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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-02

to the vocation you would follow If
given your choice? lave you ever
experienced q longing or desire to- ex-
eel Ill a certain profession or bust
ness? Have you ever felt that II
would be q pleasure TO do certain
class of work? If you have had any
Of these experiences you already
know the vocation for which you
have natural ability. These Thoughts
which constantly reoccur to you caus-
ing you to do a certain class of work
are the true promptngs and guides
for you to follow. IL they were not
intended to guide you they would not
constantly reoccur to you. Could you
hope to succeed in business that
was unpleasant to you. No. because
your energy would not be put into
the work and you would make but
half hearted efforts to win success. II
this holds good with your disliaes it
must hold good with your lihcs.
Thousands of men have made abso-
lutte failures of the work or business
they spent the best years OF their
lives in trying to perfect. Why? Be-
cause they were not adapted TO II and
they knew 1t. After making the fail
ure many CT them began in their true
career and made grand success of
1t. II for any reason person can not
quite decide between Two careers he
should begin the concentration exer-
else and be glided by the informa-
tion that comes to him during those
hours. He will then make the right
decision. After having selected the
correct calling lie must enter into the
new work with his whole mind CEN
tered upon 1t aud say to himself every
day, II will. oucceed, will excel. I
will be an honor to my Calling
Our success is the child born of our
thoughts. If our thoughts are mean
or indifferent our success must he OF
like character. All men who have
done great things have been noted for
their sincerity Of thought and their
devotio n to single aim. Happy Is he
who possesses the power Of assembl
ing al his forces at single point
or focusing his energies and OF bring
ing them to bear with all the weight
of his entire thought upon the pur-
pose of his life. This Is ad This only
insures success ia
Every hour spent In self improve
ment will repay hundred fold.
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The Improvement association will
met Thursday afternoon immediately
after school. Please try to be at the
school house at two o'clock and enjoy
the exercises of The Goldenrod Lit
eraryr society The children will be
Glad to see as many parents as csr he
present. -
We expect to have Miss Conway
Darlington with us, and hope every
member of the association will be
there to meet her.
Prof. Jayroe has put q new crate in
his stove; and now it takes less coal
to keep the room warm. He is putting
iii winGc~ glass. He wants the school
house to look like we keep janitor!
We are sorry to chronicle the SER
ious illness of Miss Blackman's grand
mother.
Misses Broyles and Cooner spent the
weekend with relatives in Anderson.
Last week they visited at MIR. Wistar
Williams home,
i't We did not have our regular society
meeting Friday. The time was taken
up In finishing, examinations.
Mrs. M. B. @Richardson and her
daughter, Miss Matte, came over for
the society program. Miss Jennie We'll
born, Miss Nettie Richardson, Miss
Annie Martin and Mr.. Furman Martin
visited the school during the week.
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Our school has improved greatly tor
the last three moatlis. Had another
ne wpupils enrolled last week. also
had good attendance considering bad
muddy weather. We have eight hew
maps added to our school room which
we find very useful.
Mrs. J. Z, McGee visited her mother
last Wednesday,.
Mrs. j. L. Price and son, Homefoss
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Todd last.
Monday.
Messrs. Edgar and Homer Rainnsey
were business visitors to Iva last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stuart visited
relatives Thursday.
Mesdames @. c. ana @. III. RaiRay
visited Mrs. H. }. strickland Tuesday.
Messrs II. B. Wright and Wayne
Todd OF Roberts section were IN our
midst last Sunday visiting reiativds
a A Pupil
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and that II was four passenger car
with only one man in it.
little later, the detectives hired
a machine, and followed the direction
the thief had gone. Fifteen miles
above the city. as they turned a sud.
den curve in the road, the detectives
saw a small two passenger car turned
completely over, lying In ditch at the
side OF the road. Around the car
were tracks of two men. They soon
detested that one was the same track
or the run down heel that they mad
seen outside the window. Following
this track quarter OF a mile I'd the
road. me oatectives saw that t!ee thief
ard his companion had turned end
gone through the wocis II was harder
to trace them through the woods, and
ihe detectives thinking they had lost
trace OF them, had decided to turn
back, when they spied q small shanty
a short distance in front of them.
Creeping noiselessly up to the
shanty and peeping through the
cracks. the detectives saw two men
who seemed to be pretty badly bruised
up, as If they had been in some acci-
dent. Just at that moment, one of the
men opened T. tiny gold watch to see
what time It was. Convinced that he
was the thief. the detectives entered
the shanty. arrested the two men, and
carried them back, to the city where
they were put In jail.i
An hour later. the little watch which
