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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-21
FRISCO EMPLOYEES
SELECT WEBB CITY

Springfield Mo-, May 17-Webb
City was selected by the Frisco en-
ployes as the place for the annual ex-
cursion, which will be Saturday, June
10. Five thousand persons will leave
here IN special trains for the big out
ing.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-21
MISS DAYS PUPILS TO
GIVE RECITAL TONIGHT
Students of Piano and Violin to Rem
der Excellent Program in
Normal Auditorium.

A violin and piano recital will be
given in the Normal Auditorium at
$50 this evening by the advanced
pupils studying under Miss Verna Day
of the Normal faculty.
This Will be one of the principal mu-
Steal entertainments given by Normal
students this season. Miss Day is an
excellent musician and her class of
musicians, are said to be very prof.
Gent.
The program for this evening fol-
lows:
Menuett aus der Sinfonie in C
dur Observation-Disclosures. Haydn
lntermeZZO ................M Macbeth
Naomi Pott, Irene Boquett, Esther
Reisenbichler, Evelyn Hill.
Barcarolle ..........Pe Pennington
Ruth CaShion.
Esther Reisenbichler.
Violin Duet-Salut d'Armour. Elgar
Naom Pott, Esther Reisenbich-
Ter.
Piano Duet-Alone ..... GOerdeler
Ruth Cashion, Verna Day.
Souvenir .Gebhardt
Traumerei-Reverie ..... Schumann
Naomi POtt.
Lucia di Lammermoor. -. .DOnZetti
Violin Ouartpttp-
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-21

Miss Elizabeth Beach, teacher of vo-
cal music at the Normal, will give a
recital in the Training School chapel
at the Normal at o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Miss Beach has an excel
lent voice and her friends are looking
forward to this entertainment with un-
usual interest.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-21
LIEUTENANT KILLED AT POLL
Cavalry Officers Skull Fractured :
Honolulu.

Honolulu, T. H., Nav 17-Lieut. =
NJ. Lyman o the Fourth Cavalry.
S. A., who's skull Tas fractured ~
collision VIZ ". Dillingham; E.
polo game Salgscs = died l5sta @h-.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-25
CHAPTER ".
Too Many Men.

