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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-20
CHAPTER VII.
Look to Your Boom!n

Baptiste worked all the next Monday
| himself or his men. Hilary, a little
| puzzled by the little mans sullen man.
| ner toward himself, attributed it to his
personal distress at what had hap
pened in Ste. Marie. He did not know
that Baptiste was aware Of his pres
ence there, and felt happy in the con-
sciousness that he had done him some
service. Nothing would have pleased
him better than to have seen his suit
with Marie Dupont successful.
The strengthening of the boom was
finished The wooden structure had
been immensely fortified with great
trunks dashed and nailed together,
resting in concrete which had been
nodded into the crevices of the rocks
on either side of the cataract. Hilary
examined and approved Of the work.
It seemed to remove. all possibility of
danger.
Everything depended on the first
minute after the jam was broken. If
the torrent could be carried off through
the sluice gates, in the main, the logs
would find an easy passage over the
dam into the lake. But actually the re-
enforced boom seemed to resist the
torrent without any likelihood of
breakage.
The charge was to be exploded at
three in the afternoon. That day Hill
airy was kept busy in his Office, going
over the pay roll in preparation for
the October changes. Gangs of men
had been returning from the south
shore, and he had signed on q number.
He was aware that some of Brous-
seau's agents had been at work at
tempting to dissuade them; however,
the men wanted work, and even
Brousseau could not hire them and
keep them idle upon his skeleton COM
pany at Ste. Marie. Hilary discov-
cred that the Ste Marie enterprise ex-
listed only upon that of st. BoEiface,
and. like the parasitic plant. withered
when its prop and sustenance was
withdrawn.
It was two o'clock by his watch
when he pushed his papers aside and
strolled up the path that led through
the woods toward the gorge. Hilary
had left ST. Boniface behind him and |
was approaching the gorge. from which |
he could hear the shouts of the gang |
making preparations for the discharge, |
when he saw Madeleine Rosny riding |
along the road toward him
She had evidently been to the Ste. |
Marie territory, and. he suspected. on
q visit to Brousseau. The path was
narrow, with the descending bank of
the wooded gorge on one hand and a
steep. shelving ascent. overgrown with
young spruce and pine, upon the other.
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CHAPTER Vl.-continued.

Baptiste sprang Mt her. seized hel
by the sleeve of her dress, and tried to
pull her from her seat. Hilary saw
Nanette protesting angrily; he could
not hear Baptiste's excited eNclama
lions, but he heard family the scream
that came from Marie's lips. At once
there was a general movement toward
the group. Some of the lumbermen
interfered. Baptiste turned upon them
with menacing fists. The little man
was beside himself with fury. Then
Simeon came waddling down the room
with his ducklike shuttle, and took
Baptiste by both arms. With slow
but inexorable force he led him toward
the door, 1t seemed almost as If Bap-
tiste. struggling in vain and mounting
incoherently. was in the grip of some
machine, for the momentum Of Sine
on's movements was composed much
more of bulk than of velocity. Amid
the jeers of the crowd Baptiste was
thrust from the door. and Simeon
turned and waddled back into the
room, where the dancing was in full
swing once more
Hillary saw Marie flying round in
the arms of q gigantic woodsman. Bap-
tistc, seated upon the step before the
dance hail, was weeping pitifully. The
little drama came home to LATE with
equal poignancy. Hilary saw that his
eyes were blazing.
"We'n get that girl away from
here" he said.
LATE nodded, and the two went in.
At first they were not recognized
through the clouds of rolling smoke. 1t
was Nanette who saw Hilary first. She
uttered a sharp exclamation and
pointed toward him. At once the two
found themselves under the fire of oil
eyes.
The news reached Simeon Duval as
he was reaching up for bottle in his
closet. and he came putting out and
waddled toward Hilary. his pale-blue
eyes fixed on him in malevolent
scrutiny.
Eth, Meestair Askew. you have
drink on me?" asked Simeon. holding
out the bottle under Hilary's nose
The action was at once a challenge
and an overture. to be interpreted in
either fashion. according to the hear
er's inclination.
Hilary shook his head. II don't
drink, Simeon" he answered CURLY.
You want to dance, then, Ell? You
want lady to dance?"
Il do not"
Nor to play card. eh?"
mot tonight. Simeon"
Then what the h you come to
my place for?"
Simeon's blue eyes glared into Hill
ary's. In his younger days the man
hHI been the bully OF the lumber
camps; still of great strength. he could
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"YoU HAVE SAVED MY LiFE!"


