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Nightly an ne yearned after the blood
of the n eyed man. he was equally
DESTROYS Of once more meeting the only
MAJ in the Mississippi valley who was
reckoned his rival In skill In a contest
of wits at the poker table. Craving
both pleasures. he wavered in his
choice between them.
sam Pearsall wavered not. I'm
T. pared to play poker with the devil
hisself," he said ~savagely. hut yo'
all ir barred. II yo' all sets in. it'll be
onto my daid body"
And Jake Winterbottom, though he
said nothing. expressed a similar
thought by putting his two hands in
his vest pockets. where. as they all
knew. he carried two derringers. But
the old man spoke again.
None o. that. Jake" he said
eternly. zone O. the house rules is
what business afo' pleasure.
| amt a sayin' nothin' bout what's 10
be did later on. but the game II be
played first off,"
And these words decided MI. Blais-
dell's choice. He turned and led the
way to the back room. The one eyed
man followed eagerly. and 30 too. but
more slowly. did Jake Winterbottom
follow, with set lips and a determined
look.
Pearsali baked. however. till the old
man said: "Git his wad first of. Sam,
an then kill him s quick = yo' damn
please" Then he went In and took
his place at the table where the others
had already seated themselves,
Elsewhere In Arkansas city other
doings were helms done. Irordinately
large az the n eyed mans wad still
was. he had dipped into II already In
no niggardlv fashion to secure the
services Of Mr., owen Pepper, and that
gentleman, al his myrMidon, had by
a mastery stratagem engaged tn" at
tontion Of tho Sheriff, Joe Bassctt
! leading him away from the old mans
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Nv JANE DIXON.
December. 1916.

December. 1915.
=, Santa claus. Kris krn0Ic Head
quarters, Christmdsland.
~LEAsE DEAR SANTA: All
IL we've got TO say, big fellow. Is
that for a long time you have
>.so dropping in on us once a year
and handing us out "A bunch Of pres
,sts. whether we want them or not.
NV. We Ike you, Santa, and we like
a. idea Of the presents. but II seems
n Us that sometimes you . the grab
~ system Of distribution. You just
Zach into the big sack and whatever
mir fms happen to close over at our
,umber YOU hang on the old evergreen
|housh AMI that Is all there is to It.
Now l!rtcn. Sants; we know you
have been IN this game a lot longer
thar We have. but still you can't Judge
A horse hy the miles he has travelled.
We believe That by n little expert Jug
cling % big improvement could he
shown N The way yo, s. read the gifts.
snd at IN" sUmc time the old Christ
mss circr stock. which could be
bought fpr - cent and Il half when the
markoi un'us this yrir. Will take a
rum. ni.r Jump that will make
eteel o. H, I>- , hloomer.
Tir I.n"N', v'th yol, partner. 49, we
SC 49, oar heart works away
in f. 90 t" head, The way YOU
dgurc 90 pu.. 81 gift Is a gift. and that
ID all there Is Il" IL. You ought to take
sneak outside the chimney some
time when YOU shoot down a bale Of
|plunder and hear what the sour
coughs think of your work. The cook
on the college eleven who fumbles the
bali in the last half with the score
Is is popular alongside Of you.
What you don't seem to spear,
Santa, is that hectic pink yarn bed
room slippers with bilious blue bows
ere in "A class with plugged nickels or
phony pennies. The lady who knits
them may put a kind thought behind
every stitch. but-well. they lust
aren't being worn. that's all. Cellu-
loid collar boxes with forget-me-n ots
painted on the lid are as extinct as the
Presidential hopes of William Jen-
nings Bryan. How can you expect to
interest our modern child In the little
Old red sled when the least he has
been expecting is a miniature motor
car with six cylinders and four speeds?
Then. too. my good man. you seem
b have overlooked the fact that YOU
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Just show Jim the hounder who did
it-and that hand grenade
The Girl Behind N" Counter
Strength To- pull through the charge
OF the eleventh hour sharpshooters.
Five extra pairs of hands {" wait on
the leaders in the mob scene at the
bargain counter. and the endurance of
n heavily armored war truck. \ place
t. sit down for Just two precious
minutes without being clawed by a
hysterical shopper. The patience Of
Mrs, Job. 4 pair Of loose slippers
lined with e~iderdown. a warm kimOno
and a tw~enty-four hour Christmas Day
in which to shut the door, lock 1t on the
inside and give self up to the blissful-
ness If oblivion.
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ments by the appeal to the sacred laws
Of hospitality he had couched in the
simple formula Lets liquor or by
the further appeal OF his wad to the
old mans we'll developed trait Of ac-
Quisitiveness.
Understanding all this perfectly. the
n eyed man seemed to find a certain
enjoyment in thus provoking fate,
Like Ajax, he delighted in defying the
lightning. but he was also very expert
in lodging 1t when II struck.
Advancing to the bar in a lounging,
n%onchalant fashion. he looked, without
"a quivr In his n eye. to see what his
reception would be. and for a single
moment ceased to breathe. Then came
"A quick throb of his heart and a breath
OF relief. Infuriate as the inmates Of
the saloon were at his presence they
seemed TO he partially stunned by HIS
presumption, and during that moment
they made no move.
Old man Greenlaw was the first to
speak. with his eyes fixed on the
wad he said chidingly, "The gent Is a
astin' yo' ms Step up" And he be-
gan juggling glasses out on the bar,
not forgetting TO place one for himself.
And whether II was etiquette, habit or
thirst that impelled them, Jake Win
terbottom. Jim Blaisdell and Sam Pear
sail rose from ther seats and ranged
themselves alongside the n eyed man
at the bar.
Nothing was said until the drinks
were taken and paid for. Then the
| one eyed man spoke.
I'm a lookin' TO a game" he said.
Again he had uttered a potent APP
peal. No man had ever before in that
place expressed n wish 10 play poker
lfor the word game" necessarily i'm
piled poker) without having his wish
respected Immediately, Etiquette and
| other things forbade. This time. how
ever, there was visible hesitation. and
again the old man spoke,
This yer" he said, with his eyes
still glued 20 the wad. 'is n public
house. an W. uns aims to please
They's al'ays a game en- he had in the
back room"
I Jim Blaisdell had an uncertain air
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BY DAVID A. CURTIS.

