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OWED SUCCESS TO CHANCE
Accidental Discovery Enabled Man to
Build Machine That Simplified
Diamond Separation.

A young man in the Kimberley dia'
mond mines had been experimenting
for months IN an effort to find a
way to separate diamonds from other
stones SO as to eliminate the tiresoms,
tedious, band-picking process. His Of.
forts and labors had all been In vain,
but he refused to be discouraged and
adhered to his purpose.
One day he was working at his
bench when q small diamond and a
garnet happened to be lying on a
board before him. In some way he
tipped the board At such an angle
that the two stones rolled together to.
ward the edge. 1t happened that there
was a small grease spot on the board,
and when the diamond reached It. II
was stopped and held, while the gar.
net passed on and fell over the edge.
Wondering whether this had been a
mere accident or whether the grease
possessed the peculiar property OF at.
tracing diamonds and allowing other
stones to pass over IL, he tried again
and again with the first diamond and
with various others and found that II
a board were coated with grease and
vibrated slightly while held in an In.
clined position the diamonds placed
on 1t would be caught and held by the
grease. while all Of the ether stones
would roll of. He at once set to work
and as a result Of his accidental dis
covery soon built a machine which
was a success from the very begin
ming. In a short time II was doing an
Of the work that had formerly bees
Zone by hand, saving considerable
time and expense In the operation
Pathfinder.
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looks Of admiration, just what people
were saying; that they were an II
traordinary handsome couple.
There is no century plant he
shamelessly confessed.
II knew It," and she laughed.
Il don't mind admitting that It was
a point-blank lis," he cheerfully told
her. Il wanted to get you out here
alone. all to myself" and his voice
went down two tones. He did it SO
rrettilyi
MY happy. happy childhood days."
laughed Gail. The boys used to talk
that way on the way home from
school,"
Il don't doubt IT," and Dick smiled
appreciatively. "The dullest sort of a
boy would find himself saying nice
things to you; but I shall stop It."
"Oh. please dont!" begged Gail.
"You are SO delightful at It."
He bounced on q corner half hidden
by a tub of ferns. There was no bench
there. but 1t was at least semi-isolated.
ami ne leaned gracefully against tho
window ledge. looking down at her
earnestly as she stood, slenderly ovt-
lined against the green of the ferns. N
her gown OF delicate blue sparkling
with o~palescent flakes.
That's just the trouble" he CO..
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CHAPTER TX.
Tho Storm Center Of Magnetic ~
traction.

The Storm Center of Magnetic ~.
traction.
Brother Bones" said I~nterlocuter
Ted Teasdale commandingly. with his
knuckles on his right knee and ks
elbow at the proper angle.
Eyes, sir, MI. Interlocutor," Ieplihd
willis Cunningham, whose "black-fsss
makeup" seemed m~arvelously abspsd
IN connection with his brown vandyl0.
Brother Bones, when does every
Body love a stofmr"
II don't know. Mr.. Interlocutor," ad-
nitted Brother Bones Cunningham.
kpaching his kiAAt wig with the tip OF
enc finger. when does everybody
nDve a storm?
Interlocutos IVA Teasdale roved his
eye owe the aSsemblage. Of fifty or
nore. In his nj ballroom. and smiled
q superior fashion. The ebopy.
iced semicircls Of impromptu min
herels, banded together that morning,
Dbaned forward With a~nticipatory grins.
they had heard ne joke In rehearsal.
was q corkesi
when tie . GAIL" he replied.
waereat Gall SARGENT. at whom every
body looked sAd laughed. flushed pref
-, and - ooo4p and tambos made
1s-&A. - ~ i~ntsTtocutcs -
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IS CHILD Gross,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup of EinS."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result Is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish. don't eat,
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has ore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See IL tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful Of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste. our bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
tenn, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t, and 1t new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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"CIassicaiv Music.

Many people have an idea that onl.
the compositions Of the old masters
are classical and frequently imagine
that these are classical because they
belong to the past. 1t is not antiquity
or the name of the composer that do.
termines whether O piece of music 10
classical or otherwise. The true mean
ing of classical music is: Compost
lions which maintain a certain stan
dard; music of the first rank. Compo-
sitions can be classical and romantic
at the same time. The word romantic,
as applied to music. near imagina-
tive. fairylihe. Music which is elias
steal and at the same time romantts.
is more emotional, more fancifal.
more poetic and less rigid and formal
than strictly classical compositions.
For example. Be chs works are. more
frequeNtly, strictly classical. where's
Mendeissohn's and schrmann's aSS
both classical and romantic.
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6eBALIgTlp[
BGE0RGT RANDOLPH GTST[R.
and LILLIAN CHESTER w.
. aS Ssssg ILLUSTRATED &C.D.RIoDES !.
lc00o04AU0H
e sao,| ILLUSTRATED &C.D.R1ODES

