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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
THEIR CHANCE TO STOP wal
Room Given Opportunity to Bring
Conflict to End.

The peace agitators were meeting
in the back room. They had just do
clared the war must be brought to al
end.
tits all up to us" the impassioned
chairman shouted. ''If we do our duty
the things accomplished"
At that moment the door opened
and military aid in full uniform an
peared on the threshold.
Fall ill.," he cried. you are now q
part of the first company of the SEQ
ond regiment of the Black Brigade
You start for the front this afternoonl
Forward march,"
And the little band tramped forth
to end the war.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
PROUD MOMENT FOR sPEEDER
Man Under Arrest Wanted His Friends
to Listen to Testimony of Police
man in Court.

"You are charged with speeding"
Impossible, your honor!''
"The policeman who arrested yor
says you were travelling at the rate
of 60 miles an hour
Indeed? l wish some of my friends
were here"
Haven't you money enough to pay
your fine?"
"Oh, yes, your honor. They have
made SO many uncomplimentary re
marks about my car that it would be
a source of much satisfaction to me il
they could hear this policeman's tes-
timony."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

women grown far into the years, for
example. and yet who have maintained
fidences unbroken and unspoiled.
There is little more refreshing to con-
template than friendships between
middle-aged or old men that have ex-
listed in strength and harmony from
boyhood days. Other friendships have
these folks of the passing generation,
some of them true, some of them
tried, but none of them as richly re-
garded and highly treasured as the
old ones. For necessarily there are
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Just a Theory.

Good heavens! Why does that
young woman playing the piano next
door sing so loudly?"
Maybe her conscience hurts her"
what do you mean?"
"She probably wants to drown out
the racket her mother is making in
the kitchen washing dishes"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Point to Consider.

I'm afraid Grabson thinks too much
about the material things of life"
Perhaps so, but we need a few
people in the world like him.
"Yes?"
eff everybody spent his time in
reading poetry, admiring works of
art and listening to soulful music,
who'd donate the money to build H.
braries, art galleries and audito-
riums?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Vexaticus.

81 presume every man has little
Ananias club of his own
mo doubt. Still, I find it rather
difficult to keep tab on the members
in NINE"
"Yes?"
Every now and then some fellow
who has been member of my Ana
MAS club for years puts over hard
luck story on me and l lend him
money"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Perquisites.

"Will you leave Office poorer than
when you entered it?"
NO." replied Senator Sorghum. ut
is mistake to say that republic
is ungrateful to its servants. A repub-
lie will loosen up all right, if you
know how to convey a gentle remind
er when a tip is DUE
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
But IL didn't.

"That will do, Henry" said Mrs.
Twobble, coldly. "The yarn you are
telling me won't hold water"
81 wasn't trying to make it hold wa
ter, my love-" replied Mr.. Twobble,
somewhat peeyishly. Il hoped it
would hold you for WHILE"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
The Riaht Ratio.

81 suppose the world has need of
pessimists."
mo doubt They are the leaven of
life, so to speak,"
81 don't quite agree with your def
milton, but by striking a happy me-
dunn between the snarls of pessimists
and the cheerful idiocy of optimists
one is enabled to appraise life at its
true value"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Indifference.

(Which do you prefer, summer or
winter?"
1--WE no preference" replied Mr..
Growcher. ct is equally depressing
to me whether l put in a large por-
ton of my time reading about the
hottest day ever, or the coolest day
ever"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Too Painful.

did you visit Vesuvius the last time
you were in Italy?"
NO." replied the travelled man.
mot interested, eh?'
"That wasn't the reason. knew
that if / saw so much steam going
to waste in Vesuvius the memory of
the trouble have every winter in per-
suading the janitor to heat my apart
ments sufficiently would make me bit
ter"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
An Achievement.

"Are you sure you thoroughly un
derstand that question you attempted
to decide?"
NO" replied Senator Sorghum:
"but l fancy I expressed myself in
terms sufficiently obscure to prevent
anybody else from taking enough in
terest to call me down."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Doubtful Aid.

