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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10
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Io1YaIrnT BY CHARLES SrRt6nfR5 S0nS
SYNOPSIS. intui

intuition. "He means to give you the
casting vote? He will build the extern
sion II you advise it? Then it will lie
in your hand to make us rich or to
keep US poor" she laughed. BE a
good god-in-the-car, please, and your
petitioners will ever pray" Then, with
an instant return to seriousness: 'But
you mustn't think of that-of course,
you won't-with SO many other and
greater things to consider"
ION the contrary. shall think very
pointedly of that; pointedly and re-
gretfully-because your brother has
made 1t practically impossible for me
to help"
my brother?" with a little gasp.
Eyes. He offered to buy my vote
with a block of Little Susan stock.
That wouldn't have been so bad If he
hadn't talked about it"
when Mr.. Ford comes you must
forget what Stevie said and what !
have said. Good-by."
An hour later Brouillard was closet
ed in his log-built Office quarters with
big, fair-faced man, whose rough
tweeds and unbrushed soft hat pro-
claimed him fresh from the dusty-dry
reaches of the Quesado trail.
/ 1T is your own opinion that want,
Victor" the fair-faced man was saying,
mot the government engineers. Can
we make the road pay II we bring 1t
here? That is a question which you
can answer better than any other liv-
ing man. You are here on the ground
and you've been here from the first. y
you've had it out with Cort.
wright" BrouiIlard asked. And then:
where is he now--in Chicago?"
"No. He is on his way to the Nj
quota, coming over in his car from FL
Cato. But never mind J. Wesley. You
are the man came to see."
II can give you the facts" was the
quiet rejoinder.
A smile wrinkled at the corners OF
the big mans eyes.
"You are lodging the issue, Victor
and you know it," he objected. what
l want is your personal notion. If you
were the executive committee of the
Pacific Southwestern, would you, Oh
would you not, build the extension
That's the point I'm trying to make
Brouillard got up and went to the
window. When he turned back to the
man at the desk he was frownine
thoughtfully, and his eyes were the
eyes of one who sees only the clearly
etched lines of a picture which OBJ
scures all outward and visual objects
the picture he saw was of {
sweet-faced young woman, laughing
through her tears and saying: BE
sides, the railroad is coming; it's go
to come"
IF you put it that way" he said Il
the man who was waiting, IF you in
sist on pulling my private opinion on
by the roots, you may have it. I'd builC
| the extension"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

to the head than in the Psyche or other
styles where the coil is higher. In this
the hair is slightly waved and Is
brought back loosely, as in the preced-
ing couture.
For older women, or those that find
high couture most becoming, the
hair is waved or marcelled all around
the head and the knot or coil is
brought well forward on top. In this
and In the styles already described,
three or more short curls are pinned
In about the knot or coil.
In the matter of halrdressing worn-
en- can afford to be somewhat indie
pendent. An individual style which
suits the face of the wearer better than
any other is not to be abandoned to
follow a fashion. Women who have
very long and abundant hair must
nearly always dispose Of 1t in coiffurea
of their own invention.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

buzz-hummer while the daylight lasts.
Don't you forget that"
'Mirapohs? Queried Brouillard.
is that the new name"
Cartwright laughed and nodded. TITS
Genes name-'Miracle City, Fits like
the glove on a pretty girls arm,
doesn't it,"
1T does. But the miracle Is that
there should be any money daring
enough to invest itself in the Niquoia."
why, bless your workaday heart,
Brouillard," chuckled the host, moth
ing is permanent in this shutting,
growing, progressive world Of ours
absolutely nothing. Some of the big
gest and costliest buildings in New
York and Chicago are built on ground
leases. Our ground lease will merely
be little shorter in the factor of
time"
$50 much shorter that the parallel
won't hold" argued Brouillard.
THE parallel does hold; long time,
small profits and slow return; short
time, big profits and quick return.
You've eaten here before; what do
you pay Bongras for reasonably good
dinner?"
Brouillard laughed. ooh, Poodles.
He cinches us, all right; four or five
times as much as it's worth-or would
cost anywhere else"
That's it. He knows he has to
make good on all these little luxuries
he gives you-cash in every day, as
you might say, and come out whole be-
fore you stop the creek and drown
him. When we get in motion we're
going to have Alaska faded to FRAGILE
on prices-and you'll see everybody
paying them joyfully."
"And in the end somebody, or the
final series of somebodies, will be left
to hold the bag" finished Brouillard
There needn't be any bag holders
Brouillard. Let me put It in a nut
shell: we're building a cement plant
and we shall sell you the output-at a
| good, round price, promise you, but
still at lower figure than you're pay
ing for the imported article now, OF
than you will pay even after the rail
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

