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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

city by the afternoon that he, too,
had been a creature of Saunders. He
had been spending the boss money.
while Lee doomed him, and had from
the first intended to withdraw.
Lee went to Elsie in despair and
told her. The games up" he said.
Il can't fight this universal treach.
cry, and l have no weapon left to
fight with"
Yes, you have, dear" she an
swered. you haven't used your
strongest weapon at ALL"
What is that?" he asked.
Your personality, dear. You haven't
realized that people follow a man
more gladly than a principle. You
have appealed with printers ink, not
with words. You must be the peoples
candidate for mayor"
III" he cried, aghast.
Elsie outlined her plan. He was to
visit every one of the thirty thousand
houses in Pathways before election
day. He was to be nominated for
mayor. Her father would back him
with the little money he had remain
ing. And she herself, and all the faith
full members of the organization
would canvass for him.
1t was a wild scheme, but 1t hit
Lees desperate mood. On the fol-
lowing day he was already nominated
the peoples candidate. What had
been done by the printed word was
now done by word of mouth. Soap
box orators began to appear at all the
street orner And everywhere the
news Of the new campaign began to
stir peoples hearts.
The plucky fight that Lee had put
up began to tell. Those who had
hung back, or derided him, or doubt
ed, were converted at the burning
words that flowed from his lips,
Every hour of the day, and far into
the night, Lee worked. He went into
the factories, he spoke in front OF
the clubs, he made personal appeals
to all the leading citizens.
A feature of the campaign was the
appearance of old Thomas Sinclair
in his wheeled chair. The old man
reminded the people of the days when
he was a power in the city. Rumors
of the old treachery of the boss began
to spread. Saunders found his power
shaken.
1t seemed a winning u at last
but the time was so short that only a
miracle could effect the political revo
luton that was hoped for. And the
evening of election day arrived, and
the announcement, expected momen
tarily, gave little cause for hope.
Elsie, at Lees side, pressed his
hand.
Philip, DEAR" she whispered, Il
| want to give you my answer o
before the declaration. It is"
But her intention was frustrated
For the town clerk appeared to reat
the figures. In the intense hush ht
announced that Philip had heater
Johnson by fifteen votes, and Simp
son, the figurehead, by five hundred
and five. Lee was the new mayor o
Pathways.
A bowling, roaring mob found PhiliI
and, hosting him upon their shout
ders, snatched him from Elsie's side
And, after all, he read her answer IL
lip language, because the noise wa
too great for any sounds to be heard
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Says the Abilene Reporter: "A gall
lon of paint costs less than two dollars
and will go a long way toward cover
ing your house. 1t not only improves
the beauty Of the structure but pre-
serves the wood from decay. 1t is
cheaper to paint up than not to do So"
This advice is particularly applicable
to conditions now existing in our own
city. There is a large amount Of UNI
employed labor here that could be
protitably used in such work and with
a great number of vacant houses need
ing the application of the paint brush,
the owners of such houses could find
no more opportune time for enhancing
the value Of their own property and
at the same time giving employment
to a deserving class of citizens now
forced into idleness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
GARDENS FOR THE WINTER
Specially Designed Boxes Will Always
Be Found to Secure the Best Pos
sible Results.

If it is possible, the boxes shoul6
be made to order. When one realizes
that these boxes will last for many
seasons, this does not seem e~xtrava-
CANT. Good wood can then be select
ed, and the boxes made to fit the exc
act space one wishes to devote TO
them. Whatever the length desired,
do not have the boxes less than one
foot wide and one foot deep.
Excellent boxes may be purchased
ready made at the various florist
shops and department stores in the
city if one does not care to go to the
trouble of having them made. Never
set the boxes fiat on the porch or win
dow sill, but support the ends by
pieces OF "two-by-four." In the bot
tom Of each box bore quarter-inch
holes at a distance of six to eight
inches apart, to insure drainage.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

Copyright, 1915, by w. q. Chapman.)

