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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-14
SPECIALS

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basement, garage, half block q ClAaoaG
price right, b-room modern bungQyoWs
West ssth, 81 900; new S.room eun0l,k
three lots, 400 block bnwoe1,
new s-room bungalow. northwest ~ y
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SALESMEN WANTED
Al ~ a svlo, ASs pls~a% Asutl,u Tt,,,

90 sell high class oil and refinery stock
has large holdings In proven field. Drill
Ing In operation, Stock IL guaranteed by
certificate Of deposits issued by bank
enty Co, 30, Campbell Bldg, oklahoma
CITY.
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SALESMAN Experience unnecessary, /,
new speciality proposition; moderate
priced goods for gcenral trade, splen-
vacancy now; SSb weekly for expenses
Continental Jewclry Co. iSi2s Continental
Blds., Cleveland. Ohio.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20

looked, and every one who could
take a day, or even an hour Of leis-
ure, did so, and spent it partly
on the quays staring at the wreck,
partly in the Place de Ia Liberte
listening to, the orators, partly in
the Place d'Armes watching the
men at work draping with black
the Maritime Prefecture, where the
board of inquiry was to sit, and
the church Of Saint Louis, where
requiem high mass was to be cele-
brated. Finally as much as re-
manned of the holiday was spent
at a cafe before a glass of coffe or
aperitif, with the satisfaction of a
sacred duty conscientiously per-
formed.
Lepine, as he made his way
through the crowd, noticed that
there was no longer any talk OF
treachery OF treason,--even the
word sabotage" was no longer
uttered. Every one agreed that
the affair vas another accident,
deplorable indeed, but unavoida-
bic and without dishonor, and so
not to be taken too deeply to heart.
France could build other battle
ships! The mercury in the ma
tional temperament was asserting
itself.
For. an hour Lepine walked
about with thoughtful face, listen
ing to the talk, watching the
crowd, joining a group here and
there, catching chance words from
~passers-by: He had had only three
hours sleep, but he showed no
trace of fatigue. Certainly moth
ing was farther from his THOUGHTS
at this moment than that he need.
ed rest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20

cealed but not far distant, that ac-
complete must have awaited the
first beam of the rising sun as the
signal to hur his thunderbolt, to
loose his mysterious power! =
What was that poweri How
had the thing been donei Those,
Crochard felt, were the questions
to be answered. AS to who had
done it, or why it had been done
that could wait. But if there ex.
listed in the world a force which,
directed from a distance, noiseless,
invisible, impalpable, could de-
stroy a battleship asleep at her
anchorage, then indeed did it be-
hOove France to discover and
guard against it!
AT last, his head still bent, Gro
chard arose, crossed the quay,
opened the door of Number Ten,
and entered.
No doubt it would have inter
ested both him and NJ. Delcasse to
know how nearly parallel the
channels Of their thoughts had
run!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20
Pro Patria.

Remember. as the flaming car
OF ruin nearer rolls,
That of our country's substance are
Our bodies and our souls.
Her dust we are. and to her dust
Our ashes shall descend;
Who a a lineage more august
Or a diviner end?
The hunts-up sounds: the bugle blast
Rings challenge: and the chase
Drives headlong to destroy the last
Destroyer OF our race.
No lure of blood. no lust for prey
Impells us to the foray;
We blaze the way of breaking day.
And darkness is our quarry.
So. in the faith our fathers kept,
We live. and long to die;
To sleep forever, IS they have slept,
Under a sunlit sky;
Close folded to our mothers heart
To find our souls release
A secret coeternal part
or her eternal peace;
Where Hood. Saint Helen's and Rainier.
In vestal raiment keep
%Inviolate through the varying year
Their immemorial sleep.
Or where. the meadow lark, IN coy
But calm %profusion. pours
h liquid fragments Of his Joy
On old colonial shores.
Charlton M. Lewis, in Yale Review.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-20
CHAPTER v.

