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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-12
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-12

Wilson insists that he will never
recognize government by assassina-
ton, but he hasn't cut off relations
with those who have assassinated
Americans.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-12

And, by the way, nobody will ever
be able to claim this was a regular
Democratic Administi alton unless we
have a bond issls before March 4,
1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-10-12

The first President and the first
Congress that ever submitted to a
hold-up.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

a dozen questions 7 seen you IN pic
ture the other day he called out.
where YOU was swimmln' in a rushin'
creek. But YOU can't fool me-that
thar water | seen wasn't real
How did YOU discover II wasn't
real water called out in reply
Because and the old man distorted
his face into a very knowing wlnk-that
thar water was runnin 40 hill and
thar amt no creek on this here alrth
that kin run up hill
Il tri-d TO explain 10 the old man II
va, a real stream. after all but that in
putting the film together the negative
had been reversed. which did give a
surprising effect and one which prob
ably had confused countless thousands
who had seen It But the old farmer
wouldn't listen 10 me He Just ohuckled
TO himself as he umbrellaed his way OIL,
OF the crowd, murnuring, YOU can
TOOL this old bird with none OF vour
actor tricks and that thar painted
Scenery-yon can't fool ME go
We are looking forward to seeing
Mr., Bushman as Romeo in production
Of Shakespeare'S Romeo and Juliet,
which is at present being produced BY
the Metro company, for Mr. Bushman is
one OF the most popular heroes of the
screen and has thousands of admirers
scattered broadcast over the country.
! guess ! must have received dozens
OF letters asking me Dear Miss Pick
ford, won't you please tell me II ny
iayorite moving-picture actor, Mr
Francis y BuShman. is married, as |
have be-n intending to write letter
to him" etc
Now that YOU know where to lind
him, why not write to him direct ant
ask him? He may be able to answer
you more faithfully than | and divulg,
more secrets about his career than this
little column will hold
Answers to Correspondents.
Madelie +. D.--l laughed heartily
over your little nieces cunning savings
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

afternoon and that they were all con
oentra,ed upon moving in slow or
swift body toward one spot, a grand
stand on ons OF the large courts.
III looks 20 me" | vcn,ured, as !
saw them hurrying and Skurrving- old
men. Young men, women and children
that there surely must be an accident.
They all seem so determined to get there
and wedge their way through the
crowd Come lets wreStle our way
along, too, as we've come to the fair
TO Sc. everything, and must miss moth
ing"
So mother and I got firm grip on
each others arm and started forth.
Whats the matter" stopped two
or three to ask as they were hurrying
by as there going to be a special mu.
'ical periormanc. or is some one go
ing TO speak"
"Hully gee, don't YOU know" a little,
wide eyed youngs,cr turned and shout
ed a, me SAY, you'd better hurry
we're going to see live moving pic
tute ac,or-and its free show for all
Of us, kids included" "
| could not help but laugh at this
and soon we rounded corner, assist
ed by the youngster who desired the
privilege Of being the first one To show
us this living specimen 10 and be,
hold On a platform, smiling down a,
the faces staring up At him, was Fran
els Y BuShman He looked very hand
some, very curly headed and very deb
onair as he addressed in his low, mod
ulated voic.. the crowds gathered to
hear him and talked briefly on pictures
and the ambitions OF the actors who
play in them
Later he caught sight OF mother and
me and we had very amusing con.
versation regarding the attitude of tn:
public especially OF the children, to.
ward an actor they have seen for year,
in Shadowland bu, were not quite sur,
, he was real, live human being" a,
the boy expressed IT, until he stood
before them, robust and healthy, ant
made OF the same clay as they were.
Gee i never e,ew you was real L a
little tad hollerru up 10 me" Mr.. Bush.
man laughingly told us, and would yo,
believe IT," he added, "a great man,
grown-ups came and wanted to pinch
me TO see Il wer, flesh and blood
aud not a celuloid actor.
And then one funny old farmer with
a sense Of argument welded his um
brella so that he pushed his way through
! the crowd aud got close enough to asL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22
g@25!eG, u; m