VCopyrlght, 1910, by w. u.
Saunders, the boss OF Pathways,
stood beside the desk Of the young
editor of the Pathfinder and scowled.
You misunderstood me, Mr.. Lee"
he said. I'm not asking you to sup.
port me or my policy. All l ask is that
you'll stop fighting me. Come, young
man." he continued, laying a heavy
hand upon the young fellows shout
der. you know you're up against a
losing game. What's in it for your"
Good government" answered Philip
Lee, and the boss laughed.
That's just like you reformers," he
said. "You come out of the East and
think you're going to overturn the
universe. You're like the frog in the
puddle; you make a big splash and
then it's all over"
He left with an Injunction to Philip
to think 1t over, If he saw any future
for himself in Pathways.
Philip Lee knew well the power that
he was bucking against. Twelve
months before, threatened with tuber-
c%ulosis, he had come West and invest
ed his little capital in the purchase of
the weekly paper. For a time things
had smiled on him. Then he had taken
up the cause Of good citizenship
against the corrupt boss, and imme-
diately the paper had begun going
downhill.
1t was not that the circulation had
dropped off. On the contrary, it had
gone higher than ever before. The
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
The Small Town.

Now, living is the most important
business that a man has to do. He
picks out a place for It with the same
care that he picks out a location for
a factory, a store OF an Office and,
whenever it is possible for him to pick
out the place that he likes the best,
he picks out a small town, unless he
is one Of those foolish persons who
think that joy is to be found in a cab
aret, pleasure in a crowd. If the nor
NAL man cannot take up his residence
in a small community, that is his
dream of the future.-BloomingtoD
Journal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
slang Word pazzIss British.

American slang is sometimes in.
cisive and piquant. but we do not all
open our arms quite SO wide to 1t as
does the New Statesman:
Miss Dell is Individually some
story teller. cit would be affect
alton to insist on the inverted
commas any longer In the Eng
lish use of that adjective, which
is Americas most dazzling addi-
ton to the language of Shake
speare.)
The word certainly fills a gap, for
1t is difficult to convey its precise
shade of meaning in conventional
words. Unlike some Americanisms, 1,
looks like being a new and original
one, and not a revival Of an ancient
use.-London Observer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
American trout Eggs for Japan.

In response to a request received
from the japanese government the
United States bureau of fisheries for
warded to Kobe, Japan. a shipment of
0 1000 eggs OF the rainbow trout from
its hatchery in California. The eggs
arrived in excellent condition. with
a loss of only three per cent, which is
considered a very good result in view
OF the long journey and the different
conditions under which the eggs were
handled. When Matched the resulting
fry will be used in stocking waters in
the province # Hyogo, of which Kobe
is the principal city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Community Builders,

To be a community builder is a great
thing, an invaluable thing, of the ut
most importance. There are many
men who can make money who are
in no way community builders. They
have nothing Of the ability to help
their neighbors along as they progress
themselves, that is accumulate for
their own pocket. The builder does
more. He encourages, enthuses his
leads them into better meth
DDS of doing what they are pursuing,
leads them into more profitable and
hopeful employment Of their faculties
The builder is worthy wherever he iS
fouad. He is especially a great factor
in the farming community.-Greenvills
(Tex.) Banner.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

