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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28

mtre his Stalwart figure as 1t appeared
IN the mirror. The thought crept into
his mind that II would not be so hard
TO find girl TO take Hester's place.
but he quickly dispelled 1t. No, no girl
could ever take Hester's place I'M
consciously his hand went into the
wide pocket of the coat. His fingers
touched stir piece Of paper and he
brought out an envelope. Very uncon-
cernedly he looked at 1t. His name
was written on II. He opened IL
quickly, for 1t was Hester's writing.
He took out the short note and read il
hurriediy:
Dave Dear-I am sorry. Ii was all
my fault and ! cane do without YOU.
When | said you couldn't come to the
party | didn't mean it ut all, and I'll
be henrt-broken If you don't come.
with kisses. HESTER"
Dave glanced at the date hurrleGly.
1t was two days old. She had written
1t the day before the party. He hur-
ried TO the telephone and was talking
to Hester before he had time to thlnl;
twice.
Hester will you ever forgive me? 1
just got your note" he said.
Just got 1t now, Dave-how can
that be2 Why, it was posted two days
ago. l can't forgive you. You made
me so miserable that my party was a
failure. The girls all noticed your alb
sence and whispered about It, You did
1t just to punish me, didn't you, Dave?"
There was the same doubling tone
that had been the cause of most of
their quarrels, but Dave didn't no.
tice it.
I'm coming right up he said and
hang up the receiver before she had
an opportunity to refuse him the priv
ilege.
Hester was at the door to meet him.
II know it all now" were the words
she greeted him with after they got
inside. "But how did you get that
letter? Did Walter Mitchell find it
and give ii to you? I gave the note to
fathers new secretary to post for me.
He remembered that he left 1t in the
suit of clothes he WAS wearing at the
time, and has since returned the suit
To Mitchell's because it was n poor fit.
Walter found it?"
But Walter didn't find It," laughed
Dave. 81 found 1t in the pocket of this
suit-a $1645 one. How do you like
itT
ITS the one dads secretary had -
she gasped. "What in the world are
you doing in S16.45 suit2"
do you think look terrible in it?''
he asked with a smile.
"You look nice in anything" she
smiled back; "but 1 hope they'll take
it back, for you look better in your
other ones"
"Well, before ] do l think l had bet
| ter empty the pockets. The first thing
| I'll take out will be this marriage
license. l secured 1t on the way here
| We had better not wait much longer
| Goodness knows what our next quar-
| rel will lead tor
She looked over the license, then
| looked up with smile and said.
I'm through with quarrels."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28

An event which will always stand
out conspicuously in the history Of this
city was that of the formal opening Of
the Mineral Point Commercial Clubs
new and commodious parlors in
Gorgen's new block, Friday evening.
the 2lst. Fully two hundred and
twent- five ladies and gentlemen of our
city were present, hence royal good
time was inevitable.
Mr. James Brewer has recently sold
the Cash Grocery House to a corpora
ton known as the James Brewer
Company, which combines the wholesale
cheese business with the grocery
business. Mr.. Brewer is president
and manager of the grocery department
and Mr.. J. NJ. Ostrander will officiate
as secretary and treasurer and manager
Of the cheese department.
Mrs. Jane Hales died at her home in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28
Tempus Fuuitt

A trainload of newly drafted men
reached their cantonment late in the
afternoon. BY the time they had
passed through the receiving station
and the hands Of the doctors, 1t was
nearly midnight. Several of them were
awakened at four o'clock the following
morning to assist the cooks In prepar-
ing breakfast AS one wellhuilt.
sleepy drafted man got to his feet, ne
stretched and yawned: 1T doesn't
take long 10 spend n night In the
arrny."-Everybody's Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28