"A conscience must be nuisance to a rector" sympathized Gail Sar- gent, as she walked up the hill beside Rev. Smith Boyd.
 The tall young rector shifted the thin rope of the sled to his other hand.
 "Epigrams are usually more clever than true" he finally responded, with a twinkle in his eyes. It had been in his mind to sharply defend that charge, but he reflected that it was unwise to assume the speech worth serious consideration. Moreover, he had come to this toboggan party for healthful physical exereisei
 Then you're guilty of an epigram," retorted Gail, who was annoyed with Rev. Smith Boyd without quite know ing why. You cant believe all you are compelled, as minister. to say"
 That" returned Rev Smith Boyd coldly, lis a matter of interpretation. !" He commended himself for his pa tience, as he proceeded to instruct this mistaken young person. She was a lovable girl, in spite of the many things he found in her of which to disapprove. "The eye of the needle through which the camel was sup posed not to be able to pass, was, in reality, a narrow city gate called the Needles Eye"
 Gail looked at him with that little smile at the corners of her red lips, eyelids down, curved lashes on her cheeks, and beneath the lashes a sparkle brighter than the moonlight on the snow crystals in the adjoining field.
 "It seems to me there was some thing about wealth in that metaphor. " she observed. her round eyes flashing Open as she smiled up at him. of 1t
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countryside with mellow light. and strewed upon earth's fresh robe s wealth of countless spaskling gems
 This is wonderful sermon" unused Gail; then she turned to the rector. She softened toward him. as she saw that he. too. had partaken Of the awe and majesty of this scene. He stood straight and tall, his splendidly poised head thrown back, and his gaze resting far of where the hills cut against the sky in tree-clad scallops.
 Tt Is an inspiration" he told her, with a tone in his vibrant voice which she had not heard before; and for that brief instant these two, between whom there had seemed some instinctive antagonism, were nearer in sympathy than either had thought it possible to be. Then Rev. Smith Boyd hap pened to remember something. The morality or immortality of riches de pends upon its use" he sonorously stated. as he stepped out into the road again, dragging his sled behind him, following the noisy, lettering crowd with the number two bobsled. Mar ket Square church, which is the one l suppose you meant in your compari. son with the rich man, intends to de vote all the means with which kind ! Providence has blessed it. to the glory of God"
 And the gloriication of the billion aire vestry," she added, still annoyed with Rev. Smith Boyd, though she did not know why.
 Again Rev. Smith Boyd drew her out of the road, almost urgently, and unnecessarily in advance of need, to permit a thick man to glide leisurely 1 by on his stomach on a handsled. He 1 slid majestically onward, with happy 1 forgetfulness of the dignity belonging to the president of the Towando Val i ley railroad and a vestryman of Mar | ket Square church.
 That used to be lots of fun," re- membered Gail, looking after her Uncle Jim in envy.
 Market Square church has dis pensed millions in charity" the rector felt 1t his duty to inform her, as they started up the hill again.
 "If it's like our church at home 1t costs ninety cents to deliver dime" she retorted, bristling anew with by- gone aggravations. 50 long as you can deliver baskets of provisions in person, it is all right. but the minute you let the money out of your sight 1t filters through too many paid hands. found this out just before l resigned from our charity committee.
 He looked at her in perplexity. She was so young and so pretty. so charm ing in the ermine which framed her pink face, so gentle of speech and movement, that her visible self and her incisive mind seemed to be two 1 different creatures.
 Why are you so bitter against the church?" and his tone was troubled, not so much about what she had said, but about her.
 (TO BE CONTINUED)
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from the comfortable nest which she that 1t was shame that he had been cramped into the ministry
 There's Gail!" cried Mrs Sargent, Jumping to her feet and running into the hall, before the butler could come in answer to the bell She opened the door and was immediately kissed, then Gail came back into the library with out stopping to remove her furs She was followed by Allison, and she car ried something inside her coat, Her cheeks were rosy from the crisp air and the snow sparkled on her brown hair like tiny diamonds.
 We've been buying dog!" she breathlessly explained, and. opening her coat she produced an animated teddy bear. with two black eyes and one black pointed nose protruding from a puff ball of pure white. She set it on the floor, where it waddled uncertainty in three directions. and finally curled down between Rev. Smith Boyd's feet
 "A collie!" and Rev. Smith Boyd picked up the warm infant for an ad. hiring inspection. Its a beautiful puppy"
 Isn't 1t a dear!" exclaimed Gail taking 1t away from him, and favoring him with smile. She whisked the fluffy little ball over to her Aunt Grace and left it in that lady's lap, while she threw off her furs.
 Where could you buy dog at this hour?" inquired Mrs. Davies, glancing at the clock, which stood now at the accusing hour of quarter of eleven.
 We woke up the kennel men. laughed Gail, turning with a sparkling glance to Allison, who was being in- troduced tremendously to the ladies by Uncle Jim. We had a perfectly glorious evening! We dined at Rose leaf Inn, entirely surrounded by hectic lights, then We drove five miles into the country and bought Flakes We came home so fast that MT. Allison al most had to hold me in." She turned. laughing, to find the eyes of Rev. Smith Boyd fixed on her in cold disap- proval. They were no longer blue!
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CHAPTER II-Continued.

Gall, too, was disturbed. While she had laughed to cover the embarrass- ment of her mishap, she had been quite collected enough to thank Ali son for his ready aid; but she had felt tne thrill of that tensed arm, and it nad awakened fin her mind an entirely new vein of puzzled conjecture.
 Gravity with a man invariably leads nim back to the consideration of his leading joy in life. business; and the nrst thing Allison knew he was indulg. Ing fn quite unique weakness, for him; he was bragging! Not exactly natfooted; but, with tolerably strong lnsinuation. he gave her to understand that the consolidation of the immense traction interests of New York was aoort as tremendous an undertaking as she could comprehend, and that, hav- ing attained so dizzy a summit, he felt entitled to turn himself to lighter things. to enjoy life and gayety and irlvoIty, to rest, as 1t were. upon his laurels.
 Gall was amused, as she always was when men of strong achievement dropped into this weakness to interest girls. She did appreciate and admire his no doubt tremendous accomplish ment; it was only his naivets which amused her, and to save her she eoald not resist the wicked little impulse to nettle him. To his suggestion that he could now lead merry life because he was entitled to rest upon his lau- rels, she had merely answered. ~Why?"
 He dropped into a silence so dense that the thump was almost audible, and she was contrite She had pricked him deeper than she knew, however She had not understood how gigantic the mans ambitions had been, nor how vain he was of his really marvel bus progress. After all, why should
 pause, when he had such power in
 m? She did we'll to speak slight
 gly of any achievement made by a / an of such proved ability. New am
 itions sprang up in him. The next lime he talked business with her he you'd have something startling under Fay: something to compel her respect.
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SHORTER FORM WELL CHOSEN
State Departments Use of the Word "Identic" Altogether Proper and
 Orthodox.

