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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12
HOYES

Misses Leah and Geraldine Maffett,
of Oakland, are spending this week
with Miss Irene Mattingly.
Miss Leonora Ferguson, of Fairmont,
W. Va, arrived in Hoves Monday and
will visit her cousin, Miss Auburn
Smith, for an indefinite time.
The hay harvesting is nearly finished
and is considered quite good crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley Calls made
visit to Mrs. Callis's parents at
New Germany Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Mary Browning and Margaret
Keller, of Romney, came here Monday
to visit relatives for a week or ten
days.
Rev. Father Connell conducted
services in the Catholic church at this
place Tuesday morning.
Thomas Bishoff and family attended
the sale of the late Mr.. G. E. Bishoff's
property at Oakland last Saturday.
Miss Leonard, of McKeesport, Pa,
recently arrived at Mrs M. Mattingly's
and will remain about week.
Mrs. Bertha Frazee left here for
Cove last Sunday to visit her husbands
parents.
Next Saturday will be one of the
greatest events in the history of
Hoyes, the annual picnic that will be
entertaining to old and young. Come
and enjoy the day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12
Gard.

As it will be impossible for me to
make trip over the county this month
as intended, owing to immediate work
required IN the office, take this means
to respectfully solicit the support of
the voters at the coming Republican
Primary for Clerk to the County Com
missioners. l urge that you give nv
experience in the Office due considera-
ton Thanking you for same, | am,
Yours very truly,
A. G. Ross.
Oakland, Nd. Aug. 4, 1915. Adv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12

The annual lawn fete by the womens
civic club of Mountain Lake Park, will
be held on Saturday of this week, with
the usual attractions consisting Of
Of different kinds; home
made cake and candy will be on sale.
The fete will be held in Chautauqua
Park and all are invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12
Adv 22-tf

Rev. J. 0. Bolton, of Grafton, and
Rev. D. S. Hammond, Of Middlebourne.
spent a few hours in Oakland yesterday
afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12
For Sale at Hinebaugh's Livery.

Three good general purpose horses;
bay horse. price $50; l bay mare.
price SO; black mark, price $50; also
lot of carriages, all in good condition.
l am obliged to sell on account of i'll
health. Come quick if you want bar
gains.
JAMES 0. HINEBAUGH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-12
ROCK Phosphate.

Will have car of Rock Phosphate
on the siding in Oakland on or about
25th, for delivery. Please give orders
early SO that notification may be given
upon arrival. Price, SO. rs cash on car.
D. J. SwARTZENTRUBER.
Adv, 24-2t.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
writer because of socialistic tendencies.
holds up Andrew GaIbraith.- president OF
dents private office and escapes with $lOO,-
700 in cash He goes aboard the Belle
Julie as a deckhand- Charlotte Farnham
of Wahaska, Mimi. who had seen MIN
cash Galbraith's check in the bank, rec
ognizeS him. and sends a letter OF De
trayal to Galbraith anonymously Girls
void is arrested at St Louis. but escapes
from his captors- He decides on wa
haska, Mimi. as a hiding place. and
takes the train He falls i'll on the sleeper
and is cared for and taken to her home In
Wahaska by Margery Grierson, daughter
OF Jasper Grierson. the financial magnate
of Wahaska- Margery finds the stolen
money in Griswold's suitcase. Brofhn.
detective. takes the trail Margery asks
her father to get Edward Raymer into
financial hot water and then help him out
of it. GriswoId RECEIVERS to find the stolen
money gone He forms friendship with
Raymer, the iron manufacturer. Broffin
comes to Wahaska in search of the wom-
who wrote the anonymous letter to
the safety deposit vault and turns the
stolen money over to him. Charlotte bluffs
out Broffin and Margery begins to watch
him. Griswold puts his money In Ray
mer's plant and commences to rewrite his
book Griswold is not sure that Charlotte
has not recognized him. He uses Mar
gerry and Charlotte models for the
characters in his book and reads the
manuscript to them. Broffin spies on
Margery. who throws him off the scent
regarding GriSwold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