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market.
Mrs. A. Sperbeck returned Tues
day from visit in Chicago.
Mrs. George Jeuck, Jr., was a
Darlington caller Saturday.
Miss Loretta Huxtable is attending
business college at Rockford.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs L. j. Van
Scooter, February 18th. son.
Miss Florence Rink returned on Sun
day to Beloit, where she teaches in the
high school.
Josiah Lanyon, Ross Bishop and ].
j. Mauger were at Hollandale on bust
ness Monday.
ALFRED Bark of Lancaster was the
guest of Freeman Ferrill from Wednes-
day until Friday.
Mrs. Bert Holmes of Mifilin was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Holmes last week.
Miss Ella NJ. Dave of Milwaukee
spent the week end here with her
mother and sisters.
Roland Ross of the u. of w. at
Madison spent the week end with his
parents in this city.
Private John Ellsworth of the 356th
Aerial Squadron, at Camp Kelly, San
Antonio, Texas, is spending furlough
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Ellsworth, Sr.
DIR. Harvey Huxtable wishes to
announce that he has purchased the
dental practice of DR.. c. j. Fawkes of
this city, and will conduct the same on
and after Monday Feb. 25.
Nobody wants city office except
where the salary is good Those posi-
tons getting to be plentiful, candidates
are likely to be plentiful. The APP
pointive system is better than the
elective in some cases, wherein the APP
pointment is from month to month,
not by the year. Never was economy
in city affairs more necessary than
throughout the war period.
The Lieutenant of company, who
was an lrishman, born in Ireland, was
one of the passengers on the Tuscania.
After the torpedoing of the boat, the
Lieutenant was hurled about in the
water, and in some manner was washed
ashore at small village in Ireland.
This port in Ireland proved to be the
native home of the young Lieutenant,
and he went to his home to see his
father and mother To say the least,
it was an unusual homecoming.
L. Stauifgeher, Grant county Food
Administrator WAS in Platteville We'd
nesday and after going over the food
situation issued an order allowing as
an emergency measure, the selling by
our merchants of half sack of flour
to parties that live in the city provided
they puy 10 pounds of substitutes, and
a sack to parties in the country who
buy Che same amount of substitute.
This order will remain in effect until
the LIST of March so that merchants
may have time to secure the sub
stitutes. -Plattevlle News.
An exchange tells the story of a
boy who was sent to market with a
sack full of rabbits, lingering around
town all day and coming back without
selling them. When asked by his
mother why he had not sold the rab-
bits, he said no one had asked him what
was in the sack. How many of our
merchants are like this little boy :
They have plenty of goods for sale,
but fail to tell the people what is in
the sack. If you expect to sell goods
in this day and age, you must open
your sack and keep shouting the merits
of your stock in trade. Exchange.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28

--Five-room house for rent. Inquire
Of John c. Martin e. Co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-02-28
Notice.

Every one should carry their own
account no matter where they trade.
We intend to continue selling goods at
the lowest possible price to cash buyers,
but mus. insist on all those who ash
for credit to carry their own account.
Beginning March LIST and every 80
days thereafter we will add interest TO
all accounts appearing on our books.
6w4 JOHN G. MARTIN Co.
--Five-room house for rent. Inquire
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Charlie Ray Via Wireless

THAT is why he turns his back to the
camera whenever he feels like It. and
does other things which certain actors
whom we cvAld name instantly were
we so inclined never could be pcrsuad-
ed to do in million years. The last
time we saw him he said to uss TT
reckon I'd rather play Francois Villon
like Sothern or THE Stranger like
Forbes Robertson than be all the matt
nee idols in the world, with their sala~
ries combncd."
Fearing lest our memory be treach-
erous or that perhance Charlcs's
TASTES had changed. we sent him a
night letter which said. "Am going to
interview you. What is your favoritc
flowcn friend, fad, films fault, drink.
debaucherN dance, critic, climate, club,
press agent and author? Also do you
play bridge as we'll as you used to and
do you still love your alt?" But, alas!
this well-laid plan has gone astray, for
as vet no telegram has arrived in an
swer to our plea and Solita Salono has
sent in the s O S cali for copy.
So this for sthe present must be
enough.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Movie Notes

1t has come. Theda Bara has written
a play and will star In 1t. It In "The
Soul Of Buddha."
Telling how she came to write 1t,
Miss -Bara says:
while on my way back from Call
fornia. after the completion of Du
Barry, I read story IN one Of the
newspapers telling of, the death Of the
woman spy, Mata Hari, the dancer, for
giving information to the enemy. This
in connection with the other ro-
mantle details Of the dancers life sug-
gested moving picture drama, and I
started to write the outlines of the play
IN the drawing room OF the speeding
train.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
his employers daughter. Doris Lee Is
the object Of his affection.

his employers daughter. Doris Lee Is
the object Of his affection.
The Rivoli chorus and orchestra,
with Erno Rapee conducting, will be
heard in the Bell Chorus from "pa-
gliacci" The orchestra will play Gold
marks "Sakuntala" as its overture.
Annie David, harp soloist, will render
"Aeolus's Harp" Helena Morrill, will
sing Love Is the Best Of ALL" from
"The Princess Pat" by Victor Herbert,
with the Rivoli chorus.
The Broadway Theatre will UNDERGO
change of policy and will open to-
night as first class house, with the
filmization of Edgar Rice Burroughs's
sensational story, "Tarzan of the
Apes"
"Tarzan of the Apes" was filmed in
Brazil, Louisiana and Southern Califor-
mia by the National Film Corporation
of America, at an anpounced cost Of
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
x Fell in Love With a
Beautiful Nurse and
Won't Get WelP'

