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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27
BAsMEN PUTTING UP BUILDING AT
/ .-y.&-.: ELBOW LAKE

Hlbow Lake Herald (19: w. J. Bas-
ten purchased the p. G. Stahl lot last
week, and work WIS begun Immediately
for tho excavation Of a basement for a
new brick building to be used for bar
Der sbop and pool and billiard hall.
The new building will be 25xS0 feet, and
VII be ono story with full basement
Mr.. Ba6tien expects % have the building
competed by December 10. T.. r. Stu
veed who has the contract for the build
ing. expects to put two crews at work
en- the building SO that 1t will be COM
pleAed II the time specified.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

ST. GABRlEl'S HOSPITAL, Little Falls, MINI.
Conducted by the franciscan Sisters. Strictly
Non-sectaran. Absolutely Modern, sanitary and
Fire-proof. : ..@.Ya 49, J ".>@".. 49,:
Attended by a corp of doctors day. and night.
Rooms always in readiness Patients admitted at all
times. ... ...,......... *~.-
Surgical, medical and maternity cases taken: In
connection with the Hospital is training school for
nurses. ...:y. ....
Young ladies' desiring admttance into the nursing
corps should apply to the superintent of nurses.
People from distance are welcome to see the
Hospital at any time Visiting hours to the
Hospital Sun. Tues. and Thurs from to p. m.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

Rev. E. B. Service. the new pastor of
the M. E. church, preached his first SER
| mon there Sunday, before large audi
| ence. In the evening the church was
also filled to its capacity, Rev. Hansen,
a temperance worker, giving a talk.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

Local banks have received a small
number of $3.50 gold coins, which have
very recently been put in circulation.
The government mint is now making:
gold 81 coins and they will also be in
circulation soon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Dowswell and
dAa0keer Marion of Cheyenne N. D.,
Left Monday for Minneapolis, after sew
essa days visit at the home of Mr.. and
MN II. B. Shoots of this city. They
win make their future home in Mime
apoAD
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27
eminent, manufacture Of war. materials
and the elimination Of all profit in war.
TRIED TO KILL PRESIDENT W.T.
SON

A dispatch from Pittsburgh, Pa, states
that man named Cullen made an at
tempt to kill President Wilson Friday
morning. He jumped onto the running
board of the automobile in which the
president was riding. He was overpoW-
cred by the police and in the scuffle he
dropped a revolver on the ground. An
examination at police headquarters;
showed that he was mentally unbalanc-
ed,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

The daily freight to Staples made its
first. trip Saturday. Male passengers are
carried both ways and to intermediate
points.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

FOREIGN BOOKS AT LIBRARY
Six sets Of foreign books have beer
received at the library from the stat
library commission. They are loaned t,
the local institution for six months
There are four groups of French books
one of Polish and one Of German.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

HAVB YOU PAID YOUR TAXES?
-. Taxpayer, have you paid your tax
"a ge&? II not, do you realize that you
have only three days left in which to
psV them without paying penalty.
Mrs. Tuesday is the last day, ten per
cen4 Denalty being added to all taxes
Remaining unpaid after that date.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

substitutes. EIVfg for Richard,
Richard for Dobbyn, Frieburg for Len
gas.
MISUNDERSTANDING Levin, Carlson 2,
Quinlivan.
Goals from tOuchdOwn-FoWler 2
Oficials-Referee, Dennison, Brainerd =;
umpire. Fehr, st. Cloud; head linesman.
Roth, st. Cloud.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

SO thus far. but the guards discovered
n tunnel which had progressed eleven
feet of the sixty yards necessary to
reach underneath the barb wire fence
Outside of this fence armed guards are
on constant watch. and. appa gently
careless OF the Zeppelin peril, the place
is brilliantly illuminated at night
The visitors were permitted to talk
to n number OF the prisoners. and
among them the Associated Press cor
respondent found several who call
America home. Among these was Vic
tor Won Borosini. Il wcll-llnowu social
worker of Chicago. who has long been
connected with Hull House. Like most
Of his colleagues who live in the United
states. Won Borosini was eager TO hear
the latest news from his home city
Among other residents Of America
among the prisoners were DR.. Arnold
kohlshuttcr. astronomer of Mt. Wilson
leisure in the prison for astronomical
research work: DR. EriedensbcrG of
New York, who was connected with
the Panama Canal al one time in an
engineering capacity. Captain Kurt
Bescr, of Los Angeles; Miliinrton Herr
mann. son of the president of the
Deutschcr Bank, and connected with
the New York branch of that institu-
ton. Among other noted prisoners are
DR.. Martin Luther. surgeon of the
cruiser Emdcn. and DR. Lutz. an au-
thority on South American affairs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

