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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24
CHAPTER XXX.
A Sunday Spectacle.

Trouble with the tribes2 was well|
grown before Il was Recognized. Dis
affection was ripe, @fhe bucks werei
heady, the white mans silver acting
like wine. Few Of the braves had
dreamed Of ever possessing sums OIL
money such as they drew down EACH
Sunday morning. Rickard began toI
suspect liquor again. In the mdianl
camp Sunday was day Of feasting.
followed by gorged sleep; the next
day one of languor, Of growing inco-
hesion.
J, Rickard spoke Of 1t to Coronel.
"Like small baby" hunched the old
shoulders. "Happy baby. Pretty soon
STOP"
With the next wages went repri-
mand, then warning. Still followed
bad Mondays. Rickard then issued q
formal warning to all the tribes.
"The situation with the Indians Ia
serious" said Rickard to MacLean.
They're getting liquor in here, some
way, the Lord only knows how. Any
way, they're not fit for burning Mon
day morning. I've just sent them word
by Coronel that It's got to quit, or they
do"
Suppose they doT MacLean was
startled. Not an Indian could be,
spared at that stage of the game.
Bluff Rickard got up. They
won't take the chance of losing that
money. I'm off now to the Crossing
I'll leave you in charge here"
The next morning Wooster broke In.
to the ranada where MacLean sat,
clicking his typewriter.
"Everything's up. Richards done It
now. Sent some alfred, independent
kindergarten orders to the Indians
Says they have to be in bed by ten
o'clock, or some such hour on Satur-
day and Sunday nights. It's strike,
their answer. That's what his monkey
ing has brought down on u.s."
"They're not going to quit?"
They've sent word they won't work
on Mondays, and they will go to bed
when they choose Saturday nights.
Losing one day week! We can't
stand for that. Luck's been playIngl
into his hands, but this will show himl
up. ThisH show Marshall his pet
clerk. Tell Casey there'll be no In
dlans tomorrow" He sputtered an
grily out of the Office.
Rickard seemed pleased when Mac.
Lean made the announcement few
hovrs l.ter. ~ >. i.sta" "ssi't
His secretary was weighing him.
What do you intend to do about iti'
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24
CHAPTER xxxiI.
The White Night.

Lord, I'm tired" groaned Rickard,
stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
"Don't you say letters to me, Mac
I'm going to bed. Tell Ling I don't
want any dinner. He'll want to fusi
up something. I don't want to set
food"
The day, confused and jumbled
burned across his eyeballs; turmoil
Of hustle and hurry Of insurrection. Ht
had made q swift stand against that
He was to be minded to the last man
jack Of them. or anyone would 60. hit
threat including the engineers, Silent
Irish, Wooster, Hardin himself. Thii
was no lime for factions, for leada
feeling. 30 49, -'''
In bed tho day with its irritatIon
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

for the bypass. Marshall and the
young engineers followed him.
To Innes that wreck down yonder
was worse than failure; 1t was ruin.
1t involved TOMS life. 1t was his life.
This would be the final crushing Of his
superb courage her thoughts released
from their paralysis we're whipped BY
sudden fear. She must find him, be
with him. The next instant she was
speeding towsrd the encampment.
Estrada met her on the run.
Had Gerty heard7 The pity that;
she must knowl She would nUt be ten.
der to Tom; her pride would be,
wounded. She must ask her to be ten.
der, generous. Her footsteps slack.
ened as she came in sight Of the tents.
She heard voices IN the rarnada, .
mans, clear notes mlngiing with Ger
ty's childish treble. Godfrey" Her
mind jumped to other tete-astetes. OF
coursei So that was what was going
on. And she not seeingi IF not one
man, then anothert Horrid iittis clan
,destine affairs !; S5Siss stss 4 4
The meeting was awkward. Speed
ilyN Innes got nd OF the news. Mrs.
Hardin shrugged. II believe Ill 30
sut." PlaintiYely, she made the an-
nouneement,g as though II were Just
evolved. snow, the camp VIII be ior-
rid. Everybody #il1 be cross and
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