CaAf ELY v.
AT THE CAFE DIES voYAGEURs.
M. Delcasse was scarcely out of
bed, next morning, when Lepine's
card was brought in to him. He
smiled as he read on the line
scrawled across it: "My report
awaits Monsieur"
"Show M. Lepine into the
breakfast room," said the minis
ter, "and inform him that / shall
be down at once. Also inquire if
he has breakfasted. If not, see
that he is served"
He fastened on with his toilet,
and, five minutes later, joined Lee
pine, whom he found at his favor
lite amusement Of standing at a
window and gazing into the street
AN amusement which occupied
every idle moment, sometimes with
the most astonishing results.
Chance plays a larger part in life
than most people are willing to adj
init; Lepine believed in it; went
half way to meet it-and, more
than once, had seen drifting past
him along the pavement the face
for which his best men had been
searching vainly.
Lepine, it appeared, had already
b~reakfasted, and, while the minis
ter ate, told of the interrogation
at the Hotel du Nord. He had sent
one of his men to Nice, with the re-
ceipts for the bags, and if, as
seemed probable, they were still
uncalled for, they would be ex-
amined at once.
Though, even if they are still
there" Lepine added, 1--WE shall
probably discover nothing of mo-
ment. One does not place anything
of value in a bag and then aban-
don it. But l have another clue
of the first Importance" and he
produced the 100-franc note.
Here is the note given to Brisson
by one of the strangers. You per-
ceive that it is quite new. 1 sug-
gest that you send the number Of
this note to the Bank of France,
ascertain when and to whom it
was issued, and if any other notes
of the series were issued at the
same time"
II will do So" said M. Delcasse,
and made a note of the number. "I
agree with you that this is most
important"
Gone thing more, went on Lee
pine, replacing the note in his
pocketbook and extracting q slip
of paper; "a small thing, butsof
significance. I have here the police
blanks which the two me filled out
upon arriving at the Hotel du.
Nord. Their names, you see, are
given as George Arnold and Will
lam Smith, their home as New
York city, United States Of Amer
lea. If you will: notice the tS' Of
the word Smith, you will see that
1t is made in the German man.
ner."
THAT is true; but it may mean
nothing: There are hany Germans
who are citizens Of the United
States.
Eyes; but the German name is
Schmidt, not Smith. / conclude
that this man lisa German, but was
trying to conceal it."
You may be right" Delcasse
assented, with q trace Of impa-
thence in his manner; no doubt
you are right. Is there anything
|moreiv
There is one thing, said Lee
pine, .coloring q little, which I
have keptnntil the last, because it
seems to upset n. Orchards
theory"
What is that"
Lepine drew two sheets OF. vel
low tissue paper from his pocket
book.
IAN hour sitter ous men loft the
Hotel du Nord, I, he sid 70 tele-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
W. II. Frear and Marshall Field.

In a somewhat smaller sphere the
career of the late William II. Frear of
Troy, millionaire drygoods merchant,
offers striking parallel to that OF
the late Marshall Field of Chicago.
Both We're born poor sons OF farmers
In small towns, Field in Conway,
Franklin county this state, and Frear
In West Coxsackie, N. Y. Mr.. Field
tired of the farm and came over here
to Pittsfield, starting work as a clerk
IN the drygoods store OF Deacon Gil
bert Davis on the corner of North and
School streets, where o. Root
& Sons shoe store now Is located.
There he remained year or more UNI
til stricken with the western fever
and emigrated to Chicago.
Mr.. F'rear started his career in the
general store at Coxsackie, helping
out as temporary clerk while the pro-
prietor went to New York. He at
once showed q remarkable business
instinct. Two years later he became
clerk for John Flagg & CO., of Troy
and while there met Miss Martha
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
Bunk and Junk.