who has been the inspiration OF many
social courteSies, will leave this eve
ming for her home IN Nashville.
Mr. PrcnilsS Price returned Satur
day from a weeks stay IN Pawhuska
and will leave tins evening for Kan
saS City where he will spend few
days.
Mrs O. l.. Hudson will entertain IN.
formally at luncheon tomorrow III hon
or OF Mrs. Mamie Barringer Of For
est City Ark Other guests will be
Mines Luther Patton. Edward F. Nc
Kay Harry T. Benson. g. s. Games
OF MuNkogee, Leo Meyer and W R
Samuel.
Mr., $ u Slaughter Of Muskogce and
Miss Lulu Mae Marsh Of Danville. Ky.
arrived recently and are dividing their
time between Mrs Harry F. Benson
and Mr., K ] leager They will re
main several weeks
! 4 Z:
Mrs, Harry T. Benson entertained
today with an informal luncheon in
Mrs s y Slaughter of Muskogee, Mrs
| Mamie Barr,nPcr OF Forest City. Ark
eud Miss Lulu Mae Bruce of Danville
XIV The luncheon table was deco
rated with pink and white a'tcrs ant
a pink and white color scheme char
J lttrrizrd all of the amendments OH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

Mrs, A. A. Davis entertained with a
porch party yesterday morning followed
by luncheon at | o'clock when La
France roses were used to decorate the
table. Mrs Davi, guests were Mines,
William i. Wylde, John Lahar, Paul
D. Jenkins, f, D-eavi., n. NJ Davis,
Edward Johnston and William Brown
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

N aR. AND MRS. THOMAS +.
MMl RRANlFF entertained at din
UNJl ncr last evening III cempl-
- W. ment to Miss Josephine Far
rell oi Nashville and Miss
Mary Swiggert OF Union City, Tenn.
The central decoration Of the dinner
table was low bowl OF yellow flow
ers and yellow color motif was car
RED out in all OF the appointments
and IN the ices and couiccton, Place
favorS for the ladies were tiny lardi.
nicrcS OF yellow Italian ware filled with
yellow flowers, while for the honor
guests there were pretty baskets OF the
same ware filled with flowers Seated
with the host and hostess and the hon
or guests were Mr. and Mrs Russell
p. Halliburton, Mr.. and Mrs WI
liam O. Smythe of NARROW, Mrs VIII
liam A Brooks. Miss Myra Wilson, Mr.
s. y. Mills and Mr. + Graham Blan-
ton
Y n
Miss Josephine Farrell, who has
been the guest OF Mrs William A.
Brooks for the past three weeks and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

morning ! ne ONLY
regret ! have at
present is that !
could not have
Spcn, weeks there,
going through the
nar,elouSly con
Structed buildings.
which were gorged
with beautiful, in
tcrcSt,ng and al
tiQus treasures Of
art
II seemed to me
there were thou
sands and thou
sands Of people on
the ground tha,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

Mr.. ayd Mrs. b II McCullam re
turned Sunday from five weeks trip
through Oregon and California.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22
Tomorrow's S EUents

Mrs. O. L. Hudson, luncheon ior
Mrs. Mamie Barringer.
Mrs, Charles McCafferty, bridge
luncheon at the Skirvin hotel for
Mrs. J, J. Maldonado and MIS-. X.
Hoyt Elkins.
Wednesday Morning Card club,
MIS-. Walter 7. Perry.
Halcyon club, MI and Mrs H.
c. Martin.
A. {. o. club, Mis-. Harry M.
Plat.
Bide-a-Wee club. MIS-. o, p.
Cooter.
Royal Ar, Needlework club, Mrs.
]. p. Cox.
Sunshine Social club, Mrs, C. II.
Orth.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

NJ. q " The latest Clara Kim
ball Young rcea'' is The Feast OF
Life" Ethel Clayton, "a Woman's
Way" Caprice" is the picture played
in which you described
Mari, K r. That was my car we
used in "Esmeralda' y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