'eas none the worse for having been
stolca, save 70; broken crystal, was
ticking away in the hands of it's de-
lighted owner, Elizabeth Sturgeon.
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The following program was carried
out by the fifth grade in chapel last
Tuesday morning:
Scripture readings-Eunice Mad
dox. Mary Clement, Millard Harris,
George Putnam.
Recitatipn-Irene Harris.
Recitation-Bob Trammel.
observation-disclosures Vaughn.
observation-disclosures Deck.
Miss Margaret Marshall, one Of the
Belton school teachers, has been quite
sick but we are glad to report that
she is back with us again.
Bolton High School Literary Society
VIII meet Friday in the chapel to car
ry out their program and to discuss
matters pertaining to the society.
Bolton basketball team has been
playing some good games and they are
practicing for another game now.
The following is the Bolton graded
school honor roll :5
First Grade-Nan Trammer, Ruby
Tollison. Helen Griffin, Frances
Drake, Helen Hanks, Sara Graves,
Marguerite Harris. Nancy Hanks.
Fire Thomas, David Hay1,ie,s Donald
McCuen, Eugene Culbreath Fred Will
lingham, Samuel Fant. Harold Estes,
Leonard Horton, Mortimer Poore,
Mary Acker, Carrie Acker. Mabel Cox,
Gladys Johnson. Frank Johnson, Ru-
fus Shirley, c. w. Smith.
Second Grade-Edna Clinkscales,
Carroll Brown, Rufus Acker, Joseph
Berlin, Mabel Watkins, Ruth Parker
Ruth Cox. Dorothy Cor. Elizabeth
Adams. Lucille Parker. Mary. Major.
Bertha Mae Cullam. Stella Mae Tay-
lors,. Audrey Kay, Lois Todd, Marie
Austin. e
Third Grade-Julius Blake, Emily
McCuen, Mabel Poore. Harry .Cul-
breath, Jim Horton. Olive Todd, Au-
gusta Ragsdale, Malcolm Cox. Elijah
Grlfnn, Ellis Hannah; Dot Kay.
Fourth Grade-Jim Bowen, Fred
Greer, FlorideA Smith, Annie Vaughn.
Sara Cunningham, Martha Cox, Hoyt
Kay. EobertS Johnson. Irene Martin.
Linda Hopper. Walter Hubert, Lucille
.Willingham. Ruth Hunter. 81,
Fifth grade-Mary Clement, Sara
Culbreath, Mamie Deck, Eutice Mad
dox. Millard Harris, Bob {I'rammell,
Arlington Ragsdale. Clarence Cox,
Edward Blake. ~
Sixth grade-Sybil Parker, Irene
Vaughn, Walter Greer. Annie Laurie
Campbell, Mae Grim, Jack West. EN-
ma Branch Cunningham, Edna Kay,
Frances Adams, J. p. Williamson,
Myrtle Shirley, Alice Harris, Calvin
Martin.
Seventh grade-Nancy Blake, Mar
.garet CliDkseaies. Luther Cox, Sara
Harris, Jim Haynie, Margaret Sue
Vaughn. ~. Issss 81. rs ~ ~
|, Eighth grade-Macy Strickland,
Vivian Vaughn.
Ninth grade-Elsie Ragsdale, Jim
mie Cox, Wilton Earle, Louise Camp
bell. -.aas
Tenth grade-Ferol A,,ker, Lucy
Drake. GeoI gia FAINT. Annie Harris,
Vera McMahan, Eupaee w irnock, Et-
IA Watkins. ;.
We are very glad TO have Miss jamie
Darlington with us one day, last week.
She talked to us about the tomato
clubs. Several of OR girls will prob
ably join this interesting. work. Miss
Maggie Garlingtoh was with her sis
ter. We are always glad to- have her
visit our school. .sf ii
Several of the. grades are preparing
'special exercises for Washington's
birthday. ~ 20 r7i.ia. gree
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Our school is In iour.shing con-
dition under the management Of Miss
es Jennie Erwin and Bortye Moore.
We have enrolled 80 pupils.
We have reorganized our Literary
Society with Albert Cox, president;
Leonard Cox, vice president; Jessie
Conley, secretary and treasurer On
last Wednesday the following pro-
gram was rendered: liI
Respond to roll call with QUOTA
tions. ir
F'sading, .erhe Psalm of Iate"-
Grace Cox. jts
Biographical sse.c. of Rosyyst E.
Lee-Jno. II. Townes.
Story, "old swayback"-Roy, Gpop-
Biographical sketch OF Linenln-
Leonard Cox ~
Original story-Eugene Bell i
Miss Maggie, Darlington visited our
school last week and gave us an inter
esting talk which was enjoyed by ALL
Last Monday morning the opening
exercises were in charge of the ipri-
mary grades. In order to vary the ex-
ercises the two rooms alternate every
Monday in conducting the opening
exercises. .fth.
We, have ordered sl5 worth OF new
books which we are expecting every
day to add to our library.
Our school sent contribution 10
the Belgium fund last week.
A new blackboard has been added
to the primary room.
Following Is tfe.honor roll for the
month ending. i
First grade Ethel Bagwell, Law
erne.
Third grade-Dewey Cox. tiS e
Partial eigth grade-Sadie fHoli-
day. Maude Cox.
Eight grade-Jessie Cooley.
In spite OF the severe weather our
attendance for the past month has
been excellent. This is so encourage
ing to the tegchers for It Is proof that
both parents and pupils are interested
In oursschqol work. This is the mid
die Of our third school month and
every, one seems to. be trying to make
this a banner years s1-et
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Honor roll: the following pupils
made an average Of 80 and above for
the month. ending January 22:
First grade-Annie Belle Lollis,
Ruth Campbell.
Second grade-Agnes Austin, Ern-
est Waugh, Furman Lusk.
Third grade-Walter Gambrell,
Truman Smith.
Fourth grade--C Claude Campbell.
Fifth grade-Willie Eavis, Clyde
Campbell. ss.,tf'
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ranged our new bell on the center of
the school house. The community was
very much pleased TO hear 1t toll.
Every body is looking forward to the
entertainment TO be given here within
the next few weeks. The teachers
are arranging an attractive program.
Look for the announcement soon.
Ninth Grade.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-06
STAR
BEANS