Why IS man and woman, half
the time, feeling nervous. dcspon-
dent, worried; some days head
achy, dull and unstr,ng; some
days really incapacitatcd by i'll
ness.
If we all would practice the
drinking of phosphatcd hot water
before breakfast, what crafty
ing change would take place. In
stead Of thousands Of haIf-sick,
anacmlc-looking souls with pasty,
muddy cOmplcXions we should see
crowds Of happy, healthy, rosy
checked people everywhere. The
reason is that the human system
does not rid itself each day Of all
The waste it acc,mulatcs under
our present mode Of living. For
every ounce Of food and drink
taken into the system nearly an
ounce OF waste material must be
carried out, else ii fcrmcnts and
forms ptomainc-liLsc poisons in
ahc bowels which are absorbed
into the blood.
just as necessary as it. is 10
clean the ashes from the furnace
each day, before the fire will burn
bright and hot, SO we must each
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
Sixteen Skeletons
Dug Up at CHyPoin
Remains Believed to Be Those of
Federal Soldiers Who Fell
During CiUil War.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
HONEYWELL. VA, January 2o.-The
remains OF sixteen bodies were uncov-
cred yesterday mt City Point, all buried
together in one trench. by Il force. en-
ployed by the Du Pont Powder Com
pany in grading streets.
The bones were supposed to have
been the remains OF Federal soldiers,
buried during the Civil war. The dis
covery aroused wide interest. and large
crowds gathered on the scene
Physicians examined the remains. and
many of them claimed that tn. remains
were those of Federal soldiers, and
holes were discovered through three or
four of the skulls.
The bones were in good state OF
preservation. They were buried SOW
eral feet deep, III red clay soil.
The skeletons were removed from
the trench and placed in large box,
and will be held until arrangements can
be made to ieintcr them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

morning clear the inside organs
or the previous days accumula-
non OF ndigcstblc waste and
body toxins. Men and women.
whether sick on we'll, arc advised
TO drink each morning, before
breakfast, a glass Of real hot
water with Il tcaspoonful Of lime
stone phosphate in it, as a harm
less means Of washing out of
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels the indigcstiblc material.
waste. sour bile and toxins: thus
cleansing, swcctcning and puri-
lying the entire aIimcntary canal
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Millions Of people who had
their turn at constipation, bilious
attacks, acid stomach, sick head
aches, rheumatism, Iumbago,
nervous days and slccpless nights
nave become real cranks about
the morning-inside bath. A
quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phatc Will not cost much at the
drug store, but is sufficient to
demonstrate to anyone it's cleans
ing swcctcning and freshcning
effect upon the system.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
vided By n typical-loolting German chef
Is varied and sustaining.

vided By n typical-looking German chef
Is varied and sustaining
within the wire Enclosure tho
prisoners arc left alone, for. except on
casional visits of inspection. no Brit
ish uniforms are ever seen within tho
gates. Lieutenant Colonel Sir John
Gladstone commandant of the camp.
has made as few rules possible. and
left their enforcement TO the Germans
themselves. These rules are OF the
type to which military forces on active
service are usually subject and. en-
cept that no liberty is ever given be-
You'd the bounds OF the prison. the Of
ncers suffer no greater restrictions
camp.
SHARP AND CF2tSELESS GUARD
KEPT OVER PRISONERS
The prisoners. who number - army
and navy officers. with fifty-two en-
listed men as servant orderlics. arc
under the command of their senior Of
hcer, Commander Bochamer. who was
second in command OF the cruiser
Gnciscnau. which went down in the
Falkland Islands battle. Sharp and
ceaseless guard. however, is KEEP, over
the prisoners. for at the end of the
war every German officer prisoner must
mako statement of what efforts he
made to escape. and the British captors
do their prisoners the honor Of he
lievinE that no chance will be over
looked by them to get away Not 4
single prisoner has succeeded In doing
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-28

