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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19

Those OF US who have lived in New York
for half a century and who have loved 1t with
increasing devotion as we have been spec
tators Of its stupendous expansion. may re-
greet the comparative quiet OF the mid-years OF
the nineteenth century and may discover now
and again conditions not as congenial as they
used to be- On the other hand, we are glad to
be able to testify from our own pcrsevering
and affectionate observation that there has
been steady improvement all through these
MANY years New York is a cleaner city.
morally as we'll as physically; it is safer and
healthier city: it is more beautiful city and
city far pleasanter to dwell in. Above all, it is
more interesting city, more various in its
activities, more stimulating, richer in oppor-
tunity for social improvement and for aesthetic
enjoyment.
This much by way Of prelude, to make it
plain that the present writer holds no bret tor
the past against the present and that he is not
about to make a special plea for the mythical
good old days" to which the aging are often
tempted to look back longingly and regrettul-
ly And this once made plain the way is open
to the assertion that the New York news
papers of to-day, many as are their merits, do
not in certain other aspects, measure up to
the standard set by the New York newspapers
of forty years ago. l may hold this opinion
now. because was very young man in those
DAYS, because was an impressionable reader
of half dozen journals, morning and evening"
but l cannot help believing that it was in the
early seventies that New York journalism
touched its high water mark--possby not in
newsgathering and in the display OF news, but
certainly in criticism, in correspondence and in
the editorial Interpretation OF the events OF the
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19

Office is those distant days hat Daniel Froh-
man was then one of the Office boys.
The foremost Of The Tribunc's foreign cor
respondents was Bayard Taylor-afterward TO
be American Minister to Berlin, as his col
league, John Hay, was to go as our Am
bassador to London and as Whitelaw Reid
was to represent the United States both IN
Paris and London. Bayard Taylor had row
ing commission, holding himself ready to
travel and to visit any spot OF immediate I'M
portance in the eyes of American newspaper
readers. The London correspondent was
George W. Smalley, and the Paris oorrespon-
dent was William II. Huntngton-who lett 70
the Metropolitan Museum his unrivalled COL
lection of portraits and mementos OF Benjamin
Franklin. In addition to Huntingtons regular
letters dealing with French public life, there
were fortnightlv communications from Arsene
Houssaye. who commented on the more trvo-
lous aspects Of Partisan society, and from
Henry lanes, who wrote chiefly about french
books and plays and pictures.
z. V. Smallev was a correspondent VINO
wandered through the United States descrip-
ing conditions in parts OF the country less well
known to New Workers than they are now
The Washington correspondent was Il. L.
White From Boston, Louise Chandler Moui-
ton wrote weekly letters upon literary TOPICS
comnlingled Of news and apt comment. Kate
Field was an occasional contributor, and SO
was another spinster, Abigail Dodge, who
wrote under the pen-name OF Gail Hamil-
ton" and who published in The Tribune
series Of Enthusiastically caustic letters in
defence of the spoils system, full OF bitter ana
biting denunciaton of the advocates OF civil
eervice reform, then a novelty in American
politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
OLD MASTERS IN JOURNALISM.

Among the New York dailies The Tribune
was then conspicuous for the diversified abil-
ity of its staff 1t had proved itself superior
70 its rivals in the skill with which it had been
able to report all the events OF the Franco
German war of 1870, with the later siege OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
JOURNALISM WAS LITERATURE.

There is always-and there always should
be-a gap between literature and journalism,
so widely different in their aims; and yet it
was great good fortune for The Tribune of
forty years ago that among the Woodworking
newspaper men on its staff there were at least
half a dozen who were to make Cor who lad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
HENRY JAMES.

