davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
sawed.on sermnn-

When young widow takes young
man into her confidence. he is up
against the worst kind of a confidence
game.-Indianapolis News.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
WarN 0africh

The ostrich always approaches it's
nest by a devious path, the idea be-
ing TO conceal the location from OBJ
servation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Usual Ratio.

Cityman-"How many servants do
you keep" uburbanite-"About
one out of twelve. Buffalo Express.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Very Fluent.

Many folks are excellent converse
tionalists on the subject Of them
selves.-Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Fact Easy to Ascertain.

You will discover that most men are
all right. If you only take the trouble
to ask them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
SULTAN HoNoRs AMERICANS.
Standard Oil Men Given Turkish Deco.
rations.

Constantinople, via London.-For
numerous humanitarian services the
Sultan has decorated w. E. Bemis.
yice-president of the Standard Oil
Company, with the Order Of osmanieh.
second class, and Oscar Gunkel, man
ager. and L. |. Thomas. assistant man
ager, Of the Constantinople branch Of
the Standard OIL Company. with the
Order OF Osmanieh. third class.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Optimistic ThouQht.

One becomes better acquainted with
@ country through having the good
luck to lose the way.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03

A small town is one in which a silk
hat attracts as much attention as the
fire department-Atchison Globe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Cynical Comment.

Every man is as Heaven made him,
Cervantes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Move On West Expected.

AS soon as the present operations
against Russia are concluded, whether
or not they succeed in destroying any
large part of the Russian Army, 1t is
expected that the Germans will turn to
the west, a movement which, however,
It will therefore. be a race between
the Teutonic forces and the British
and French as to which side will take
the offensive in France, where the
situation remains as it has been for
weeks past, except in Alsace, where
the French continue their attacks on
the positions protecting Muenster.
There has been sharp fighting here,
the French advance converging on
Muenster from the north and from
Metzeral to the southeast of Muenster
Valley in which the town stands, on
the open road TO Colmar.
Most Brilliant Strategy OF War.
The military expert of the London
Times says:
The great operation against Russia
which was planned by Gen. Won Falk-
enhayn and has been in course of
execution for the past three months
Is the most aspiring and, in some
ways the most brilliant piece of
strategy this war has yet produced.
General Falkenhayn obviously pre-
pared his plan by the light of the
signal failure of the other German
plans of the autumn and winter, but
his merit is not less because he rec
ognized previous errors and sought to
avoid them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Varied Menu.

The chorus girl dimes one day on q
crust and the next on q crustacean.-
New York Evening Mail
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
Daily Thought.

The first duty of a man is still that
Of subduing fear.-Carlyle.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-03
TRYING TO SAVE
THEIR ARMIES
Russians Facing the Problem
of Evacuating Warsaw.
CITY HAS BEEN DENUDED
Russian Front To Bug River Shaken
Fortress OF lvangoroo May
Have Been Left To
Its Fate.

the pTODten VI GfdCudtlHS w dlSdN
and the surrounding country without
losing their armies, while the Austro-
German forces are making supreme
effort to get across their line of re-
treat.
| The Teutons are said to have met
| with partial success in this attempt,
Berlin official report stating that
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, resum-
! ing the offensive, had reached the
Lublin-Cholm railway, about midway
between those two cities, and that
southeast of this as far as the Bug
river the Russian front had been
shaken"
| One Retreat Line Blocked.
The success of General Won Macken-
sen in getting across this railway, aft
er being virtually stopped by the Rus
sian counter-attack, denies at least
one line of retreat to the Russians
who might still be between him and
Warsaw, and also places the Germans
in position to move against the Bug
river front, should this be decided
upon.
British military critics, however, re-
fuse to believe that Grand Duke Nicho-
las, commander-in-chief of the Russian
forces, has not provided for all con-
tingencies or that he was not fairly
sure of the safety of his troops before
indicating to the world that he had
decided to take up new line.
May Have Quit lvangorod.
Indeed the news contained in the
Berlin official statement that the Ger
mans have crossed the Vistula river
southeast of Warsaw, between the Pr
lica river and Kozienice, leads the
military writer's to the belief that the
Russians already have fallen back in
this region, and that perhaps even
the fortress of Iyangorod has been left
to its fate.
There is no news of the situation on
| the Narew river or of General Won
]. Buelow's wider outflanking movement
in Kovno Province. However, the
opinion is expressed here that as the
German plaus contemplate a series of
attacks rather than a simultaneous
one it is likely that they are waiting
for Field Marshal Won Mackensen to
reach some previously arranged posi-
ton before they resume their attacks.
Warsaw Denuded, Is Report.
According to dispatches received
here, the country around Warsaw
which the Russians are leaving to the
invaders has been put to the torch,
while the city itself has been denuded
the Germans if 1t falls into their
! hands. 1t may even be some days be-
| fore the Teutons occupy the Polish
capital, if they finally do, for the Rus
SLAMS are fighting more than rear
guard action.
In fact, they are still delivering very
heavy blows at their opponents and
are gaining some local successes, par
ticularly on the Narew and southeast
Of Cholm, where they are opposing the
efforts of the Austrians to get across
| the Bug river. However, military
critics say that these local successes
will not affect the Russian plan of
| falling back to shorter and stronger
| front.
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