the pipe; 1 want something that can
chew on"
A cigar was found, in the drawer
which had so lately furnished the wea-
pom, and by the flare of the match in
Raymer's fingers Griswold saw a face
haggard with anxiety.
What is the matter, Edward?" he
asked.
"A mix-up with the labor unions. It's
been brewing for some little time, but
l didn't want to worry you with it,
Unless we announce a fiat increase of
20 per cent in wages tomorrow morn
ing, and declare for the closed shop.
the men will go out on us at noon.
I've seen it coming"
II the god of mischance had chosen
the moment it could not have been
more opportune for the fire-lighting of
malevolence. Griswold's swing-chair
righted itself with click.
We'll see them in hell, first, Ray
mer! The ungrateful beggars are
merely proving that it isn't in human
nature to meet justice and fairness and
generous liberality half way. If they
want a fight, give it to them Hit
first and hit hard; that's the way to
do. Shut up the plant and make it a
lockout"
II was afraid you might say some
thing like that in the first heat of 1t, -
said the young ironmaster. It's a
stout fighting word, and l guess, under
the skin, you're a stout fighting man.
Kenneth-which I'm not. Where are
your convictions about the man-to-
man obligations? We've got to take
them into the account. haven't we?"
Damn the convictionsi" snapped
Griswo1d viciously. IF I've been Civ
ing you the impression that I'm an i'm
practicable theorist. forget it. These
fellows want fight: l say give them
a fght-a1l they want of it and a lit
tie more for good measure"
Raymer did not reply at once. This
latest Griswold was puZZling him, and
with the puzzlement there went sor-
rowful regret; the regret that has
been the recanter's portion in all the
ages When he spoke it was out of
the heart of common sense and san
ity-
.1 know how you feel about it
don't dare to pull down a fight which
may not only shut US up for an in
definite time. but might even go far
enough to smash u.s."
Griswold took his turn of silence.
rocking gently in the fitting chair.
When the delayed rejoinder came, the
harshness had gone out of his voice.
but there was a cynical hardness to
take its place
It's your affair; not mine." he said.
IF you've made up your mind not to
fight, of course, that settles it. Now
we can come down to the causes.
You've been stabbed in the back. Do
you know who's doing it?.'
ITO BE CONTINUED
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
CHAPTER XXI.
The Valley of Dry Bones.

The cyclonic summer storm had
blown itself out, and the clouds were
beginning to break away in the west,
when Griswold. obeying Margery's
urging to go home and change his
clothes, turned his back upon Mereside
and his face toward a future of thick
ening doubts and unnerving possibili-
ties.
Griswold had not deceived himself,
nor had he allowed Margery's apparent
confinement to deceive him The
old mans mind had not been wander
ing in the eye-opening moment of con-
seriousness regained. On the contrary,
what he had failed to do under ordi-
nary and conventional conditions had
become instantly possible when the
plunge into the dark shadow had
brushed away all the artificial becloud-
ings of the memory page What action
he would take when he should recover
was as easy to pref1gure as it was, for
the present at least, a matter negligi-
BILE. The dismaying thing was that the
broad earth seemed too marrow to hide
in; that invention itself became the
clumsiest of blunderers when it was
given the simple task of losing sim
gle individual among the millions of
unrelated human atoms
Thus the threat of the peril which
might be called the physical But be-
yond this there was another, and, for
a man of temperament, a still more
ominous foreshadowing of evil to
come OF some subtle. deep-seated
change in himself he had long been
conscious Again and again it had
manifested itself in those moments of
craven fear and ruthless, murderous
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09
CHAPTER XXI.
All That a Man Hath.

For four entire days after Margery
Grierson had driven home the nail of
the elemental verities in her frank
criticism of the new book, and Char
lotte Farnham had clinched it, Wa
haska's public places saw nothing of
Griswold; and Mrs. Holcomb, mother
ly soul, was driven to expostulate
scoldingly with her second-foor front
who was pushing the pen feverishly
from dawn to the small hours, and
! evidently-in the kindly widows
phrase the candle at both
ends and in the middle.
Out of this candle-burning frenzy
the toiler emerged in the afternoon of
the fifth day, little pallid and tIemu-
lous from the overstrain, but with a
thick packet of fresh manuscript to
bulge in his pocket when he made his
way, blinking at the unwonted sunlight
of out-of-doors, to the great house at
the lakes edge.
Margery was waiting for him when
he rang the bell; he guessed it CRATE
fully, and abe confirmed it.
"Of course" she said, with the be-
| witching little srimace which could be
made to mean 30 much or so little.
Isn't this your afternoon? Why
shouldn't be waiting for your" Then,
with swiftly sympathetic glance for
the pale face and the tired eyes:
You've been overworking again. Let's
sit out here on the porch where we
can have what little air there is. There
must be storm brewing; it's posi-
lively breathless in the house"
Griswold was glad enough to &C
quiesce; glad and restfully happy and
milky intoxicated with her beauty and
the loving rudeness with which she
| pushed him into the easiest of the
| great loungfng chairs and took the
| sheaf of manuscript away from him
declaring that she meant to read ii
| herself.
When II was over; and he could not
tell whether the interval should be
measured by minutes or hours; the re
turn to the realities-the hot after
noon. the tree-shaded veranda, the lake
dimpling like sheet of molten metal
under the sun glare-was almost pain
full
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