rou re Like tne frog IN tne PuOuie.
city was alive to the vigorous and
strong personality of the young man.
But a paper cannot live on circulation
alone, and his advertisers had left
him, not one by one, but in a cluster.
The elections were only three
months away. Johnson, a creature of
Saunders, occupied the mayors chair
and was to run for reelection. Simp-
son, another creature of the boss,
was opposing him in the interests of
good government, ostensibly. Actual
ly he was merely a blind fo- the re-
forming element. Lee had shown up
the double game hat Saunders was
playing, and thus aroused the wrath
OF the boss.
Perhaps he would not have nerved
himself to risk his whole future on
this desperate game but for pretty
Elsie Sinclair, the daughter of one Of
the old settlers. In his day Sinclair
had been a power in Pathways, but
Saunders had ruined him and flung
him aside. as he had many another
man.
The day had come when Lee had
told Elsie of his love for her. To his
surprise. knowing, as he did, that she
loved him, the girl became very seri-
Gus.
Philip. dear, will give you your
answer later she said.
When, dear?" he asked.
ION the day when you come to me
and tell me that you have beaten
Saunders"
And she revealed the story of the
mans v~illainy, his robbery OF her
aged, and now paralyzed, father in
the business deal which had estab-
lished Saunders supremacy.
From that time ON Lee Numbered in
his paper, which he brought out three
times a week. He showed. that John
son and Simpson were both creatures
of the boss, and called a. meeting of
citizens, at which a man named Spiers
was nominated for mayor.
Nobody knew anything about Spiers,
except that he had lately come to
Pathways, and appeared to have plenty
of money. A vigorous campaign was
started to elect him. and It was at
this ~juncture that Saunders came into
the office and admonished Lee that
he had better cease his opposition.
Saunders showed his hand in many
ways. First, there was the matter of
the advertisers. Lee saw that 1t
would take all his capital to hold out
until election day. Then the dailies
of the town were dead against him,
one for johnson and the other for
Simpson. deriding Lee and Spiers.
And the campaign was only half
hearted. for the multitude OF candi-
dates bewildered the voters.
Finally, Lee was called from his
bed one night to find his office a
mass OF flames. The fire. which was
undoubtedly OF ~incendiary origin, com
pletely Quilted the place. The news
paper was a thing Of the past, and
there was 20 capital with which to
start It again.
There was still a greater shock. how
ever. The fire occurred ten days be-
fore election. Three days later Spiers.
In a pompous manifesto. withdrew
from the race, and 1t was all over the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

lar or systematic in the occurrence of
the profitable nitrate-bearing material.
SO that each small area must be exam
ined and worked with little relation
TO other deposits. Contracts are let
to the miners. who have to blast the
ground and sort and cord up the ore.
Other contractors load and transport
the material. Thus It is. since all are
paid on a basis OF the value of the
material. that a contractor may run
into lean ground and abandon that
particular working. Before the min
ing Of any particular area can be de-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
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Birth Of a Nation" adapted
from the historical novel
THE Clansman." Of thir-
teen and one-half reels, one
realizes the thousands OF
details that must be con
sidered in writing the
scenario, arrangement OF
sets or scenes, and in the
making Of the picture.
Receiving the scenario
the director and players
read the story and re-
hearsals of all scenes are
held to give the players a
keen insight into their re-
spective parts.
There are two kinds OF
scenes in all photoplays;
one is termed interiors
comprising those that can
be made at the studio and
represent indoor scenes
and the other "exteriors'
those that represent out-of'
door sittings. In practical
ly all plays Of present days
the exteriors are made at
rented homes, public build
ings, beaches, in mountains
or at industrial plants, as
the story may demand.
When it is impossible to
find such scenes as are
needed they are designed
and built to fit the require
ments Of the photoplay. In
the case Of filming Damon
and Pythias' amphithea-
tiers and replicas of build
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

cided upon 1t is necessary to sample
1t thoroughly, and the question always
arises as to how thoroughly the sam
ping is to be done-that is, how close
together the sample pits shall be dug.
AS these holes are dug by hand the
cost is rather high, so that the success
Of the sampling depends largely on
the good judgment of the man in
charge of the field work. OF late. air
drills have been tried for the sampling
and also for the breaking OF the
ground in mining. When the work is
done by hand, the holes ara made
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Bio Task for Edison.

by CORY" said old Farmer APP
pillsass, scratching his head thought.
fully, "ef this here Mister Edison
would only plan out a scheme under
which we could get a hired man to
scratch around a garden patch ez live
ly ez a hen. and a hen ez would set
ez arm and ez permanent ez o hired
man. b'gosh. things Id begin to perk
ND somel"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

large enough to contain a good charge
of black. homemade powder near the
bottom of the hole. When air drills
are used. ii is necessary to spring the
holes first, after which the ground is
loosened with powder or low-power
dynamite. The idea is merely to break
the ground enough so that the nitrate
ore ~ be dug out by the workmen,
but not enough to ~pulverize the mate
rial. AS the ore is easily broken with
hammers, the larger the pieces result.
ing from the blast, the less the loss
in mining.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

