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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
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A SPANISH SAILOR

Synopsis. - DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, a semi
invalid. old and srich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney is a
Spanish woman, digniied and reti-
cent. Jed, the butler, acts like a
privileged member of the family.
The family has come from Monte
video, South America. Hartley
house is a fine old isolated country
place, with a murder story, q
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool" is where
Richard Dobson, son of a former
owner of Hartley house. had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his DON the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house. and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
He interferes. Mrs. Sidney makes
light of it. John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to kill him. Mrs. Sidney asks John
to consent to the announcement of
his engagement to 1sobel. The
young people consent to the make
believe engagement. Later they
find it is to head off Jed, who
would marry lsobel. Jed tries to
kill John, but the matter is
smoothed over. John. though cen
gagged" to Isobel. conccals his love.
Mr.. Sidney visits a nearby prison
and has Dobson, the murderer,
pointed cut. Jed tells the story of
the nobson murder. The family go
to South America for the winter.
John is left at home. but the ZEN
easement" is not broken. John
hears the story of a tragedy that
might have happened in Monte
video." The family returns. A
mysterious Spanish sailor appears.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07

run IN the Eyes.
evening. For a dead or a dying man
for a living and live man, for that
matter-Mr. Sidney had extraordinary
manners and great charm. He gave
a dignity and worth to life by his
very manner of leaving it. In going
from it, he proved it to be worth while
which. I suspect, is the highest ac-
complishment Of the real gentleman.
After l had gone to my room, I
found myself restless and thought I
might find rest in a walk. I expected
to be joined by my friends the mastiffs
and Airedales as soon as I was out
side, but not a dog appeared. This
was enough to be noticed, but not
enough, at the time, to be given sig
%niticance. I walked about for a while
and re-entered the house with quieter
nerves.
I found that I was tired. Ordi-
narily I liked at least an hours read
ing just before bed, but this night I
wanted sleep.
/ was grateful for the mood and the
opportunity, and 1 yawned once or
twice as I got into my pajamas.
/ do not know when l went to sleep
or how soon thereafter / awakened.
1t was possibly only two hours later.
l did not look at my watch. for the
very good reason that other things
at the time were more important. A
bright moonlight was shining, and
whatever had awakened me, the moon
light showed me good cause to be
awake. In a window which the moon
light touched with full, Illuminating
force, was a face recognizable as that
Of the Spanish sailor.
Again only his head was visible, but
this time he was in my bedroom win
dow and seemingly trying for entrance
into my room. This may seem a more
ghastly proceeding than his appear
ance above the wall early in the eve.
ming, but really it was not. l had the
shock of unpleasant establishment, but
l felt, to my satisfaction. the ability
to handle the situation. l was not
frightened by the appearance of the
head in my window. 1 suppose it is
because the appearance suggested
burglars, and burglars are conven.
tiOnal.
I lay quietly in bed and wondered
how much more than the head
should see. just then l was blinded
by the light of an electric flashlight
hitting me full in the eyes.
A second later the flash was gone
the face in the window was gone and
a slight movement on the gravel below
showed me that my visitor was gone
l got up and looked out. Although
the lawn was bright in the moonlight
no one was to be seen. The Spaniard
had disappeared into the woods.
I 10 come to IN understanding Of thu
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07

away toward the brush, into which
he disappeared. Jed hung out of the
window watching him.
"Well. sir" l said, II think we have
you under a real restraint at last"
II was mad that the fellow should
have come ur to the house that way.
Some tramp!"
And YOU dropped the %coffee.tray
and tried to get my pistol. A perfect
~ natural proceeding on seeing an un-
known tramp"
"We don't want strangers about
here" he said.
"YOu don't want that man." I said.
"And he is not a stranger. When he
Saw You he smiled as II he had found
VIVA, he wns looking for"
Jed was unhappy and showed 1t.
y wish W" ve"o . friend. Doctor
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07

Eafonic Cleared His
Upset Stomach

"The people who have seen me SUI
fer tortures from neuralgia brought on
fectly sound and well-absolutely due
to Eatonic," writes r. Long.
Profit by Mr.. Longs experience, keep
your stomach in healthy condition,
fresh and cool, and avoid the ailments
that come from an acid condition.
Eatonic brings relief by taking up and
carrying out the excess acidity and
gases-does it quickly. Take an Eatonic
after eating and see how wonderfully
it helps you. Big box costs only a
trit1e with your druggists guarantee.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
No wonder Jed is worried.
GRO BIZ CONTINUED.)

The more money you save the more
respect your heirs will have for YOU,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22
The Banker.