".And now Mrs. Blaekton will make
p speech Those were the words I
heard. ana can yea imagine my feel
sngs9' asked Mm. j. Stuart Blacktor.
We coaaS, indeed, for never shall we
ferset the luncheon which we attended,
sot so long ago under tho deMsion
tAst we sAeelA have nothing to do but
eat. And rigAt in the middle Of a
fssk ie>s es~s1A elepMsrs didn't they de-
fassFa4 thet we say few words on the
ssAjveee when we didn't even know what
the s@Aieet was? 50 we assured Mrs.
ssgsektUM that we could imagine how
she feas and urged her to proceed.
"Yoes know have been giving series
ef motion picture evenings at Camp Up
tom, and the last time was there they
asked me right in the middle Of the
Performance to spea& to them. Now
e<sss IN saaa&, please, that there were
5000 or SO soldiers there, ranging all
eAe way from rnulti-nailli onaires to sub
way guards, and that I was really, to-
tally unprepared. Some ore stood there
waiting to cscost mo up on the stage
and S@eae one else whispered Don't 80,
II they don't like you they will hiss YOU
down. But there didn't seem to be any
thing to do but go, and as soon as I
started for the platform the boys
started to stamp their feet and sing Il
FeQl in Love With a Beautiful Nurse, I
DoaS Want to Get Well.' NY picture
was SThe Lattaest Scout and I was
q Red Cross nurse.
VI was noss fattering. Of course,
balt also most disconcerting, and I
hardly know how I started to talk. But.
soon forgot all about being frightened,
and do you know they Ike me." Mrs,
Blac&ton seemed as surprised rs though
eFeTy one didns Ike her. Mrs Black
tom has been in France in the capacity
Of Red Cross nurse twice since the
war broke OUT Just al present she is
trying to go again and she has per-
fected a machine, which is an iuven-
ton Of her own, to make it possible
Tor the wounded soldiers to lie in bed
and still enjoy the motion pictures. The
screen is hung obliquely from the
ceiling and the machine which projects
the pictures is SO small that the per
to1mance may be held satisfactorily in
p small ward.
Il write my own scenarios and direct
my own pictures" said Mrs Blackton.
and then she laughed "When say
that / always think Of the woman
knew who said 10 all of her friends, y
make my own hats and dresses and
then you were expected to exclaim and
say, 'Really!' when, as a matter of fact.
you wanted to say, 4 should think vor
did, l wonder if people feel that way
when tell them that am writing and
directing my own pictures. hone
not
When Mrs Blackton writes stories
she always writes parts in tAcm for
little Charles Stuart, aged four. Charles
scorns being film actor. He wishes
to be a soldier, but while he is waiting
to grow big enough to fill one of the
khaki uniforms little Charles is willing
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
to humor his mamma, who wishes him

10 humor his mamma, who wishes him
to support her in her now pictures.
what, me movie actor" exclaimed
Captain Charles with fine scorn. sI
should say not, Why, I'm going to be
all ready for tho next war and wear
these and these and these and shoot off
gun like that-and everything"
"That baby is so patriotic that I some
''mes feel / am harboring another
father Of his country" said Captain
Charles's mamma. "All day long he
keeps the nurse busy changing his
uniforms and at night he hangs his
soldier hats on the four posts Of the
bed. To protect Mother Paula as he
calls mes but as matter Of fact he
nearly frightened me to death last
night I woke up and saw these shad-
ows oh the wall pke four sent&nels, and
I wAs paralyaed With fright until / re-
membc4ed Charles and his idea Of pro-
tecting me-
"Writing IS the hardest work IN the
world for me- That Is why I make
myself do It. I can talk fuently, as
every one who knows me is ready to
admit, but as soon as try to dictate
my ideas to any one they are gone
write my own stories, but It is real.
real labor. Not at all Ike the 10Y of
directing then, or acting IN them.s
1t sounds odd to hear Mrs, Blackton
admit that anything is difficult for her.
She just seems to be able to do every
thing. She has won more than seventy
five trophies in yachting races Her last
boat, Baby Speed Demon II, won the
Lord Northeliffe prize year before
the war. Then she can swim and dive
and skate and ride and dance and sing
yes, and write, too-worth while stuff.
in spite of the fact that she admits to
its being not a pleasure, but hard
ship.
AT present everything is subservient
to Mrs Blackton's war relief work.
She is shipping amhulances to France,
and every one who gives 500 has his
name on tho big metal shield inside
the car. Mrs Blackton says that the
checks and S100 bills come in so fast
that she can hardly dispose OF them.
Not to q single motion picture star has
she appealed in vain, which speaks we'll
for their generosity or for her powers
Of persuasion,
Mrs Blackton has a pcnchant for
diamonds and sapphires, and she has
a wonderful collection. One would
know Just to look at her that she would
choose these stones, for she looks like
diamonds and sapphires herself. She
has the bluest eyes, the whitest skin.
the pinkest cheeks and the blackest
hair in the world, and she is called
the "Madonna Of the Screen" But we
think that is all wrong-at least she
is far more animated than any of the
ladies which were ever transferred TO
canvas by Michael Angelo or Raphael.
So, if Paula Blackton is a Madonna
she is very vivacious and up-to-date
one, who wears white linen MILDLY
blouse and a black velvet "Tam." Per-
haps a Howard Chandler Christy or
James Montgomery Flagg Madonna.
H. V
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Random, Reels