swell, and he don't have as good
color as he was gettin' before. And
he'd begin 10 all out some. but"
Sheridan gave forth another dry
chuckle, and, going round the table to
her, patted her upon the shoulder with
his left hand, his right being still
heavily bandaged, though he no longer
wore q sling. That's the way Il is
with you, mamma-got to take your
frettin' out one way II you don't an
Other!'
mo. He don't look well. 1t ain't
exactly the way he looked when he
begun TO get sick that time, but he
kind o. seems to be losln'. some way"
"Yes, he may "a lost something"
said Sheridan. Il expect he's lost n
whole lot o. foolishness besides his
Godforsaken notions about writin'
poetry and"
NO" his wife persisted. II mean
he looks right peakid. And yesterday,
when he was settln' with us, he kept
lookin out the window. He wasn't
rsadin'."
well, why shouldn't he look out
the Window
he was lookin' over there. He
never read word all afternoon,
don't believe"
Look herew said Sheridan. "Bibbs
might "a kept goin' on over there the
rest OF his life, moonin' on and ON, but
what he heard Sibyl say did one big
thing. anyway. 1t woke him up out
OF his trance. Well, he had to 90 and
bust clean out with a bang; and that
stopped his goln' over there, and 1t
stopped his poetry, but | reckon he's
begun TO get pretty fair pay for what
he lost. l guess n good many young
men have had to get over worries like
his; they got TO lose something II
they're goln' TO keep ahead o. the pro-
cesslon nowadays-and 1t kind o. looks
TO me, mamma, like Bibbs might keep
quite a considerable long way ahead
Why. a year from now I'll bet you
he won't know there ever was such n
thing as poetry! And amt he funny 1?
He wanted to stick to the shop SOS he
could 'thinkp What he meant was,
think about something useless. Well.
guess he's keepin' his mind pretty
occupied the other way these days.
Yes, sir, II took pretty fair-sized
shock to get him out OF his trance,
but II certainly did the business" He
patted his wife's shoulder again, and
then, without any predatory symptoms,
broke into boisterous laugh.
Honest, mamma. he works like a
gorilln"
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his business. eyes were upon him; his
credit was In danger-that Is, his life
was in danger. And the old priests
were as ardent az the young Jnes; the
million was as eager TO be bigger as
the thousand; seventy was as busy as
seventeen. They gtrove nightly
against one another, and the old priests
were the most wary, the most plaus-
lble and the most dangerous. Bibbs
learned he must walk charity among
these-he must wear n thousand eyes
and beware OF spiders indeedl
And outside the temple itself were
the pretenders, the swarming thieves
and sharpers and fleecers, the sly ras-
calls and the open rascals; but these
were feeble folk, not dangerous once
he knew them, and he had good guide
TO point them out to him. They were
useful sometimes, he learned, and
many OF them served as go-betweens
In matters where business must touch
politics. He learned also how brew
cries and Traction" companies and
banks and other institutions fought
one another for the political control OF
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you go and do that without consulting
meT
ut didn't cost anything" said Blbbs.
tits only until tomorrow afternoon at
two o'clock. I undertook 10 convince
you before then"
"oh. you did?" Sheridan's tone was
sardonic. well, just suppose you
couldn't convince me-"
II can, though-and | intend to-"
said Bibbs, quietly. II don't think you
understand the condition Of those
buildings you want patched up"
'Now, see here" said Sheridan, with
slow emphasis; Suppose had my
mind set about this. Jim thought
they'd stand, and suppose 1t was-well,
kind OF a matter OF sentiment with me
to prove he was right"
Blbbs looked at him compassionate
ly. I'm sorry II you have a senti-
ment about II, father" he said. "But
whether you have or not can't make
difference. You'll get other people
hurt II you trust that process. and that
won't do. And II you want a monu-
ment to Jim, at least you want one
that will stand. Besides. don't think
you can reasonably defend sentiment
In this particular kind OF affair"
"Oh, you don't1"
"No, but I'm sorry you didn't tell me
you felt H."
Sheridan was puzzled by his sons
tone. "Why are you 'soryy'2" he asked,
curiously.
Because I had the building inspec-
tor up there, this noon," said Blbbs
"and I had him condemn both those
buildings"
"WhatT
He'd been afraid 10 do II before.
until he heard from us-afraid you'd
see he lost his Job. But he can't un-
condemn them--they've got to come
down now"
Sheridan gave him long and pierre
ing stare from beneath lowered brows.
Finally he said. How long did they
give you on that option to convince
meY
Until two o'clock tomorrow after
noon."
"All right" said Sheridan. not 70
laxing. 'I'm convinced"
Bibbs jumped up. II thought you
would be. I'll telephone the Krivitch
agent He gave me the option until
tomorrow, but / told him I'd settle II
this evening"
Sheridan gazed after him as he left
the room, and then, though his express
sion did not alter in the slightest, q
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CHAPTER XXI.