road gets in. When our government
orders are filled we can afford to
wreck the plant for what it will bring.
THAT is only one instance" object
ed the guest.
well, Bongras, here, is one more, y
laughed the host. "And our power
plant is another. You made your little
kick on that to Washington-you
thought the government ought to con-
troll its own power. That was all
right, from your point of view, but we
beat you to it. Now the reclamation
service gets all the power 1t needs at a
nominal price, and we're going to sell
enough more to make US all feel
happy"
"Sell It? To whom?"
Mr.. Cartwright leaned back in his
chair and the sandy-gray eyes seemed
to be searching the inner recesses OF
the querying soul.
"That's inside information, but
don't mind taking you in on it." he
said between leisurely puffs at his ci'
gar. We've Just concluded few con
tracts: one with Massingale-he's go
ing to put in power drills. electric ore
cars, and a modern equipment gener'
ally and shove the development Of the
Little SUSAN one with new mining
syndicate which will begin operations
at once on half dozen prospects on
Jacks mountain; and one with lum,
Der combination that has just taken
over the sawmilIs, and will install 9th.
'ers, with planning mill and sash fac
tory"
Brouillard nodded. The gray eyes
were slowly hypnotizing him.
But that isn't ALL" continued the
! promoter. I'VE are about to reincor.
rcorate the power plant as the Niquoia
Electric Power, Lighting and Traction
company. Within a fortnight well be
lighting Mirapolis, and within a month
after the railroad gets in wen be oper
ating trolley cars"
The enthusiast paused to let the
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10 BIZ coNTINTDsp5
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10
CHAPTER VIII
MirapoIis

During the strenuous weeks when
Camp Niquoia's struggling street was
acquiring plank sidewalks and getting
itself transformed into Chigringo ave-
nue., with double row of false-fronted
"emporiums" to supplant the shack
shelters, Monsieur Poudrecaulx Bon
gras, late of the San Francisco tender
loin, opened the camps first counter
grill.
Finding monsieur's name impossible
in both halves of it, the camp grinned
and rechristened him "Poodles." Later,
discovering his dual gift of past mas
tership in potato frying and coffee
making, the camp gave him vogue.
Out of the vogue sprang in swift sue
cession a cafe with side tables, res
taurant with private dining rooms, and
presently commodious hotel, where
the food was excellent, the appoint
ments luxurious, and where Jack
clothed and in his right mind and with
money in his hand-was as good as his
master.
1t was in one of Bongras' private
dining rooms that Mr.. j. Wesley Cort.
wright was entertaining Brouillard,
with Miss Genevieve to make har.
monizing third at the circular table
The little dinner had been gustatory
triumph. Nevertheless, when Miss
Cartwright had gone upstairs, and the
waiter would have refilled his glass
Brouillard shook his head.
If the millionaire saw the refusal he
was too wise to remark it. He was
still the frank, outspoken money
maker, hot upon the trail of the nimble
dollar. Yet there was change OF
some kind. Brouillard had marked II
on the day, a fortnight earlier when
latter assuring himself morosely that
he would mott he had gone down to
the lower canyon portal to see the
Cartwright touring car finish its sec
ond race across the desert from Fl
Cato.
"Of course was quite prepared to
have you stand of and throw stones
at our little cob house of venture
Brouillard," the host allowed at the
lighting of the gold-banded cigars
You're the government engineer and
the builder of the big dam; but you
can't build your dam in one day, Oh
in two, and the interval IN ours. tel
you. we're going 10 make Mirapolia
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