"My barber is Frenchman. Every
day while he's shaving me he gives
me a little lesson in French"
Fine But don't you find it rather
difficult to make replies?"
Yes, to certain extent, but the
lather that gets into my mouth seems
to help my accent"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Valued secIusion.

do you enjoy your magnificent new
library?"
YES" replied Mr.. Cumrox; for a
while l didn't get much good out OF
it. But you don't know what a nice
quiet place 1t is to try out the latest
records on the photograph"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
WistfuI Waiting.

Il passed a man sitting in broken
down motor car while taking trip
through the country this morning"
Did he seem worried?"
mot particularly. In fact, he had
far-away look in his eyes"
Maybe he was thinking Of the place
he hopes to reach some day."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Carefully Proportioned.

"How were your crops this Year,"
"Jes' about right" replied Farmer
Corntossel; mot big enough to mean
much work or risk an at the same
time sufficient to make the summer
boarders think that they was livin'
on a sure-enough farm"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Really Doesn't Matter.

ST see you at the theater quite often
with Mr. Dubson. Do you enjoy his
society, my dear?"
"Oh," replied the debutante, frankly,
when I'm absorbed in play would
as soon be sitting beside Mr.. Dubson
as anybody else"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
AFFECTION THAT NEVER DIES
Old Friends Have Place in the Heart
From Which They Never Can
Be Removed.

AS to old friends, they are like old
shoes. an abiding comfort and a great
solace. If they have not been tried in
extremity they have been tested by
time and its mutations, and by the
wear of years. There is little more
beautiful in human experience than
lOng-sustained friendships between
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Dense ignorance.

eff there is anything that makes
me tired it is an egregious landlubber
finding fault with the United States
navy"
II know the type. He's the sort of
fellow who thinks the captains bridge
is private gangplank."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Troubles In store.

"Jimway seems to be an easv-goins
sort of fellow"
We'll, he won't be much longer"
what happened to him?"
Hes Just bought secondhand mo-
tor car" :
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

heart. Without them we should be
lonesome in crowd, and sometimes
should feel as If we had been aban-
doned, though surrounded by our own
household and loved ones. Old
friends, In brief, have a niche all their
own, position in our affections Pc
culisr only to them, which no alien in
fluence may approach. = Pittsburgh
Gazette-Time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
Sunny Spain.

Sunny Spain.
( Spain is the sunniest European
country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08
TwouId Seem So.

Trolley car conversation is about
on a par with street corner gossip"
81 think it's rather above"
"Why SOP"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

considering the difficulty of max
ing oneself heard on the average troll
ley car, the person who talks there
must have something worth while to
say"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

Artist-Say, I've got some of the
funniest pictures you ever saw.
Magazine Editor-Rea1ly! Where
did you have them taken?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-08

But armies and instruments OF war are
only part Of what has to be considered
If we are to consider the supreme matter
of national self-sufflciency and security
in all its aspects. There are other great
matters which will be thrust upon our at
tention whether we will or not. There
is, for example. a very pressing question
of trade and shipping involved In this
great problem of national adequacy. 1t
is necessary for many weighty reasons of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21

or two chairs. In the middle of the
uncarpeted floor was a long wooden
box from which the lid had just been
pried
Yesterday, as you know from my
note" the curator proceeded Il was
away. | gave orders that your case
should be placed here that myself
should enjoy the distinction of open
ing it. An hour ago commenced the
task That is what ! found"
The professor gazed blankly at
the empty box.
Nothing left except the SMELL" a
voice from the open doorway re-
marked.
They glanced around. Quest was
standing there. and behind him Le
nora. The professor welcomed them
eagerly.
This is Mr.. Quest, the great Grim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21

of an infinite desire flashed in his eyes.
Then he dropped his head. These
things might be for others. For him
there was no hope. He shook his head
TO the girl. but sank into the nearest
seat and on TO his knees.
He repents!" the girl called out.
Some day he will come! Brothers and
sisters. We will pray for him"
The rain dashed against the win
dows. The only other sound from out
side was the changing OF the street
cars. The girls voice, frenzied, ex-
horting, almost hysterical. pealed out
TO the roof, At every pause the little
gathering of men and women groaned
in sympathy. The mans frame was
shaken with sobs.
CTo BE CoNTINUED) }
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21

