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The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-12-06
OSHKOSH. WIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl d. Clende-
non, entertained a few of their
many friends Monday evening
Nov. Goth, at their home on
Broad ST., whist was freely in
dulged in and a hot oyster Lunch
was served. Those present were
Messrs. and Mesdames j. w
Smith, Henry Frizer and Herbert
Mitchell, Miss Josephine Smith
and Mrs. Mary Moon, Messrs
VIM. johnson and Harold Moon
Miss Josephine Smith spent
Thanksgiving week visiting
friends at Onida, Wis.
f. d. Clendenon and wife, and
Mrs. J. w. Smith were dinner
guests to Miss Maude jenkins at
Fond du Lac Thanksgiving.
The members of The Ebony
Film Co., who have been making
motion pictures here since early
in Sept, left for their respective
homes Wednesday to eat Thanks
giving dinner with relatives and
friends.
Chester A. Scott and Norman
Person had Thanksgiving dinner
with their families in Chicago.
Mr.. Scott will be in the Windy
City five days.
The G. & N. w. Dining Car
that has been running between
Milwaukee and Green Bay will
lay over at Fond du Lac every
night and Milwaukee in the af-
ternoons during the winter sea
son. ! wonder what Mr.. Camp
bell will do, he and another
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
DADDY EV[NIN(
FAIRY TALL UJ9
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
cHILDREN's CIRCUS.