The Hotel Atlantic term
Nay, an he should, the action might purvey
TIC lower comprehensons; so not he!
Reflect t is Browning!-he neglects. prepence,
All forms of form: what he gives must we take,
Sweet, bitter. sour, absinthean, adipose,
Conglomerate, jolled, potted salt or dried
AS the mood holds him; ours is not to choose!
Well (here huge signs be heardD commend
ing us
To Heavens high mercy let US readl
HAY AND WHITMAN BURLESQUED.
Four years earlier, in September, 1871, Walt
Whitman had read poem at the opening Of
the annual American Institute fair; and large
part of this rhapsody duly appeared the next
morning in The Tribune Bayard Taylor
promptly wrote parody of Whitman, and
three other parodies of Bret Hartes dialect
verse, Joaquin Millers resonant lyrics and of
John Hays vigorously vernacular Pike Coun-
ty Ballads" He sent them to The Tribune, OF
course, and John Hay, taking no offence at tho
broad burlesque of his own stalwart poems,
provided setting of prose to introduce the
several contestants in what he entitled the
Battle of the Bards." When Bayard Taylor
included these parodies at the end of the VOL
ume containing the Diversions OF the Echo
Club" he retained Hays prose framework,
with PREDATORY note in which he declared
that the rare liberality-nay, in literary
sense, generosty-which the editor exhibited
would be universally appreciated if it were
proper to mention his name"
Evidently the bards of The Tribune staff
were not embattled but dwclt together in
unity Evidently also they believed that the
readers of the paper in the eighth decade of
the nineteenth century were awake to what
was going on in the world of letters, and that
these readers would relish pleasant and play
full treatment of the more recent manifesto
tons of contemporary poetry, and perhaps it
may be doubted whether the editors OF any
one of the leading papers in New York in this
second decade of the twentieth century would
be justified in feeling this confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
BROWNING PARODIED.

Whenever Bayard Taylor returned from his
wanderings to rest for few months in New
York he wrote editorial articles and he under
took a share in the book reviewing. To The
Tribune for December d, 1875 he contributed
a metrcal criticism of Browning's Inn AL
bum" then just published, in which he cleverly
parodied the manner Of the poet whose work
he was considering.
"The Inn Album" By Robert Browning
lanes R. Osgood Co.
What's this? A book? l6mo.-Osgood's
page.
Fair, clear, Olympian-typed, and save scant
O. the margin, stiff i the hurried binding
good!
Tnttuled how? "'The Inn Album Robert
Browning Author" Why should he not
say, as well,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30

"Girl, Love You Better Than Life"
in truly getting beyond that dark wall
Of mystery.
At the sound of Jim Norton's voice
and at the sight of his factor sub
consciously she must have been think
ing Of him all the whilea great blind
ing heat-wave seemed to burn across
her eyes, and when the effect passed
away she was herself again. A wild
glance at her surroundings convinced
her that both she and her lover were
in danger.
Keep back, whispered jim Don't
recognize me-"
They believe that I've lost my
mind, and I'll keep that idea in their
heads. Sometime tonight I'll find a
chance to talk to you"
1t took good deal of cautious ma
neuvering to bring about the meeting.
"They shanghied me. And thought
you dead! It was all wrong. 1t was
a trick of that Perigoff woman, and it
succeeded. Girl, girl love you better
than life!"
Il know it now," she said, and she
kissed him. HAS my father appeared
YETI"
mo"
do you know anything at all about
him?" sadly.
II thought did. It's all tumble
to mo But beware of the man who
brought you here, He is the head of
all our troubles; and il he knew l was
= board he'd kill me out of hand.
sac have to-"
Braine offered Bannock $1,000 to
turn back as far as Boston; and as
Bannock had all the time in the world,
carrying no perishahle goods, he con-
sented. But he never could quite I'M
derstand what followed. He had put
Florence and Braine in the boat and
landed them; but when he went down
to see if Rraine had left anything be-
hind, he found that individual bound
and gagged in his bunk.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
CHAPTER XII.

When Jones received the telegram
that Florence was safe, the iron nerve
of the man broke down. The suspense
had been so keenly terrible that the
sudden reaction left him almost hys-
tericalIy weak. Three weeks of wait
ing, waiting. Not even the scoundrel
and his wife who had been the princi-
pal actors in the abduction had been
found. From great ship in midocean
they had disappeared. Doubtless they
had hidden among the immigrants,
who, for little money, would have
fooled all the officers on board There
was no doubt in Jones mind that the
pair had landed safely at Madrid.
AS for Susan, she did have hyster4
les. She went about the room, wailing
and laughing and wringing her hands.
You would have thought by her actions
that Florence had just died. The sight
of her stirred the saturnine lips of the
butler into smile But he did not
demonstrate with her. In fact, he
rather envied her freedom In emotion.
Man cannot let go in that fashion; it
is a sign of weakness; and he dared
not let even Susan see any sign of
weakness in him.
So the reporter had found her, and
she was safe and sound and on her
way to New York? Knowing by this
time something of the reporters cour-
age. he was eager to learn how the
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
Local Items