II was a full hour later when he left
her lying upon a couch In her own
room, still lamentlng that the fuss"
which she was making irked him far
more than his physical loss. He per-
mitted her to think that he meant to
return directly to his office, but when
he came out to the open air he told the
chauffeur In attendance TO await him
In front Of Mr.. yertrees' house. whith-
er he himself proceeded on foot.
Mr.. Vertrees had taken the sale of
half of his worthless stock as mama
In the wilderness; 1t came from heav-
en-by what agency he did not partic-
ularly question. The broker informed
him that parties were interested in
getting hold of the stock" and that
later there might be a possible in
crease In the value OF the large
amount retained by his client. II
might go quite a ways up" within a
year or so, he said, and he advised
Sitting tight with 1t. Mr.. vertrees
went home and prayed.
He rose from his knees feeling that
he was surely coming into his OVID
again. 1t was more than a mere gasp
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regular, I doat mesp--wny--- wen,
Of II. There amt any way to talk
about II to Blbbs himself--I don't sup
pose he'd let you, anyhow-but
thought maybe you could kind o. slip
over there some day, and kind o. hint
around till you see how the land lays,
and ask her"
"Mew Mrs. Sheridan looked both
helpless and frightened. mo" She
shook her head decidedly. "It wouldn't
do any good"
"You won't try it2"
81 won't risk her turnin' me out q
the house. Some way, that's what
believe she did to Sibyl. from what
Roscoe said once. No, I can't-and,
what's more, it'd only make things
worse. II people find out you're run
min after 'em they think you're cheap,
and then they won't do as much for
you as IL you let 'em alone. don't
believe it's any use, and couldn't do
1t II 1t was"
He sighed with resignation. "All
right, mamma. That's ALL" Then, In
livelier tone. he said: ole Gurney
took the bandages OF my hand this
morning. All healed up. Says don't
need 'eln any more"
"why, that's splendid, papaw she
cried, beaming. 81 was afraid Let's
see."
She came toward him. but he rose,
still keeping his hand in his pocket.
"Wait minute" he said, smiling.
"Now II may give you Just little
teeny bit of a shock. but the fact is
well, you remember that Sunday when
Sibyl came over here and made all that
fuss about nothin'-it was the day
after l got tired O. that statue when
Edith's telegram came"
"Let me see your hand!' she cried
"Now wsitr' he said, laughing and
pushing her away with his left hand.
"The truth Is, mamma, that l kind o.
slipped out on you that morning. when
you wasn't lookin' and went down to
ole Gurney's office--he'd told me to.
you see-and, well, II doesn't amount
to anything" And he held out. for
her inspection, the mutilated hand.
"You see, these days when it's all die
tatin', anyhow, nobody d mind just
couple o."
He had to jump for her-she went
over backward. For the second time
In her life Mrs. Sheridan had tainted
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sound came from him that startled his
wife. II had been a long time since
she had heard anything resembling a
chuckle from him, and this sound-al-
though It was grim and dry-bore that
resemblance.
She frightened eagerly. Looks like
he was startin right well. don't It,
papa"
''Startln'7 Lord! He got me on the
hipl Why, he knew what l wanted
that's why he had the inspector up
there, so Z he'd have me beat before
we even started TO talk about It, And
did you hear him2 Can't reasonably
defend sentiment And the way he
say U.s. Took an option for Usv
Stun piled up on Usv"
There was always an alloy for Mrs.
Sheridan. II don't just like the way
he looks, though, papa"
"oh, there's got TO be something!
Only one chick left at home, SO you
start to frettin' about ltr'
mo. He's changed. There's a kind
Of settisl, look TO his face, and"
II guess that's the common sense
comm out on him, then," said Sheri-
dan. "You'n see symptoms like that
In a good many business men, I ex-
pect."
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or temporary relief with him, and HE
wife shared his optimism; but Mary
would not let him buy back her piano.
and us for furs-sprlng was on the
way, she said. But they paid the but
cher, the baker and the candlestick
maker. and hired a cook once more.
II was this servltress who opened the
door for Sheridan, and presently as
sured him that Miss vertrees would
"be down"
He was not the man to conceal admi-
ration when he felt It, and he flushed
and beamed as Mary made her ap-
pearance, almost upon the heels of the
cook. She had look OF apprehension
for the first fraction OF second, bat
1t vanished at the sight OF him, and its
place was taken In her eyes by a soft
brilliance. while color rushed in her
taeeks.
Don't be surprised" he said. Truth
Is, In way It's sort OF on business
looked in here. I'm only take n min.
ute, ! expect"
I'D hi coNTMuzpS
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"Tha. s.ufrs peader'n Adams ca.i"