I isn't quite the word. He Is a sociolo-
gist''
Miss Grierson ignored the nice dis
tinction in names.
Socialism goes with being poor,
doesn't il? ?" she remarked. Since Mr..
Griswold's ship has come in, 1 suppose
| he finds it easier, and pleasanter, to
be a theoretical leveler than a practi-
cal one"
THAT is another thing have never
been quite able to understand" said
the iron founder. You say his father
left him poor; where did he get his
money!"
why, don't you know" was the in
nocent query. And then, with pretty
affectation of embarrassment, real or
perfectly simulated: IF he hasn't told
you, mustn't"
"Of course, 1 don't want to pry."
said Raymer, loyal again
81 can give you a hint, and that is
all. Don't you remember My Lady
Jezebel,' the unsigned novel that made
such hit last summer"
why, bless goodness, yes! Did he
write that?"
HE has never admitted 1t in so
many words. But I'll divide a little
secret with you. He has been reading
bits of his new book to me, and pshaw!
blind person could tell! l asked him
once if he could guess how much the
author of My Lady Jezebel' had been
paid, and he said, with the most per-
fectly transparent carelessness: oh,
about hundred thousand, suppose.
"TalIy!" said Raymer. laughing.
"Griswold has put an even ninety thou
sand into my little egg basket out at
the plant. But, of course you knew
that, everybody in Wahaska knows it
by this time"
Miss Grierson did not reply, and for
little while they were both silent
Then Raymer said:
'T wonder if McMurtry doesn't think
I've dropped out on him. l guess I'd
better go and see. Don't wait any
longer on my motions, unless you want
to, Miss Margery.'
When Raymer had gone, the oppor-
tunity which Broffin had so lately
craved was his. Miss Grierson was
left alone on the big veranda, and he
had only to step out and confront her.
Instead, he got up quietly and went
back through the lobby with his head
down and his hands in his pockets,
and the surviving bit of the dead cigar
disappeared between his strong teeth
and became cud of chagrin. There
had been a goal in sight, but Miss
Grierson had beat him to 1t.
And the winner of the small handi-
cap? With a deep breath-drawing that
was almost a sob, Miss Grierson sprang
up. stole a swift confirming glance at
the empty chair behind the window
hangings, and crossed the veranda to
stand with one arm around a support
ing pillar. And since the battle was
fought and won, and the friendly pill
lar gave it's stay and shelter, the vel
vety eyes filed suddenly and the ripe
red lips were trembling like the lips of
frightened child
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

some little craft lay at their feet.
Strictly under orders he made sail on
the little ship. and when the captain
had taken her place at the tiIler he
showed on: and when the helmswoman
had laid the course up the lake, Girls
void. pipe filled and lighted. pillowed
his head in his clasped hands and a
great contentment, flowing into all the
interstices and levelingf all the Unequal
tiles, Tapped him in it's soothing flood
He was still half-dozing when he was
made to realize that the murmuring
rush of water under the catboat's fore
foot had changed into a series OF re-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-09