Congressman Frank l.. Greene was
attending to his official duties in
Washington this week. while Con-
gresham Porter II. Dale was hob
nobbing at Montpelier with the mem
bers of the Legislature and numerous
other men interested in politics. OF
course Mr.. Dale was not really need
ed in Washington at this time. And
of course he was not doing thing to.
ward building up his political fences
by being IN Montpelier .-Brattlebo
Reformer.
Yes, and Congressman Porter II
Dale was attending to his official
duties last week when Congressman
Frank L. Greene was hobnobbine
with the members OF the dairymen's
association and OF the Legislature and
other men interested in politics.
One proposition Is just as fair as
the other, and both are small fish
few to catch. To attempt TO discred
it q public servant by such shfnerbaii
methods is pretty poor business.
Mr.. Dale made flying trip to Mont
pelier to listen to his neighbours in
auguraI as governor of Vermont He
returned the same night and he mis-
sed no important transaction OF Con
gress.
Mr.. Greene made a similar trip to
Burlington to fill an engagement Of
long standing, and, while In the state
naturally gravitated to Montpelier
where he was detected at the press
table and urged to the rostrum.
How perfectly absurd to eensure
either man for snatching a few brief
hours from their public duties In
Washington to attend few proper
social duties In vermont!-Rutland
Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
WHATS THE r EASON?
Many Bennington People In Poor
Health Without Knowing the Cause


There are scores Of people who
drag out miserable existence with
cut realizing the cause OF their suffer
ing. Day after day they are racked
with backache and headache; suffer
from nervousness, dizziness, weak
ness. languor and depression. Per
haps the kidneys have fallen behind
In their work of filtering the blood
and that may be the root Of the trou-
Bile. Look to your kidneys, assist
them in their work-give them the
help they need. You can use no more
highly recommended remedy than
Deans Kidney Pills-endorsed by
people all over the country and by
your neighbors In Bennington.
b. W. Pilling, painter, 1876 North
ST., Bennington, says: -Four or five
years ago my kidneys became disor
dered and / suffered from backache.
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend.
ed to me and after taking several
boxes, I was relieved. I can recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills as an ex
ceIlent kidney medicine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills---the same that
Mr.. Pilling had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y. as.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

Frances Wright, daughter OF Charles
and Martha NJ bradley Wright OF
Pittsfeid and they became engaged.
During the oourtship the young wo'
mans father, who was a farmer on
South mountain road in this town,
urged the young man to take posi-
ton as chief clerk in Pittsfield store
and Frear went so far as TO meet the
proprietor, but on second thought de-
clded his chances were better IN
Troy. After the interview with his
prospective father-in-law he decided
to go into business for himself 1t
was the progressive Pittsfeld farmer
who first gave him the incentive and
the encouragement TO branch out Just
as old Deacon Davis did to Marshall
Field years efore.-Pittsiield News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

Referring TO the beneficence of the
late Joseph Battell 10 Middlebury col
lege, as revealed in the report OF Presi-
dent Thomas, the Barre Times says:
1T Is probably the largest single be.
quest ever made in Vermont for any
purpose. and Middlebury college is to
be congratulated on being the bene-
ficiary.' The total valuation OF Col
Battell's gift to Mddlebury Is
placed at 100000 largely real estate
in the village of Middlebury. Without
the slightest desire TO detract from the
muniflcence OF Middleburys benefac-
tor. 1t seems appropriate. in view OF
the use OF superIatfye adjectives by
the Times, to again call attention to
the gift to Bennington by the late
Henry W. Putnam of San Diego. Il is
a difficult matter TO place any valua-
ton upon the water system which Mr.
Putnam a little over three years ago
gave to the village OF Bennington
and with which he endowed the
Henry w. Putnam Memorial hospital
now in process of construction 1t Is
III t'taNffotNu thtSs hOntftff that llc
net income from this system over
and above all expenses OF operation
Is in the vicinity OF $4,000 This
figure represents the earnings, which
are increasing every year, after the
rates for domestic use, in accordance
with the provisions of the deed OF
gift, had been cut In half. Before the
system became the property of the
village the net earnings were in ex
cess OF $4,000 year and have been
reported to exceed S25000. Twenty.
five thousand dollars Is FIVE per cent
on half million and assured five per
cent investments are not long allowed
to linger in the open market without
purchasers. Men who profess TO have
knowledge OF industrials have made
the statement that had Mr.. Putnam
been so inclined he would have had
little difficulty in disPosng OF the
system at figure considerably in ex-
cess of 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