1t isn't often that one reads pleas
ant words about Embarrassment af-
ter they are dead. Politicians are free
to make capital by denouncing them,
and too many Of the rest of us have
been all too willing to agree with the
politician.
The fact Of the business is, and it
will be ready apparent to every Ch0-
kiO man who thinks it over for awhile,
there is in no community a man who
does more for that community and
takes as little out Of it as the banker.
You go to a lawyer for advice, and
even though you may not act on that
advice, he charges you for it. You
are in doubt as to many affairs, maybe
you stand to lose several thousand dol
lars in transaction, and you consult
a banker He sits down with you,
gives you freely of the time that is
worth good money to him; he gives
you the benefit Of the counsel that he
has been years in learning, and you
depart on your way with a mere thank
you. And, too often, you forget be
fore the end Of the week that the
banker did you a favor.
The banker has won the respect Of
his community simply by playing
square with the public, and by devot-
ing all of the time he can possibly
spare to making that community a
better and brighter place in which to
live. He stands willing to sacrifice
his time and spend his money for the
towns people and the rural residents
who could hardly carry on their bust
ness wit h0ut his advice and friend
ship.
So, the next time you hear some
cheap politician bcratng the bankers
don't waste your time. Do what
sensible men should do under such
circumstances on your heel and
walk away.-ReView Chokio, Mimi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

feels like four walters. He is sure he
doesn't feel like 80 cents, more like 2
cents. He sees an empty chair and
makes for it, but a large lady gets to
it first. He makes for another, only
to see tall man duck around post
and nab it. But perseverance wins
and he gets one near the kitchen door.
They ought to furnish roller skates to
customers in Lift-and-Lugs. He drops
anchor and unloads his cargo. He dis
covers that he has too much and too
many kinds Of everything, that he is
overloaded with calories and carbony-
drates and proteids and fats and cal
cium and hasn't blamed heat unit, Or
solitary vitamine. He has been a
piker of a picker!
He looks at his check-93 cents!
Well, what do you know about that I?
He thought he could eat all he wanted
at a Lift-and- for 81 cents.
A smug-looking banker from Cedar
River, Iowa, has just sat down at the
table and arranged his purchases. He
utters a roar of disapproval and calls
on Customs for a showdown. He de-
clares he has been overcharged II
cents. Customs comes and explains ::
"Your fried turnips are cents, your
shredded tripe is 2 cents, your hunk of
Johnny cake is 3 cents, and what's
this, gravy? that's l cent and you've
got gravy on your pie, l cent, and here
is an extra butter under your kidney
tart, an other cent, II cents, correct"
b. ~ hpI
An old man, bent with years, made
an excuse as he put on his coat to
talk to the two diners as they mutter-
ed over their checks, the popular pas
time at all Lug shops:
Take tip from an old Litter and
Lugger," he said "Next time, plan
your campaign carefully and use a
notebook if necessary. Figure out
what you want to eat and stick to
that. Say to yourself, 4 want some
baked bean pie, soup sandwiches, es-
calloped pig chops and a snort Of
cheesemilk' and don't let the girls or
the other food lead you astray. That's
the only way to beat the game. | pass
the golden tip to you amateurs at lift
ing and Juggling" He glanced over
the banker tray. you ne Sald re-
provingly, "have four kinds of bread,
three kinds of salad, two kinds of fish,
five kinds of dessert, 1867 POI calories
and not a darn proteid. What you
need is an expert bookkeeper to bal
ance your rations. If you had had the
judgment of a mosquito your load
would have cost you % cents instead
of ST." How cruel to tell a banker
that he has gothic worst of it!
1t takes perseverance, time and
money to know how to Lift and Lug.
Like as not Customs will discover
that you got two orders of gravy or
an extra caramel in your soup. Going
or coming, you can't beat the Lift and
Lug system; it's bomb proof. Of
course, as the saying goes, the first
hundred years of Lift-and-Lug are the
hardest minneapolis Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

the primary law is to prevent any
such ridiculous and criminal upsetting
of the. intent of the law, because steal
ing a party nomination by an enemy
of that party is certainly crime.
There are two methods by which
this can be done. One is to have the
members of each political party hold
a nominating convention, and in case
of contest for any office have the two
! candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes put on the primary ballot,
and have the members CT that party
decide between the two. The one NOM
/ mated at the primary election would
be the candidate of his or her party.
! The other way is to have delegates
I to the county conventions elected un-
der the primary law, and the county
convention elect delegates to the state
convention, and the nomination made
I by the state convention be the candi
dates to go on the official ballot for
the election.
The Journal-Press believes the for
mer would be the better way, and
would give the voters of each party
the final decision. This would elimin-
ate all danger Of bosscaucus rule, and
would give each political party a
square deal Candidates who did not
care to submit their claims to a poll
tical convention, could have place on
the primary ticket as independents.
| The way to give the state a prac-
tical primary law is SO clear and easy
that it should have been adopted in
the first place 1t would have pre-
vented any such mixups as confronted
the voters this year, and would not
have left the way open for unscrupu-
ous bosses to have compelled their
candidates to commit double perjury.
The Rockne bill provided for sub
mission Of only one name for each Of
flee by the party convention, leaving
the door open to any number Of indie
pendent filings. 1t has been suggested
that the convention instead indorsc
two, a majority and minority candi-
| date, and that no other names go on
the primary ballot. 1t is not clear
whether the JournaI-Press indorses
this idea, or would allow independent
candidates TO contest in the primaries.
| If the field is to be open to indepen-
dents, it is hard to see any improve
ment in the plan CT having conven-
tions indorse two candidates. That
would only divide the regular party
strength and make it easier for the
''cuckoos" to slip into control. Applied
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