when kindness. grau
fuf.e- love. all the humanizing motives:
had turned suddenly to frenzleo
haired. and the primitive savage nao
leaned up, fiercely raging Win 'ne
blood-lust-
Fer lang time after he had reacneo
his room. and had had his Datn anu
change. Griswold sat at his Willis
table with his head in his hands, tnln
ing in monotonous circles
The tiny Ginning clock in his dress
ing case in the adjoining bedroom hau
tinkled forth its 10 tapping hammer
strokes when he heard voices IN the
lower hall, and then mans Iootsteps
on tbe stair. To a hard-pressed breaker
Of the traditions at such moment
q, nnannounced visitor, coming up IN
the dark. could mean but one lnins-
Griswold silently opened a drawer IN
tbe writing table and CROPPED for the
mate to the quick-iring pistol which
after the change of wet clothing, ne
had put aside to dry
The visitor came heavily upstairs.
and Griswold, swinging his chair to
face the open door, saw the shadowy
bulking of the man as he came
through the upper hall When the
bulk filed the doorway it was covered
by the pistol held low, and Grfswoid
finger was pressing the trigger
ASLEEP, old MANI" said the intruder
in Raymer's well-known voice
There was a sound like gasp1ng
sob, and another as of drawer clos
ing softly. Then Griswold said: mo:
I'm not asleep. Come in. Shall l
light the gas ?"
mot for me-" returned the Oed-
time visitor, entering and cropping for
the chair at the desk-end. into which.
when he had placed it, he dropped
YEARLY 81 want to smoke" he went
on Have you got a cigar-no. not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
CROOKS AND FOOLS.

The Cedar Rapids Republican,
| speaking of the Investments made by
Perrin. paying teller Of the bank he
robbed of $4,000. says the exhibit as
| it stands is not worth ten cents on the
dollar and that no sensible invest or
would take the list over for much
more than that. There are lots in
Idaho, Minnesota lands that Perrin
never saw. gold mining and similar
| stocks. The list appears to be made
up of the projects which modern slang
calls blue sky" and which earlier coll
loquialism termed wild cat"
Perrin is only one of the investors
the by night promoter gathers in.
There's an army of them. Most of
them take their medicine. Once in a
while one squeals under the gaff and
occasionally some fellow like Perrin
steals to cover himself But the squeal-
er and the thief are odd instances
among the army of easynarks vino
play the races or frequent brace gam
bling houses The vast majority of
Mikes" pic} set their losses and save
their faces
The crooked promoter and realty
agent are no better than the monte
man and the thimble rig swindler or
any other sure thing artist of the list
of those birds of prey who feather
themselves with business plumes and
go forth to deceive and slay. If crook
edness has anything admirable about
it the yegg who blows safe is a
much more admirable figure than the
confidence men or the porch climbers
who do second story work in stocks
and real estate They all belong In
jail together
How vast is this army of suckers
and how great the volume of cash they
send away and pay out to grafters
may be learned of the banker who is
sues the drafts. the postal order clerk
at the post office and the express agent
If they will talk. One banker esti-
mates the loss to Marshall county thru
fakes of various kinds at half mil
lion a year.
It is hard Of course to keep a fool
from parting with his money. That
is scriptural, historical and OF comm on
observation However, it isn't beyond
the possibilities to put away a crook
whether he is a yegg carrying soap
and soup with which to crack a safe
or a crooked agent with phony stocks
and worthless deeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

history and the troublous times OF the
There was Jud Garfield, who left his
young wife and the baby for the front
and stayed thru the war. She worked
out" while Jud was in the field get
ting his s13 month. And Juds was
a type of great and willing service.
There We're thousands like him and
his wife. When we speak of great
Iowans these must not be forgotten
and aforementioned. All were great
types. But who shall say which was
greatest?
Balance the historical success
against the lawyer who never became
general counsel, but whose office was
the mecca of those in trouble who
needed a faithful adviser: the big
banker against the smaller fellow
whose estate failed by thousands to
reach the popular estimate because
the administrators found cancelled
mortgages given by widows, paid bills
of struggling students and the like
among the personal papers of the dead
man. Size up the shop hand who build
ed a good home and educated four
children on his wages against the rich
est man. All these are great types.
Which is greatest? Pick out your own
superlative.
Let's consider types more and indi-
viduals less. Let's analyze greatness
without trickery, seeking the essential
element of worth, for worth is the ac-
tive principle of real greatness. Why
not cease attempting to isolate hero
unit and simply segregate the true ele-
ment which is the basis Of all great
ness?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
THE JAPANESE PERIL.
[Des a1o1nes Register. ]