"Call theb, bluff" ginned Casey,
showing teeth tobacco had not had q
chance to spoil. "3oycott them"
MacLean found Wooster at the river
bank with Tom Hardin. The two men
were watching a pile-driver set re-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

where he had been leining. Estrada,
sent by Richard to find out why the
train did not pull out, saw him the
same instant as did Molly. Silent
swayed, waving them back unseeingly,
like man who Is drunk.
"God, man, you can't 60 like that r.
cried Estrada.
"Who's going?" demanded Silent, his
tongue thick with thirst and e1haus.
ton. The whistle blew again. .,
"I will" The train moved out on
the tYest,e, as the whistle blew angrlsy
twice. Only Molly and Silent saw sBs-
trada 70. Silent staggered unsseinsly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10

scences of Jim, dated never mind wheI, and who cares where? Says Bill:
 Jim took sick about supper time and had to go to our room I didn't know what to do. Here a good town and probably full house, and the people wanted to hear Riley as well as see me. l got a doctor, but he didn't seem to be able to do any good. So finally we put Jim to bed, and l rushed over to the hal just in time to start things.
 AUDIENCE THOUGHT TT JOKE. Q
 We were alternating in our reading, Jim and I, then over again. I went on first that night and finished my part, got through all right, and the house seemed pleased. Then I cleared my throat and announced that MT. Riley was indisposed and that I would, with their indulgence, give them some more, and that they could tell me when they had got their moneys worth.
 They laughed.
 q couldn't see where that laugh came in, so I began all over again and told them that, with their kind indulgence
 They laughed again.
 Maybe you don't understand me-, I shouted, or you wouldn't laugh so loud. MT. Riley Is very i'll in bed
 'I thought they would break some thing, the way they laughed this time. Then, all at once, turned around. There stood Riley, right behind me.
 "The funny part of it was, the au- dience thought we had done it on pur- pose''
 You can't much blame the audience for that. They knew Jim and his rec ord, which, as folks say in these days, was indeed some record His father had slated Jim for the law. but, while Jim was deep in Blackstone one day, there came a patent medicine vendor. and Jim up and joined him. They wan dered all over 'Indiany'' together for an entire year. Then Jim took to painting signs. Along with four or five other romantic yagabonds, known collectively as the Graphics, he would roam from Hoosier town to Hooser town drum ming up contracts to daub advertise ments on fences and barns. By way of introducing themselves in a new com munity, they would give an open-ar en- tertainment, Jim reciting and the united brethren lifting up their voices in what was anciently denominated "screech. fest'' but is now called a Liberty howl"
 And sometimes Jim featured himself as "the worlds one and only living blind sign painter Great act! Marvellousl Eyes shut, he ascended a scaffold Yes, sir, right in front of everyb body. Then, with his back to the crowd, he painted like house a-fire, eyes open. It went
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doyey, some beauteous as "the holly hooks and sich," and some, like Ut tie Orphant Annie" funny fit to bust" If he put on style and went in for spats, store clothes and all that, and set up as a fine gentleman of the oio school he was secure in his posi- ton now. and could frolic and frislS at pleasure. He liked to set the pianola going, with a friend to en- glneer it. and do outlandish funny i dances on the rug. He liked to wire comical missives. with fancy letter. heads reminiscent of his sign-painting exploits. He liked his carefree bach elor existence, and when someone raced him with the legend of his hav- Ing once been soft on Ella Wheeler wilcox and got the mitten, he patient with solemn. sad. far-away look in ms voice, said, i"Alas. it is only too rue adding, as solemnly, "Excep. that never set eyes on her"
 lie liked pretty much everything; it seemed, if you counted out tearing around the country on reading tours Ihose he abhorred, for as Clara F.. Laughlin tells us in her delightful book about Riley, "On the humorist's arrival Tn each town they were met by dele gation chosen with reference to their local repute for humor Low-necke1 hacks were comnandeered. and the strangers were driven out to see the high iron bridge by which general de. scrlption MT. Riley was wont to char, acterize the average small city's point o1 interest All the way to the bridge ana back, the local humorists regaled their guests with stories of rare old yint.. ages. If the guests did not laugh fit to Kill, 1t was plain to see that they would be put down as having sweiled heads So they laughed, though it did almost kill them'
 Nevertheless it was during these rides In the 'low-necked hack that Riley formed an acquaintance with the antidi- iuVlan chestnut about the soldier whose leg was shot off, and which is now be- ing peddled about as an incident of the great war. As the soldier was being carried to the hospital on a comrades pack, another cannon ball came whiz zing and beheaded the wounded man colonel halted the eomrade and said,
 Where are you going with that?''
 To the hospital, sir he's lost a leg.
 Leg! exclaimed the colonel His heads off"
 The soldier deposited his burden, and. after looking at it reproachfully. said
 lie told me if was his leg"
 Having heard this hopeless yarn for the nine hundred and ninety-nintb tinne Riley tried it on Wye, twisting it up and fiattenlng out the point the way his cap- tors in the '1ow-necked hack, usually
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The Funniest Men That Euer LiUed Intimate Sketches the HumostsThe Eccenc ties, Their FOlles and Their Pebbles.
 