DR. II II, Cloudman and his party
Of boys, who lei, here June 2s for an
extended trip through the cast re.
turned yesterday afternoon. Their first
stop was In Boston and from this point
they visited the various places Of his
toric interest In that locality From
Boston they went to Windham, Me.
Tor few days and then made their frs,
camp IN the forest near Gorham. The
mex, camping place was Higgins BeacN
where they spent three weeks. and from
there they wen, to Lake Sebago. Mt
Washington was visited before going
to Portland where they took the boat
to Boston and after a few days there
they started home. stopping AT Buffalo
and Niagara Falls, Those in the party
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

T. S.-Love knows no age limits II
YOU are happy with the girl it would
be foolish to let the TACT that she is a
few month, Older than you stand IN the
way OF your future
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

Madche F. D.--I laughed heartily
over your little nieoes cunning savings.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22
Mary
PiCkfOrd's
Column

Personalities ] have Met
Francis X Bushman.
NNE afternoon while we were IN
y Los Angeles. mother and d.
cided that we must spend at least
a few DAYS in San Francisco. So we
packed our grips in a hurry, took a
tram overnight and were there IN the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

Mrs. G. Roy Barnes will leave this
evening for Springfield and ST. Loui,
where she will spend fortnight visit.
ing friends and relatives, She will he
accompanied home by her daughter
Catherine, who has spen, the past three
weeks visiting her grandparents in
Springfield
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-22

My sister Lo,tic's hair and eyes are
darker than .mine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19
SYNOPSIS.

Brouillard, chief engineer OF the Niauoia
irrigation dam. meets ]. Wesley Cort-
wright ana his daughter. Genevieve, and
explains the reclamation work TO them.
Cartwright sees in the project big
chance TO make money, organizes a COM
pany and obtains government contracts To
furnish power and material for the dam
construction. A busy city springs up
about the site. Steve Massingale threat
ems to start a gold rush IL Brouillard does
does not influence President Ford TO build
a railroad branch 10 the place. thus open
ing an easy market for the ore from the
Little Susan" mine. On visit 10 Amy
Massingale at her fathers mine Brouil-
lard tells her OF his need for money TO pay
of his dead fathers debts and that TO be
free he would SACRIFICE anything save his
love for one woman. Though his influence
Is vital 10 the building OF the railroad ex-
tension she tells him TO be true TO him
self. He decides for IL. Mirapolis. the
city of numbered days. booms. Cartwright
persuades Brouillard to become consult
ing engineer OF the consolidated electric
power company in return for siO0. 900 stock.
Permanent building in Mirapolis and a
real estate boom are in full swing when
the stoppage OF work on the railroad
threatens panic. Brouillard spreads the
Massingale story OF placer gold in the
river bed and starts gold rush. The gold
rush promises TO stop the reclamation
project. Amy tells Brouillard that her IA
ther has Incorporated the Little Susan"
and is in Cortwright's clutches financial
ly. He tells her he has made $780, 900 and
declares his love.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19