"Come in, dear 'Joe," said . honeyed
voice.
clever he would pay all my bills. NO
matter how heavy, but he never let
me have more than S. in my pocket.
so that was helpless. ] could never
see Walter. nor could | hear from him.
and all the time Schelperg was given
the run of the house"
November was audibly sympathetic
and SO was l.
"Then one day this notion came to
me. planned it all out and got Hank
to help I'D have asked you, dear Joe.
If you'd been there.) Come now. Joe.
You must see how good pupil ! was
to you and how much I remembered
Of your tracking, which used to both
er you to teach me-
You're right smart at it, Miss Vir-
ginnyw
81 arranged the broken rod, and
Hank and his brother carried me to
the canoe. Then they got out on the
other side of the lake. and padded
up near to the rock by the waterfall
to put the police or whoever should be
sent after me off my trail. I'm real
hurt / didn't deceive you. Joe"
Put YOU did right through-tiIl you
come to Black lake." Joe assured her.
But you did not recognize me then!'
she cried. And I'd put on pair Of
Hanks moccasins to make big tracks.
November explained and added tht
story Of bis dismissal by Plank.
We'll, it's lucky you We're there. any
| how. or we'd have had poor Haul
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
SYNOPSIS.

James Quaritch engages November Joe
rs his guide. Joe and he go to Big Tree
portage to investigate the murder of a
trapper named Lyon.
Joe decides that the murderer followed
Lyon to his camp and shot him from 3
canoe.
By studying woodland evidence and
making clever deductions Joe discovers
the murderer. Highamson. Lumbermar
Close reports that Blackmask, a high
waylnan. is robbing his men.
Six lumberjacks are robbed by the same
man. Joe makes a careful examination
Of the scene of the robbery.
Close is accused by his men, but Joe
arrests Chris. one of the lumberjacks. the
real robber.
Sally Rome, widow. has been robbed
of valuable pelts. Joe and Evans. game
warden. search for the thief.
Sally's lover. Val Black, is suspected
but Joe catches the actual culprit. lnjil
Sylvester. Millionaire PlanX's daughter
Virginia has been abducted.
The abductors demand $l5O.OO ransom
for Virginia. Joe's Investigations inol
cate that one Hank Harper has abducl-,
the girl.
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
Mo Place For Ladies.

A famous foreign newspaper cOrre-
spondent. Il German. was stopping at
a seaside hotel where the dining room
helpers, following the New England
custom. We're nearly all college girls.
working during vacation in order to
keep themselves ut school the rest OF
the year.
The specialized young person who pre-
sided over the table where the German
newspaper man ate was undoubtedly OF
excellent breeding, but she never seem
ed to remember whether the eggs were
to be fried on one side or scra mbled on
both
Finally, one evening after be had
been served with meal entirely diff
ferent from the one lie had ordered.
the foreigner lost his temper and spoke
rather sharply to the young woman.
Easy there" admonished his table
mate. an American writer. "She's a
lady, you know. old man."
'Rut | do not want lady," said the
German pIaintively. II want waitcr:'
Saturday Evening Post.
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

