleeplessness.
etc? Have you that tired weak.
worn-out feeling? II SO, We urge YOU
TO take Csrdui, the woman's tonic. il
has not only relieved thousands Of
women suffering from serious WON
emily ailments, but has also been found
an excellent tonic for that tired out
feeling,
Get q bottle OF Cardui to-day
n B,--Write to: Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co Chat
tanooga, Tenn for Special instructions
and "a page book, Home Treatment for
. Women, sent In ulsin wrapper, ON re.
EAeslr-lAaYl.l
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

" HE DiXons are cumming oaVer
to the house to-nite, sed Ma.
Thay are very Termed peepul,
both of them. Mister Dixon is a pro-
fessor of the Ded langwidges. and his
wife is so smart he says that he feels
just like the ianitor wen he is talking
to her. l know you will like them,
sed Ma
I am not so sure / will like them,
sed Pa. | doan't like peepul that
know too much. They always maik
you set around like a bump on a log,
listening to them & saying THAT is
very true"
/ hoap at leest you will treet them
civil, sed Ma, & not treet them the
way you have treeted sum of our
guests Be good to them eeven if
thay do make you feel stupid. 1t is
only by assoshiating with briter minds
than ours that we can hope to attain
knowledge, Ma sed.
Wen Mister & Missus Dixon calm
thay seemed like awful nice peepul.
Thay dident beegin talking about all
thy knew at all, but sat down & bee
gan to visit as nice as any one But
Pa was kind of jellus wen he looked
at Mister Dixon & KEEP thinking how
liltSI he hiiVN GU w III
Dixon, so he sed:
BY the way, prof, my wife tells me
that you teech the ded langwidges
Just what are the ded langwidges &
how ded are thay?
Well, Greek & Latin, for eXampel,
sed Mister Dixon. Thay are merely
called ded langwidges beekaus they
are not used in our modern life. Thay
are not in common use, like German
or French or Spanish.
see, sed Pa. Then you admit that
you are teeching a lot of our young
peepul two langwidges witch will not
be bit of good in the wurld to them
after they go out to maik thare way?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
OFF WITH THE OLD LOVE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am eighteen and have been
keeping company with a young
man for the past year and hall,
| am only finding out now that
we can not agree and | am not
sure whether | love him or not.
He had a friend who asked me
to go with him about two weeks
ago, and then l thought | was too
Young and told him so. Since
then he has not paid much atten-
ton to me. as he knows | am
going with his friend.
Now that / am older, | feel sure
love this young man better than
the one | am going with.
VIRGINIA.
Remember the adage, "Off with the
DID love before you are on with the
new" See less of the first lover
will do both him and yourself an
INJUSTICE if you continue to accept his
attentions, feeling as you do Their
rust to the god of love, who watches
over girls who are honest and true, to
Dring the second man TO you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

one child, year old and another soon
to come.
All this she told me the moment |
knelt near her The poor thing
seemed to think l ought to have re-
membered her, for she had been az
school with me in the village.
To Be Continued To- morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
ures HEARTS, This Case of Thief to Catch 7hieJ
o Advice to Lovelorn q
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

gether and let me stand by my
self. My girl friend is keeping
steady company with a friend OF
his. 1t would break my heart to
give him up. Do you think there
are signs of love?
A GIRL FROM FLATBUSH.
The signs of love are so varied thai
no one can say this young man does
not love you.
Perhaps the fault lies with you. It
may be that you let him see that you
care a great deal for him, and that he
has the power TO make you jealous.
Don't do it. Be a little more indif-
ferent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

if
happy a
o be
a-fndins
a syourua
will
o you he oil and
make Ladies' be
girl
NJ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
THEY MAY BE.
Dear Miss Fa.lrfaX.

I am keeping company with
young man three years my senior
and would like to know if he loves
me.
When | see him he acts cold,
but when he writes you would
think he thinks there is no girl
like me.
He took my girl friend and me
out once. They went dancing to-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

TO me, though could not interpret its
voice The salt air was damp and i,
refreshed my eyelid>.
Al length | got into bed. shivering
with cold. When | had put out the
light | noticed that the moon, which
was near the full had a big yellow
ring OF luminous vapor around it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
BEYOND SUGGESTION,