out OF the pocket OF the coat. and the
next moment the door opened and
closed and the photographer was left
alone.
Having been planned before there
was city 10 be considered. the gov.
ernment buildings inclosed three sides
OF small open square. facing toward
the great dam. In the middle OF this
open space Brouillard stopped. kicked
up a little mound OF earth. and stood
the two paper cylinders on IT, side by
side.
The tempered glow from the city
electrics made soft twilight in the
little plaza: he could see the wrapper
colors OF the two signal fires quite
well. A sharp attack OF indecision had
prompted him TO place both OF them on
the tiny mound. With the match i'm
his hand. he was still undecided Amy
Massingale's words came back 10 him
rs he hesitated; Light the blue one
when you are ready 70 send me my
message OF cheer :" On the lips
OF another woman the words might
have taken materialistic meaning:
the miraculous gold discovery would
bring the railroad. and the railroad
would rescue the Massingale mine and
restore the Massingale fortunes.
He looked up at the dark bulk of
Chigringo unrelieved even by the tiny
fieck OF lamplight which he had so
often called his guiding star. Take
me out OF your mind and heart and say
which you will have, little girl" he
whispered. sending the words out into
the void OF night. But only the din
and clamor of city gone WILD with
enthusiasm came 10 answer him. Some.
where on the avenue band was play
ing; men were shouting themselves
hoarse in excitement and above the
shouting came the staccato cracking
OF pistols and guns fred in air.
lie struck the match and stopped
over the blue cylinder. This is your
message OF cheer. whether you take II
that way or not" he went on. whisper.
! ing again 10 the silent void. But when
the fuse OF the blue light was fairly
! uIliub Ht Suuu'HiN UihNu'u ~ oue ahu
held the match 10 the other.
Up on the high bench OF the great
mountain. Amy Massingale was pacing
TO and fro on the puncheon. .foored
porch OF the home cabin. The girls
gaze never wandered far from n dark
area in the western edge OF the town
the scmicircle cut into the dottinr
lights and marking the site OF the gov
ernment reservation. IL was when q
tiny stream OF sparks shot up In tn,
center OF the dark area that she
stopped and held her breath. Then
when binding fare followed to prick
out the headquarters. the commissar,
and the mess house, she sank In n de
spairing little heap on the floor, witt
her face hidden I'm her hands and thu
quick sobs shaking her like an agu'
chill. IL was Brouillard's signal, bu
IL was not the signal of peace; II wal
the blood.red OF revolution and STRIFE
and turmoil.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19
Cssyrisht By
charies Scrihaer's Sons

something: i have not the same
promptings: things that used to
loathe no longer shock me. And there
is no cause. Nothing different has
broken into my life save the best OF
all things-a great love. And you tell
me that the love is unworthy"
mo, didn't say that: only meant
that you had misconceived 1t. Love
is the truest. finest thing We know.
II can never be the tool OF evil; il may
even breathe new life into the be-
numbed conscience"
Again a silence came and sat be-
tween them; and, as before. 1t was the
man who broke It,
You lead me TO a conclusion that
refuse 10 accept. Amy; that | am
dominated by some influence which is
stronger than love-"
You are" she said simply.
What is it,"
Environment"
THAT is the most humiliating thing
you have said today"
mo. However much others may be
deluded, am sure you can see Mirap
oils in its true light. The very air you
breathe down there is poisoned. The
taint is in the blood Mr.. Cartwright
/ and his fellow bandits call II the Mir
acle City, but the poor wretches on
lower Chigringo avenue laugh and cal
il Gomorrah."
Just at the present moment II is q
city OF fools-and |. the king OF the
fools, have made it So" said Brouillard
gloomily. From his seat on the porch
step he was frowning down upon the
outspread scene in the valley, where
the triangular shadow OF Jacks noun
tain was creeping slowly across TO the
foot OF Chigringo. Something in the
measured eyesweep brought him tC
his feet with hasty exclamation:
Good Lord! the machinery has
! stopped! They've knocked off worl
on the DAM"
"Why not?" she said. Did you imag
inc that your workmen were an!
less human than other people?"
mo, OF course not; that is, I-bu
I haven't any time TO go into tha
now. Is your telephone line up here
in operation"
"No, not yet"
Then / must burn the wind gettini
down there. BY Jove! If those un
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19

speakable idiots have gone of and
left the concrete to freeze wherever 1t
happens TO be-"
"One moment" she replied. while he
was reaching for his hat This new
madness will have spent itself by
nightfall-it. must. And yet | have
the queerest shivery feeling. as IL
something dreadful were going to hap
pen. Can't you contriye to get word
to me, some way-after 1t is all
over? / wish you could
I'll do IT," he promised. "I'll come
up after supper"
"No, don't do that. You will be
needed at the dam. There will be
trouble, with town full OF disappoint-
ed gold-hunters. and liquor to be had.
Wait a minute" She ran into the
house and came out with two little
paper-covered cylinders with fuses
projecting. Take these; they are
Bengal lights-some OF the fireworks
that Tig bought in Red Butte for the
Fourth. Light the blue one when you
are ready TO send me my message
or cheer. / shall be watching for IL"
And the other?" he asked.
1T is a red light. the signal OF war
and tumults and danger IL you light
IL, I shall know"
He nodded, dropped the paper cyl
inders into his pocket. and a moment
later was racing down the trail TO
take his place at the helm OF the aban-
doned ship OF the industries.
Brouillard descended upon his dis
heartened subordinates like a whirl-
wind Of invincible energy, electrifylng
everybody into instant action. Gass-
man was told of to bring the Indians.
who alone were Loyalty Indifferent to
the gold craze. down from the crush
ers. Arson was dispatched to impress
the walters and bellboys from the
Metropole; Leshington was sent TO the
shops and the bank TO turn out the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19
His Trout Was Feathered.