shot. That fixed me in my determine.
ton to get the money I want it for
Walter. l want to make up to him for
I'LL that my father has made him lose :"
$50 Mr. Calvey is i'll this too?' said
Joe iE queer voice.
IF you mean that he knows any
tDing about it, you're absolutely
wrrngr' exclaimed Virginia passion
ately. IF he knew. do you think he'd
ever take the money? It's going to be
sent to him without any name or clew
as to where it comes from. Walter il
as straight man as yourself, Novem.
ber Joer she added proudly You
know him and yet you suspected him!'
Il didn't say did l was asking
for information" said Joe submissive
ly. ''But you haven't got the money
yet"
mo! But I'll get it in time
tt
And in the end Miss Virginia tri.
umphed. She received her ransom In
full. and it is to be doubted if Mr..
PLANK ever had an idea Of the trick
played Oh him. And I'm inclined to
think MIR. Walter Calvey is still in the
dark, too, as to the identity of his
anonymous friend But two things are
certain Mrs. Virginia Calvey is a hap
py woman. and Hank Harper is doin.
well on Il nice 200 acre farm for which
he pays no rent.
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

gruff voice demanded angrily what we

gruff voice demanded angrily what we
wanted.
Tell Miss Virginny Plank that No
vember Joe would like word or two
with her.
care you drunk" shouted the man.
''or only crazy?"
"I've tracked her down fair and
square, and I've got to see her.
81 tell you she isn't here
LET me in to make sure for my
self"
IF man comes to my door with
threat I'll meet him with my rife in
my hand. SO you're warned" came
from the cabin.
"All right, then, I'll start back to
report to Mr. PLANK"
On the words the door opened and
vivid. appealing face looked ont,
"Come in, dear joe" said a honeyed
voice
"Thank you. Miss Virginny. l Will"
said Joe
| We entered. A lamp and the fire lit
up the interior of Il poor trapper's cab
in and lit up also the tail. slim form
Of Miss Virginia PLANK. She wore a
buckSkin hunting shirt belted in to her
waist, and her glorious hair hung
| down her back in q thick and heavy
plait. She held out her hand to Joe
with one of the sweetest smiles / have
ever seen or dreamed of.
You're not going to give ME away
dear Joe, are you?" said she
you've given yourself away. haven't
you. Miss Virginny?"
Virginia Plank looked him in the
eyes. then she laughed 81 see that l
haven't. but can l. speak before this
gentleman?"
| Joe FASTENED to vouch for my discre-
ton. while Hank Harper nursed his
rifle and glowered from the back
ground, where also one could discern
the dark face of the half breed squaw.
But Miss Virginia showed her complete
command of the situation.
Coffee for these two. please. Mrs.
Harper" she cried. and while we were
drinking it she told us her story.
| "You maybe heard of old Mr.. Schel-
perg Of the combine?" she began. MY
father wanted to force me to marry
him. why. he's fifty by the look
him. and Id much rather drown my
self than marry him
There's younger and better lookin:
boys around. l surmise. Miss Virgin
N.Y." returned November meaningly.
Virginia flushed lovely red why
Joe, it's no use binding you. for yo
remember Walter Calvey. don't you:"
Sure! So it's him. That's goo:
But l heard he was out Of his busi
ness" said Joe with apparent sin
plicity.
Il must tell you ali or you won't III
derstand what did or why | did i
My father ruined Walter, because tina
would anyhow put off our marriage
Then when the Schelperg affair cam
on and he gave me no rest could nc
stand it any longer You see, he is s
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