Hairdressing Is not 80 simple as II
was a few months ago, because the
coiffures Of today are dressed with
waved hair. But the neatness Of those
plain styles was their chief charm, and
the hairdresser is called upon to pre-
serve that feature In the curled and
waved coiffures that engage his at
tentlon now. Straight, unwaved hair
may be becomingly dressed for
pretty and youthful face. Even so, 1t
Is prettier when It catches the light In
waves, and as for curls, they have
been the admiration Of mankind for
ages. They have returned and there
are several pretty fashions In wear
Ing them.
Younger women are wearing the
hair waved and combed back In the
manner of small pompadour, with q
Psyche knot at the back. In this style
the ears are almost covered and there
are a few curled locks about the fore
head. The knot may be made up Of
several soft puffs and very short curls.
However, wavy and curly, struggling
ends or strands of hair blowing about
the face are not to be tolerated. The
hair net or invisible pins must, hold
them in place.
Another pretty style, for young wom-
en- particularly, shows the hair colled
at the nape of the neck, as in the IL
lustratIon. There are several clever
ways Of managing the coll, depending
upon the abundance Of hair which 1t
must dispose Of. It is pinned closer
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

Brouillard, chief engineer Of the Niquoia
irrigation dam, goes out from camp to
investigate a strange light and finds an
automobile party camped at the canyon
portal. He meets ]. Wesley Cartwright
and his daughter, Genevieve, of the auto
party and explains the reclamation work
to them. Cartwright sees in the project
a big chance to make money. Brouillard
IL impervious to hints from the financier.
who tells Genevieve that the engineer
Twill come Down and hook himself II the
bait is well covered" Cartwright organ
ICES a company and obtains government
contracts to furnish power and material
for the dam construction. A busy city
springs up about the site. Steve Massin-
gale threatens to start gold rush II
Brouillard does not influence President
Ford to build a railroad branch to the
place thus opening an easy market for
the ore from the Little Susan mine.
Brouillard and the company's promoter
clash, but on orders from Washington,
Brouillard turns over the plans for the
power installation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10
To clean Cloth,

To clean white velvet or broad.
cloth hats, white plumes, ETC., mix
one-half cupful borax, one-half cupful
flour, one-half cupful cornmeal. Lay
article to be cleaned on newspaper,
rub mixture well In, brush It Off and re.
peat several times, then lay It away
for several hours or overnight, covered
with the mixture. Brush It all out wen
and you viii be surprised ct the reSuSt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

Do you believe that a really
honest man can be persuaded to
turn a shady trick in order to
help the material fortunes Of the
gir1 he IoVes-even II he be-
lieVes the trick will never be
found out on him?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-10

Do you believe that 6rouIlIard
will permit himself to be So
dueed by cortwrieht's smooth
form Of bribery Does erouII-
lard understand cortwFisht3
Evening star., 1916-09-30
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN "ADS.":
SHERIFF'S SALE RESULTS

Here the brief story of on6epromisng real estate de-
veopmen the promoters Of which did believe the value
of newspaper Advertising and refused utilize the pulling power
of printers ink used ucious calling attention their prop
critics. After spending half million dollars in developing tract
of than 5000 of advanageouy located suburban
real all the while stunning the white light Of proper pub
cy the promoters Of the project have admitted failure, and
sheris sale wind up the affairs of another that
didn't believe in Advertising This is the brief story
All of the right title and interest which the Tangers Manors
Corporation had October H. 1915 time thereafter in
upward of $500 of land situate the Of Brookhaven
Suffolk county. Long Island to be offered at shers sale Mon
day. October 80 o'clock Rverhead L. l., by virtue Of
writ of execution issued by the supreme court Of New York
county,. says the New York Herald
1T is said the Tansiers Manors Corporation already has
pended upward of $500000 the development of lands which,
however, seldom advertised in the newspapers
The extends from the Montauk division Of the Long
Island railroad about mile and half of the station the
village of Brookhaven south the 'front.' stretch Of about
nine miles.
Among the Improvements made is drawbrdge Smiths
Point Inlet the beach, 1t expected originally the
development of Tangers create seacoast resort that would
rival Atlantic City,
Evening star., 1916-09-30
AND COUNTY,
Nero Who Breaks Jail and Is Cap
tured Says IT Was Coming Back"
T.. Democratic Committee.