ologist," he explained to the curator
Quest strolled thoughtfully around
the room, glancing out of each of the
windows in turn. He kept close to
the wall, and when he had finished
he drew out magnifying glass from
his pocket and made brief eXamina-
tion of the box. Then he asked few
questions of the curator, pointed out
one of the windows to Lenora and
whispered a few directions to her
She at once produced what seemed to
be foot rule from the bag which she
was carrying, and hurried into the
garden.
"A little invention OF my own for
measuring footprints" Quest ex'
planned Not much use here, / am
afraid"
Quest stood over the box for a mo
ment or two and looked once more
out OF the window. Presently Le-
nora returned. She carried in her
hand small object, which she
brought silently to Quest He glanced
at 1t in perplexity. The professor
peered over his shoulder
1T is the little finger" he cried
"the little finger Of my ape!'
Quest held it away from him crti-
cally.
Prom which hand?' he asked
The right hand
Quest examined the fastenings Of
the window before which he paused
during his previous examination, He
turned away with a shrug Of the
shoulders
See you later, Mr.. Ashleigh," he
concluded laconically.
A newsboy thrust paper at them.
Quest glanced at the headlines. Le-
nora clutched at his arm. Together
they read it in great black type:
ESCAPE OF CONVICTED PRls-
ONERl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
CHAPTER VII.

The windows of Mrs. Rheinholdt' s
town house were abaze with light. A
crimson drugget stretched down the
steps to the curbstone. A long
row of automobiles stood waiting
Through the wide-fiung door was Wis.
ible pleasant impression of flowers
and light and luxury In the nearer
Of the two large reception rooms Mrs.
Rheinholdt herself woman dark,
handsome and in the prime of life,
was standing to receive her guests.
By her side was her son, whose twen-
Il wonder whether that professor OF
yours will Gomez" she remarked as
the stream of incoming guests slack.
ened for a moment.
He hates receptions" the boy re-
Piled, but he promised he'd come
never thought, when he used to drill
science into us at the lectures, that
he was going to be a tremendous big
pot"
Mrs. Rheinholdts plump finger toyed
for a moment complacently with the
diamonds which hung from her neck
You can never tell in a world like
this" she murmured.
Here he is. mother" the youngman
exclaimed suddenly. Good old boy!
| thought he'd keep his word"
Mrs. Rheinholdt assumed her most
encouraging and condescending smile
as she held out both hands to the pro-
fessor.
1T is perfectly sweet of you, pro
fessor," Mrs. Rhenholdt declared.
Mrs. Rheinholdt breathed a sigh of
relief as she greeted her new arrivals,
The professor made himself univer-
sally agreeable in mild way, and his
presence created even more than the
sensation which Mrs. Rheinholdt had
hoped for In her desire to show
him ample honor she seldom left his
side
Il am going to take you into my
husbands study" she suggested later
on in the evening. He has some spe-
cimens OF beetles"
Beetles" the professor declared,
with some excitement, occupied pre-
cisely two months of my time while
abroad. By all means, Mrs. Rhein-
holdt,"
We shall have to go quite to the
back of the house" she explained, as
she led him along the darkened pas
sages.
The professor smiled acquiescently.
His eyes rested for a moment upon
her necklace.
You must really permit me, Mrs
Rheinholdt," he exclaimed, ito admire
your wonderful stones. am a judge
Of diamonds. and those three or four
in the center are, | should judge,
unique"
She held them out to him. The
professor laid the end of the neck
lace gently in the palm Of his hand and
examined them through horn-rimmed
eyeglass.
"They are wonderful" he murmured,
wonderful Why"
He turned away a little abruptly.
They had reached the back of the
house and a door from outside had
just been opened. A man had crossed
the threshold with coat over his arm
and was standing now looking at
them.
How extraordinary! the professor
remarked. rs that you. Craig?"
"Yes, sir" he replied. There is a
so / ventured to bring your
macintosh
Very thoughtful, the professor
murmured approvingly. II have
weakness" he went on, turning to his
hostess, for always walking home
after an evening like this. In the day.
time ! am content to ride. At night
have the fancy always to walk"
I'VE don't walk half enough" Mrs.
sighed, glancing down at
her somewhat portly figure. Dixon
- h..
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around him, as they passed up the
drive. with an expression OF disap'
proval.
"A more untidy looking place than
yours, Edgar, never saw" he declared
Your grounds have become jungle.
Don't you keep any gardeners"
Il keep other things" he said serene
ly. There is something in my garden
which would terrify your nice Scotch
gardeners into fits il they found their
way here TO do little tidying up.
Come into the library and I'll give you
one of my choice cigars. Here's Craig
waiting to let us in. Any news.
Craig?"
Nothing has happened. sir" he re-
piled. The telephone is ringing in
the study now, though"
Il will answer it myself" the profes-
sor declared, bustling off.
The professor took up the receiver
from the telephone. His "Hello!" was
mild and inquiring. He had no doubt
disciple. The change in his face as
he listened, however, was amazing
George" he gasped, the greatest
tragedy in the world has happened!
My ape is stolen!"
His brother looked at him blankly.
Your ape is stolen?" he repeated.
The skeleton of my anthropoid
ape" the professor continued, his voice
1t is the curator of the museum who
is speaking They have just opened
the box. 1t has lain for two days i'll
an anteroom. 1t is empty"
Lord Ashleigh muttered some
thing a little vague The theft Of
skeleton scarcely appeared to his
unscientitic mind to be a realiZable
thing. The professor turned back to
the telephone.
Mr.. Francis" he said, Il cannot
talk to you. can say nothing. |
shall come to you at once. am on
the point OF starting. Your news has
overwhelmed me"
He laid down the receiver. He
looked around him like a man in Il
nightmare.
The taxicab is waiting. sir Craig
reminded him.
That Is most fortunate the pro
fessor pronounced. Il remember now
that had no change with which to
pay him. ! must go back Look aft
er my brother. And Craig. telephone
at once to Mr.. Sanford Quest Ask
him to meet me at the museum in
twenty minutes Tell him that moth,
ing must stand in the way. Do you
hear?"
The taxicab man drove off, glad
enough to have return fare. In
about half an hours time the profes-
sor strobe up the steps of the museum
and hurried into the Office. There was
little crowd of officials there, whom
the curator at once dismissed. He
rose slowly to his feet. His manner
was grave and bewildered
Professor" he said, we will waste
no time in words Look here!"
He threw open the door of an ante
room behind his Office. The apart
ment was unfurnished except for one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
SYNOPSIS.