We will
Wen face the foe and then. know,
Wen Hex EN- hurry
SO please be AZ pu
The naughty o
How7 its simple be-
Just call the fyrduna' ou,i
tJook Il In the dictionary. had to-
Shop the n lives a bachelor
Neghborn
This fall the bachelor married widow into
neghborhood
danger. she had yanked him
Chat rough Shep.
She lace curtains windows o n n
house In the backyard II looked like cold winter Shep
But everything turned happily after ALL
The exwdow quRrreled with husband
curtains And shep looks window
watching for his master.
companion foil off
bottom. understand but
They lost their footing aid Tho
clay wet but OF sticky Tho professor slid his
lie
But tho finished
first
clay. sticky neatly
could have done Il himself Professor Meany.
Tom Homer called a
The elevator stopped when the failed But helped
lot
Horners
tho almost before he
by I
fast didn't treanhed Honer
eussed Il up 20 tho 10th and
And then his vocabulary exhausted
admiring friends OF the talented Mr. Horner.
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otherwise IT MIGHT have Been LIFE

NEW YORK Jan 6"Your selfsacfIce hospital In
giving 44 inches or
court to mitigate punishment
Gibbs starting
fight In a dance hail. which him o he hospit
JoftHt admits his wife unofficial says
foreign correspondent Jos Just like
there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS

Optimism regned Clubs annual Meeting
Tuesday night when the installation be
curing 1915, 49, - " o
The speakers Mayor OIL w
President Roberts Boyns DR. vrooman
turer at oxford and member
and Rev Helm
DIT Vrooman Pacific coast being
overwhelmed by the economic capacity
He adyocaed immigration legislation
try enforoes against aliens - - -
President oyns pointed to the clubs opposition
exoronate purchase prices the Seattle
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-06

FlREmEN Need CLOTHES FOR the POOR
The men Of No fire station. Third and Pine who
doing relief destitute families
badly clothing which continue
The gladly following artI
Dresses girls to ~; ovsss.
Shoes ~ clothes chill
old. womens ard girls eloshes bedding
Phone Elliott s2si n you have Of these things
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IT HREE lots of Womens Hosiery in
this special offering, including /:
Black Seamless Cotton Hosiery, Mer-
cerized Hosiery in black, white and tan.
and Tan Mercerized Hosiery Reduced
to Toe pair. -Rasemen, saiesrOosp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-06