Mabel Ncrmand will make her first
appearance as n star in Goldwyn pict-
ures at the Strand, in "Dodging Mill
ion," mystery drama, written by Ed
gar Selwyn, to-day. Miss Normand has
been absent from the screen for more
than a year. The cast includes Tom
Moore. Armand Cortes, ]. Herbert
Frank, Shirley Aubert, Rita Dane
Norah Sprague, Joseph Smiley and
Bruce Biddle,
Billie Rhodes will appear in the lat
est Strand comedy, entitled "Thcir Lit
tie Kid"
On the musical programme are Rosa
Lind and Anita Tagel, who will sing
the duet from "Lakmc," and Herbert
Waterous, who will render "I Want
What Want When I Want It," and
"a Heart Bowed Down" The Sym
phony Orchestra, under the direction
Of Oscar Spirescu, will play Enesco's
"Rumanian Poem" This will be the
premier presentation Of this compost
ton in the United States.
Dorothy Dalton heads this weeks
programme at the Rialto in 'Flare- I'm
Sal" Paramount picture Of early days
in California. Mary Lawton will de-
claim "Verdun," to the accompaniment
of martial music, and there will be the
usual programme of orchestral num-
bers and pictorial novelties
"Flarc-Up Sal" is a dancer in n min
ing town, a role which Miss Dalton's
talents should enable her to do we'll.
She is supported by Thurston Hall and
William Conklin.
Hugo Riesenfeld will conduct the
Rialto orchestra in selections from
"Tannhauser." Emanuel List will sing
the Armorer's Song from "Robin Hood"
and there will be an added orchestral
number besides.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

over 100000. It required eighteen
months to make and several thousand
people were used in the production.
Lions, tigers and other wild beasts were
slain before the camera. Enid Markey,
Elmo Lincoln, True Boardman, Thomas
Jefferson, Gordon Griffith, George
French, Kathleen Kirkham, Bessie
Toner and others have the princ;pal
roles.
A forty>piece symphony orchestra
will be Installed, under the direction of
Otto Landau, formerly Of the Rialto.
The theatre Is being transformed
into a resemblance Of the ,ungles.
Prices will range to $3.50, with two per-
formances day.
"Lest We Forget" will begin a
short engagement at the Lyric Theatre
tonight. The star Is Rita Joivet, who
stood at the rail Of the torpsdoed Lusi-
tania with Charles Frohman. His
last words to me- were Death is the
most beautiful adventure in life" In
the picture Miss Jolivet lives over
again the memorable scenes that accom-
panied the sinking Of the ill-fated
steamship and depicts the series Of
events that led up to this country's
declaration Of war with Germany. In
support Of Miss Jolivet are Hamilton
Revelle and Rogers Lytton. The picture
was directed by Leonce Pruet and re.
quired eight months in the making.
Daily matinees will be given.
The attractions at Loew's New York
this coming week will be Peggy Hy-
land in persuasive Peggy" on Monday;
Norma Talmadge in "Ghosts of Yester
day." on Wednesday; Mabel Taliaferro
in Draft No. 258," on Thursday; Mary
Miles Minter in "Thc Beauty and the
Rogue" and Texas Guinan in 'The Gun
Woman" on Friday; Kitty Gordon in
"The Divine Sacrifice" on Saturday.
and Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne in "Under Suspicion" on Sum-
day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Warwick Won't Do II