houuCSu that the Dell f1cip GlSo clue
would now sing that enhancing ditty,
entitled Mary Had g Little Calf"
1t was only in the blossom of the
evening at Ted Teasdale's country
house, the same being about eleven
o'clock, and the dance was still to be.
gin. Lucille Teasdale's vivid idea for
making her house party notable was
to induce their guests to amuse them.
selves; and their set had depended
upon hired entertainers for so long
that the idea had all the charm of dis.
tinct novelty. Fine? No end of il!
One could always be ure of having
a lively time around Lucille and Ted
Teasdale and Arly Fosland. Gerald
Fosland was at this party. Fine chap,
Gerald, and beautifully decent in his
attentions to Arly. Pity they we're so
rotten bored with each other; but
there you were! Each should have
married a blonde.
Gail Sargent fairly scintillated with
enjoyment She had never attended
SO brilliant a house party. Her own
set back home had a lot of fun, but
this was In some way different. The
people were no more clever, but there
were more clever people among them:
that was 1t. There had been a wider
range from which to pick, which was
why, In New York, there were 30
many circles, and circles within
circles.
The men whom Lucille and Arly had
collected were an especial Joy. They
had all the accomplished outward sym.
bols Of fervor without any of its op-
pressive insistence. Gail, as an agree
sble duty to her new found self. ex-
aerimented with several of them, and
found them most amusing and pleas
ant, but nothing more disturbing.
Dick Rodley was the most persist
ent, and, in spite Of the fact that he
vas so flawlessly handsome as to ex-
cite ridicule, Gall found herself, by
and by, defending him against her
W iconoclastic ems Of humor. He
reached her after the minstrel show,
while Houston Van Ploon and Willis
Cunningham were still struggling pro-
fanely with their burnt cork, and he
stole her from under the very eyes of
Jack Lariby, while that smitten youth
was exchanging wit, at a tremendous
loss, with caustic Arly Fosland.
Have you seen the new century
plant in the conservatory" Dick
asked, beaming down at her. his black
eyes glowing like Goals.
He strolled with Gail to the seal be.
hind the rose screen, but it was fully
engaged. and he led the way out to-
ward the geranium alcove.
where is the century plant?" He
"a a tremendously pleasant fellow.
When she walked through q crowded
room with Dick, she knew, from the
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CHAPTER vliI-Continued.