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Brousse who
Boussau
Askew learns the Of Marie Dupont
herself looked and has few
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Thrift Ii eettec than an annn,,.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
Memorial and Decoration Services

Phil Kearney Post No. 19 will
observe memorial services on
Sunday, May %, at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at II 100 a.
M, sermon by Rev. DR.. Layton,
pastor. All ex-service men are
requested to assemble with us at
this service.
The Decoration services will
be observed on Monday May 81,
as follows:
The country cemeteries will be
visited in the forenoon and in
the afternoon at 200 o'clock the
Post will meet at the Post hall,
(Woodman Building from which
place they will be conveyed to
the Laclede cemetery where the
usual exercises will be conducted.
The flower committee will be
at the hall to receive and arrange
flowers.
Owners of cars are kindly re-
lueSted to convey those who are
not able to march. All ex-ser-
vice men are invited to assist.
VIM. M. Lomax, Com.
L. M. Wilson, Adjutant.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
W. H. LaytSn. Pastor.


Sunday services. Sunday
school 9:45; sermons at HOO a
m. and 800 p. m. by the pastor
Epworth League 7:15.
Revival meetings bagin Sun
day and the general public is in
vited.
G. A. R. memorial services
next Sunday II o'clock. 1t is
hoped that all old soldiers as
we'll as soldiers in the late world
war will be present.
Evangelistic Singer B. Edward
Zeiss, of Omaha, Nebr., will be
with us during revival services
and will have charge of the
We invite all christian
people to attend these meetings
and urge all members of our
church to make a special effort
to be present. Our object is to
lead souls to Christ and benefit
the whole community, so plan to
be present.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
Eighth Grade Graduation

The graduation exercises of the
eighth grade will be held at the
school auditorium Friday, May
21, to begin at HOO o'clock, at
which time a class of twelve will
receive diplomas admitting them
to the high school next term.
A basket dinner viii be spread
at 1890. The dinner will be
held in the basement should the
weather be unfavorable for out
doors. All patrons of school are
urged to attend and take part
and the public generally invited.
Come and get enthused with the
school spirit.
The various grades will have
samples of their work on display
affording parents an opportunity
to see just what their children
are doing at school.
The eighth grade graduates
are Hazel Wilson, Bernice Chinn, !
Berneiee Kranz, Georgia Welsh, !
Gladys Anderson, Emma May
Reed, Allene Skulley, Isabelle
Libby, Ivan Osgood, Willie Lam
free, Clayton Whitaker, and
Paul Syms. Hazel Wilson is
of the class.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21