the city. The newspapers, he discov-
cred, had lost their ancient political in
fluence, especially with the knowing,
who looked upon them with a skep-
teal humor, believing the journals
either to be retained partisans, like
lawyers, or else striving to forward
the personal ambitions of their owners.
The control of the city lay not with
them, but was usually obtained by Civ
ing the floating voters" gin money,
and by other largesses. The revenues
OF the people were then distributed as
fairly as possible among a great num-
ber OF men who had assisted the win
ming side. Names and titles OF Of
fees went with many Of the prizes,
and most of these title holders were
expected to present busy appearance
at times; and, indeed, some among
them did work honestly and faithfully.
Bibbs had been very ignorant. All
these simple things, so well known and
customary, astonished him at first, and
once-in a brief moment OF forgetting
that he was done with writing-he
thought that II he had known them
and written of them. how like a satire
the plalnest relation of them must
have seemed! .Strangest OF all to him
was the vehement and sincere patriot
Ism. On every side he heard It; IL was
a permeation; the newest schoolchild
caught It, though just from Hungary
and learning TO stammer a few words
OF the local language. Everywhere the
people shouted of the power. the size.
the riches and the growth Of their city.
Not only that. they said that the people
OF their city were the greatest, the
finest" the strongest, the Biggest
people on earth. They cited no au-
thorities, and felt the need of none,
being themselves the people thus cele-
brated. And IL the thing was ques-
toned, or II It was hinted that there
might be one small virtue in which
they were not perfect and supreme,
they wasted no time examining them
selves to see IL what the critic said
was true, but fell upon him and hoot-
ed him and cursed him, for they were
sensitive. So Bibbs, learning their
ways and walking with them, heark-
ened to the voice OF the people and
served Bigness with them. For the
voice Of the people is the voice OF their
god.
Sheridan had made the room next
to his own into an Office for Bibbs, and
the door between the two rooms usu-
ally stood open-the father had estab-
llshed that Intimacy. One morning in
February, when Blbbs was alone, Sher-
idan came In, some sheets of typewTit-
ten memoranda in his hand.
"Bibbs," he said, II don't like to butt
in very often this way, and when l do
usually wish hadn't-but for heav-
ems sake what have you been buying
that ole busted inter-traction stock
forr"
Bibbs leaned back from his desk.
"For eleven hundred and ffty-1ve dol
lars. That's all 1t cost"
well. II amt worth eleven hundred
and hfty-hye cents. You ought to
know that. doh't get your idas.
That stuff's deader'n Adams catw
1T might be worth something-some
day.
How"
1T mightn't be 30 dead--not II We
went into It." said Bbbs coolly.
"Ohw Sheridan considered this mus
!ngly; then he said. who'd you buy II
fromr
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CHAPTER XXX (contlnued).

Old Man Sheridan goes 10 elbbs'
room to console the boy about Mary
verrees' rejection Of his proposal Of
marriage. Instead, against his will,
The father rants about his sons need
for hard werk-and suddenly halts his
abuse In the middle Of a sentence.