To not few readers of the Eng fish and American notes" the word 'identic," which was used by both gov ernments, must have seemed novel and rather unpleasing substitute for, or shortening of. the familiar "identi- cal"
 The word has long been used, how ever, in diplomatic correspondence and documents, no doubt because Of the influence exerted by the French, once the common language of inter national exchanges, and still familiar to more diplomats than any other one tongue. The French say and write 'identique," and of that "identic" is natural translation.
 The shorter form, however. has 6 valid claim for preference, in that it says exactly what identical says, and does 1t without the pleonasm or redundancy which marks so many of our words ending in "icai." Why we persist in lengthening such sufficiently long words as "philosophic" and geo graphic" with a wholly needless "al' it would be hard to explain-almost as hard as to explain the frequent ap- pearance of such absurdities as dis embark" "disassociate,' "coincident- ally" and "superimpose."
 One should not be too fussy about such things, however. for in language whatever is. is right, and enough us- age makes any usage right
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Rev. Smith Boyd Came Out With His
 Most Active vestryman.

found the most enchanting roadhouse in the world, and we're going to take dinner here. It's all right, isn't it?"
 Certainly" he replied, equally buoy ant. Enjoy yourself. Chubsy." and he hung up the receiver.
 What is it?" asked Mrs. Davies, in tone distinctly chill. She had pre- monition that Jim Sargent had done something foolish. He seemed so pleased.
 Gail won't be home." he announced carelessly. starting for the stairs. She's dining with Allison at some roadhouse."
 "Unchaperoned!" gasped Mrs. Da- vies.
 She's all right, Helen," remarked Jim, starting upstairs. "Allison's a fine fellow"
 But what will he think of Gail!" protested Helen That sort of un- conventionality has gone clear out. Jim, you'll have to get back that num- ber!"
 Sorry" regretted Jim. Cant do it. Against the telephone rules." and he went upstairs, positively humming
 The two ladies looked at each other, and sat down in the valley of the shadows of gloom. There was noth- ing to be done It was not until nine o'clock that they expressed their worry again. At that hour Ted and Lucille Teasdale and in vxyffh ho hQr ance of a New Years eve celebration.
 Its great sleighing tonight" stated Luciles husband, who was a thin waisted young man, with splendid natural gift for dancing.
 "All that's missing is the bells" chat tered the black-haired Arly. breaking straight for her favorite big couch In the library. "The only way to have any speed in an auto isAo go sidewise."
 We're to get up askidding match, so can bet on our chauffeur" laughed Lucille, fufting her blonde ringlets be- fore the big mirror in the hall We slid complete circle coming down through the park, and never lost rev olution!"
 Ve been t1&nKlng It must De pad driving" frett Mrs. Sargent Gail should be h by now!"
 "Allison's Safe driver" comforted Ted, who ed to see everybody happy.
 Jim Sar came to the door of the study, in witch he was closeted with Rev. Smith Boyd. Jim was prac- tically the young rector's business guardian
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Tribute to Trees,

The trees formed the first temples of the gods, and even at the present day the country people. preserving in all their simplicity their ancient rites. consecrate the finest of their trees to some divinity. Indeed. we feel our selves inspired to adoration not less by the sacred groves. and their very stiffness. than by the statues of the gods, resplendent as they are with gold and ivory. Each kind of tree re- mains immutably consecrated to some divinity: the beech to Jupiter. the laurel to Apollo. the olive to Minerva, the myrtle to Venus and the poplar to Hercules. In more recent times 1t was the trees that. by their juices. more soothing even than corn, first modified the natural asperity of man. -Pliny.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-11-25
Nov. 25, 1914.