Frank Flock of Lycoming, Pa, went
fishing for trout along the Little Gap"
run and caught large pheasant.
He is not likely TO get into trouble
with the state game authorities, as the
incident was the fault Of the bird. AS
he was tramping along the stream,
Flock. unknown to himself, scared up
a flock of pheasants. He was in the
act OF casting his line. when a fright
ened pheasant few ahead OF him, Just
in time TO be caught in the wing by
the trout hook.
The bird few into the woods with
the broken line and escaped.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19
~ CHAPTER XIV AZ;
The Feast of Hurahs

Mirapolis the marvellous was hus.
tling. roaring. wide-open mining camp
OF twenty thousand souls by the time
the railroad straining every nerve and
crowding three shifts into the 24.hour
day, pushed its rails along the foothill
bench OF Chigringo, tossed up It's TEN
porary station buildings, and slgnaled
it's opening for business by running n
mammoth excursion from the cities OF
the immediate East.
Busy as IL was, the city took time
TO celebrate fttingly the event which
linked IL TO the outer world. by proc
lamation Mayor Cartwright declared
holiday. There Were lavish displays
OF bunting. an impromptu trades pa
rade, speeches from the plaza band
stand, free lunches and free liquor
a day OF boisterous, hilarious triumph.
ings, with, incidentally. much buying
and selling and many transfers OF the
precious front foot" or choice cor.
ner"
Yielding TO pressure. which was no
less imperative from below than from
above, Brouillard had consented to
suspend work on the great dam during
the day OF triumphs, and the recla.
nation service force, smaller now than
at any time since the beginning OF the
undertaking, went TO swell the crowds
on Chigringo avenue. Mr.. Cortwright
had been inexorable, and Brouillard
found himself discomfortingly empha.
sized as chairman OF the civic recep-
tion committee.
IL was after his part OF the speech.
making. and while the plaza crowds
were still believing their approval OF
the modest forensic effort. that he
went tc sit beside Miss Cartwright In
the temporary grand stand. mopping
his face and otherwise exhibiting the
after effects OF the unfamiliar strain.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-05-19
MEAl-TiME CONSCIENCE.
What Do the Children Drink7

There are times when mother or
father feeds the youngsters something
that they know children should not
have. Perhaps It is some rich dessert
but more often 1t is tea or coffee.
1t is better to have some delicious.
hot fooddrink that you can take your
self and feed to your children, con-
scious that 1t will help and strength.
en-, but never hurt them.
A Yorkstate lady says: II used
coffee many years in spite OF the con-
viction that II injured my nervous sys-
TEN and produced my nervous head
aches. While visiting a friend l was
served with Postum and determined
to get a package and try It myself
The result was all that could be de-
sired-a delicious, finely favored, rich
ly colored beverage Since | quit cof.
fee. Postum has worked wonders for
me.
MY husband. who had suffered from
kidney trouble when drinking coffee,
quit the coffee and took up Postum
with me and since drinking Postum he
has felt stronger and better. with no
indication OF kidney trouble.
you may be sure tlnd II a great
comfort 10 have a warm drink at
meals that can give my children.
with a clear conscience that II Will
help and not hurt them as coffee or
tea would"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled 15c and CSC pkgs.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly I'm a cup Of hot wa.
ter. and. with cream and sugar. makes
q delicious beverage instantly. 30c
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold By GrocerA