Dear MISS Fdlr1aX.
| am twenty-one, and in love
with young girl of eighteen,
who has declared her love for me.
but we can not agree because of
the difference in our religion, she
being Catholic, and very relig-
ious, while / am a Jew and not
religious She insists that she
can not give up her religion.
Would you advise me to drop
her, or wait until she is older?
FRANK.
A question of difference in creed 4,
too serious for any third party to
settle.
AS a general rule, the man gives up
his church, for the reason that a
woman's church means more to her
She is naturally more devout.
I hope you will not make a decision
in haste, remembering that it is Sc
rious, and for life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

being, and all to that Well, Well
Amazing thick. isn't it,"
He was walking up and down the
room With his heavy tread, making
the floor shake.
Then thar woman in Rome
wouldn't trust but she has been put
ting notions into your head. too All
the new tangled fooleries, I'll go
bail Women and men equal, not a
ha p'orth of difference between them,
IThe blatherskites."
| was silenced, and l must have
covered my face and cried, for after
while my father softened, and touch
Ing my shoulder. he asked me if a
man Of o. was not likely to know bet
ter than girl of 10 what was good for
her, and whether | supposed he had
not satisfied himself that this mar
riage was a good thing for me and for
him and for everybody.
do YOU think I'm not doing my
best for you, sel-my very best"
I must have made some kind of
assent, for h said
Then don't mother me any more,
and don't let your Aunt Bridget
mother me-telling me and telling
me wha. | might have done for her
own daughter instead"
Will Broken Down.
At last with a kind Of rough ten
derness. he took me by the arm and
raised me 10 my feet.
There, there. so TO bed and get
some sleep. Wen have TO start off for
the High Bailiff's early in the morn
ing"
My will was broken down | could
resist no longer. Without a word
more l left him,
Returning TO my ROOM ! took the
letter | had been writing to Father
Dan and tore il up piece h. piece As
! did so felt as II were tearing up
living thlng-somcth Of myself, my
heart cid all that was contained in it,
Then | threw open the window and
leant out. could hear the murmur
OF the sea, ! felt as II y we're calling
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

7 o a
joy!' and wrinkles
would be- have Sometimes I've worried the fashion mni has when caught
would before the unes like this
s o
n o and
/
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
To-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Twentieth Chapter-Continued.
Besides, love will come or course
II will It will come in time. If you
don't exactly love your husband when
you marry him you'll love him later
on. A wife ought to teach herself to
love her husband. I know ! had to,
and II ="
But If she can't, auntie?"
No Sympathy.
Then she ought to be ashamed Of
herself. and say nothing about it,
1t was useless to say more, so !
rose TO go.
YES. go" said Aunt Bridget I'm
40 bothered with other peoples bust
ness that my heads all through
others. And Mary O'Neil,' she said.
looking after me as ! passed through
the door. for mercy's sake do
brighten up a bit, and don't look as
II marrying a husband was like TAX
ing a dose of jalap. II isn't as bad
as that. anyway"
II served me right ! should have
known better. My aunt and spoke
ferent ground.
Returning to my room | found II
letter from Father Dan. II ran.
Dear Daughter in Jesus:
have been afraid to go far
into the story we spoke about
for fear of offending my bishop.
but i have inquired Of your
father and he assures me that
there is not word of truth In
II.
So | am compelled to believe
that our good Martin must have
been misinformed. and am dis
missing the matter from my
mind. Trusting you will dismiss
II from your mind also,
Yours in Xt,
ID D.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
The WonanThou
Gavest Ne
The Greatest Story of the
Twentieth Century.
BY HALL GAME.
Second Part-My Marriage.

Copyright. 1919, by Hearsts Magazine
Copyright, 1913. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright,
1913 by ]. B. Lippincott Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

. HE Dixons are cumming oaver
to the house to-nite, sed Ma.
Thay are very Termed peepul,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

MY sleep that night was much
N troubled by dreams It was
the same dream as before,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the Board of Local I'M
provements of the city of Rock Island,
Illinois, having let contract for the
construction of sidewalks from Tween
tieth to Thirtieth streets and from Six
teenth to Eighteenth avenues.
And the same having been complet-
ed and accepted by said board on the
22nd day of July, A. D.1914, and the
said board having filed in the county
court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
on the 22nd day of July, A. d. 1914, a
certificate showing that the said i'm
provement conforms substantially to
the requirements of the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the same,
the cost thereof, the amount estimated
by them to be required to pay the &C.
cruipg interest on bonds and vouchers,
issued to anticipate collection of the
assessment for said improvement. A
hearing will be had on said certificate,
as to the truth of the facts therein
stated, at the county court house, in
the city of Rock Island, on the 9Th day
of August, A d. 1914, at the hour of
8 o'clock a. m. or as soon thereafter as
the business of the court will permit
All persons desiring may file objections
on the hearing and may appear on the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
22nd day of July A. D. 1914.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
R. R. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local improvements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
PINCH HITTERS
help BROOKLYN
Tinx Lose Final Combat at
Washington Park When
Brookfeds Rally.
SOX RETURN TO CHICAGO
comiskeyites In High Spirits Consider
ing Disastrous Trip-Expect
TO Soon Lead.