This way to the big show" some
children were shouting. Come right
along" they said. This is the way 10
see all the wonders of the age. Look
Mt the Frog Child, the Snake-Lady, the
Toad-Man. the Turtle Babies"
All the children went in the direction
from which the shouts and orders were
given.
The children who were shouting
were very much excited. Admission
to the show, ten cents" they kept say
ing. It's the most wonderful show
in the world"
There were dozen children giving
plag-cireus which was supposed to be
very much like real one They had
asked all their friends and the money
they received was to 90 to a children's
ward in hospital. Everyone Of their
friends came and soon the circus be.
gun. First of all there was a long
parade while some Of the children beat
drums and others played tunes on
combs covered with tissue paper.
Two little girls rode ponies and on
the headS of the ponies sat two mon
keys made of CLOTH They had bead
eyes
A boy did lot of fine tricks on
rocking horse, and there were all the
usual circus tricks, although perhaps
not some of the more difficult ones.
After little while a boy came out
on the platform and said,
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and
Girls, Cats and Dogs we have now to
offer fine performance side show.
We have shown you the regular acts
of the circus and we trust that you are
pleased" Here followed a great deal
OF claplng and shouting.
And" the boy continued. 1--WE are
now to have the great privilege of see
ing the Frog Child. the Snake-Lady, the
Toad-Man the Turtle Babies. Step this
way. Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, Girls,
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these doctors were drawn from all
parts of the world and consisted of
advanced thinkers, like himself; thus
any friction which might have been
caused by Or. Immanuels unusual
theories was obviated We were ac-
corded rooms in the physicians part
of the house, and met Miss Aldyne
at dinner an hour or two later. She
knew us Immediately, and was very
merry over her situation.
You didn't think, when last We
met-or first, rather-that our next
meeting would be in lunatic asylum,
did you?" she said to me.
%, come, Miss Gladys-not a luna
tic asylum" protested Emmanuel.
We'll, Doctor, if some of these peo-
pie aren't off their heads l don't know
what is the matter with them, she
answered, and saw a momentary
eyes.
My dear Miss Gladys" said I'm
manuel gently, leaning toward her,
you trust me, don't you?"
Yes she answered seriously; but
why doesn't Seth come to see me-"
You don't trust me. them" asked
DR. Emmanuel
"Of course l do, she answered.
but if you weren't here-well, |
should be terribly frightened And
you'll tell me about Seth soon?'
My dear in a couple of days |
think you shall see Seth for yourself
and have your fears allayed. Now
will you be cheerful till Monday
She nodded Suddenly felt saw
no change but felt-that sense of OPP
preston again, as though somethir &
malignant were near something dan
gerous and terrible. | think Tarrant
felt ii, too. Miss Gladys had taken
up her knife to cut her portion of
meat it slipped out Of her hand, and
the fragment, with a little spray of
gravy, went into the face of the Doc
tor, who was still leaning toward her
He drew back hastily, wiping his
eyes, and Miss Aldyne was instantly
all apologies. But ! knew and he
knew that it had been done ON pur-
pose-and besides, this was not Miss
Aldyne.
No, and she did not come back all
during that evening. We sat with
her in her private apartment. watch
ing her and each other like cats. She
chatted and gossiped--and all the
while her eyes were filled with fires
of slumbering hate. And presently
began to notice that our conversation
was of a peculiarly restricted kind
1t never dealt with current events.
For instance, when Tarrant made
some passing allusion to the war in
China she looked at him without COM
prehension, and yet as though she
were on her guard md dimly aware
that something was wrong. And when
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Cats and Dogs Come right inside the
tent at your left and there you will see
these things. There is no extra charge
for admission"
All the children at once began to
troop to their left through the side
tent
What could It mean?" they asked
each other What surprises they were
getting
When they were inside the tent how
they did laugh One of the children
was In green suit just as Mr.. Frog
would wenr and really looking quite
good deal like "A grandson of Grandpa
Frog. He was hopping about singing
in queer croaking voice,
Calico, Calico. Goog- Goog-
a-room."
Another child who looked like a
snake. because she wore an imitation
snakeskin, said, "Come and see the
Snake Lady. l eat things whole" And
as she said this she swallowed a tiny
erumb for snakes eat things whole.
~ am the Toad-Man. come and see
who was dressed like one.
I'VE are the Turtle Babies. We
snap, we play, we draw in our heads
under our shells !" And sure enough
they were doing all these tricks.
Their costumes were really quite
wonderful, although they had been
made mostly out of paper
All the children who were looking on
were quite delighted and said,
Eve think you are marvelousl !" And
all the children dressed like animals
made bows and said thank you In
voices that sounded great deal like
the voices of snakes, toads, frogs and
turtles.
But just then Grandpa Frog was
waking up and his swamp was very
near the spot where the circus was be-
ing given.
WHAT he exclaimed. Have any
of the children dared to get up before
l said they could? It's spring when
get up. Then the winter is over-but
not before He hurried to the spot
where he heard the frog sounds and
there saw the children all trying to
hop around and talk like he did.
"Ah.' he said proudly putting on his
spectacles for he had had his eyes
closed so long, they can't help but
admire me" and he woke up the other
frogs while the toads, turtles and
snakes seemed to wake up at just about
the same time. All but the snakes hur-
ried to the circus to see what was<bap-
pening. The snakes We're too busy at
once trying TO see about their new
spring suits but the rest of the crea-
lures came who had been copied, and
they all thought it great honor to
show them at their waking-up time.
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addressed as Miss Aldyne she an
that name-that is the best way in
which | can explain the strange man
ner of her speech
We'll, Madam" said DR.. Emmanuel
presently, you are so much better
that l think We can let you go home
tomorrow. You seem 20 have realized
now that your beliefs are only illu-
sions. have you not?"
My beliefs?" she answered, as
tough with an effort of thought.
"Yes-I think so"
For example, that absurd delusion
of yours that you have some outland-
ish name like Gladys. and that you
are engaged to your worst enemy"
"Crassides. she exclaimed as
though the name had suddenly come
into her mind after she had long for
gotten it.
The man who insulted you and
spurned your love-" went on I'M
manuel rtmorselessly.
She clenehed her fists and closed
her eyes and lay back in her chair,
apparently overcome with the most
intense accession of hatred.
But he is dead" she cried, start
ing up suddenly. like fury. Il pois-
oned him.
AT the banquet"
What else should | have done?"
she cried. Yes. l babe him to the
banquet and layished caresses and
loving words on him. Then when the
vine was to be drunk | had set be-
fore him goblet into which had
poured Partisan poisons, so swift that
one dies instantly and without knowl-
edge of it. 1t had been my purpose
to give him that German drug which
brings sure and lingering death
had wanted ts gloat over him. dying
but my heart misgave me- | could
not torture the body that had loved.
So | chose Partisan poison, subtle and
very swift. And then l pledged him.
and We drank | from my goblet of
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but the unfortunate sight of that In
dian temple reminded her of her own
temples in sunny Greece and enabled
her to take me Mt disadvantage.
so Gladys Aldyne was that-Clau-
dia?"
Unquestionably. And think Seth
Robinson, whom she hates so bitterly,
was lover that once rejected her
She seems to love and hate him with
equal strength. Not much alike, the
pair. you say? Well, Hamlet is not
much like clown, and yet we can
conceive of an actor essaying both
parts. Perhaps Claudia was the vic
tim of circumstances perhaps Gladys
Aldyne has in her the seeds of an
equally imperious nature Anyway,
there you have the two women and
the man; and Claudia must be killed,
stripped of every vestige of person
ality, and relegated to the phantasmal
shadow-world to which she belongs.
Soon, gentlemen, shall let you know
what my plans are.
We separated soon afterward. My
work kept me busy for the next couple
of weeks, and did not see Emmanuel
at all until one evening | received
a telephone call from Paul Tarrant.
Can you come down to Rutgers to-
morrow and stay over Sunday?" he
asked. Il have had letter from our
friend Emmanuel; he says that he
wants us to be his guests at a SAM
tarium there in which he seems to
have controlling interest. | think, "
he added, that he'll have something
to tell us about that strange case We
saw at his rooms.
Fortunately my work enabled me
to take the three days vacation. |
postponed my few engagements and
met Tarrant at the station on the
Rutgers in about an hour and quar-
ter. In the station was Emmanuel
outside was his dog-eart. Emmanuel
had a horror of motor-ears.
I'm glad you managed to come"
he said, when we were seated and he
had touched up the pony. You re-
member Miss Aldyne. poor grip"
Very WELL" said Tarrant Have
you killed her double YETI"
The doctor did not smile at the
pleasantly
I'm sorry to say events have taken
very bad turn" he said Claudia
has become too strong for Gladys
She tried to kill Robinson last week. 3"
ITO murder her fianee?" exclaimed
Tarrant.
Yes. and in the most diabolical
fashion-with pair of shears He
called on her when she was cutting
out patterns, and she was unusually
affectionate, he said, and he was
thrown entirely off his guard. He
happened to turn suddenly and-well.
he was wearing an unusually broad
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What is all this?" inquired Seth
Robinson angrily
Look behind you'll" | yelled
He leaped aside, and fortunately in
the right direction There at his side
stood Claudia, livid with fury, her
fists clinched. her eyes blazing. A
surgeons scalpel was quiyering in
the wall opposite. in direct line with
Robinson's shoulder. She must have
hidden it before she entered
Emmanuel sprang to the table and
seized the cups of wine He handed
one to Robinson. Drink when | give
the signal" he Kissed in his ear.
Don't speak, don't question; drink,
for all you want In the world depends
on it."
Robinson. trembling, took the cup.
and the wine Tapped over it's edge as
he tried to steady It, To Claudia the
Doctor gave the other
will you not drink with Gras-
sides?" he asked, assuming the atti-
tude of POSTMASTER. He raised his
hand. Face her, Seth" he said In
a lower voice The man and woman
were almost side by side. Claudia.
holding her cup extended in one hand.
with never a tremor of the glass,
placed the free arm round Robinson's
neck. She looked lovingly and In
quiringly at him. They raised their
glasses together and drained them.
Then Claudia dashed hers down en- the
mosaic floor.
You fool" she hissed Now die.
you who scorned met
%. come, Gladys. never seorned
you" said Seth Robinson in a sorrow
full voice. is that why you flung the
knife at me?"
The situation was on the verge of
pathos But the denouement came so
swiftly that its instant purpose es-
capped me | saw Emmanuel spring TO
Claudias side and whisper something
and point to Robinson. saw a look
of intense terror come into her eyes;
and then she went down. a erumpling
heap upon the floor.
You've killed her" shouted Robin
son. leaping at Immanuel's throat
mo, my dear boy. | have saved
her." he answered, tenderly raising
the PROSTATE form Now carry her
out Gentlemen, disappear before she
RECEIVERS and sees you in that cos
tune" He locked the door and | saw
him helping Robinson to place Miss
Aldyne on a couch in the hall Then
as we assembled the private stairway
Emmanuel came pattering after us.
Victory" he cried, Selling our
hands. Already she is reyiving. and
there isn't any mistake about who
she is now. or who she is going to be.
Claudia is dead"
She may come back" hazarded
Tarrant.
NO. my dear boy" ImmanueI an
swered She's dead now for ever.
You see" he added, zone of her
slaves, who hated her, had changed
the cups, so that Crassides escaped
alive, and Claudia died SO quickly that
she never knew she was dead. I've
just convinced her.
Copyright, 1917 by w. G. Chapman9
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
O. WIN mYeaS-