No. 14.-James Whitcomb
 Riley

ZEN James Whitcomb Riley and Bill Nye tore around the coun- try, speaking pieces, they had to stop ev- cry little while and count each other to
 make sure that the
 team was complete.
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did. Nye exploded. Funny? He swore it was scream, and urged Riley to risk it that way on the platform. With his heart in his mouth, Riley did Man gled, persecuted, and brought on in a wierd mess, it became as much of a classic-Riley style-as the Gobble-uns that git you eff you don't watch out.
 THE AMERICAN BURNS
 All in all, it was a glorious career this of Riley's. What other humorist ever began by prowlng the rural glades with patent medicine orator and, later on, got run into the American Academy of Arts and Letters? What other hu- morist, when he had breathed his last, ever had admirers by the thousand come crowding around his coffin beneath the dome of a state capitol? Senator Rev. craze has called Riley the American Burns. AS such he is immortal But. for my own part, while I honor the Hoosier bard for the exquisite rare, tender sweet. flowerlike verses he wrote, l am afraid that I value still more his contributions to wild and scampish
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this, here

this, here
 Bill Nye of Californy at was posted to
 appear
 The Humorestest Funny Man at Ever
 damned a HaIli So we made big preparations, and swep'
 out the church and all! And night he was to lectur' and the
 neighbors all was there. And strangers packed along the aisles
 at come from ever where, Committee got a telegraph the preacher
 read, at run Got off at Rossville, Indiany, stead ot
 Michigun.'
 Audiences simply adored that joke on Bill. It was partly because they adored Bill, and forgave his weaknesses as freely as l do. They had the same indulgent feeling toward Jim. The world still has. and if there were reasons why Jim took sick" now and then, what matter? Maybe it would be fumnier in the end than any body expected To prove 1t, let me stea. these lovely jottings from Bills remini-
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sometimes 1t wasn't. Both Jim and Bill possessed what janitor in Hobohemia, N. Y., calls the artists temperature, and on one occasion Riley apologized to an Iowa audience by saying. "Bilfs nigh, and I'm a little rily''-which is the way middle westerners have of owning up af- ter partaking of 'the cup that queers," as the ancients so aptly expressed it.
 They. were a frolicsome pair. those two a lot more so, in fact, than suited the exigencies of travel. There was no guess ing when they would turn up. Perhaps never. In tirade they composed against railroads, they declared
 The authors of this book have discover ed that there has been no provision made for the man who enormously gets into a car which is side-tracked and swept out by people whe take in cars to scrub and laundry. Here is one of the men we are striving to reach with our little volume We have each of Us been that man. We are yet"
 And Riley used to recite in Bilrs pres ence on the platform a tngHng narrative called "The Rossville Lecture Course which concerned tragic events at Ross vile, Mich. (keep your eye on the "Mich.'D and contained the following awful lines:
 At last, along in April. we signed to take
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Haverty's Removal Sale Price On $OG This 7-Piece Solid Oak Dining Suite ~