Captain Robert Warwick, who used
to be just plain Bob Warwick, wishes
1T known that he is not contemplating
film feature to be released for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

Charles Ray will be seen at the Ri
voli tomorrow afternoon in a new Para
mount picture, "The Hired Man" Ray
will be seen as young farmland, with
ambitions toward college education.
His only other ambition is to marry
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
1Al lf1E MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS ARE DOING 1

"By the time arrived in Chicago
the story was finished In New York
l gave IL to Mr.. Fox for his perusa1.
| with the result that he accepted it and
ordered me to star in it."
Carlyle Blackwell has been absent
from the World Studio for the last
few days Also the Lambs and other
OF his familiar haunts have known him
not. Leander Richardson says that
when he called him up on the phone,
Carlyle explained succinctly, "Do coal
id the collar bakes ad aufui lot Of cold
Id the head"
GOOD VIII and Almond Shells" is
not the name Of a sIap-stick comedy
even if it does souna ike it. It IS a
Metro picture in which Emmy Wehlin
wilt be starred.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

the French people hearing the expression Sammies
at once decided that we were trying to say Nos
Amis. but rendered II Ssmmie.
Now. Nos Amis Is French for t'our friends"--
and We are beginning to learn that when the
French people announces friendships such friend
ships are as lasting the rock Of Gibraltar. Their
sincerity is proved by the fact that they taking
our boys into their homes--and the French home
circle is the most difficult of access in the world
You may do business with Frenchman many
years, yet never enter his home.
IL this means that the rest Of the world shall
finally call American soldiers Nos Amis. II will. in
all seriousness be one of the finest things that can
come out of the war; and thing we can be most
proud Of
Imagine nation whose soldiers will be unver-
sally known as our friends!
Shall we live up to the mark Nos Amis have set
for US.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Get Your Coal.

In these balmy days apt to forget the
dreadful period OF heatlcss Mondays last winter,
but unless some stringent measures are taken at
once the coal situation next winter will be many
times worse than last. -
There was considerable shortage then, despite
the fact that the previous summer was devoted to
eoaling up. Next winter that Summer coalng up
will be missed, for through these hot months coal
Is being used almost rapidly as it is mined With
factories of every description running twentyfour
hours day there is bound to be huge deficit.
1t is certainly apropos to urge the consumer to
begin at once on his supply of coal for next winter
The heatless days were bad enough but if we are
not careful there is going to be few heatless
weeks.
Get your coal in now.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Can You Blame Fraulein!

When part of the German press went to boldly
proclaiming polygamy as government pohcy,
after the war; manageable girls OF the agricultural
districts began to feel interested as never before
1t seems that there are girls in Germany so un-
kultured as to not be able to stand all forms OF
Hun brutality, of which forms polygamy IS one
and so these girls have been engaging themselves
to, or marrying French, English and Russian prs
oners of war, wherever possible
This has stirred the autocrats to rage, they fear
ing deterioration of kultur through mixture OF
blood. We don't know how they explain this OBJ
lection to, the Kaiser, whose mother was an Eng
lish woman They probably overlook him, since
he's already born and mixed But we are for any
girl who wants husband all her own. There sure
is fearful risk in taking part of husband, when it's
so difficult to properly manage whole one, con-
centraed and under direct, full observation, as it
were.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
By the Roadside.
Ry CULPEPER CHuNN.

By CULPEPER CHUNN.
We found her by the roadside, by the roadside at
the dawn,
Sitting by her husbands body, by his body at
the dawn; - .--
In her arms she held her baby, held her baby at
the dawn, r..
Held her cold, stiff, murdered baby the roadside
at the dawn; H. -.
While behind her in the orchard stood her cottage
in the dawn, ~ t...s
Smoking in its bed of ashes in the orchard at
the dawn. . a.. s.. ...~ r. ~. -..a.. -eeg
And she thanked u.s. quietly thanked US in the pale
white light of dawn
When we placed sprig of myrtle on the fresh
grave in the dawn.
So stood while in silence in the silence of
the dawn,
With the little ravished mother, with the widow
in the dawn. 80 3
"Can we help you, madam? May WEI" so we asked
her in the dawn.
To herself she breathed "Du courage, as we
watched her in the dawn. 81
so we turned away in silence from the roadside
at the dawn. 49, +.
''viye Ia Franee" we heard her whisper as we left
her at the dawn,