French bombarded Arnaviile. East Indian troops retook lost trenches in Flanders.
 Germans made gains at Arras. German army in Poland in re- treat.
 Russians again invaded Hungary and cornered Austrians in the Car. pathians.
 Serbians routed Austrians who had crossed the kolubara.
 English coast towns prepared to resist invasion.
 Russia began mobiIizing first re serves.
 American Christmas ship Jason with cargo of presents for Euro pean children reached Plymouth. American relief clearing house organized.
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CHAPTER III.

Tho Change Ia the Rector's Eyes.
 The, grand privilege of Mrs. Jim
 rgent's happy life was to worry all 3 liked. Just now, as she sat on the
 wen chairs and the four benches of the. mahogany panelled library, amid . wealth of serious minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in new ecstasy of painful enjoyment. She was worried about Gail! It was six-thirty now. and Gail had not yet returned froil Luciles
 Mrs. Helen Davies, dressed for din ner with as much care as if she had been about to attend one of the unat- tainable Mrs. Waverly- -Gaites' annu- als, came sweeping down the marble stairs with the calm aplomb of one whom nothing can disturb and, lorg- nette in hand. turned into the library.
 I'm so glad you came down, Helen!" breathed Mrs. Sargent, with sigh of relief. I'm so worried! Gail hasn't come home from Lucile's!"
 Mrs. Helen Davies sat beneath the statue of Minerva presenting wisdom to the world. and arranged the folds of her gown to the most graceful ad- vantage.
 You shouldn't expect her on time. coming from Lucile's," she observed. with smile of proper pride. She was immensely fond of her daughter Lu- cile; but she preferred to live with her sister. T have brilliant idea, Grace. I'll telephone" and without seeming to exert herself in the least, she glided from her picturesque high-backed Flemish chair. and sat at the library table. and drew the phone to her. and secured her daughters number
 Hello. Lucile." she called. in the most friendly of tones. You'd better send Gail home. before your Aunt Grace develops wrinkles"
 Mrs. Helen Davies listened to the answer, sparkle in her black eyes.
 Where is she?" interrupted Mrs. Sargent. holding her thumb.
 Out driving" reported sister Helen. Have you sent your invitations for the house party. Lucile?" and she dis cussed that important subject until Mrs. Sargent's thumb ached.
 With whom is Gail driving, and where?" asked sister Grace, anxious for detail.
 Mrs. Helen Davies touched all of her hngertips together in front of her on the library table, and beamed on Grace.
 Don't worry about Gail" she smil- ingly advised She is driving with Edward E. Allison. He is the richest bachelor in New York, though not so- cially prominent No one has ever been able to interest him. I predict for Gail a brilliant future" and she
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 THE BALL OF FIRE ] By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER and LILLIAN CHESTER $ ILLUSTRATED BY C. D. RHODES
ILLUSTRATED BY C. D. RHODES


moved over contentedly to her favor ite contrast with Minerva.
 Gail would attract anyone" re- turned Mrs. Sargent complacently, and then little crease came in her brow. "I wonder where she met him"
 At the vestry meeting, Lucille said"
 "Oh." and Mrs. Sargent's brow cleared instantly. "Jim introduced them. I wonder where Jim is?"
 The door opened, and Jim Sargent came in, wiping the snow from his stubby mustache before he distributed his customary hearty greetings to the family.
 Where's Gail?" he wanted to know.
 Out driving with Edward E. Ali son" answered both ladies.
 "Still?" inquired Jim Sargent. and then he laughed. She's a clever girl. Smart as whip! She nearly started riot in the vestry."
 Was Willis Cunningham thereF in quired Mrs. Davies interestedly.
 Took me in a corner after the meet ing and told me that Gail bore re- markable resemblance to the Fratelli Madonna, and might he call"
 The telephone bell rang, and Sar- gent. who could not train himself to wait for a servant to sift the mes sages, answered it Immediately, with his characteristic xplosive-frst-syl- | labled:
 "Hello!"
 