But of matters con-
nected with the mo-
ton picture industry
none is more sensa-
tional than the fact
that the ~present-day
system of making,
Id u ii n g and
showing the films has
been established and
developed to a state
of near perfection in
a period of less than
ten years. Up to 1905
the film entertain
ment was but a nov
city, there were but
a few places where
subjects could be
rented. and the num-
Der of theaters show
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
HAVE TO SAMPLE THE BEDS
Nitrate Industry In Chile Would Seem
to Be Something Resembling
Game Of Chance.

Great as the nitrate industry of
Chile is, the ore beds themselves are
seldom Of vast size. though they
spread over large areas. Occasionally
the ore is found within a foot or two
OF the surface, and at other times It is
20 feet deep. There is nothing regu-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
No Uae 10 him.

The prisoner threw the magazines
across his cell in disgust. and cursed
~eloquently. "Nothin' but continues
stories," he growled. IAN I'm 10 be-
hung next Tuesday Chicago Herald.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Progressive Minneapolis.

Minneapolis is outclassing all other
American cities in utilizing flowers
to ornament the business streets. Win
dow boxes and hanging gardens have
been introduced in all the shopping
thoroughfares.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Safety First in the Ministry, TooA

Satety rirst IN tne MINISTRY, io1s
"And-ah-what salary would yon
expect?" asked Deacon Klutchpenny OF
the church at Hardscrabble. Seven
hundred dollars a year, without dona-
ton parties" replied the applicant for
the p~astorate. Eight hundred ana
fifty, with"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
Homo and school Gardens.

The federal bureau Of education IN,
ounce it will investigate and pro-
mote home and school gardens. Ethel
Gowans, a graduate of the New York
State College of Agriculture, is tenn
porarily in charge.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

not represent any one, but every class of Ameri-
can citizens-old and young, rich and poor, the
highbrows and the untutored.
The gigantic amusement purveying organiza-
lions require the investment of more than a bill
lion dollars in studios and factories in this coun-
try alone, and fully one-third of that amount is
expended annually for the making of films. More
than Go per cent of the motion pictures of the
world are produced in United States, and Of these
80 per cent are made in and about Los Angeles,
now known as the photoplay stage of the world.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24

ITH one Of every ten persons in
the United States now daily at
tending motion picture theaters,
this form of entertainment can
truly be termed the universal
amusement. The films consti-
tute the programs of more than
twenty thousand theaters in
this country attended by 11,O0O,-
900 people daily, and this great
army of pleasure-seekers does
The midland journal., 1915-11-12

either or any of those congenial pur-
suits, and that long before they
reached the river; in the empty house,
which had known her as baby. child
and grown-up girl, to the companion
of some part of all three stages, she
looked a more lustrous and a lovelier
Blanche than he remembered even of
old.
But she was not really lovely in the
least; that also must be put beyond
the pale of misconception. Her hair
was beautiful, and perhaps her skin,
and. in some lights, her eyes; the rest
was not. 1t was yellow hair, not gold
en-, and Cazalet would have given all
he had about him to see it down again
as in the oldest of old days; but there
was more gold in her skin, for so the
sun had treated it; and there was
even hint or CLINT (in certain lights,
be it repeated) of gold mingling with
the pure hazel of her eyes. But in
the dusty shadows of the empty house,
moving like a sunbeam across it's bare
boards, standing out against the discol-
ored walls in the place of remembered
pictures not to be compared with her,
it was there that she was all golden
and still girl.
They poked their noses into, and
they had laugh in every corner and
so out upon the leafy lawn, shelving
abruptly to the river. Last of all there
was the summer schoolroom over the
boat-house, quite apart from the house
itself; scene of such safe yet reckless
revels; in it's very aura late Victorian!
1t lay hidden in ivy at the end of a
now neglected path; the bow-win-
dows overlooking the river were
framed in ivy. like three matted, whis-
kered, dirty, happy faces; one, with
it's lower sash propped open by a
broken plant-pot. might have been
grinning a toothless welcome to two
once leading spirits of the place.
Cazalet whitfield a twig and wedged
that sash up altogether; then he sat
himself on the sill, his long legs in
The midland journal., 1915-11-12