TIC lHoASdHu DVItdT nopbOTys
~ WANT the whole affair kept un-
official and secret" said Harris,
the bank manager.
November Joe nodded. He was
seated en- the extreme edge of chair
in the managers private office looking
crriously out of place in that prim.
richly furnished room.
'"rhe truth is continued Harris. 1--WE
bankers cannot afford to have our GUS
toners minds unsettled. There are.
as you know. Joe. numbers of small
i!epositors. especially in the rural dis
tl:cts. who would be scared out of their
seven senses if they knew that this in
fernal Cecil James Atterson had made
OF with a hundred thousand dollars.
They'd never trust us again"
Il hundred thousand dollars is a
wonderful lot of money" agreed Joe.
Our reserve is over twenty millions,
two hundred times a hundred thou
sand," replied Harris grandiloquently.
Have you ever seen Atterson"
NO
Il thought you might have He al
ways spends his vacations in the
woods, fishing usually. The last two
years he has fshed Red river. This is
what happened On Saturday | told
him to go down to the strong room to
fetch up IA fresh batch OF dollar and
five dollar bills. as we were short. 1t
kla& t.. e.. fhnrsr
was Il number Of bearer securities. At
terson soon brought me the notes had
sent him for with the keys. That was
about noon on Saturday. We closed at
! O'Clock Yesterday, Monday, After
son did not turn up. At first thought
nothing of it. but when it came to
afternoon and he had neither appeared
nor sent any reason for his absence
began to smell rat. | went down to
the strong room and found that over
were missing
II communicated at once with the
police. and they started to make in
Guiries The constable at Roberville
replied that man answering to the
description of Atterson was seen by q
farmer walking along the Stonehan
road and heading north on Sunday
morning early"
At this point a clerk knocked at tht
| door and, entering, brought in some
letters Harris stiffened as he noticed
the writing on one Of them. He cut 1
open, and when the clerk was gone on
| he read aloud:
/ Dear Harrls-I hereby resign my splen
1 did and lucrative position in the Gran
/ Banks of Canada. 1t is dogs dirty life
i Anyway it Is SO for a man OF spirit fo
/ can give the weeks screw that's OWN
i to me To buy milk and bath buns for tn
| next meeting of directors. Yours truly.
j c. J. ATTERSON.
whats the postmark? asked Joe,
| "Rimouski. Sunday, $50 a. m
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
Make Your Own Brick

RRICK as good as the best can be made of
sand, Cement and Water. They become
aaroer as they age. Address this Office for bot
{ Om price on plant for their manufacture,
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
CHAPTER TX.
"Come in, dear joe"

~ iIR visitors hesitated outside the
door. There are only two of
them." whispered Plank.
AS he spoke short bearded
man in Il thick overcoat stepped into the
light. followed by tall and strongly
built companion: Both Wore black visor
masks, with fringe covering the mouth.
noticed they were shod in mocca-
sins.
''Evenin'," said the tall man. who
was throughout the spokesman. My
partner and ME is come to make you
an offer. Mr.. PLANK. We've got your
daughter where you'll never lind her.
where you'd never dream of looking
for her.
Don't be too sure of that" growled
Plank.
IF We agree on a bargain she shall
be returned to you unhurt three days
from the time the price is paid over.
and that price is 100000.
'Those are our terms The question
for you is do you want your daughter
or do you not?"
The next incident was as swift as 1t
was unexpected.
II conjecture that is something of an
easy question to answer" said PLANK
in his slow tones. I'm fact. r.
On the word he slipped out re-
volver. But quick as was Planx's
hand to carry out the impulse Of his
brain. Joc's was quicker. He knocked
the revolver from Planx's grasp.
''You treacherous dog. PLANK" cried
the kidnaper. ''Is that how you keep
faith? Well. we have a reply to that
too. We offered to give up the girl
for 100000, now we make the price
$15O,OOOv'
"I'll never pay a cent of it!' shouted
PLANK.
when you como to change yOur
mind." replied the kidnaper quietly
lust hang white handkerchief on
one Of the trees ut the edge Of this
wood. Then put the money in notes in
that tin Oh the shelf Leave us two
clear days and you'll get your girl back
safe. But IL you monkey it will be the
worse for her"
Without more words the two masked
men left the hut, and, like the explo
sion Of thunderstorm, Plank opened
upon Joe.
November faced the storm with al
entirely placid aspect until began te
wonder at his patience. But when III
last he spoke the other fell dumb as il
Joe had struck him.
That's settled. Mr.. Plank, You've
done with me and I've done with you
Now quiet down and OUT.
PLANK opened his lips as if to speak
but. seeing Joes face, he changed hi:
mind and rushed from us into tht
darkness.
At once Joe put out the light I'VE
can't trust Plank just at the moment
He's fair mad. but We'll have him bach
I'M half an hour to show him the way
back to Wilshere's." he remarked will
chuckle.
And in fact this was exactly wha
happened 1t was a subdued but still
very resentful Plank whom we es
corted through the dark woods. Ol
our way back to our camp Joe mad,
detour to examine the tracks OF th'
kidnapers by the light of the Lantern
which he had carried with him.
AS had been the case by Mooseshanl
lake, so now we found the trails yer!
clear near the waterside. Joe stu'iie,
them for Il long time.
We'll, you're out of it now. Mt an
rate" said I.
"And what about my promise
Calvey?" he rejoined. I'm deeper i
it than ever. I've got to find Miss Vii
ginny sure
You can't track her because of tina
threat in the letter to Plank
That's SO. but I'll be speaking t
Miss virginny before tomorrow night,
said Joe quietly, nor, having made thi
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