Cretonnes. 1900 yards
in the lot. 81 inches
wide, in lengths to 10
yards. With floral dc.
signs Not over ~
yards t. o customer at
&c a yard.
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SERVICE COMMISSION WANTS MORE POWER

The Washington public service
to give the power enjoyed by similar commissions
other OF
to public utility corporations sought
provide public
OF line
commission certificate that the
and necessity require will ST
The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-07

from Lawyer Hunter, the legal adviser
to the Stanleys, and who as referee in
bankruptcy had charge OF the sale OF
Stanley hall when ii went TO Detective
Blake as highest bidder for some un-
known client
In this letter from Lawyer Hunter.
a letter In reply to some queries Mrs.
Stanley had made, the lawyer had
written:
Dear Mrs. Stanley-In reply to your in
Quiry the diarsond from the sky Is legally
the property of any sole heir OF the late
Colonel Stanley, whether a son or daugh-
ter. Irrespective OF family tradition re-
garding it and the earldom OF Stanley. etc
Very truly. RALPH HUNTER, SR.
Attorney at Law
Mrs. Stanley had shown this letter to
Blair
You know my suspicious" she re-
marked Il have reasons to believe
that this girl. Esther Harding, Is the
real and only heir to all that Colonel
Stanley died possessed Of We have
no proof of this. but / believe the gyp-
sy woman, Hagar Harding, possessed
such proof, and the girl now has It
whatever this proof IL, IL can be as
sumed that the girl carries 1t with her,
especially now that she has disappear
ed. She would not be likely to leave
so important a document In any hid.
ing place
I'VE cannot move In the matter le-
gally, for suspicious are not evidence,
Mrs. Stanley went on ANY lawsuit
might mean the return Of Arthur Stan
ley to tell the truth so far as he knows
it regarding the death OF DR.. Lee. You
would be implicated, and the gambler
Abe Bloom. and the detective, Tom
Blake, evidently possess proof OF your
guilt
For while the gypsy woman, Hagar
who has been an imbecile since you
struck her, had only photographs OF the
incriminating thumb prints, IL IS evf
dent that Blake and the Blooms have
the originals-the thumb print on the
bad check and the thumb prints you left
In the doctors study on the cashbo1
and elsewhere. The price OF their 81
lence is the diamond when IL comes &c
light
IF this girl is the rightfuI heir OF
Stanley. the diamond is hers, and Il
Arthur Stanley is an impostor. the earl
dom In England Is yours.
I'VE are bound TO silence owing &c
your rash and reckless acts We must
uoEA ths nast OF ths s'-"atton- II q
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thur WIN the Ioyn nuncnUacK- an
other search OF Hagars van at the
camp had been fruitless- There was
that II had always been supposed that
Hagar possessed
Esther announced 10 the gypsies
that, while Hagar gave evidence OF
eventually recovering. IL was necessary
that she Esther1 must journey far TO
seek a friend who could aid her I'm
these days OF trial The generous
Romanys OF the tribe pressed their lit
tie boards OF money upon Esther.
whom they acknowledged their prin-
cess. But Esther refused 10 accept
The more canny and practical Quab-
ba, however. accepted all tributes OF
this kind. unknown to Esther. and Sc
creted them against coming days OF
need
Followed far from the camp by the
kindly gypsies. and even the little gyp-
sy children who loved Esther with the
loyal devotion OF their elders. Quabba
and Esther set out upon their way.
Quabba was further gladdened by a
royal gift Of a large street piano and
cart and pony TO haul f.
Starting west and north upon their
quest for Arthur. Esther and Quabba
with their quaint equipage took their
way. They halted at the farm of
Farmer Smith, where Arthur had
worked, and proceeded on. intending TO
skirt through Richmond TO ascertain
Hagar's condition ere going west
Journeying 10 Richmond. Blair Stan
ley beheld Quabba and Esther and the
pony and organ cart as his train pass
ed by them The reckless Blair had
no patience TO wait till the train reach
ed the next station He pulled the air
brake cord. alighted, and as the train
pulled out he hid by the roadside by
the track. and after Esther and Quabba
had toIled past him on foot by their
pony organ cart, he stealthfly trailed
them to the outskirts OF Richmond
From here he FASTENED 20 Mrs Ran
dolph's. and made his peace and en-
listed her sympathy and cooperation
The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-07