light-colored thin silk may be used in
stead OF net for the crown
The crown and frill of net are
gathered over narrow band of flat
elastic. The trill is cut wider at the
back than in front and edged with a
very narrow filet lace edging. A
second row is sewed to the frin about
an inch back from the front.
Two rosettes OF narrow satin rib
bon are placed near the front to add
q bit OF color and decoration. This
cap may be prettily elaborated by
adding a small wreath of tiny chiffon
or ribbon roses about the crown or by
using wider ribbon in fuller rosettes
than those pictured.
A clever bonnet of crepe de chine
consists of long, straight piece with
pointed ends gathered about a small
plaque of lace to form the crown. An
edging of val lace is sewed along one
edge and about the pointed ends, and
the strip gathered in at the back 20
form the cap. A val insertion is in
troduced in the cap portion and DOW
of wide, soft satin ribbon is mounted
over the gathering at the back.
The midland journal., 1915-11-12

Iaupe velvet and opossum fur are
used to make this three-piece set, which
includes a turban, neckpiece and muff
to match. These matched sets are
wonderfully chic and elegant when
they are well designed. They embody
the luxury of fur and the richness of
velvet, and admit greater play OF
fancy in their designing than is prac-
tical for the furrier, who works with
furs alone.
Plush as well as velvet is used in
combination with furs for making
matched sets. It has the richness and
suppleness of velvet but not as wide
a range Of successful colors.
In the set shown in the picture the
taupe velvet is very much like the
warm gray of the fur next the skin.
This gray makes background for the
white and very dark markings which
appear in the long hairs. The rakish
turban is successful because it is de-
veloped in sedate colors, It consists
of a crown piece made~of a small
circle of velvet with puff shirred
about it, and a coronet, which is mar
row at the right side but so high at
the left that it encroaches upon the
usual position of the crown. A band
Of fur and two pendant balls of steel
The midland journal., 1915-11-12
"Pope,s slze.n

curious item in the trade slang of
hosiers is the term "pope's size" ap-
piled to vests. They classify the scale
of chest measurements for these as:
Small mems. 32 inches; slender mems,
"a inches; mems. SO inches; pope's. 80
inches: out size. AZ inches
The origin of this term. which has
been current for nearly century, was
discussed some years ago In Notes
and Queries. when it was stated on
good authority that it had no connec.
tion with the successors of St. Peter.
1t appears that the head of an old
firm of West end hosiers. Messrs.
Pope & Plante. ordered this size to be
made specially for his own personal
use. and the manufactures called it
after him for want of better name
London Chronicle.
The midland journal., 1915-11-12

Now that the holidays are within
hailing distance, those who anticipate
the demand for all the pretty trifies
of adornment and apparel that women
love are preparing their ailuring wares.
These are being introduced by mer-
chants, with a recommendation OF
early shopping.
Those who are wise enough to save
themselves the fatigue of the frantic
rush which comes just before Christ
mas will find any number of gifts al
ready in the shops. The merchant
shows many of them to help the sale
of the materials used for making
them. Neckwear. ribbon, novelties,
and pretty boudoir caps, fancy aprons
and nearly all fancy work are dis
played, to suggest to the gift-seeker
ways of using materials
Here are two pretty boudoir caps
among the numbers that have Just
emerged from the workroom. They
are among those that are easiest to
make and are always attractive TO
Christmas shoppers.
The cap made of net has a plaque
Of teneriffe lace at the center OF the
crown. This is set on the puffed
crown and sewed down about the
edge of the wheels. The net may be
cut out from under the lace. or .