W THEN the one eyed man en-
w tered old man Greenlaw's
saloon in Arkansas City no
@d so with a partial realization at
least Of the peril involved. Knowing
perfectly well hat he was carrying his
lie in one hand. he took the precau-
uon TO carry his wad In the other and
70 say Let's liquor" at the moment he
crossed the threshold.
HIS "ricJlation was that while his
invitation would serve as q temporary
stay ~ proceedings, postponing at
ieas' FOR "A few moments the imminent
cas- h" was so recklessly defying. the
ag'' of the wad would arouse In the
Oh n'n's mind certain desires which
m.sh' !or a while outweigh the lust
Tor + 'shter which would certainly
"2' H!n at the sight Of his caller.
ne event justified the theory. 1t
"oHtl not have done so had Joe Bas-
eo ..'n IN the saloon, for Mr.. Bas-
~f "tS a man who allowed nothing
"hh'"Nrr 20 give him "A moments
pan. Wien such an opportunity pre-
eh'"' .'s"lf as the one which was
oNti'. .' IA" one eyed mans reap
pen "n the scene Of his several
prov : adventures. But Mr.. Bassett
wa '.."Wh"re al the time. and the
On" + .'l man was relying on Mr.. owen
i'i''' 20 keep him there. He was
s'f' rod with Mr.. Pepper. but he did
10y r''N him very well.
r''' "a the absence OF Mr.. Bassett.
''"'.". 'he situation, ~ the me eyed
ma Wc!l knew, was an exceed
"i ''i 80 one. Old man Greenlaw
...lv N tho sentiment Of his
'.' "Hl'h was that nothing short
rr. death OF the one eyed
u p"sSihly he considered ade-
" '.W Of his sundry outrageous
I" .''e afuretimc. II wan almost
=" ''t T." hope that their hands
"'''' J." .t,yed W for "A few mo-
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have heaps Of imitators. A lot Of
mercenary indictments have crushed
in and stolen your well known stun.
Their Christmas yell is value Re-
ceived." Every time they hear the
ancient wheeze about an eye for an eye
and q tooth fora tooth they give their
heads the rapid up and down. IL you
ask them. the bird who wrote that
pretty thought Is better far than Bill
Shakespeare.
When II m to Yuletidc bartering,
these value for value boys could teach
Shylock tricks that sharp old gentle
man never dared to dream. Give one
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He Is Told How to Improve on Ancient Methods So That
He May Please Everybody by Handing Out
lust What Is Wanted