In her apartment at the Leland Ella.
daughter OF Lord Ashleigh. is murdered
and the Ashleigh diamond necklace sto-
len. The New York police place the case
in the hands of Sanford Quest, known and
feared as the master criminologist OF the
world. He takes Lenora, Elias maid to
his own apartments and through hypno-
tism and the use of electro-telepathic ap-
pliances discovers her connection with the
crime, RECEIVERS the diamonds and arrests
the murderer. MacdOugal. Lenora's hus-
band. though nearly trapped to his death
in the work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
ESCAPE OF CONVICTED PRlS-
ONER!

MacdousaI, on His Way TO Prison,
Grapples With Sheriff and Jumps
From Train! Still at Large, Though
Searched For by Posse Of Police.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-06-12
At the Lyric TONIGHT.

Violet Mersereau in 1.-THE Yellow
Curl Papers. Violet Mersereau plays
the part of Flo Chadwick, a half
starved stock company actress, whose
company is saved from dissolution
when Ted Raymond springs a story
that she uses 500 bills as curl papers.
He tells her to wear a century bill
in each curl paper and I'll commit a
fake burglary at the varsity tonight.
Flo makes quite a hit at the party
while Ted goes inside and DISCUSSES
himself as burglar. Meanwhile the
vigilance committee are securing the
neighborhood for suspicious characters
Ted climbs the porch to an upper win.
dow where Violet is watching him
He has barely reached the ground agar
when Flo throws the house in AZ
uproar by screaming burglars, al
the top of her voice. Flo explain:
that she wears 500 bills for curl pa
pers every night and that burglar ba,
Just Skinned down the porch pole;
with them. They see Ted running of
at top speed.
The next morning the papers hav'
long stories of the previous nights rob
berries. That night the manager hangs
out the IS. r. o." sign. The whole
town flocks to see the actress whS
wears hundred dollar bills in her hair
More 10 follow.
Another interesting and exciting
drama is shown in The Silent Peril. :
A Strange manless boat" threaten
the safety of a nation. A Secret Ser
vice agent destroys it and wins a CIR
heart after an exciting adventure.
The comedy. Two Hearts and /
Ship" featuring Eddie Lyons and Vic
toria Ford is peach. This makes Vi
a good five-reel show.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-06-12
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.
At the Colonial Tonirht.