ISIS Ruth Heldreth is visit
ing relatives at Crockett this
week.
Miss Gilly Gibson, who has
been the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. J. A. Fl Shuler, tor some
time, returned to her home at
Radford Friday.
Mrs. ]. w. Robinson was
the guest of Mrs. ]. w. Rel
in Abingdon Friday the 23rd,
Mrs. B. C. Huddle spent
Saturday night and Sunday at
Blue Springs.
Don't fail to call at my store
on Mug. 3rd and have the silo
explained by one who has had
years OF experience. Don't
fail to come if you are going to
buy a silo or not.
E. C Tarter.
There will be preaching ar
St Paul Sunday, August Ist,
at 500, and Sunday School
will be held at 2:3o. instead OF
the regular hours for the SER
vices.
Rev. Graham Gilmer was a
business visitor to Wytheville
Monday.
Miss Minnie Germany is
spending the week at Blue
Springs
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30

event had come about. When he had
not had telephone message from
Norton in 4S hours, he had decided
that the Black Hundred had finally
succeeded in getting hold of him. 1t
had been something of blow; for
while he looked with disfavor upon
the reporters frank regard for his
charge, he appreciated the fact that
Norton was a staff to lean on, and had
behind him all the power of the press,
which included the privilege of going
everywhere even if one could not all
ways get back.
AS he folded the telegram and put
1t into his pocket, he observed the
man with the opera glasses over the
way. He shrugged Well, let him
watch till his eyes dropped out of his
head; he would see only that which
was intended for his eyes. Still, it
was irksome to feel that no matter
when or where you moved, watching
eyes observed and chronicled these
movements
Suddenly, not being devoid of a
o04fSO "a III hdAlAci, JOllCo SbOppCO
over to the telephone and called up
her highness the Princess Perigoff
who is it?"
He was forced to admit, however
reluctantly, that the woman had
marvelously fine speaking voice.
1T is Jones, madam
"Jones?"
Mr.. Hargrcave's butler, madam"
20! You have news of Florence?"
Yes" 1t will be an embarrassing
day for humanity when some one in
vents a Photographic apparatus by
which two persons at the two ends of
the telephone may observe the facial
expressions of each other.
What is it? Tell me quickly"
Florence has been found, and she
is on her way back to New York She
was found by Mr.. Norton, the report
err
4 am SO glad Shall l come up at
once and have you tell me the whole
amazing story?"
1t would be useless, madam. for
know nothing except what | learned
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30

from a telegram have just received.
you might risk a call"
Ring up the instant she returns.
Did she say what train?"
No, madam lied Jones, smiling.
He hung up the receiver and stared
at the telephone as if he would force
his gaze in and through it to the
woman at the other end Flesh and
blood! Well, greed was stronger than
that. Treacherous cat! Let her play:
let her wess her nets, dig her pits
The day would Gene, and 1t was not
far distant when she would find that
the mild eyed mongoose was just as
deadly as the cobra, and far more
cunning.
The heads of the Black Hundred
must be destroyed. Those were the
orders. What good to denounce them;
to send them to prison from which.
with the aid of money and tremen-
dous secret political pull, they might
readily find their way out? They must
be exterminated, as one kills off the
poisonous plague rats of the Orient.
A woman? In the law of reprisal
there was no sex.
Shortly after the telephone episode
(Which rather puzzled the princessJ1
she received wire from Braine, which
announced the fact that Florence and
five had escaped and were coming to-
New York on train No. Is. and adj
vised her to meet the train en- routes
She had to fly about TODD it.
When Captain Bannock released
Braine, he had been in no enviable
frame of mind. Tricked, fooled by the
girl, whose mind was as unclouded as
his owni She had succeeded in bribing
(Coutil ueet on page four.)
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
Copyright. 1914, by Harold MacGrath)

Mike Bannock was in the pilothouse.
looking over his charts when the look
out in the crows rest sang out: "Two
boats adrift off the port bow, sir!' And
Bannock, who was tirst-class sailor
although rough one, shouted down
the tube to the engine room. The
freighter came to halt in about ten
minutes. The castaways saw that they
had been noted, and pulled CALAMITY
at the oars.
There are some things which sci
ence, well advanced as it is, cannot
explain. Among them is the shock
which cuts off the past and the coun.
tershock which reawakens memory
They may write treatise after treatise
and expound, but they never succeed
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
HELPLESS AS BABY
Down in Mind Unable to Work,
and What Helped Her.