special Correspondents OF Inc otoI
ROCKVILLE. Md. September 80
Making a break for liberty as Turnkey
William P. Trail opened the door lead
ing from the prisoners section to the
corridor Of the Jail here, Levi Jones, col
ored, succeeded in gaining his freedom,
only. however. to be captured within
half an hour and returned to the insti-
tuition to await trial on a charge of as
sault, preferred by his wife, and to
answer the additional charge Of jail
| breaking.
Within a few minutes after Jones es-
capped number Of persons responded
to the alarm and started in pursuit.
Deputy Sheriff Ben Bottlemay and AL
bert Marlowe, the latter clerk in the
ONCE Of the county treasurer, made for
tho Rockville Georgetown pike in an
effort to head him off should he go In
that direction, and short distance east
of Rockville they noticed the runaway
crossing field in the direction Of the
pike. Seeing the two men Jones start
ed to run, and Bottlemay and Marlowe
gave chase. Marlowe had too much
speed for the negro and overlook him
after chase of several hundred yards
and held him until Deputy Bottlemay
him.
Upon realizing that his short-lived
liberty was at at end, Jones said to his
captors: 81 was coming back; just
wanted to hunt up bondsman."
County Committee Named.
The democratic state central COM
mittee for Montgomery county. which
is composed Of Alexander G. Carlisle,
chairman, and Robert G. Hilton and
Richard e. Darby, has filled the va
cancies on the county committee occa-
stoned by failure to elect committee
men in a number of the districts Of the
county at the primary election last
year, and the committee Is now COM
posed Of the following: Laytonsville
district, J. Ernest Hawkins: Clarks-
burg, william T. Warield: Poolesvflle,
J. Fur White; Rockville. first precinct,
precinct, ]. Abby Henderson; Colesville.
Douglass M Blandford; Darnestown.
John A. Hail. Bethesda, first precinct,
Henry ]. Hunt; Bethesda, second pre-
cinct, B. Ashby Leaven; Olney, first
precinct, Albert T. Marlowe; Olney. sec
| first precinct. e. D. Gloyd; Gathers
burg, second precinct. Forrest Walker;
| Potomac DR.. William T. Pratt: Barnes
vile, Clagett c. Hilton; Damascus,
Archie W. Souder; Wheaton, first pre-
cinct, DR.. Eugene Jones; Wheaton, sec
! ond precinct, Enos C. Keys.
The state central committee has also
named a committee for each precinct
| to assist the county committeeman In
| looking after the registration, the get
| matters pertaining to the party well
fare,
Evening star., 1916-09-30
BUILDING SMALL HOMES
IN NORTHWEST SECTION
Six and Eight Room Houses at 18th
and Webster Streets Contain
Novel Features.

