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HOPEVIILE’S BOOM Town Failed to Get the Railroad, but Prosperity Came An other Way. By GEORGE ELMER COBB. “We’ve missed it! Were nothing but a way-back settlement now.” Thus Jared Bross, of the board of ! trustees of the neat, picturesque, but I Isolated town of Hopeville. You mean the railroad has missed j us,” corrected Phillip Dawes, presi- j dent of this same board of trustees, j “Well, gentlemen, that shall not pre- j vent Hopeville continuing to do it-' self proud. 1 trust, as a mode! village | without a blemish.*' Very proud of the community he ■ had helped build up was Phillip i Dawes, and he spoke with enthusiasm. ; He had always predicted great things in store for Hopeville. Never a village of fairer location and environment. A rare trout stream bounded one of Its limits, a dream of a lake bounded another. There were hills, dales and lovely undulating meadows, a thrifty farming community surrounding, and ! the town people ideal, morally, social ly and as to their municipal harmony. “Some day Hopeville will forge to the front.” was his optimistic slogan —"some day values will go up, and each man come into his own." When the new railroad was talked of, old residents began to boost their acres and town lots as to values. Enormous fortunes were figured out. In fancy they saw a busy traffic, crowds of summer visitors, picnick ers from the city, scattered farm trade centered at the new shipping "Trying to Get a Railroad Into Hope ville?” Y point. Hopes rose high, then they were correspondingly depressed, for the railroad made a detour, and By ron, quite a busy little city eight miles distant, was made the terminus of the new branch line railway. “Wish I’d settled there as I intend ed to ten years ago!” grumbled dis loyal and disagreeable Jared Bross. “There's some go to Byron. I don't care If they do encourage a riff-raff crowd—stir and sensation bring in the dollars, don't they?” “But we don’t want the dollars that ! way,” insisted Dawes. “We go in for j schools, and rational amusements, and i clean, healthy children. Do you ever find any riotous crowds in Hopeville? No, sir!” Bross had a strong personal reason for being disgruntled with Hopeville. He was a man of some means and his son, Bradley, had married a poor ; humble girl. The old man had railed j at the secret match, and had prompt- j Jy discarded his disobedient son. j Nellie Horton, whom Bradley had j married, was an orphan, but her par- | ents had left her a small farm just I out of town. There the wedded pair settled down. It was a poor place, ; however, situated near a sterile ra- j vine, soil not fertile, and affording a I bare lividg. “That boy will rue the day he dis- • regarded my advise!” the elder Bross ' had said one day to Dawes. “Oh, nonsense!” retorted his neigh- ; bor, “Bradley Is a good boy. The ' poor young pair have hard scratch ing, perhaps, but they're happy and contented as two birds in a nest.” “Humph!” commented the Iron hearted father, and went his way sul len and unlovely. So Byron got the railroad and what went with it, both good and bad. There was a good deal of grumbling j in Hopeville. and in a measure Phil- ! lip Dawes looked upon as a dis appointing founder and builder. The pride and ambition of the old man were touched. Then he began to plan to retain his prestige NelghborE noticed that he went to a city fifty railes distant a great deal. Also, that he brought distinguished-looking busi ness men back with him, whom he showed all over the district. "Trying to get a railroad iuto Hope ville?" insinuated Bross, somewhat sneeringly. “Not at all," retorted Dawes, with an enigmatical smile. "We don't want one—why, I Intend to explain to you w-eak sfSter growlers at the annual.” The "annual" was a time honored Institution of Hopeville, and no% again close at hand. Every year Phillip Dawes had insisted that the representative residents of the place meet at the town hall to celebrate the founding of the village. Speeches, congratulations, suggestions for civic Improvements comprised the features of the program. Then a banquet. Dawes was always the chairman of the functions, and so felicitous was his handling of the various toasts pro posed, that he had won the title of “The Cheer Master.” They cculd hear the distant echo of an engine whistle across the valley a3 they sat in the town hall on the present occasion. It reminded seme of the sore ones of their disappoint mcnt. Dawes, however, was in great ettle that evening, and when the banquet board was reached his buoyant, optimistic air communicated itself to others. They never had anything stronger than clear, sparkling water at these celebration functions. They Had noth ing stronger, because in the first Place no one seemed to want it, and furthermore the big artesian well that supplied the town ranked third in the state as to purity of outrush, so. as a matter of local loyalty, the toasts were drunk in aqua pura. Hopeville—her splendid past and tier glorious future," was the toast read. Humph!" grumbled Bross, “I think Daw os will have to take a back seat this time.” Hut Phillip Dawes arose, looking brighter and prouder than he had o\er seemed. He took no back water on the buoyant predictions of past years. He looked quite dazzled as he spoke of the golden stream of good fortune now knocking at their doors, i -And then they drank the toast. And t then most everybody made a grimace, j set down the unfinished libation, and I looked queer. "Something the matter with the wa fer. friends?” smiled Dawes. “That’s the merit of it. It is Hopeville water, though not from the home well. Gen tlemen. you have drank of the soon- > to-be-celebrated Lithia-Magne6ium i water, specially presented to you to j introduce the last requirement this j beautiful district needed to make it ! famous.” "Say. what are you driving at, any how?” inquired Bross bluntly. “Just this,” explained Dawes. “I reasoned from the first that the new railroad would open lip a popular out ing resort somewhere