belt, but he has a nasty flesh wound
in the back. Claudia has mastered
the art of appearing now without any
premonitory symptoms indicative of
the change, and she means to kill
Seth. Fortunately she exhausted her
capabilities for harm, temporarily,
with this act, and Gladys, finding her
lover bleeding upon the ground was
thrown into a condition resembling
catalepsy-really neutral condition
in which neither of the personalities
could gain the advantage.
well, Seth is very fond of Gladys.
but of course he took a serious view
of the matter. He consulted me
about the advisability of breaking off
the engagement, and the upshot is
that | persuaded Miss Gladys to come
we have her we are going to keep
her till she is cured Seth has gone
off to the Adirondacks, very misera-
BILE, and that is the situation"
And you intend"
ITO kill Claudia tomorrow, or as
soon as she gives me the opportunity.
Confound that woman" he added, in
a manner which would have been
amusing under other circumstances.
what does she mean by trying to
murder Seth-the best fellow alive?
Why, she ought to have been in her
grave for eighteen hundred years.
perhaps she doesn't know that she
is dead" | suggested, and moment
afterward repented what seemed to
me very foolish speech. But I'm
manuel looked at me in surprise.
why, my dear fellow. positively
that never occurred to me-" he said.
The sanitarium was a finely-located
new building, containing single rooms
and suites for the patients. set in the
midst of several acres of grounds.
and fronting on small lake. There
was small resident staff of physi-
clans and nurses, over whom Dr. I'M
manuel welded unquestioned au-
thority. | learr ed afterward that
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
SOUTH'S WEALTH IN FORESTS
Experts Points Out Necessity for
Their Proper Care, Matter Not
Hitherto Considered.