That's some ahead of this part
of the country.
w. E. Shell of the Talbot
grain company, bought fifteen
cars of corn at Breckenridge the
first of the week, $4,000 bushels
of it coming from one farmer.
The corn is being shipped here
and shelled before going to
market.
The senior class scored another
succ ess when they repeated their
class play at the opera house
Friday night. While the at
tendancewas not as large as on
the first night there was a good
crowd that thoroughly enjoyed
the play.
Mrs. Minnie Vorce and Mrs.
Fred Usher spent Friday and
Saturday with N. A. Ormsby+
and family in Chillicothe and
were accompanied home Sun
day by little Mary Frances
Ormsby who is spending the
week with them.
Why buy a Ford when you
can buy a real automobile at
Little's Garage in Sumner for
less money. $5OO.0O buys a
Chalmers roadster. It's a beauty;
runs like new, has electric lights, /
spot light, self-starter, bumper
ront and rear. In fact it has
everything that goes with real
ar.
The Blade is in receipt of an
announcement from the Sisters
# Mercy of the graduation of
he class of 1920 of which Miss
Marguerite Mouser, daughter of
Ir. and Mrs. Ward Mouser,
ormerly Of Laclede, is a mem
er. The exercises will be held
evening, May 80, at st.
oseph Cathedral, Oklahoma
;ity.
The path-finding car for tie
Ood fellowship tour Of the young !
len's division of the Chamber
f Commerce of Kansas City {
ill be in Laclede next Sunday :
forming at 1890, according to a,
tier received at this office yes
,rday from H. S. Frazer, chair >
ian of the publicity committee.
request is made for an article
4 Laclede to be used in the log S
ook of the tour, The path e
nding car is a Peerless, driven I
Y B. E. Gridley, accompanied c
Y several other members of the v
,mmittee. The tour will be t.
ade June Is and 10, to reach r
aclede the first day. n
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21

Andy Sparks from northwest
of town delivered several hun
dred bushels of corn to the Co
operative Company here this
week at $50 per bushel,
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
Music Class

My music class will start May
81. All wishing to enroll will
please see me during the coming
week. Voice and piano will be
taught. Mrs. Flo Hunter Shell.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

from Iowa last Saturday.
Mrs. Frances Lemon of Chilli
cothe is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Geo. Denbo.
Miss Helen Hoyt visited
friends at st. Joseph and Hamil-
ton last week.
Mrs.M. J. Meyers is here from
Kansas City for a visit with rel
atives and friends.
Miss Dora Coins spent Satur-
day with Miss Elsie Winkle-
myer at Salisbury.
Miss Lena Small, of the La
clede schools, spent the week end
at her home in Triplett.
J. M. Childress is down from
Kansas City visiting his mother,
Mrs. E. Childress this week.
VIM. J. Daniels was called to
Milan Monday to see his aged
father who. was reported quite
sick.
Mrs. Galen Lewis and children
of near Meadville came over
Wednesday for a visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Maude Wigle returned to
her home in Texas Monday after
spending a month here with her
mother, Mrs. John Hetrick.
John Carmichael of st. Louis
has spent the past week here
with his mother and visited
other relatives and friends.
Mrs. P. J. Dean and Miss
Florence Tracy, both of Quincy,
spent Wednesday here visiting
their brother, C. E. Tracy and
family.
Rev. E. L. Buyer was here
from Kansas the first of the week
for a short visit with his sister,
Mrs. A. D. Jacobs and Mr..
Jacobs.
Lee E. Hamilton and w. S.
Savage have been drawn from
his township to serve on the
oetit jury in the June term of
.ircuit court to be held in Lin
les.
MI. and Mrs. H. J. Brendal
nd daughter and son, and Ly-
nan B. Jones motored down from
It. Joseph Friday and have spent
he week with relatives, guests
f Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Jones and
V. A. Chinn and family.
Mrs. o. S. Dougherty of Chill
,othe and Mrs. Homer Seward
'om New Hampshire, visited
'om Thursday until Sunday
nth Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cline
elter. The former is a sister
nd the latter a cousin of Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Higgins re-
armed Monday evening from
amar where they were to at
md the funeral of their sons
ife who died Friday in a hos
tal at Rochester, Mimi, after
ndergoing an operation. She
I'D been i'll for more than two
sars. The husband and one
n survive.
Mrs. c. E. Adams returned
lturday from spending the
inter with her son-in-law, Prof.
Inns and family at Pleasant
i'll, to spend the summer with
r son, F. G.. Adams and family.
Ie was accompanied here by
r granddaughter, Miss Clarise
hns, who viii go to Kirksville
Ter a few days visit here.
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Skim milk for sale at 100 the
gallon. Mrs. E. E. Gould.
M. +. Clay was on the St
Louis market Monday with a cal
of cattle.
An Easy vacuum cleaner, used
but little, for sale. Call phone
174, Laclede.
> Fine Yellow Dent and Mort
gage Litter seed corn for sale by
E. E. Gould. a
An extra good 5 year old work
horse for sale. A. B. Hender-
son, route one.
Fifteen acres of farming land
and 5 acres pasture, for rent.
See J. L. Heath.
For Sale-One Minute Washer
and wringer. Grover F. Peacher,
phone 9511, Laclede.
Miss Ellen Machin, high
school teacher, spent Saturday
at her home in Mexico.
Century Darling kitchen
range, good as new, for sale at
$4,000. See Sherman Watson.
H. M. Standby and Geo. Nc
Coy are the new proprietors
and managers of the depot cafe,
buying it from Mrs. Lille Cole
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Waiter
son and two children of Bogard,
are spending the week here with
Mrs. Watterson's mother, Mrs.
G. W. Thompson.
Dave L. Williams was here
from, Marceline Tuesday erect
ing a monument at the grave of
the late Mrs. Columbus Collins
in the Laclede cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Anderson
OF Brookfeld were here Tuesday
evening returning from spend
ing the day with their daughter,
Mrs. Craig Beckett at Purdin.
Noah Cooper, here from Nov
niger visiting his mother, Mrs.
John Murphy, is going about on
crutches, one of his ankles being
injured in a coal mine accident
last week. <
The L. c. N. club spent a very /,
pleasant day at their May meet
ing held with Mrs. Dora Bur-
nett. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Dora Figee,
June 10.
The people who conducted a 2
lunch house under the name of v
F. L. Richmond in the Dick r
building near the railroad station t,
during the winter, closed up and
left town last Friday. a
The Eastern Star chapter will n
meet in short session next Mon "
day night. There is some inn q
portant business to attend to u
and all officers and other mem a
oers are requested to be present. =
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Sloan and .
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Ausmus =,
Who moved to Brookfeld a few y
week ago, have returned to La -
.lede and are occupying a part o.
# the Sisson residence in the /
outh part of town. ~
In writing to renew her sub b
cription Monday, Mrs. G. A. Gl
ones of Walnut. Kans., says RI
lille it has been wet and cold Ii
here all spring, wheat and oats dr.
re looking fine, corn nearly all Pa
p and a fairly good stand. va
The Laclede blade., 1920-05-21
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