Pennsylvania fish and game depart.
ment officials have been experiment.
Ang with quail and the result should
demonstrate to their satisfaction that
1t is useless TO attempt to propagate
this bird in section where the
ground Is covered with snow for any
length of time. The Pennsylvania of
icials imported 5000 Mexican quail
and turned them loose in small co
veys. The first snow storm killed
fifty per cent of the birds and the
other half are probably doomed. Sew
eral attempts have been made &c
stock sections OF Vermont with quai
and failure has always been the re
suit. The quail is seed feeder and
as soon as the snow covers the
ground its food supply vanishes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

Hudson river at Troy yesterday af-
ternoon, Morris Snyder, fifteen years
old, of 1S9 Sixth avenue, North Troy.
was drowned and his companion, Mel
son Smyth of las Fifth avenue was
pulled from the river by men on the
ice fields,
The boys had borrowed the ice
boat. which is a late model and built
on the lines of a hydroplane. 1t had
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18

an electric motor Tor auxiliary pow
err to be used when there was no wind
or when In the water. The boys had
been Swimming over the ice In the
machine the greater part of the after
noon and were on their last trip when
the accident occurred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
Thursday, January 10, 1917.

Provided the cigars you received on
Christmas were good ones, and San.
ia Claus not infrequently deals in first
class brands--how do you enjoy the
prospect Of going back to the kinds
you can afford to smoke now that the
bottom of the box is in sight?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
One thinu a man

can buy for himself without proving
that he is selfish, is life insurance
Our Endowments save and protect
National Life Ins. Co. OF VT (Mutu
all Earle S. Kinsley, General Agent
Mead Building. Rutland, Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
TROY BOY DROWNED
lce-Boat Ran Into Place Where Ice
Had Been Cut.

Troy, Jan. 16.-When an iceboat
travelling fifty miles an hour got be-
yond control and plunged into open
water where ice had been cut by the
shaushnessy Ice company in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-02

would have provided just the necessary
stimulus"
She turned her beautiful head and
looked at the prince through narrowed
eyes.
AFTER ALL" she asked, what should
l gain? The young man is, in his way,
splendid work of art Why should
be vandal enough to destroy itf 1
shall ask you another question"
The prince slowly slipped the wine
from the glass that he was holding to
his lips. Then he set 1t down DELHI
erately.
"Why mott"
"What Is your INTEREST," Is it bet,
within, or-enmity?"
"You may count 1t the latter" the
prince replied deliberately.
Calavera laughed softly to herself.
snow, for the first time," she con-
fessed, II feel interest. This is where
one realizes that we live In the most
impossible age Of all history. The
great noble who seeks to destroy the
poor young man from the country is
powerless to wreak harm upon him.
You can neither make him a pauper
nor have him beaten to death. Why
are there princes any longer, Won
der? You are only as other men,"
"Tt is an unhappy reflection, but
it is the TRUTH" the prince admitted.
"My ancestors would have disposed Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-02
CHAPTER ix-continued.

"Ah. no, dear lady," he insisted, Il
am not talking wildly. l am Graillot,
who for thirty years have written dra-
mas on one subject and one subject
0niy-men and women. 1t has been
given to me to study many varying
types Of the human race, to watch the
outcome of many strange situations. l
have watched the prince draw you
nearer and nearer to him. What there
ts or may be between you l do not
know. 1t is not for me to know. But
1t not now, some day Eugene of Seyre
means you to be his, and he is not a
person to be lightly resisted. Now
from the skies there looms up this
sudden obstacle"
you do not realize" Louise pro-
tested. almost eagerly, show slight is
my acquaintance with Mr.. Strangewey.
i once spent the night and a few hours
OF the next morning at his house in
Cumberland, and that Is all I have
ever seen of him. How can his pres
ence here be Of any serious import to
EugeneT
"As to that" Graillot replied, 81 say
nothing. If what I have suggested
does not exist, then for the first time
In my life have made mistake; but
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Do you believe that Strange
wey will be able to withstand
the magnificent destinations and
voluptuous efforts of the Russian
dancer to ensnare him?
(TO BE CONTINUED.J
HOBBIES ARE NOT ALL BAD
They May Have Very Soothing In
fIuence Upon One If They Are
Not Ridden to Death.