Annette Kellerman in "Neptune's
Daughter. In presenting Annette
Kellerman 1.-THE perfect woman in
the spectacular pictorial production,
"Neptune's Daughter, the Universal
Moving Pictures has reason to believe
that it has uttered the last word in
photo-piay art. The wondrous beauty
Of the story, written by Captain Leslie
T. Peacocke, the enchanting scenes
afforded by the Bermuda Islands with
their coral reefs, submarine grottos,
semi-tropic verdure and the vast ex-
panse of the wide Atlantic; the COM
pany Of over 200 actors, headed by Miss
Kellerman, who, aside from the mar
velous aquatic feats, which she has
many opportunities TO display in this
drama, proves that she is also q splen-
did actress, graceful dancer, an ex-
pert swordswoman, and mistress of a
hundred arts which contribute to the
success of the production; the master
ly staging Of the drama by Herbert
Brenon-all these are factors which
help to make "Neptune's Daughter. !"
production to be watched with de-
ligt and never to be forgotten.
"Neptune's Daughter" was pro-
duced at cost of 5000 and was
three months in preparation. It's sue
cess in New York has been sensational.
Brosdway's most fashionable play
house, the Globe Theatre, where il en-
joyed a phenomenal run, was filed
at every performance with entranced
audience whose interest and applause
endorsed the general opinion that this
is the greatest photo-play ever pro-
duced. Neptune's Daughter, is
spectacular pictorial triumph in seven
wonderful parts and Miss Kellerman
in the leading role is more fascinating
than on the stage
Monday night, The Girl of the
Golden West, with House Peters.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-06-12
At the Palace Tonight.

Anita Stewart and Earl Williams, the
two most popular photoplays will be
at the Palace today, in His Phantom
Sweetheart
Our fancies seem very real some
times, and Jack Courteny was extreme
ly glad to awaken from this one. After
a performance at the opera, he meets
the girl and learning she has lost her
escort in the crowd. accompanies her
home. He is invited in, and, overcome
by passion, seizes the girl in his arms
and declares his love. Suddenly he
hears an unearthly shrek He bounds
out into the hall, and the rest of it is
a fearful nightmare of the most hair
raising kind, from which he is thank
full to awake and find himself seated
in big easy chair at his club. With a
laugh, he tells friend story of his
phantom sweetheart. - This might
be termed Thrilling Fancy" 1t is
play that will reach right out of the
screen and grip your whole attention
instantly and permanently.
Then comes the Broadway star fea-
ture with splendid cast, in 1.-THE Girl
Who might Have Been.
Forced by the memorable will and
power which I.iggett. Master Criminal,
holds over her, Enid, beautiful girl,
attempts to assassinate Detective
Cheney. He leanrs what she is about
to do, and cody illustrates her plan.
then draws from her the reason for her
act. Blu { as he is about to gain all the
information necessary to encompass
the arrest of Liggett, also he whisper
ed Eyes" which will make him happy.
Cheney finds her dead, with the cruel
finger-marks of "Three-Fingered
Lew" on her throat. Then commences
a bitter battle against the master
crook and his right-hand man, Lee
Thrilling from start to finish, you will
find this feature to be when you wit
ness il tonight.
The ending is particularly touching,
and lends beautiful heart interest to
a vigorous theme, which is handled in
mastery manner, with Harry Corey,
Betty Gray and Ned Finley in the
leads. In the end both rascals meet
their just punishment, and the detec-
tive is left to think of the "girl who
might have been"-his wife.
Alice Joyce in a three-part feature
Monday.