accepted a position with the
, Talbot grain company and will
locate in Laclede. Mr.. Pearce
was here the first Of the week
and bought what is known as
the Dye residence property in
southeast part of town and will
move his family here as soon as
ne can get possession. He was
formerly in the mercantile and
grain business at Nettleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hamilton
are in receipt of an invitation
from Mrs. Bertha W. Dueker to
be present at the marriage of
her daughters, Miss Ottilia w.
Dueker to Mr.. Simon P. Swan
son, and Miss Elfrieda Viola
Dueker' to Mr.. Guy Gilmore
House, Saturday afternoon, June
5, at 1415 University avenue,
Wichita, Kansas. The brides
are daughters of the late Rev.
Dueker, former pastor of the
Laclede M. E. church. Laclede
friends extend fluctuations in
advance.
jeff Clemens, a bachelor farmer
living two miles west of Laclede,
suffered a bad break of the right
arm Wednesday morning. He
was climbing to the loft of a
corncrib and when near the top
his handhold broke allowing him
to fall several feet, his whole
weight on his right arm. Both
bones were broken and both dis
located at the elbow. He was
treated by DR.. F. w. Burke who
called to his assistance DIR. Ed.
of Brookfeld. He suf- +
Tered a great deal Wednesday |
night but was reported resting :
somewhat easier yesterday. !
d. r. Jones of Clarence,
special state deputy of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, is
here in the interest of the local
camp. Mr.. Jones has already
written several applications and
he prospects are good for a big
'evival in woodcraft here. Any
member knowing of a prospec-
i've candidate will please report
20 Deputy Jones and render him
I'll the assistance possible that
is large a. class as possible be
ecured for adoption. Those
ligible and without insurance
# wishing to increase their in
will do well to investi-
ate what the Woodmen are now
ffering.
The value of the automobile
nd motor truck as an aid in II
farm produce is now \;
ell established. This fact is
gident from the large number
no bring their stuff to Laclede VI
Y that means, and the number 7"
increasing as improved roads cI
'e provided. Last Saturday v
70 farmers from Charlton
'unty, j. M. Mahurin from six
lies south of Brookfield and q
oy Welsh from about the same nj,
stance south of Laclede, we
ought calves to market here. tal
their autos, and eggs, cream
d much other produce was
arketed the same way. The of
to, truck and tractor is now dr.
rtainly playing an important op
1T in up-to-date farming. we
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
PROUD WASHINGTON.