The St. Cloud Journal-Press favors
a modified form of the Rockne bill of
1919 as the basis for amending the
state primary election law. 1t says:
There were six other names on the
primary ticket as republican candi
dates for governor, and but for the
fact that one of these was endorsed
by republican convention, the Non
partisan candidate, who was not re-
publican, would have been nominated
and received the place on the official
ticket for election as a republican
and it would have been necessary for
real republicans to vote for a demo-
crat, to present the capture of the
state government by the socialist boss.
The first thing to do in amending
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22
Is Now Telling
All Her Friends
MRS. LEE FEELS LIKE SHE HAS
A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
SINCE TAKING TANLAC

"Since taking Tanlac | feel like
| have taken a new lease on life" said
Mrs. H. Lee, 1887 Payne Ave, Saint
Paul, MINI.
81 had been in badly rundown con-
dition for the past two years. she
4 continued 81 had no appetite, and
whenever | managed to force down
a few bites my>food would not agree
with me. Gas would form on my stom
ach and severe pains developed in my
chest. I frequently had violent head
aches that nearly drove me distracted
and was so nervous | could not get
good nights sleep. | felt weak and
tired all the time and lost so much
| weight my strength was rapidly
dwindling away.
81 heard so many good things about
Tanlac I decided to give it a trial. Al
ter taking the first doses | began to
feel an improvement and realized that
I had at last found the right medicine.
have taken three bottles now and
the change that has come over me is
really wonderful. l have splendid
appetite and can eat anything without
the least bad after effects. l am no
longer troubled with gas on my stom-
ach and the pains have all disappear
ed. l never have a headache and my
nerves are in perfect condition. |
sleep like child every night and |
feel splendid all through the day. l
am telling all my friends about this
wonderful medicine.
Tanlac is sold in Redwood Falls by
Public Drug Company and by the
leading druggists in every town.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

to the situation last spring, it would
nave meant the filing of Julius A.
Schmahl or M. j. Bowling as a minori-
ty nominee, opposing Jacob A. O.
Preus and splittings the republican
vote. That would be worse than the
situation which was evolved without
any Improvement" in the law. Linn
iting the field, however, to two candi-
dates, would safeguard the party from
capture by outsiders, and lead to maj
GRITTY nominations.-Ch B. Cheney.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

A Missouri man was recently tried
on a case of assault. The plaintiff
brought into court as the weapons US
ed, rail, an ak, pair of tongs, a
saw and rifle. The defendants lawyer
exhibited as the other mans weapons,
a scythe blade, pitchfork and hoe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-22

The jury's verdict is said to have
been: Resolved, that we, the jury
would have given 81 each to have seen
the fight"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31

quickly a man is guilty of high
crimes if he is thought to have pro-
tected the rights of workingmen
unconstitutionally.
And how slowly he is guilty Of
high crimes when he is absolutely
known to have violated the rights
of workingmen unconstitutionally.
l will now remind the reader of
Attorney General Palmer's several
separate sorts of violation of the
personal rights and of the property
rights of members Of the working
class in the course Of the recent
revolutionary outbreak Of govern
mental mass action against alleged
radical aliens. And | would like 10
ask the reader to imagine what the
house of representatives would do
if similar violations took place OF
the personal rights and of the prop
erty rights of merchants and manu-
facturers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31
WHAT ARE "HIGH CRIMEs?"
William Hard in The New Repub
lic.)