Brooklyn, N. Y, July 25.-Pinch-
hitting persons decided the sports
and pastimes at Washington park
yesterday. During the course of
events, while fighting to overcome a
Chifed lead of three runs, Manager
Bradley of the home guard subpoe-
naed bench-warmers to swat against
Tinker's slabbers. One of the wreck
ers failed to deliver, but the others,
Jim Delehanty and Art Griggs, came
through in convincing fashion, I'M
loading timely wallops which swamp
ed the Chicago North Siders, to 4,
in the third combat of the series.
Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the Board of Local Inn
provements of the city of Rock Island,
Illinois, having let contract for the
construction of Waterman on TWEEN
ty-fourth-and-a-half street from Fiji
teenth to Sixteenth avenue.
And the same having been complet-
ed and accepted by said board on the
22nd day OF July, A. D1914, and the
said board having fled In the county
court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
on the 22nd day of July, A. D. 1914, a
certificate showing that the said i'm
provement conforms substantially to
the requirements OF the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the same,
the cost thereof, the amount estimated
by them to be required to pay the ac-
cruing interest on bonds and vouchers,
issued to anticipate collection of the
assessment for said improvement A
hearing will be had on said certificate,
as to the truth of the facts therein
stated, at the county court house, in
the city of Rock Island. on the 5th day
of August, A. d. 1914, at the hour of
o'clock a. m. or as soon thereafter as
the business Of the court Will permit.
All persons desiring may file objections
on the hearing and may appear on the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
22nd day of July A ID. 1914.
II. M. SCHRIvER,
r. r. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER.
Board Of Local improvements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25

Grocers' association. in a conference
with the mayor explained that the
present ordinance works a great hard
ship on Davenport grocers, and that
the association had determined to
make fight on the proposition.
He contended that the grocers
should be exempted from payment OF
the license fee inasmuch as the var
ious beverages are sold by the bottle
and are not retailed by the glass.
Mayor Mueller, at the end of the
conference, assured Mr.. Schaefer that
the matter would be given immediate
attention by the council, and his call
ing Of the special meeting is the re-
suit.
II is understood that various city
officials are now favoring a revision
OF the ordinance.
IEIGlRgW-EHIs lz-rn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
UAVeNP0RT GROcERS MAY
WIN "GRAPE JUICE" FIGHT

syor Alfred c. Mueller OF Daven-
has called special meeting OF the
,s1nittee OF the whole, 10 be held at
eity hall Monday morning. At that
ss,' e the famous grape juice" edict
-. oe up for discussion, and the mat
a. :. Ni4 be thoroughly threshed out by
omeials and representatives of the
4H Grocers' association.
n. ION present indications, it Is be-
-. ED mat the city ordinance will be
Used so as TO exempt grocers and
an other merchants from the pay
49, OF $40 license fee when soft
tsH. Hs are not retailed by the glass on
'As'r Premises.
H. Schaefer, head Of the Retail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
WHITEMAN MUST GET
NEW PETITIONS OUT

Owing to a technical fault David
Whiteman of Biggsville, Henderson
county, progressive candidate for the
legislature in the Thirty-third district,
is compelled to file a new petition and
is busy getting the necessary sigma
lures. His original petition was filed
in three sections and inasmuch as the
heading on each differed from the 9th
ers a new petition is necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
Dubuque to See Motor Races.

Dubuque, Iowa, July 25.-Prelimi-
nary plans were laid yesterday for the
October automobile race meet here.
The Nutwood park mile track will be
put in shape at once. George n. Hol-
comb, who promoted the Cedar Falls
races. backed by the Dubuque Automo-
bile club, is behind the project.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-25
TONIC B winner
OF THREE HEATS
Cspecial to The August

Ottawa, ILL.,, July 25.-Tonzo B, a
Rock Island mare, won three straight
heats here yesterday afternoon in the
1928 trot, winning the first place.
money, 5000. Eleven horses started
in all three heats and Tonic B had no
trouble in winning easily, taking
three points on the heats. Tonzo B
is the property of Herman Banker.