W stands for Wilson, President Of our
land.
4 is for America, for whom we take our
stand:
: is for the Senators who represent our
~ means ". G. Harding, Presidential
hope
is for Independence, the thing We love the
best;
means that wen never fall when We
must etard the test
G. stands for glorious, the way our nag
flies high,
r stands for truce, the word well never
cry:
o is for the order with which the land Is
is for the number of Victories We have
won.
The whole is for our city. the proudest in
the world.
And WASHINGTON stands by it when Old
Glory is unfurled.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
AN OLD TONGUE-TwIsTER.

FRANK A. HAVERTY runs across
ono OF the oldest and longest tongue
twisters and guarantees that II pa
tiently read IL will kink the tongue
into knots. Hero IL is:
'Essu Wood sawed wood. Essu Wood
would saw wood. All the wood Brau Wood
saw Eseu Wood would saw. In Other
words. ell the wood Esau saw To saw Esau
sought to saw. on, the wood Wood would
saw. And, oh the wood-saw with which
Wood would saw woedl hut one day
" ood's wood saw would saw no wood, and
thus tho wood Wood sawed was not the
wood Wood would saw " Woods wood an "
would saw wood. Nov. Wood would saw
wood with vood-ssv that would saw
wood, 50 Fssu sought a saw that would
saw wood. One day Essu saw saw
saw wood az no other wood-ssw Wood saw
would saw wood. In fact, Of all the wood
saws Wood sver saw saw wood Wood never
saw a vood-ssw ths would saw wood AZ
hc wood saw Wood saw NV wooH aud I
never saw u wood saw that would saw
wood ~ the wood saw Wood saw would
saw until ! s,w Essu Wood saw wood wlih
IN. wood ssv wood ssv saw wood Now,
wood saws wood with the wood saw Woud
saw saw wood"
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
BoTHooD AMBITIONS. THEN
AND NOW.

When'I knew Bill 12 years ago. he
was a proud High school graduate
with an ambition to become either
President or Vice President of the
United states. Ny, how he could de-
claim, He was a crack at geometry;
Al in History; knew all his regular
and irregular verbs in French, and
sure could WELD a mighty pen.
Jim, the lazy, the easy going. was
his Class-mate. Gee! how nc could
copy. and he'd always pass by the skin
of his teeth too.
Jim is a United states Senator to-
day.
The nearest approach to Bills reali-
zatton OF his youthful ambition, is to
find himself Government clerk in
the Capitol where the President and
Vice President reside.
PHILIP EBERT
The Washington times., 1920-07-11

Tho suggestion is made by a corrc-
spondcnt that owing to the conges-
tion on the baseball diamonds in the
Monument grounds the ellipse
grounds might be opened to teams on
Sundays. This matter comes under
tho Superintendent of Public Build
ings and Grounds. and he probably
does not want sunday ball so near tie
White House as the cllipsc.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
TALLEYRAND AND BUTTONS.