tap. tap Of a cane held in wrinkled
hands On the floor. the touch OF with
cred lips nm the brow: the pressure of
a sympathetic hand on the palm, the
shelter VI loving arms, the kiss Of love
and possession. The quiet Of peace.
the blcssedness Of plenty. the right TO
be happy. A hand grenade to get even
with the "blokic" who spiked II to
Hal. right when he was a givin' II to
'em fierce. roor old Hal. He's back
there now. somewhere i'm the muck.
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taste for vintage wine and first row
blondes so the boy could finish college
before his thirty-umpth year.
The Man IN the Trenches t%subway)
A big platter Of corned beef and
cabbage with a tall schooner on the
side. A photograph that plays
"Mavourneen" and Mother Machrce."
maybe Ia Paloma.' a Job on the po-
lice force. or II garlic is preferred to
corned beef. a fruit store sandwiched
in between two tall buildings or hung
on the curbing.
The Man In the Trenches owe
there)-Dry clothes. The feel of a
warm. soft little body IN "a fathers
knee, The CLINT of gold in cur1s, the
lit OF music in a child's laughter. the
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toward Fastening tine conclusion. The
dove Of peace had long since sought
some safer place, and the only other
occupant OF the saloon sat looking at
his bungstarter witt a longing eX-
preston, eating the second half OF his
cigar meanwhile with a reckless dis
regard Of the fact that the further end
Of II was lighted.
Even under these circumstances the
beginning 81 the game was uncvent-
full. Mr.. Blaisdell dealt first. and the
first hand the ono eyed mar received
was. as he realized. too good To he
true. He RETAINED from betting on
II, therefore, and the others saw no
object in delaying the making Of n
Jack pot.
Then Pearsall dealt and the pot was
sweetened for the next deal. Winter
bottom dealt next ana the same result
followed, after which the deck passed
into the one eyed mans hands,
All up and down the Mississippi
River. on the boats and in many OF the
riverside settlements. professional
poker players had learned before this
by bitter experience to he especially
vigilant in their scrutiny Of the one
eyed mans manipulation Of the cards
when he dealt. II had never been
proved conclusively that he was guilty
Of any i~rregularity In the deal, but it
had been alleged repeatedly that he
Those who had made the charge
in his hearing, however, had never
been known to make 1t again,
Al 49, Il "
players who engaged him In the pres
ent contest, and they watched him
kccnly as he shutfed and tipped out
the Iasteboards with the regularity
and precision Of an engine in the mint,
hut they saw nothing TO which they
could take exception, So cocksure in,
deed was Mr., Blaisdell that the dca
' was entirely regular that, finding thrc,
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do. Better chuck In a few regular
clean u American boys with strong
right arms and straight wills for the
debutantes with the old fashioned
hearts.
The Magnate-None Of that back
to the farm bunk for him. Here Is
where you have been wrong. Santa
You bet or a tin cup of cider out of
the barrel in the cellar some place In
Ohio. Santa. you are a sentimentalist.
Turn on the sob stun. All Billian r.
Millionaire wants for Christmas is an
other couple OF hundreds OF thousands
of miles OF steel rails with trains
trundling hurriedly to and fro, He'd
like a merchant marine of his own to
play tag with trade and some banks
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Of them a quarter cigar on the big day
and get a so cent M IN return-if you
can. Send one Of them u Is cent hand
kerchief. and II you get . half dollar
one over their name you car bet your
interest In the Christmas turkey they
are squawking themselves sick and tell
ing the world what a hard boiled egg
you really are.
They are not movsd TO come across
by the spirit Of giving. Santa, nothing
like that. What bothers them is the
spirit OF gimme"
Don't think. old sport. that what We
are aiming to do 10 to shoot a hock Of
troubles v . into your corner right
when you are all tied UP in . knot
trying to fight your way out. We know
at this IA Of the year you are
buster than q French private chasing
ten uhlans.
All We want to 40 10 10 get you In
right on this present s>g. You don't
want to think a nan bursts into ex-
plosive talk every time he sees . spris
Of holly. do you? OF course you don't.
And 1t wouldn't cause your cup to
The sun., 1916-12-17
LONDON. Dec. 2.
tE HUNDRED THOUSAND
pounds for Christmas pudding!