In an address before the southern
forestry congress at Asheville, y. C.,
recently, Henry S. Graves, chief fores-
ter of the United States, emphasized
the importance of the timber supply
of the South and pointed out methods
by which ii may be perpetuated.
Nowhere in the whole United
States" said Mr. Graves, according TO
the Boston Evening Transcript, "can
the naval stores industry or the pro-
lection of hardwood timber be carried
on with the same natural and econom-
ical advantages as in the Southeast.
Forests occupy more than half the
total land area of the South. South
ern pine is the principal soft wood
used in fully two-thirds of the country
east of the plains. Backed by supply
of some 325 900 100000 feet of yellow
pine and about 10000 sawmills. The
pine industry holds commanding
place in the country's lumber market.
BY their very magnitude the forest
problems of the South command at
tention.
In addition to the timber the south
ern pineries furnish annually S350,000,-
600 worth of turpentine, resin and 9th
er similar products. This income is
in danger of being entirely lost
through failure properly to care for
and perpetuate the forests.
The turpentine industry of southern
I. a., 10 I'M
fury ago the barren sand dunes could
be bought at any price one was willing
to pay. Today the poorest pine land
covered with two-yearold seedlings
sells for 50; stocked with thirtyyear
old pine ii is worth $50, and
with ffty-year-old $16o an acre.
In this country the turpentine In
dustry has had the advantage of
great natural forest. Instead of
being founded and preserved by the
diligence of men its destruction will
be brought about unless steps are
taken to perpetuate 1t. The growing
of timber for turpentine purposes Is n
profitable undertaking at present"
SiXty-one per cent of the present
hardwood supply of the country is In
the South, Mr.. Graves pointed out. He
added:
"Once the fire problem is controlled
the possibilities of forestry in the
South are almost unlimited. When the
people of the South wake up TO the
value of the resources at stake and
take necessary. steps to prevent their
destruction and waste, the forests of
the South may be made to yield con
tinuous supply of lumber and other
products"
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
PompeY,s Pillar.