In no other department of our store have prices been reduced so sharply as in our dining romo department. Here you will find complete suites in all of the popular period styles, such as Will liam and Mary, Queen Anne, Italian Renais- sance, Colonial, etc., at savings that range as high as 40 per cent. No matter what kind of dining room furniture you desire, you can find it here priced at real saving.
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Nothing goes quite like blind art. Peo- pie who believe neither in God, man, nor the devil believe in blind art
 Clifton Johnson, st-photographer, saw lady looking over one of his charming picture books in a shop, one day, and said to her, "The pictures are natural, aren't they?"
 Yes, said she, and do you realize how wonderfully they are? Clifton John son, who makes them, is totally blind.'' She had mixed up Johnson with a blind poet, who lived near by, and Johnson caught on. Still he could not help ask
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The best part of this sale is the fact that it in- cludes ALL of our dining room furniture without restriction. Everything is included, in every wood and finish. Our reputation for quality furniture does away with the necessity of your being judge of furniture to fully appreciate these remarkable sale values. Prices for con- plete suites start as low as $o8.5O.
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parted just so, and took a swift glance at that mouth, and, easy as if he hal made a practice of describing 2 suci mouths before breakfast. remarked off, hand. Looks to me like stab in the dark"
 Copyright. 1919, by rne Ge11 syndt-
 cate, Inc.)
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humor. One in particular. Very much in particular. As follows:
 Out in "Indiany" there fiourished a dame with dreadful mouth For years beholders had tried in vain to express their consternation. Then along drifted ]. W. R., the dapper. the suave, with spats, and sacred black string to his eye-glasses. and blonde hair carefully
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They mean a good sub stantial saving. They are just the kind of suites you will want.
 For beauty of design and for reliable workmanship none are better.
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These are produced by lead CTS in the art of furniture making - but you would know that even without our telling you.
 If you don't mind saving some money, come in-
Arizona republican., 1919-12-22

ONE MAY think of d thousand gifts V for the home and not one of them quite so appropriate to the season or so uncommon as a lamp. so by all means let a stately. beautiful lamp radiate with the spirit of Christmas. the fine subdued glow of modern lamp O. holiday cheer we found at Ford Levy's, where they have a charm ing collection worthy of every gift giver's special interest. Lovely floor lamps with unusual shades as we'll as desk and table lamps. Then those other gifts that create a place of their else can fill because through season after season they stand as a reminder of someone's love and care. We mean "gifty" furniture-a eleven desk, per haps: a comfy Morris chair. or smart reed and tapestry furnishings for the living room.
 IF YOU want to see her eyes sparkle and dance with pleasure when she opens her Christmas parcel, be sure that it contains a box of Donofrio's Camelback chocolates. The Camel backs are the chocolates supreme, but for the girl back east we would sug- gest another of Donofrios manufacture his famous cactus candy. She will marvel at the delicious sweet made from the desert plant which she en- joys as a candy and which has the interest of something different" Even the box in which it is packed is novel and brings 9, picture to her mind of the great American desert
Arizona republican., 1919-12-22

pRIMFUL of Christmas possibilities ~ is Hyders. There you will find ev- erything a man would desire. ties of most attractive coloring, design and fabric. silk socks of exceptional quail ity, travelling bags and collar boxes, smoking jackets and comfortable lounging robes. while women's wants can be satisfied with furs just received for holiday gifts. The grace and charm of a fur invariably lends at traction to any woman. Hyder's have modish furs that range in price from $25 to s100.
 A RE YOU preplexed as to what to
 give this Christmastide If so go to Friedman's and select a jewel, a silver article or a bit of crystal.
 HERE it is agaip-the Christmas sea
 son. There are always a number of people who find it very difficult to determine the gifts that would most please. If they would only decide to go to Talbot and Hubbard's they would find any number of acceptable offer ings for both men and women. There are clever carving sets. attractive cas- seroles. useful percolators and a full stock of ever wanted aluminium ware. Pocket knives, guns and all sorts of cutlery might also be included in the suggestion list.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-22