|NNE HUNDRED THOUSAND
pounds for Christmas pudding!
Five hundred thousand dol
hr for Christmas pudding. IL you like
that better.
Twenty thousand pounds has already
Been subscribed and the rest is sure to
come before the middle OF December.
ne money is arriving in sixpences
mo stillings and crowns and pounds
and even in hundred pound notes.
People in America can scarcely
realize tho asst Importance OF the
Christmas pudding in England. Christ
naS without pudding is not Christmas
q oil.
Christmas In the trenches is not a
cheerful day AZ best, as two years have
proved hut Christmas in the trenches
without a Christmas pudding il Q
calamity too great To be contemplated.
Every woman in England UNDER
stands this and every woman has been
Planning TO send a Christmas pudding
to somebody AT the front. Herein lies
Q problem.
Imagine the Christmas mails crowded
to o%yertiowing with individual Christ
mas puddings-millions Of them.
Imagine how many OF them would so
aStray or arrive late or he damaged
In the post. Imagine, too. how awk-
ward IT would be II every Tommy came
10 the cook on Christmas morning and
said Please would you mind cooking
ny Christmas pudding for me-" It
couldn't he done.
or course the Christmas pudding IL
cooked weeks before II Is eaten. but q
proper Christmas pudding has to he
cooked again. At least It must have
. brief bath In boiling water and be
eaten hot. To be quite proper II
should have brandy sauce poured over
II Just before it Is eaten. but I am
afraid that most OF the Tommies will
have no brandy sauce
The problem Of cooking the Tommies'
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Santa. old scout. that what We are try
ing Ia do Is to slip you a pill disguised
as "A piece of chocolate candy. You
are dead right, We have n large slab
of free advice we are about TO drop on
your doorstep.
Don't shoot. II may be all for the
best. You can take II or leave II. but,
grab It from an insider. you will be
considerably more popular In this neck
Of the woods after December Is II you
give this dope sheet the back and
forth.
Hand the celebrated rslndesrs IN ~.
pie apiece ON me and-well. hero goes
for the tips on what you could do to
make Christmas . riot:
Our President-A box Of light laven.
der note paper in all sizes for use n
settling disputes over sunken ships and
for capturing bandits in Mexico. Also
a box Of spencerian pens and . bottle
Of pale blue ink for the same purpose.
A counting machine to tally up at
election polls. guaranteed 70 show
quick action, As a protection against
heart failure. A now right hand to re-
place the present one, which is suffer-
ing from excessive congratulations.
and . lot Of nice sugar plums to feed
the railroads and keep them running.
And. Oh! Santa. this 10 important. .
suit Of armor to protect the wearer
against any and all attacks Of once
seekers. You might throw in . posy
a day for the o lapel.
The Debutante-A CARLOAD Of or
chids, Q couple Of toni Of candy for
rainy afternoons. as many OF the
classic works Of Elinor Glyn. Robert
Chambers and the rest Of those modern
library raves - you can spare. A
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where he can 60 and play paper doll.
only he will cut coupons instead Of
dolls. He'd like another castle or two
to add to his collection, a new grand
piano for his steam yacht and n
Maxim silencer for Fossie Fox Trot.
who thinks just because he bought her
a platinum fitted cabriolet and IA set
Of winter jewelry she has a per-
manent claim on his cash balance.
Also he would like some sort Of secret
potion that would destroy Billion. Jr.'s.
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drip JOY II you knew the Christmas
carols were going about az big as a
Chicago musical comedy on Broadway.
What you want to do Is to pull a
George Cohan. and W. are for 1t. We
are strong for the Yuletide greens and
the red bells and the mistletoe-loud
pedal on the m~istletoe-and all like
that.
Maybe o. have suspected by now,
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genuine IA carat Argentine with all tho
new tricks OF the tango, something diff
ferent In blue striped collars and a
working acquaintance with tea cups.
Make him dangerous. the moro the
better. Another foreigner with an ac-
cent. a family seat and some kind of
handle to his name. II you are all out
OF these a nice millionaire who won't
hang around the home life much will
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-21

We have it hot from experts that
Heine Zimmerman is a great natural
baIlplayer, yet there isn't another
man in the pasti1ne who plays as
much unnatural baseball.
Honus Wagner spoke a mouthfUl
when he said that many a baIlplayer
declines because he doesn't decline
enough.
Eastern fans say the Red Sox
pitching staff has lost it's control.
They are missing the hitters' beans
right along,
Joe Jeanette is back again after
a four years retirement. Don't be
surprised to hear of a lot of white
hopes retiring for ten seconds or
more.
Eddie Plank has allowed nine hits
in three ball games. It looks like
Eddie has had enough experience to-
qualify for the big show.
Pat Moran's PhiIIies are just as
much out of the pennant fight as the
French army is out of the war.
A headline in an eastern paper
reads: American Business Man
Likes His Music Well Done" Still
Some of our most popular songs
have been pretty raw.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-21
BAsEBALE-sPoRTs OF ALL soRTs-BoxNG
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