A new homo development which, the
builders say. is designed to meet. first,
the increasing demand for moderate
priced homes in high-class residence
sections, and second, the influence of
two remarkable main lines of traflc,
14th street extended on the east and
18th street on the west. is that at 18th
and Webster streets northwest. The
operation consists of six and eight
room homes. the builders being Shan
non & LuchS.
The builders have embodied in these
homes ideas gained in a long experience
in home building. and which are not
usually to be found in homes at moder-
ate prices. intended for small families
The houses. which have an east front
age, are full twenty feet wide by forty
feet deep. and are faced with buff brick
A return to the reception hall idea. pop
ular in small as well as large homes
several years ago. is feature of the
interior plan of the homes.
The smaller houses contain three
rooms and reception hall on the frs,
floor. with three rooms and bath or
the second floor. The finish is mahog.
any and fat white, the papering being
done in tones of silver gray and the
lighting fixtures also being dull silver
finish. Ample storage space is provided
in the attic, while a cellar under the
entire house contains a hot water heat
ing plant, coal bin, servants toilet. etc
The cellar has front and rear entrances
the entrance in front having an out
side space in which may be stored hose
reels, lawn mowers, etc, handy for use
when needed.
A feature of tho bathrooms Of the
homes is the overhead ventilation by
means of skylight ventilators. The
homes also are provided with roomy
sleeping porches so arranged that they
may Be effectually screened and pro-
tected from the weather and from in
quisitive eyes. Rear lots to a fifteen
foot alley give room for garages II re-
quired.
Many new ideas are embodied in the
home, among these being double drain
boards at the ends of the kitchen
sinks, the boards being fitted with
drawers for holding small kitchen uten-
sils, etc. sliding doors cutting on the
dining rooms from the reception halls
and living rooms: ample closet space ir
each room; completely lighted and ven
tilated cellars, etc.
Evening star., 1916-09-30
SWISS RATIFY AGREEMENT.
Economic Understanding Is Reached
With German Government.

BERN, Switzerland. September 30. -
The federal council has ratified the
economic agreement between Germany
and Switzerland.
Germany threatened last June to
place an embargo on exports to Swift
zerland unless the Swiss government
permitted the export to Germany OF
cotton and foodstuffs collected by Ger
man agents. Switzerland failed to
have the entente allies act In the mat
ter and in August resumed negotia-
tions with Germany. A dispatch from
Paris on September 21 said that the
final details Of the agreement had been
settled.
Evening star., 1916-09-30
U,BoAT ISSUE IS STUDIED.
Spanish Government Seeks Means
Of Ending Torpedoing of Ships.

MADRID. September 30. Count
Romanones. the Spanish premier. upon
the reassembling of parliament was
questioned in the chamber by senor
Nougues as to whether the govern
ment would insist upon respect being
shown to international law by the Ger
mans and whether they would be pre-
vented from torpedoing Spanish ships.
The premier replied that 1t was i'm
possible to speak upon this question
at the present moment. THE govern
ment," he added, has taken into ac-
count the Importance Of this problem
and is studying how 1t may be solved
for the best interests Of tho country"
Evening star., 1916-09-30
LIEBKNECHT AGAIN ACCUSED.
Charged With Attempting to Stir
Rebellion Among Soldiers Of Post.

AMSTERDAM. September 30.-The
Berliner Tageblatt. a copy Of which
has been received here. says a govern
ment tribunal has begun a new action
against Dr.. Karl Lebknecht, ono of
tho German socialist leaders who is
charged with attempting to incite to
disobedfence and rebellion the soldiers
Of the Thorn garrison with letters he
sent to them.
Evening star., 1916-09-30
Bliss School Students at Reception

A reception for the students Of the
Bliss Electrical School was held at the
Y. n. c. A. building today under the
direction Of c. L. johnson Of the de-
partfpent Of service. The affair was
Info hal, and guides showed the visi-
tors Through tie building.
Evening star., 1916-09-30
o. D. Of G. Delegates.

The Ridgely Brown Chapter. United
Daughters of the Confederacy. of this
county. at a meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Elgar L. Tschiffely here. selected
the following delegates and alternates
to represent the chapter at the ma
tional convention. to be held in Dallas.
Tex, in November, and the state con-
vention, to be held in Baltimore in De-
cember. Delegates, Miss May Sellman,
Mrs. William H Talbot, Mrs. Leonard
Hays and Mrs. Davis; alternates, Mrs.
Harry C. Meem, Mrs. Charles c. Waters.
Miss Anna Candy and Miss Maria
Waters.
The chapter pledged itself to make
an annual contribution toward the
Maryland room of the Confederate
Museum at Richmond. Va.
Miss Mary Connell. seventy-hve years
old, died near Rockville. following a
long illness Of a complication of dis
eases The funeral took place yester-
day, services being conducted by Rev.
Charles H. Waters of Brightwood. D.
C. Burial was at Spencerville. Md.
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