This is the name of celebrated col
umn standing on slight elevation in
the southwest section of ancient Alex
andria a short distance outside the
Arabian walls 1t is monolith OF red
granite of the Corinthian ORDER raised
upon a pedestal. Its total height Is 9s
feet 8 inches, shaft - feet, circum-
ference 20 feet s inches. The present
name is a mere invention of travellers.
The inscription on the bases shows
that 1t was erected by Publius, Eparch
of Egypt, In honor of the Emperor Do
cletian, A. D., 302. 1t stood in the
center of the court of the Serapheum
or great sanctuary, of Scraps, and
survived it's transformations into a
church and a fertilization.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
Tricks on a Rocking Horse.

Cats and Dogs. Come right inside the
tent at your left and there you will see
these things. There is no extra charge
for admission
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
Some Applause.

Orators Wife-Did the people APP
plaud?
Orator with bitterness)
They made about as much noise as
rubber heel on feather mattress.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
Ready for Emergency.

The boy who learns to think ahead
is the boy who is ready for an emer-
gency when it comes.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
To Acquire Luck.

Luck will stop and smile on you, if
you'll stand knock or two. Don't
give up and don't get blue. Get busy"
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like the section of boat, what is
my part? What am l to do?"
why, We will just have a little
visit" answered Emmanuel. He was
parrying to gain time. But even he
looked overwhelmed with confusion
What setting is this?" Miss Gladys
asked Ancient Roman?"
Greek, my dear" said the Doctor
Purely Greek. No doubt you your
self once knew this setting very we'll"
Miss Gladys laughed. Il see you
will never get rid of that craze Of
yours" she said. DO you know. Doc
tor, sometimes | think you ought to
be a patient here. instead OF chief
physician. :"
We twirled our thumbs. tried 70
hide my bare feet under my flowing
robe. The minutes passed in desul-
tory conversation. The Doctor rose
and, taking an amphora of wine from
an ancient stand, filled two chalices
of purple glass VIII you drink with
me, Claudia?" he asked
claudia" said Miss Gladys. rising
up and looking at him with an ex-
preston of distinct terror.
Suddenly the tramp of heavy foot
steps rang out on the flags. The door
opened. Seth Robinson burst in.
Il couldn't stay away any longer"
he burst out. I'm going to take
Gladys away. | must, Doctor; | want
her and I've behaved like a cur when
she was IL trouble. poor girl. L"
Suddenly he perceived US in our
Greek attire, the touches, the am
phora with the two cups of vine. He
looked round in amazement, which
rapidly became anger. Dr. Emmanuel
slipped behind him and | heard the
key click in the door.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
One Good Educator.

Failure is one of Gods educators
William George Jordan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
Abraham Defeats
Henry Bassford
In Semi-Final
Puts Out Brother in Singles OF
the Westchester County
Tennis Tourney

Abraham Bassford, ir.. eliminated his
brother Henry in a semi-fnal round
match of the singles in the Westches-
ter County tennis tourney which was
continued on the County courts at
Hartsdale, N. Y. yesterday. Abraham
clearly showed his superiority by the
decisive scores of 6-3, 6-2.
However, Henry advanced with
Charles Gammons into the final round
Of the mems doubles when the pair
defeated !. Lawrence and j. Apple by
a score Of 60, 81.
The County Tennis Club as a result
Of the days play passed into the lead
for the team prize with 2l points;
Mount Pleasant dropped to SECOND
place, with Is points. New Rochelle. is
ibird. with 7 points. Fred Alexander
and Harold Throckmorton Will play an
exhibition doubles against a rival team
in aid of the Red Cross fund this after
noon.
The summary follows:
wes,ches,rr County mems champircsh ship singles
fourth round)-C. Gammons defeated H. har'"en'
g. e.. ,,.,
Henry Bassford. s-3. GO. ,-,,. 4.
Mems doubles third round George Walker; r.
and Leon Croley defeated A. Ives and J. hoiseS'
60. Ct
semi fnal round-Charles Gsmmens and Hem
Bas,ford defeated ] Lawrence and j. Apple. o.
i. -
Mixed doubles (scml final round n. Hartwel,
and Mrs Harwell won from g. Walker. r., ana
Mss Helen Glllesudesu By default: A Bsstoru.
r. and Mrs BENJAMIN I Briggs defeated he9Fy
Basssord and Mn BaSs'ord &c. 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
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