Continued on Page Four.
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
mo. But I'll get it in time"
CHAPTER X.

The Hundred Thousand Dollar Robbery.
WANT the whole affair kept un-
official and secret" said Harris,
the bank manager
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

It was well on toward 10 o'clock that
night before we reached Harpers cab
in Oh Otter brook At first we knocked
and knocked in vain, but at length i
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
Unless They Are Heiresses.

"It's hard to lose Il beautiful dangh-
ter" said the wedding guest sympa-
thetically.
Its a blame sight harder to lose the
homely ones" replied the old man who
had several yet to go.-BostoD Tran
script
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

She-Take care. Alfred. That isn't
the remedy for seasickncss Don't you
see the bottle is marked poison: He
That's the one | want = Health Bull
letin
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11
One Thing Left.

Elderly Uncle-Spent your entire pa
trimony have yOn. Archibald: Gone
through everything: Scapegrace Nepll-
ew-Yes. uncle: everything but the
bankruptcy court
The Bossier banner., 1915-02-11

Who is rich? He who Is satisfied
with his lOt.-Talmud
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-30

relations and provide for ships to run regularly between
our country and those countries for a term of years and
make them all American built ships. That would set three
hundred thousand men at work which would represent one
million five hundred thousand of our people.
Establish the inland depots and the coast guns for pos
sible attack from without.
Make closer trade relations with friendly countries and
include if possible such agreements as would give some
thousands of men occupation in those countries.
Never mind next summers nominations and elections.
Leave them to God, the people and the newspapers.
To senators and representatives we would say: do
not figure upon a possible nomination next year, but try
to do something that will make the people turn to you and
want you.
Ours should be the richest land on earth if only its re-
sources were put in form to be made available. We say,
put them in form.
Some partisan shots are in order in Congress, but while
firing them remember that what the people want is really
constructive work, not | told you so.
In the meantime our belief is that an appeal made by
the congress of the United States to the warning nations
abroad, setting up that after all, reason should guide men
and asking them to call a truce and submit their difference
to the Hague tribunal, would be the first step toward peace
The sword, the entrenched gun, the fighting airship and
the submarine assassin have all been tried during the past
sixteen months, and so far as now can be seen have proved
their impotency for every thing save murder.
Is it not time for something else to be tried? And is not
the congress of the United States representing one hun
dred millions of free men, an agent that would command
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-30
. GOOD-ENOUGH CREED.

Leslie's Weekly gives the following as its birthday creed
which appears to be good enough to adopt:
We believe in the prosperity of the country and that
the highest duty of a periodical is to strive to secure 1t
for all.
We believe the worst enemies of American prosperity
are the selfish demagogue and the self-seeking muckraker
to whom everything is wrong and who VIII not see that
anything is right.
We believe in unceasing championship of every institu-
ton which makes for public welfare.
We believe in unflnching advocacy OF every reform
necessary to the advancement of human progress.
We believe that the worlds merchants and manufac-
turers prefer editorial constructveness to undertaking de-
effectiveness.
We believe that the men who build up, whether in hum
BILE or exalted station, are worthy of praise and that the
men who pull down are deserving Of censure.
We believe that today is better than yesterday and We
shall try to make tomorrow better than today, and finally
We believe in our motto, TN God We Trust"