A great deal has been said from
time to time of the unhealthy influ-
ence of what the world is pleased to
call hobbies" the idea being, Of
course, that valuable time is wasted
in their pursuit which could other
wise be used to advantage. Of course,
in the case of hobbies, just as in all
other interests of purely personal
preference, the harm lies in their
abuse. To mount hobby and ride it
to death, thus deliberately thwart-
ing our real aim, is sheer waste Of
time, but to care for it gently, to
adapt it's influences to our advantage
and to draw upon it with discretion
is very different matter, says the
Charleston News and Courier. Hob
bies, as a rule, are evidences Of indi-
viduality; they represent various
routes by which we are struggling to
arrive at certain goal, a goal per-
haps which may not be clearly defined,
but which exists somewhere for those
who try to reach it. We find certain
SoAohI at IinCS III yleiulnS 10 Tie
more or less soothing influences Of
some particular hobby, whether it be
merely the discussion of a special
subject or active participation in a
particular pursuit. So long as we keep
ourselves within check and resist the
temptation to give way to unrestrict-
ed indulgence In the favorite pursuit
which others are pleased to designate
as hobby, we can do no harm to
anyone, but the trouble is that once
we settle upon special interest
which will serve as an outlet for our
feelings, we are quite likely to en-
phasize that interest to an unwhole-
some degree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-02
His BRIGHT Idea.

'Now, look here, Mr.. Mickey! This
won't do! You haven't paid any rent
for over a month"
I'm sorry, but 1 really can't pay
just now" replied Mickey.
you're the third one today with
that yarn!" exclaimed the landlord,
"and 1 can't afford such a loss. You
must see what'yOu can do to help me-"
"All right will will write you
tonight" answered Mickey.
Next morning the landlord eagerly
opened the letter, expecting to find a
remittance, but this is what he read:
''Dear Sir: I've thought it over, and
the only thing can suggest, to dimin-
ish your loss, is to lower the rent"
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this young man as 1 should trouble
some fly, and it would have cost them
no more than a few silver pieces and
a sack Of wine. Today, alas, condi-
tons are different. 1t will cost me
more"
She trif1ed for a moment with the
salad upon her plate, which as yet she
had scarcely tasted.
II am feeling" she remarked, "mag-
nificently oriental-like Cleopatra. The
sensation pleases me. We are bar
gaining, are we not"
"We shall not bargain" the prince
interrupted softly. 'It is you who
shall name your price,"
She raised her eyes and dropped
them again.
'The prince has spoken" she MUIR
INJURED.
He touched her fingers for a mo-
ment with his, as if to seal their, COM
pact; then he turned once more to
the lady upon his left.
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Farming pax and NIGHT.

Great Britain has decided to carry
on farming operations for "a hours q
day by means Of hundreds Of American
gasoline tractor plows, searchlights.
expert chauffeurs and taxicab drivers,
and civilian army Of night plowmen
and plowwomen. Great estates which
have lain fallow for countless genera
tons are to be broken up. and soon
moors and vast parkland expanses
which have been the delight Of the
British sportsmen will hear the strange
clatter Of the gasoline tractor.
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tunate," she said. "There Is very lit.
tie In life, in men or in women, which
he does not understand. Let us re-
turn to what we were speaking about.
find 1t very interesting"
"You are very kind" John declared.
"What you will learn here" she went
on. depends very much upon yourself.
Are you intelligent? Perhaps not very
she added, looking at him critically.
"You have brains, however, without q
doubt. You have also what places you
at once en- rapport with the cult Of the
moment-you are wonderfully good
looking"
John moved a little uneasily In his
place. He felt that the dancers eyes
were fixed upon him. and he was fever