You are blaming the church with .
iauit which lies in the people," pro-
tested the rector, shocked and dis
turbed. and yet feeling It his duty to
set Gail right. He was ashamed OF
himself for having been severe with
her in his mind. She was less friyoi-
Gus than he had thought, and what she
needed was spiritual instruction. The
people are lukewarm."
What els could they be with the
watery spiritual Cruel which the
church provides?" retorted Gail.
Il am interested in knowing what
your particular new religion would be
like" remarked Daddy Manning. his
tWinkling eyes resting a~ffectionately
on her.
1T would be a return to the simple
faith in God" Gail told him reverent-
ly. 1T is still in the hearts of the
people, as it will always be; but they
have nowhere to gather together and
worship"
Daddy ManninS laughed as he de-.
tected that bit of sarcasm.
According to that we are wasting
eur new cathedral"
Absolutely" and It struck the rec
tor with pain that Gail had never
looked more beautiful than now, with
her cheeks flushed and her brown
eyes swapping with indignation. Your
cathedral will be . monument, built
out of the profits wrung from squalor,
to the vanity of your congregation. If
/ were the dictator of this wonderful
City Of achievement, | would decree
that cathedral never to be built, and
Vedder court to be utterly destroyed"
1T is perhaps just as we'll that you
are not the dictator Of the city" The
young Rev. Smith Boyd gazed down at
Fer from his six feet of serious pur-
1pse, with all his previous disappro-
Val intensified. "The history of Mar
ket Square church is rich with in
stances of It's usefulness in both the
Virtual and the material world, with
evidence of it's power for good, with
Justification for its existence, with res
son for its acts. You make the COM
NOR mistake Of Judging an entire body
from n surface indication. Do you
suppose there 10 no sincerity, no con-
science, no conservation in Markst
Square church," His deep, melb:w
baritone vibrated with the defense Of
his purpose and that of the institution
which he represented. "Why do swu
suppose u vestrymen, whose time 10
enormous value, find a space asa!d
their busy working hours for the -
fairs Of Market Square church? why
do you suppose the ladies Of our guild,
who have agreeable pursuits for every
hour of the day, give their time to
committee and charity work?' Ms
paused for a hesitant moment. "Why
do you suppose am so eager for the
building, on American soil, of the moAt
magnificent house Of worship in tie
world?"
Calls pretty upper lip curled.
Personal ambition!" she snapped,
and. without waiting to see the pallor
which struck his face to stone, she
heeled her way cat through the mtd
20 her coupe.
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Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL. Moore Avenue,
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W. wish every woman who suffers
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With g sharp intake Of his breath, the
fellow, q ruddy-faced. thick-necked,
f%ull-lipped young man who had fol-
lowed her with his eyes all evening,
suddenly turned, and caught her in his
embrace.
Gail, turning, hurried out of the side
door to the veranda. Her knees were
trembling, but the fresh, cold air
steadied her, and she walked the fun
length Of the wide porch, trying in
stinctively to forget the sickening hui
initiation. She was near a window,
and, advancing a step, she looked in.
1t was the library. and Allison sat
there, SO clean and wholesome look
ing. with his pink shaven face and his
white evening waistcoat, and his dark
hair beginning to sprinkle with gray
at the temples. He was SO sturdy and
so strong and so dependable looking,
as he sat earnestly talking with Bah
bitt. Gail hurried to the front door
and rang the bell.
Hello, GALL" greeted the CHEEKY
voice of Allison, as she came In. MY
dance next. isn't it,"
His voice was so good, so comfort
ing, SO ~reassuring.
81 think So" she replied, standing
hesitantly in the doorway, and thank
full that the lights were canopied In
this room.
Allison drew the memorandum pad
toward him. and rose.
by the way, there's one thing I for.
got to tell you, Babbitt, and it's rather
important" He hesitated and glanced
toward the door. You'll excus me
just half a minute. won't you. CALI"
She had noticed that assumption of
intimate understanding in him before.
and she had secretly admired 1t. Now
it was a comfort and a Joy.
Surely" she granted, and passed
on in to the library alcove, a sheltered
nook where she was glad to be alone,
to rescue herself from the whirl of
anger, and indignation, and humilia-
tion-aboye all, humiliation-which
had swept around her. Her a C was
" oho Noiu ny SdAho, Al IA "oS 49,
most on the point OF crying, In spite
Of her constantly reiterated self-ad.
monishment that she must control her
self here, when Allison came to the
door of the alcove.
"All right, GAIL" he said laconically.
She felt suddenly weary, but she
rose and joined him. When she
slipped her hand In his arm, strong,
and warm, and pulsing, she Was aware
OF a thrill from 1t, but the thrill was
Just restfulness.
"You look a little tired" judged the
practical Allison, as they strolled, side
by side, into the hall. and he patted
the slender hand which lay on his
arm.
mot very" she lightly replied, and
unconsciously she snuggied her hand
more comfortably into its resting
place. A little sigh escaped her lips.
deep-drawn and fluttering. 1t was q
| sigh of content.
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CHAPTER X.

"GentIemcn, There ls Your Emplre!'
The seven quiet gentlemen who sal
with Allison at his library table, fol.
lowed the concluding flourish Of his
hand toward the map on the wall. and
either nodded or blinked ap~preciative
ly. The red line on his map was con-
plete now. a broad. straight line from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. and to II
were added, on either side. irregular
angling red lines like the legs Of a cen
tipede, the feeders Of the various sys
TENS which wefs under control Of tn
new Atlantic-Pacific railroad.
.Taat's q brilliant piece of engi
neerfng. Allison" observed huge Rich
ard Haverman. ~ way Of plsasaS'
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past two days, and now all At once he
Realised what Il Was business.

past two days, and now all at once he
reshsed what Il was: business.
Il cant see any possible new angle"
returned Babbitt cautiously. and with
. backward glance at the dashing
young Mrs. Rabbit. He headed in.
stinctively for the library.
~Laughingly Gail finished her third
dance down. She had enjoyed several
sparkling encounters in passing with
Dick Rodley, and she was buoyantly
exhilarated as she started to stroll
from the floor with her partner. She
had wanted to find cherub-cheeked
Marion Kenneth, and together they
walked through the conservatory, and
the dining room. and the deserted bill.
lard room, with its bright light on the
green cloth and all the rest Of the
rooms in dimness. There was a mar,
row space at one point between the
chairs and the table, and 1t unexpect.
eddy wedged them into close contact.
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SYNOPSIS.