Summit Point, w. Va.--Mrs. Anna
Belle Emey, of this place, says: 81 SUI
tered for Is years with an awful pain in
my right side, caused from womanly
trouble, and doctored lots for it, but with
out success. | suffered so very much,
that became down in mind, and as help
less as baby. was in the worst kind
OF shape. Was unable to do any work.
! began taking Cardui, the worrar's
tonic, and got relief from the very first
dose. By the time had taken IL bot
Ties, my health was completely restored.
! am now 4S years years old, but feel as
good as | did when only l6.
Cardui certainly saved me from losing
my mind, and feel it my duty to speak
in its favor. Iswish had some power
over poor, suffering women, and could
make them know the, good it would do
them"
Hyou suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar 10 women, it will certainly be
worth your while to give Cardui trial.
1t has been helping weak women for
more than 80 years, and will help you,
too.
Try Cardii. Your druggist sells it.
W'yff< ts. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept, Chattanooga Tenn, for .Sbeeiai
lqsfyutfions on your case and 81 page book, Home
Treatment for Women" in plain wrapper. N.C.l2l
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
Can't Afford 1t.

The other day merchant
said he couldn't afford to adj
vertise in his home newspaper.
IF the mans view we're not
distorted, he would see that he
couldn't afford not to adver-
tise. Refusing to adv .rtise
is his most expensive extrava-
gance. That same merchant
will spend hours telling of the
'unfalr" = competition Of the
mail-order houses who are his
most aggressive and danger
Gus competitors, yet the meth
DDS employed By the mail-or-
der houses which succeed are
The very ones which the mer-
chant refuses to use. The
mail-order house first OF all is
an ADVER User. Adver-
tising is the life of it's business.
Every magazine that enters
the small town and rural he me
carries the ad of the mail-or-
der house. Ex+ ensive cata-
logs are printed showing the
illustrations at the actual arti-
cles. Occasionally sheets are
scattered broadcast over the
country as SPECIAL come-on"
for the bargain hunter. In
stead OF d Ding these things in
"a smaller way through the col
umns of his local paper, the
merchant who can't afford to
advertise sits down ard "cuss-
es' his tough work and won-
ders why he can't get the husi-
ness. He never thinks he has
a better opportunity TO reach
the people in his neighborhood
than the mail-order house has.
1t dosen't cost him as much as
it does the outsider; he can
draw the people to his store
and show them the actual arr
ticles he is advertising, and,
when they buy, they can take
heir purchase home with them
instead OF having to wait for
several weeks Tor it. Adver-
tislng is an investment. 1t
should be charged to your
selling cost. Figure what
percentage you have to pay to
advertise, then base ffty-two
weeks campaign on the COM
putation. You can't lose. You
can't afford NOT to ADVERTISED
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. H, H. Hell
dreth, Mrs. M. f. Vaught and
daughter MISS Sallie, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Mac Neff Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Umberger and
little daughter are visiting re-
latives in Wythevllle.
Miss Mary Kent Cecil, Of
Wythcville. is the guest Of
Miss Mary Margaret Brown
OF Black Lick.
Look out for hot days-Cholera
Infaitnm. Don't worry-nse
DR.. Farney's Teething Syrup,
25cts Sample free
Mrs. Nj. T. Hutton, OF Glade
Spring, is the guest Of her
neice, Mrs. c + Lambert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tarter
spent Sunday at Groseclose.
Mrs. w. R. Brown, OF Black
Lick, attended the funeral Of
R. B. Repass at Wythevllle
Monday,
If you are going to buy a
grain drill, pillow or a harrow
don't fail to see my samples
E. C. Tarter.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
H. I. asfI;sIssVleslern RI

Schedule in Effect May |, 1919.
ItAvt Rural RETREAT DAILY.
Sal m tor i.ynchburg, Petersburg,
Richmond, Norfolk and Hagers,
town. Pullman Parlor car to
Rich,unnd Pullman Sleeper
to New York.
tbs i M fol Roanoke, Norfolk and
Richmond Pullman Sleeper to
Norfolk, Roanoke to Richmond,
2.25 D M, for Lynchhurg, con meets at
Walton. 5:53 y m for all points
vest and northwest. Pullman
Seepers Walton to Columbus
Cincinnati and Chicago, East Rad
ford % New York ia Shenadoah
Valley Route. Cafe car.
TIC a N for Bristol aud intermediates
stations. Pullman Sleeper.
l2:48 {, % For Bristol ead local stations
8.G6 p m For Bristol ana intermediate
stations Pnllnan Sleeper to Brls-
NEW RIVER BRANCH Leave East
Radforti daily 5;23 a m. tor Column
bus. Pullman Sleeper and dining
car l0.40 m, and 500 fol
BlueiieId
IL yoa are thinking Of taking q tr,i
YOU want quotations, cheapest fares
reliable and correct information. as IL
routes, tram schedules, lie most corn
Portable and quickest way. Write and
the information is yours or the asking
with one of our complete Map Folders
K. L. Humphrey, ag'. Rural Isetreal
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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
Members OF Rural Retreat
Lodge Present ut Organ
iz,tion Of Pulaski
Lodge X. Of z.