William Hard in The New Repub-.
lic.)
Mr.. Post, of the labor depart
ment, found that certain working
men, charged with being guilty OF
deportable redness, were in law and
in fact innocent. They had no red
ness on them, that he could see.
Thereupon members of the house
of representatives, who could see
no end of redness on them, hailed
Mr.. Post to the capitol to be i'm
peached as guilty of "high crimes" "
Nobody thinks that Mr.: Post was
bribed by these workingmen. But
he let a lot of them off. He is
charged with protecting their rights
excessively and unlawfully and un-
constitutionally. 1t is ridiculous
charge, as the facts in time will
show. But I am not concerned here
with it's falsity or its truth. | am
concerned with its quickness. How
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31
GREENVILLE WOMEN
BATTLE WITH
BIG RATTLESNAkE
Rio Snake, ST Inches Long, Crawl
cd Out From Bale of Leggings in
Bradley Bonded Warehouse
GreenviIle, S. c., and Show
ed Fight

Greenville Piedmont.
Battling with a rattlesnake more
than four feet long Mrs. Nita wade
and Miss Grace Jarks were vlctors
over a reptile which made its ap-
pearance when a bundle of legglns
was opened in the warehouse of the
Bradley Bonded Warehouse on
Laurens street Friday morning.
Crawling from out the bale OF
leggings where it is supposed the
reptile spent the winter, the rattler
its green eyes bulging and its long
fangs projecting, squared itself for
battle. There was a sharp kissing
sound, noise made only by the
DEALER species of snakes as the
two young women, sitting a few
feet of the snake, gazing upward. A
moment later and it is horrible to
contemplate what might have oeen
the fate of the two women, calmly
working within striking distance OF
the reptile.
Calling to her sister to get away,
Mrs. Wade, who is the wife of a
member of the city police force,
seized a short iron pipe and hurled
it at the reptile. Her aim was dead,
ly and the snake, still coiled for the
fatal spring, was turned completely
around by the force of the blow.
A second time the snake coiled it.
self and faced the young woman.
She backed away from the green
eyed monster, seized another piece
of iron and with deadly aim hit the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31

had been in the building but short
time and it is presumed that the
snake was in the goods at the time
they were baled up and shipped
here. The place where the goods
were originally baled could not be
learned.
|, Mrs. Wade, who is quite a young
woman in appearance and appar-
emily not over 20 years of age, was
complimented on her nerve" IN
killing the deadly rattler. She
calmly told of the occurance as
though it had been nothing more
than a part of her days routine.
Mrs. Wade is sister of Miss
Parks, who also assisted in the
fight with the reptile. The snake
probably will be stuffed and its
skin preserved, several persons who
called at the warehouse stating
that they wished to do this.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31

RATHER square on the head. At this
point several other employees came
running to her assistance and shor
but furious battle ensued, the rat
Ter being knocked loose from the
floor every time it assumed q
striking position. Within two min
utes from the time the snake crawl
ed out from the bale of goods, it
Law upon the floor with its head bat
tered to a pulp.
The young woman calm anal un-
excited, told the story to the sever
al hundred persons wtn came to the
building to view the snake.
did it show fight?" was the
question asked by nearly every
person who called.
"It showed fight all right, but my
sister and 1 soon changed its no.
tion," Mrs. Wade said, calmly fin
gering the small string of pearls
about her neck. "T don't know
which of US saw it first, but 1 called
to my sister to look out and at the
same time I reached for an iron.
The iron pipe was too short for me
to get close to the snake so I just
chucked the pipe at the snakes
head" "- w. e ~
That the young woman's aim was
unerring was shown by the head of
the snake, every blow struck by the
pipe being plainly visible. Many OF
those gathered around and meas
ured the snake which was 81 inches
from the end of it's head to the tip
of its tail. Ten rattlers and a but
ton, indicating the age of the snake,
were cut off and kept as a souve-
mir by one of those who viewed the
snake.
That the rattler came in the bun
die of leggings and had lain dor
mant during the winter and spring
was the opinion of those connected
with the warehouse. The leggings
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31

France has made a list of 1877
prohibited imports among which are
automobiles, artificial hair, precious
stones and movie films.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31

The first step toward putting
down the revolution in Hungary
was taken by prohibiting the sale OF
liquor. Red liquor and red flags are
said to have an affinity. .-,-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-31
JOHN A. HOLLAND,
The Greenwood Piano Map

The largest dealer in musical 'nstr5
ments in Western South Carolina. Sells
rianos, self player pianos, organs an"
sewing machines. Reference: Ihe
Bank r; Greenwood, the oldes; a@c
rtrongesS Ban - GsacaTaod 'iaiprs
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-30
FRESHlES MAKE MERRY
Celebrate Intcr-class Contest III
Disciplinc-t'amcs Are
Played.

About 75 members OF three fresh
men English classes In the local hish
school made merry at party in the
Y. w. c. A Friday evening in cele-
bration OF recent inter-class con-
test in scholarship and discipline.
The contest started February 20
and for the past five weeks there
has not been an unprepared lesson
in either the first period class, known
for contest purposes as the horse
and buggy class, and the second
period class. called the Cadillac
class In the third period class, di-
vided into two sections. the division
known as the G. j. c.. attained a
record snperior 70 thar OF the y. s.