cAt a vestry meeting OF the Market
Square church Gail Sargent listens to a
discussion about the sale of the church
to Edward E. Allison, local
traction king, and when asked her opin-
ION OF The church by Rev. Smith Boyd,
says IL Is apparently a lucrative business
enterprise. Allison takes Gail riding in
ms motor car. When he suggests he is
enlited TO rest on the laurels Of his
.cnievements she asks the disturbing
question: "Why?" Gail, returning to her
Hncle inns home from her drive with AL
hson, nnds cold disapproval In the eyes
OF Rev. Smith Boyd, who is calling there,
Az a bobsled party Gail finds the world
uncoRfortably full Of men. and Allison
,ei!s Jim Sargent that his new ambition
Is 10 conquer the world. Allison starts a
campaign for consolidation and control OF
tne entire transportation system of the
worio. CAL becomes popular. Allison
gains control of transcontinental traffic
ana arranges to absorb the Vedder court
seneInent property of Market Square
BOYD there,
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Two neighbors had a long litigattos
about a small spring. which they heeA
claimed. The Judge. wearied out VITA
the case. at last said: What 10 u
use or making 30 much fuss about Z
little water?" "Your honor win ~
the serious nature OF the cass.. %
piled one OF the lawyers. when I b
form you that the parties are I'D
milkmsn."
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fering. 1t Is agreeable to me for
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soc per box.-Adv.
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Taste In READING.

"Oliver's taste for books seems to
be improving"
I'm very glad to hear that. But
are you quite sure about it?"
Perfectly sure. Last week l caught
him perusing a five-cent hair raiser,
and this week he is reading nothing
but dime novels. That's a hundred
per cent Improvement"
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fered for q number or
years with ~backache,
also tender spots on
spine. and had IT
times black floating
. before my
eyes. also had lum-
bago and heart trou-
BILE. Since using this
medicine l have been
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| owe
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
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New Broom.

Gillet-How many people work IN
your Office?
Perry-0niy one. He came today.
The others have been with us some
time.-Life.
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A GRATEFUL OLD LADY.

Mrs. A. G.. Clemens, West Alexan-
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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-02
cast in the same class as the GRIM
ials, insane and idiots?

cast in the same class as the GRIM
ials, insane and idiots?
If you believe that your, wife, your
daughter or your sister is the equal
Of the women in the twelve equal
suffrage states then vote yes on the
suffrage amendment Monday, June S.
There is big housekeeping side
to politics and who is there to deny
that women are the housekeepers Of
the nation. Women are keenly inter-
ested in all that pertains to the home
and children and the laws which
make for the happiness and well be-
ing Of the family life.
Think what it would mean to men
to be deprived of their political lib
erty. Would tey hnot feel themselves
handicapped in their hme, in their
business, in fact in every avenue Of
activity?
Women are people, they are INTEL
ligent, they are working for the best
interests Of humanity, then why de-
prive them Of their greatest power by
denying them the ballot.
If your own political liberty means
anything to you then share it with
the women Of your family and give
them the right to a voice in the gov
ernment.
Vote yes on the constitutional
amendment ballot June 5 and thus
make Iowa the thirteenth state in the
union to thus honor it's women.
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The colored voters Of Polk county
were never more united in the sup
port of any candidate for public Office
than they are in supporting George
E. Brammer for county attorney.
George Brammer is known to be fair
and unprejudiced; in fact he demon
strated his absolute fairness in the
last session of the owa legislature, Of
which he was a member from this
county. He gave courteous treatment
and consideration to every person
having public business to transact
with him, and he may be expected to
do the same thing in any office IN
which the voters may place him.
Mr.. Brammer introduced and cham
pioned what was known as the ZAP
preparation bill" for the colored peo-
pie and in many other ways showed
that he is unbiased and safe man
to occupy public office.
George Brammer is well qualified
for the position he seeks and seems
to be receiving as strong support
among all classes as he is among the
colored people. Indications are that
he will be winner" by a good ma
iority. He will make good county
attorney.
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JAMES F. PAGE FOR STATE REP
RESENTATIVE, POLK COUNTY

The colored voter desires a repre-
sentative who will give to all fair
and honest dealing regardless of race,
Hence he should vote for Mr.. Page.
He is son of Franklin Page, a civil
war soldier of Co. D 18th regiment
Ill. Vol. Inf, who sacrificed health
ored race. Mr.. Page. stands for
clean and efficient government.
Home rule for Iowa cities.
Protection for life and health 81
workmen ~ is%b<t4a
. Conservative expenditure Of taxes.
All fair and just laws. "
He has been a resident of Des
Moines for sixteen years. Is law
yer and college graduate. Is highly
by the able men of Des
Moines. Your support will be great
ly appreciated.
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CRAWFORD FOR SHERIFF.

Mr.. Ed Crawford, one of our we'll
known citizens and business men Of
this city, is a candidate for sheriff Of
Polk county on the republican ticket,
subject to the primaries. Mr.. Craw-
ford has been in the dyeing and clean
ing business for many years. The
last four years he has been the chief
of the police department. BY his
many years of experience in the city
affairs and his efficient work has fully
prepared him to understand some Of
the duties of this great Office Of sher-
iff. He stands on his past record and
makes no promise to the people ex-
cept an honest, upright service, doing
the duty fair with all classes Of peo-
pie. His many friends are urging
your support in his behalf.