A number OF the member
OF Rural Retreat Lodge No.
81. K of F. motored to Pu-
laskl Saturday to be present at
the organization Of Pulaski
Lodge M. Io2. K. OF P. Five
autos carried the party COM
posed OF pr K NJ. Ferguson,
c. c. Catron, G.. R. Umberger,
B b. Miller, F. E. :NIelms, w.
r. Bowers, w. F. Germany
H, Staley, L. P. Germany, K.
&c. Shupe, G S. eBaumgardner,
f H Buck, Z. NJ. Neff ]. c.
Npf and Ed Akers Of Column
bus, Ohio, M l. Lindsey, G.
w Painter, w. B. Brown, E.
c. Tarter and P. T. SnaveIy
The Pulaski Times has the fol-
lowing to say about it;
Pulaski Lodge No. Io2
Knights OF Pythias, was orga-
nizpd on Saturday night in the
Odd Fellows hall in the Loan
and Trust building. The or
der was instituted by state or
licials and the degree teams
from the Roanoke and Osceola
lodges. OF Roanoke. A large
delegation from Rural Retreat
Lodge No. 81 motored down
TO see the work we'll done, and
they saw it exemplihed as did
the new members, who also
experienced it as well, in
manner to very thoroughly
impress the tenets of the or
der. The Pulaski Lodge was
fortunate in having such a
capable corps of Knights to
carry them through the mys-
|teries Of the secret sands of
the mystic desert. The orga-
nization Of a lodge the princi-
pies 81 which are founded up
on the beautiful story OF Da-
mon and Pythias, IS rather the
revival Of the order in Pulaski.
Pulaski once had hourishing
lodge. but some years ago it
surrendered its its charter.
Very recently Mr. H. M Dar-
mel. Of Roanoke, State orga-
nicer came to Pulaski, located
some Of the old Pythian guards
and it was but Il matter Of a
few days until many old men,
bers had been lined up and
many who had not F'een initi-
ated had placed their names
on the list asking that the char
ter be revived. The instl-
tuition of the order Saturday
night was the result.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30

Mr., and Mrs. ]. H. Huftord
have as their guests this week
their daughter, Mrs. Stafford
Parker, and Mrs. Parker's lit
lie daughter, OF Salisbury, N.
C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Poston
and daughter spent Saturday
and Sunday in Marion with re-
latives and friends.
Hot weather. Little clothing.
Plenty of water inside and out
DR.. Farney's TeAthlng Syruv
Bahies don't get sick.
FOR SALE Fine thorough
bred Jersey COW.
w. E. Brown.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-07-30
"Sheep Hair

lfyou have wool for sale bring
it to me-. am in position to
pay you the highest cash pric'
tor it.
Il. G. Tarter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-13
DEBT CAUSES SUICIDE
Pennsylvania Fruit Grower Snoots
Self at Greencastle.

Wavnesboro, Pa, Oct. ID Joseph
.Ledv. Of Marion, one of the largest
fruit growers of Franklin county
committed suicide last night IN
hotel at Greencastle.
: Mr.. Ledy, who had been in Ill healtf
for several months as the result OF
overwork and worry over the loss OF
money due to his failure to dispose
of his fruit, made an assignment fol
the benefit of his creditors last week
and At the same time informed those
whom he owed that he expected tc
paw dollar for dollar" Yesterday
!; afternoon he went to ::e hotel and af-
ter conversing with friends for a
short time went into the bathroom
on the third floor, and shot himself
through the brain.
The shots attracted several persons
to the scene. Mr.. Ledy's Indebtedness
was said to be less than $4,000 and
his assets were more than that, as
he owned an orchard of 200 acres, be-
sides fine home at Marion and other
property. He is survived by widow
and two daughters.