We had a mention OF Talleyrahd.
the great diplomat, some days ago.
This induced G. ". MCCARTHY to- re-
call that when Napoleon discovered
Prince Talleyrsnd. the ek-bishop,l the
latter was peddling buttons in Paris.
The French revolution had wrecked
church and state, and men OF high
position had to work humbly t6 earn
their bread. All going TO shob that
the real man lis never down and out
from adversity. Talleyrand later be.
came a. famous as the soldier who
discovered him.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
Bv BILL PRICE
CONTRIBITIS.

(Scientific Name for Waste Basket
Tremens.)
This deadly malady steals upon It's
victims while they are reading their
own contributions to their favorite
column.
While the disease is at its height
the victim looks with pity or con-
tempt upon the efforts of Shakespeai c
and Longfellow. However, after con-
slant applications of ye- waste basket
tfor that is the only cure) the victim
begins to realize "Jeat Shakespeare and
Longfellow weren't so bad. Srct.cr ali.
The patient becomes normal after the
16orn effusion has been carefully filed
/ in said waste basket
The waste basket is mightier than
the pen or sword, either.
PAUL WHITE
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
STRANDED WAR WORKERS.

! have solution for the stranded
war-worker situation. 1t is to en-
largo the welfare service bureaus
corvcspondingly as fast as tho work
crs arc discharged. giving them po-
sitions in the bureaus. That will keep
down unemployment, Keep the girls
here and give mighty impetus to
new drives" for funds, of which the
people arc so fond. Through this
ring-around-th -the-rosy process this
welfare business will become an in
dustry. LETUS DOIT.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
HOW WOULD YOU RUN
HEARD AND SEEN!

occasionally letters come to the
editor urging that he eliminate
mathematical problems, puzzles,
conumdrums, etc.; forget about
dudes; cut out beauty contests;
do this or that in sonte other may.
Because this real peoples column
with hundreds of edit/rs, zoe tocI-
como oil sugg sstfohs.
TYou II and<S folks see ho,o little
SPACE me hare. Letters average
betwcen Si1ty and one hundred
daily. You see the necessity for
breUity; for giving all q chance;
oil look in"
TLct's hear hotD readers and
turiters pould run the coI,hrtn If ~
charge of 1t. Write briefly-tell-
ing Whdt you WouJd tcrite about;
aohnt you Wouid print; IN fact any
thing that bears upon the subject
TProperLy signed Communications
ONLY are desired. Anonymous
ones wlll not be considered.
Come on! Put pep an pour ,oork!
THE EDITOR.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
WANTED-A PAL.

Wanted, a pal just one will do:
pal you feel there is something to;
One who comes in when tho world goes
out:
This Is the pal I'm thinking about
A pal who is honest, loyal and true,
one you can trust your friendship to;
4 pal who pulls at the heart-strings strong; 1;
pal who cares when things go wrong.
Dear Heard and Seen do not repine,
'Tis an idiosyncracy Of mine.
Then bear with me 'till pal hnd
Just like the one I've here outlined.
LONELY.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
PRICES IN 1879.

That guy who asked the value Of
oo-cent piece OF 1875 ought to know
II he buys anything, that It's worth
about nfteen cents less than nothing
Let's sec. In 1875 pork chops were
10 cents a pound, bacon = to - cents,
eggs one penny each. flour . bucks
barrel, n good suit Jf clothes for
SIS. That 90 cents then would buy
two pounds of pork chips To-day It
might get piece ~ ono chop N ;hr
grocer was In good humor.
T. 4. T.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11

While people are throwing bou-
quets at Washington best musicians
let's keep a few for the Marine Band.
The Monday concerts Of the band at
the Marine Barracks, at 4:30 p. m,
are worth going long distances to
hear. RUTH I.
The Washington times., 1920-07-11
A PROBLEM ON ANTS.

A, f.. a newcomer in Washington.
who says he likes " & very much,
submits this problem for the math-
ema tiCisrs:
n II takes ss,gs3 ants = hours
and - minutes to cat one-quater of
a Mound ~ butter how long. and how
many ants viii II require 10 at ~
pounds?