IN rezyaru 20 rssuner. WIN a1rsL KAN
where Hagar was. and as he had sur
missed. they found Esther
The appeals Of the good hearted Mrs..
Randolph had no effect I'm dissuading
Esther from her Wild plan OF searching
for Arthur. 10urneying even across the
continent on foot with n gypRy hunch-
back 10 do 90. untn she appealed 20 her
through her love for Hagar.
Suppose your mother recoverB ana
needs your said Mrs Randolph ear
nestly. Stay with me. and be my lit
tie adopted daughter again TN your
mother RECEIVERS. You can see she IL
improving. Let your gypsy servant 60
and seek Arthur Stanley. I am sure
do not know what strange reason
actuates you In your desire to nnd him
II be cared for you be would let you
know where be Is II be Il not guilty
Of numbering dear on DR.. Lee why
should he run away Don't you zee.
a nice young girl can't do such de-
Hghtful- romantic things7 It's ali right
In books. my dear Esther. but I'm real
life young girl going across the world
To seek a sweetheart without q chape-
ron would be talked about To be
talked about was MrH- Randolphas
idea OF mundane damnatfon-
Esther realized the sense and SINGER
ity OF Mrs. Randolph's kindly pleading
and agreed TO aDfde Dy ner auvlce-
Quabba took up his lodgings I'm the
part OF the town OF Richmond he was
familiar with. preparing TO start short
ly In his search for Arthur. and Esther
returned 10 Mrs Randolph'G
With bis rising fortunes I'm the west,
Arthur kept his secret agent in Rich
mond, Blake, the detective. wen sup
piled with funds, though cautioned to
silence. a caution hardly necessary
with the taciturn Blake. the man be-
hind the scene. who seemingly was at
the bidding OF all and Jet was ever the
master Of his own deep methods
A bootbIack. a well grown youth OF
twenty. Ioitered BY the Randolph man
sion the day OF Esthers return with
Mrs. Randolph and Blair Stanley. A
bootblack FASTENED TO the private once
Of Detective Tom Blake and breath
lessly reported the presence Of Esther
and OF Blair I'm Richmond Blake took
half a dozen banknOtes OF large de-
nomination from his wallet and in
closed them In a large plain envelope
with a note that read. Sent by Ar
thur TO be used as necessary
Twenty minutes later the bootblack
fartiyeIy climbed the. wistarfa vine TO
The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-07

rece.r..a -.-.et hur uuIaDIe letter from
Viv.au Tie .r.Jer read
Los .aa-eles sept
81 De- Eu--ArG sgrr1 ne r..rted f.
anger about the diamond arthur stan
ley. url-- -E- name of John Powell
mas struck 70 -ich in oi. aer- You better
.oin me and let b-=oues he bgzouas- Low
.1Ely, VIVIAN
Blair had crushed the note and won
dereL IN the presence Of Vivian Blair
was as a man under = toxic spell But
he remembered with bitterness her
light and Scornful dismiSsa! OF him
She had married him. given herself 10
him for the diamond from the sky. He
had risked his life for il and her.
Yet when the train robbers had
despoiled them Of the great gem she
had thrown him aside and Knocked
him. And now she needed him and
sent for him Blair was young. full
bloOded and evilly INSCRIPTIONS and
passionate.
The sweet and beautiful development
Of Esther's character and person. now
that he was relieved of the intoxicat-
ing presence of Vivian. had reused In
BIair's breast a longing for Esther that
he thought was love.
Was il true. as Abe Bloom, the gam
bier. had limited. and Abe Bloom had
known the lady OF old. that Vivian
Marston possessed several husbands
and that her marriage, secret and
hasty, TO Blair in Richmond previous
to their flight with the diamond was
null and void?
this and bad lightly dismissed the
thoughts of Vivian and the marriage
from her mind. 1t was Blair's mother
also who constantly inspired him with
thoughts Of Esther. The very day the
letter had come from Vivian to Blair
Blair's mother had received a letter
The Ocala evening star., 1915-10-07
CHAPTER XIV.
The Man In the Mask.

The Man In the Mask.
~ YNDER the moon and with the
boom of the surf falling duly
on his ears, spent, painting.
chilled to the bone, Luke Low
ell drew his dripping bulk up on the
sand and for a few anguished, aching
moments felt all the qualms OF death
ere yet comes the dulling peacefulness
Of dissolution.
Vaguely he heard far OF the shouts
Of men and the reverberations Of hur-
ried footsteps along the wooden cause
way Of the dock
For a few brief moments Of anguish,
tor<ura -and fatigue tia H~~kIAaa GvnsE