A MONG the gifts that Christmas I1 brings there is none that is so generally recognized as the box of sweets Wen wager that candy is the most popular offering of the hour and we would have you know that there is a great difference in candies The most delicious according to our way of thinking are the Chocolate Shop sweets handled by The Busy Drug store. The Los Angeles candy manu- facturer has mastered the art and the clever wooden boxes in which the chocolates are packed always wins a word of admiration
 THERE is nothing that reflects the
 Il taste of the individual more than the type of stationery she uses The McNeil company which can always be relied upon in having that which is correct this year appears to have se- cured even a more attractive stock than usual Cranes linen lawn is featured by McNeils and nothing could I~ more clever. We liked. too. the smart letter paper with colored lined envelopes which also comes in corre spondence note paper and correspon- s- --~a cards.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-22

so MUCH can be expressed in flow CTS and the Donofrio floral de- partment has grasped the Christmas spiri. in it's floral offerings. The very atmosphere of the place is Christmasy when there is q bit of Delaware holly about, or perhaps, the California holly is perferreo-either Of which can be obtained st Donofrio's. Poinsettias in pots, pans and baskets will also feature their Christmas flowers. while all winter blossoms carnations, roses. vioiets. chry santhennums and the more delicate bloom will be offered. Potted plants and ferns. as well for holiday and before holiday delivery.
 A BANK offers many suggestions for one who is puzzled in regards to Christmas gifts. Nothing will appeal to child more than a savings ac- count. At the same time the child will be taught the saving habit. The Ma tional Bank of Arizona operates saw ings department and will be pleased to explain it's features.
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A PERSONAL gift is not always
 permissible. and yet there are just scores of folk we wish to remember on Christmas. especially this year when we are to have a good old fashioned holiday. We have returned to the good days of yesteryear and are pre- pairing to make this the happiest and merriest Christmas this old world of ours has ever known. We are going to give and give and give, and to some We would give a simple gift-a box of candy. But we wish the candy to be the very best in the land and will se- lect it as we would jewel. The Gen. tra1 Pharmacy, then, is the place to go. There they have Whitmans John stons, Browns RagtiIne and Cranes de- iciouS candies.
 DEPEND your home by roofing it ~ with Johns Manville Asbestos Roof ing, which is so fire resistant that it gives full protection, even when laid over inflammable roofing construction. The Phoenix Roofing company. T. J. Smith, manager, which handles the Johns -Manville article, advises you to select your roofing, no matter what the building, with clear sense of fire danger and with knowledge that it will endure against time and weather.
 WHAT is Christmas without candy ? F' It simply isn't Christmas at all There is every kind of candy you could think of packed in every con ceivable manner at the Chocolate Shop, where it is delightful to have luncheon these busy shopping days.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-22

TT STANDS 10 reason. does it not,
 that Q shop which from one end of the year 10 the other. specializes in novelties that make wonderful gifts. is the shop Of the greatest service to you at Christmas This we found true on our round of Christmas shopping and when it came time for us to select gift for particularly fastidious wom- an we went to the Fashion Millinery and made our selection from wonder full collection of imported beaded bags. We especially admired the color com binations in which the artistic designs were carried out. the beautiful blend ing of beads was most effective The Fashion also has silk hosiery-the one always acceptable gift.
 THE Smith Vincent company eX-
 tends the most joyous of Christmas greetings to you all and hopes the New Year will be a particularly happy one The company which has it's local show room on North Central avenue has the state agency for the Packard car.
 
 MORE PEOPLE than ever are buy " ing pianos. In 1917 player pianos were purchased to the utter capacity The player piano is the foremost. dominating piano of today. It has found it's place-filled a void in peo- ple's desires.
 Tn 19ZO the shortage Of player pianos is bound to be pronounced. If you are contemplating the purchase of a player piano, we urge you to go to the Redewill Music company now We urge you to go because we know that there you will get the kind of instrument that will bring you satis faction. and that you will be protected to the best of their ability against high prices. The Redewill Music com pany will give convenient terms if de- sired.
 A PPROVED by the states through
 out the country, the Macbeth lens. are now on the Arizona market. Cal MeSsner being the state distributor. IL is the one lens Of quality-the one lens that adds rather than takes from the appearance of the car. The green visor gives the lens a smart touch and is satisfactory in the matter of light which is most essential to the car driver.