WI. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Br'klyn 67'39 .632 Pittsb'h At So .448
Phila. SO AZ .600IChicago so 81 Az
Boston so AZ .53SlSt. Louis so "a .439
N.York So "a .495 Cinc'ti. 43 Y .374
American League
WI. Pct. WI. Pct.
Boston sc Al .584lSt. Louis 81 "a .534
Chicago IS 81 .56oI N.York. so SO .531
ClevPd. 81 So .544IWash'n. "a So .482
Detroit &c "a .538I Phila.. % 1921
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-21
PING BoDIE COMING BACK
CUBS FACE HARD WEEK
BY Mark Shields


Connie Mack is seeking a solid
foundation for his ball team, to en-
able it to rest securely on last place.
He has bought Ping Bodie from San
Francisco to report next season. y
There's our Bodie joke. All para
graphers will have heir fling at the
ex-Sox fence buster, but we are
through. Ping may be a different
ballTSayer this time. He may be able
to hit the big league pitchers more
consistently. He needed only slight
improvement in this department. AS
a defensive fielder Ping stacks up
with the best Of them. Slow on the
bases, he is fast in the field, covers
much ground and can throw accu-
rately and strongly.
If he has learned to handle his feet
while running bases he will stick in
the big show and stick emphaticaIIy.'
He has his friends, and the South
Side will be boosting for Ping to stay
up here with the big boys. There
have been worse players who have
remained longer. ...
connie Mack, down in the ruck,
OI4 etAOA4o 4cl4 DCA1AAu IuC
cession with a team that wins a
game every other Tuesday, can take
some satisfaction from the manner
in which former members of his
worlds champion outfit are disport-
ing themselves.
Jack Barry is the mainstay of the
Red Sox infeld. At second base he
plays better than he ever did at
short, and his spirit and determine
ton key up the Bostonians to a fight
ing notch that results in numberless
victories.
Ed Collins is performing a like
service for the White Sox. "Cocky's'
batting average has not been mas
todonic affair this season, but he was
always a more valuable man than
averages stamped him.
Fielder Jones has been helped in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-21
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

IES EhgHI y RESS6lS
National League. - Brooklyn 1,
Chicago 0; Boston 4, Cincinnati 8;
st. Louis 5, New York o.
American League. - No games
scheduled.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-12

POSTUM CEREAL must DOL
convenient to and
the
fen other harmful substance and
about the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-12
SUGGESTIONS TO
SICK women
How Many Are Restored To
Health.

First Almost every operation in
our hospitals performed upon women
becomes necessary through neglect of
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and painful periods, displacements, pain
in the side, burning sensation in the
stomach, bearing down pains, nervous
ness, dizziness and sleeplessness.
SecOnd.-The medicine most success-
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fammation, weakness, displacements.
irregularity and periodic pains. 1t
has also proved invaluable in prepar-
ing for childbirth and the Change of
Life.
Third. The great number of unso-
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ham Laboratory at Lynn, Mass, many
of which are from time to time published
by permission, are proof of the value Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, in the treatment Of female ills.
FOurth.-Every ailing woman in the
United States is cordially invited to
write to the Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for
special advice. tits free, will bring you
health and may save your life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-12

tinue through four Sunday morning
services. The dates and subjects will
be as follows: March l3, "The Ne
cessity of Political Unity; March 10.
Couture Withou, Religi0n": April 2.
"rhe Rights of CiticZnship"; April g.,
"A Nations Destiny" This will be a
series OF historical sermons, in which
an effort will be made by the speak
er to draw practical lessons for to-
day from the history of Israel at diff
ferent periods. The history of Is
rael is intensely interesting and this
series of sermons will no doubt prove
profitable to those who are permitted
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-12
CHILDHOOD DAYS.

Oh the patter, patter, patter,
or the rain upon the roof,
How it takes me back to childhood,
And the by.gone days of youth.
When we used to romp and chatter
AS we climbed the attic stairs,
And the hours of childish pleasure
Spent beneath the sky-lights there.
We would often chide each other.
Just as children sometimes do,
Tho our love for one another
1t was always firm and true.
Then our mother would remind us
That perhaps some future day,
We would long 10 see each other
When the wears would pass away.
When the rain is gently tapping,
Topping at my window panes
Then my thoughts still wander back
ward
To those childhood days again.
Mrs. J. r. Hughes.