lDeS MO1neS ReglSter.J
There are only 30s.4S7 Japanese
living in foreign countries, In Europe,
the two Americas ana Asia, and Of
these 97,3S4 are living in China. and
IS, 300 in Hawaii
There are in round numbers 100000
japanese on the american continent
to be accurate 100.s9S, and of these H.
000s are in Canada, and q few more
than as many more in South American
countries. In the United States there
are 1913.
II we stop to consider how incidental
such an addition would be to any one
Of our larger cities, to say nothing OF
one Of our states, we shall see OF 1oW
little Importance the Japanese contrtbu-
ton has been to our total population.
If all the Japanese could have come in
one year and could have landed at
Castle Gar den, they would have been
lost in the stream Of immigration pour
ing into New York City from all over
Europe.
The impression has been created in
some way that the Japanese arc
| swar.ning all over the world, that they
have taken Australia and the islands
Of the Pacific, that they have become
menace to western civilization every
where, when as matter of fact all the
Japanese to be found outside the boun-
daries of their. own country today
| would not make an appreciable addi-
ton to the total population of even
the most sparsely populated state.
There are but 5000 japanese in Aus
tralia.
| What Is true OF the japanese is true
measurably with the Chinese. During
/ the ten years In which Chinese immi-
grafton into the United States was un-
restricted the average number Of Chin
amen coming to our shores annually
was about 1900. There were fewer
when the great anti Chinese agitation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
SOME GREAT lowANs.

Inc list OF great loWans so far IN
troduced has not failed to meet ap-
prevail in every instance. Nobody
seems to be at loss to find a great
Iowan, the difficulty appears to lie
with the superlative. Also there ap-
pears to be some differences as to the
essentials which go to make up great
Iowan Anu many who have claims
upon greatness, considered from the
varying viewpoints of different COM
mentators upon greatness, haven't been
introduced and considered at all.
For instance: There was once a
young man in Iowa who had studied
law and embarked upon the practice
of his profession. II was said that in
the heydey of his peculiar greatness
he drew a salary of $4,000 year;
not in law practice, but as gen eral
counsel of a railway corporation when
general counsel meant political super
visor of legislation and party boss,
He was especially great in his way.
Candidates for the highest Offices
sought his permission to run for Of
fee and his word made and unmade
United States senators; and yet an
other of the same profession who not
only became political czar but esta b.
lished great law practice and was
a great lawyer. Yet neither Of these
has been mentioned as the greatest
Iowan." There was another great law
yer then whose practice was perhaps
the most lucrative in the state, who
left 1t for the field Of politics and
whose success in that field runs by a
different measurement, who has certain
claims to be considered in the COM
parison Of greatness. In the list OF
Iowa political notabIes are many &c
be given attention-great governors
and congressman and senators from
the beginning Of Iowa on to the year
Of our Lord and this day Of the year.
And there is the young man who came
10 bO"d peiill4SSS siil4 S3S" " VIC Liz
richest man in the state-that's sort
of greatness, and the banker who
started 1oaning small sums at 3 per
cent a month on chattel mortgages and
whose success Is monumental by the
magnif1cence Of the First Something
brother Bank building; and the boy
who started with nothing, worked
hard, saved, and grew to be the lead
ing manufacturer. Maybe he went
broke and got on his feet again, may
be he stayed broke, maybe he never
staggered or hesitated and died o,
lives rich; maybe he was good man
for the town or tight wad; and the
man who began buying land when
land was cheap and kept on buying
and paying of until his shoestring o.
s. an acre land ran into a vast do.
main of farms worth $3.50 an acre
and others and still others who served
themselves and their times.
And there are others. Governor and
Senator Grimes was a great Iowan IL
a time that tried mems souls. So wal
Governor Kirkwood. Their highes
service - Of the record Of Iowa wa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
HI. Early Training.

The head Of big New York bust.
ness concern is exceptionally tall and
his height is still further accentuated
by his exceeding slimness. The other
day a visitor from the south called to
see him and was duly asked to sit
down.
After they had concluded their bus
mess the visitor rose to go and hts
host rose also, and seemed to rise ana
rise. The southefner. letting hiA
glance travel upward, as though in-
specting a new species Of skyscrapeE
and with an expression Of awed adj
miration, CALCULATED:
aGreat Scott, old man. your parents
must have trained you on trsllis - -
Kansas City Star.