 "Oh, it's you, Uncle Jim," called a | buoyant voice. "Mr Allison and have
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was so difficult even in those days for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, how can rich church hope to enter the spirit of the gospel?"
 Rev. Smith Boyd hastily, and almost roughly, drew her aside, as long. low bobsled. accompanied by appropriate screams, came streaking down the hill. and passed them. They both turned and followed it's progress down the narrowing white road, to where it curved away in a silver line far at the bottom of a hill. Hills and val leys. and fences and trees. and even a distant stream were covered with the fleecy mantle of winter, while high overhead in a sky of blue, hung a round. white moon. which flooded the
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Nov. 2s, 1914.

Nov. 28, 1914. Enver sey started for Egypt. Germans accused French of us- ing dum-dum bullets. American hospital opened at Pe- trograd.
 New British army landed in France.
 Germans massed near Arras. Retreating Germans in Poland fought stubborniy.
 Russians gained near Cracow and Strykow and occupied czerno- witz.
 Fierce fighting in the Caucasus. Riots at Erzerum, Armenians slain.
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Sunset Gun

Paragraph 210 of the Regulations of the United States army reads: At posts supplied with ordnance and with ammunition for the purpose a morn ing and evening gun will be fired daily at reveille and retreat" AS the llS E is run up at sunrise and down at sunset simultaneously with the firing of the gun. it is probable that salute to the flag is intended.
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Nov. 2e, 1914.

Allies armored train wrecked bridge across the Yser.
 Germans reported victories be- tween Lodz and LoWicz.
 Turkish advance checked in Ar. menia.
 British battleship Bulwark blown up in the Thames.
 Turkish mine layer sunk in the Bosporus.
 British aviator wrecked German military train.
 Germany made public alleged proof of Anelo-Belgian military agreement.
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Out to Kill.

Bacon-The quantity of cattle in this country has decreased in recent years, while the poultry flock has grown larger.
 Egbert-Which would seem 10 prove that the poor-shot gunner is more dan- gerous than the automobile driver.
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Abide With Me-"

The famous hymn, Abide With Me. Fast Falls the Eventide," was written by Henry Francis Lyte. minister of the church of England, born at Kelso. Ireland, in 1796. He wrote it when suffering from an incurable disease which he knew must soon end his life.
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sYNOPSiS.

ssquare church Gail Sargent listens to a 1lscussion about the sale of the church ttsnements to Edward E. Allison. local taaetion king, and when asked her opin- .on or the church by Rev. Smith Boyd says It is apparently lucrative business SSnteTprise. Allison takes Gall riding in his Motor car.
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THE EUROPEAN WAR A
 YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Nov. 22, 1914.

Ypres bombarded.
 Germans trappr by floods at Oixmude.
 Germans fortified Belgian coast German army advanced to forty miles from Warsaw.
 Russians took Gumbinnen. AustrSans evacuated Neu Sandec. Aus--ians crossed the kolubara and took many Serbians.
 Turks won fight near Port Said and reached the Suez canal. Turkish warships sheIled Taupse but were repulsed by shore bat teries.
 Mayor of Ypres shot by allies as a spy.
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Easy to Accumulate.

What a splendid lot of silver and cut glass you have" Yes, it's a great thing to have a golf player and a bridge expert in the same family Baltimore American.
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Nov. 24, 1914.

Nov. 24, 1914. Germans attacked allies from Ypres to La Bassee.
 Ten-day battle in Poland ended in Russian victory.
 Russians defeated the Turks in Armenia.
 British ships attacked German naval base at Zeebruege. Chile charged German warships had violated her neutrality.
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Nov. 23, 1914.

Nov. g, 1914. Fierce fighting in the Argonne. Ypres again bombarded. German advance on Warsaw checked.
 Many Germans captured near Lo- Wicz.
 Austrians captured 2.4oo Rus sians near Pilica.
 British defeated in attack on German railway terminus in East Africa.
 British defeated Turks near Per sian gulf.
 British warship Patrol ranimed German submarine U-18 and took crew.
 Serious riots in Constantinople, British embassy footed.
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Ihe Morshlpers.

He-I didn't see you at church this morning.
 She-No; l was late and went in while you were asleepA-Boston Tran script
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Nov. 27. 1914.

Reims again bombarded. French made gains in Alsace. German army in Poland re-en- forced.
 Montenegrins defeated Austrians near Visheerad.
 Col. Maritz, South Africa rebel, defeated.