along its line. The noisy railroad has spoiled Byron. Besides, they have no such magnifi cent. scenery as Hopeville. nor a lake, nor a trout stream,* nor the model town. Again, tourists like to ride from terminus in a stage—think they’re diving into the primeval wil derness. Well, gentlemen, for two months I have been negotiating with wealthy promoters in the city. The deal is closed, a big hotel is to be built at the head of the lake, and peo ple will come to Hopeville next sea son. dead loads of them.” Voices arose in eager demands for : more detailed information. Property | ; and rents would go up! The town j stores would quadruple their business! i The rich golden harvest was coming | ! at last! “But what about this horrible tast- j ing water?" queried Bross, with a , wry face. “Pronounced by chemists the most healthful beverage in the world,” boasted Dawes proudly, "a true min eral water. When the promoters | learned that, they offered ten thou ; sand dollars cash for the spring it i came from.” “And where is that?” "Down in a forgotten corner of that poor, neglected farm your boy lives ou over in the ravine. Now, Neigh- , I bor Bross, as all the town is happy i over the grand general prospects j i ahead of us, suppose you go down to i the ravine farm and congratulate i : your son, Bradley, and his wife on j ilieir share in the general good luck?” i And thus It. was that the name of j ; the popular Cheer Master became a : household word in Hopeville for alf ; time to come. (Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.) Three Birthdays Yearly. ; There is apparently plenty of fun '' for the child in Sweden in the matter ; of birthdays, but the parent can hard ! ly be expected to feel the same, for | the children there do not confine them ' selves to one birthday, but they must ■ have three. Of course, the first one is the real i birthday, and the other two are those I whose names the Swedish boy or girl I bears. For every day In the year of the ■ Swedish calendar has its own sepa I rate name, besides the weekly names i which other nations have. Sometimes I if the parent gives the child a second I name or a first one that cannot be j found in the calendar the child loses i out on one birthday. And considera j ble protest must follow, too, when the child becomes old enough to realize I what he is missing. In the German calendar every day has a name also, but the observance of these days is not at all common in the latter country. — Apples Near and Yet So Far. No other product of the soil needs ! more reform in selling methods than apples. A certain western grower traced a shipment to the consumer in order to find out what that worthy in dividual paid for his product. This investigation brought to light the in teresting fact that the applet had parsed through no less than five hands before reaching the consumer, and, while the grower had received | only So cents per bushel box for them they bad been retailed to the con sumer at $4.50 per box. For this rea son we have, every season, apple or chards full of rotting fruit, while the cities arc full of hungry people who would gladly buy this product if the price was right.—Farm and Fireside. Following Up the Fads. Sharp—Draper—What are you at now? i Bookkeeper—Making out Mr. Bul lion’s bill. ‘‘All right. Charge him an extra $20 for sundries.” “Hadn't 1 better put in the items?” "There are no items. They weren't bought." "My goodness; He'll say we’re swindlers.” “No, he won't He won’t say a word.” “Why not?” “Well, you see, kleptomania is very fashionable now, and he'll think his wife has got the sundries.'' \ _ —..- i . . Science or Sen^e. A London brain specialist says that of two women one will dress from the desire of self-display and the oth er will be actuated by an esthetic sense. It is to be feared that the dis tinction between the flashy and the sensible is not confined to one sea, though it may be more noticeable there. SLUGGER HELPS KEEP PHILLIES IN RACE. Sherwood Magee, Hard-Hitting Outfi elder. Even if the Phillies do not win the National league pennant this year they have»demonstrated that,they are a fast and game team. Manager ' Charley Dooin has some of the heaviest hitters in the league on his roster. Cactus Cravath and Sherwood Magee are the star sluggers of Dooin's club, and have contributed in large measure to keeping the Phillies at the top the greater part of the season. Sherwood Magee has done some rare exe cution with the stick, though he has experienced batting slumps at times. His present batting mark is over .iiOO. Magee has long been recognized as among the great hitters of the diamond and has a batting eye that the pass ing years do not appear to dim. i WORLD TOUR GREAT SUCCESS j Japan, Philippines, Australia and France Will Receive Americans With Open Arms. A warm welcome in foreign lands awaits the Chicago White Sox and j the New York Giants, asserts James A. Hart, formerly president of the Chicago Cubs, who returned recently from a trip around the world, travers ing part of the route the globe-trot ting baseball teams will follow next winter. He predicts an enthusiastic recep tion of the baseball players in all/ those nations which already have : shown an interest in the sport, and ! especially in Japan, the Philippines, , Australia and France. * "Manila will give a great welcome : to the teams," said Mr. Hart. "So will ( Australia, if too many games are not played in one city. In Japan baseball | iB confined mostly to the colleges, | though I saw small boys playing the game. It appeals more to the educat- 1 ed classes than the rank and file, j however, so the work there will be ; educational rather than remunerative, t James A. Hart. There are a number of leagues in Paris where the game has a great vogue and they should draw well. The deportment of players on and off the field will be most important, as the people in the countries to be visited hardly would understand the quarrel ing with the umpires and some of the tricks which are here regarded as legitimate.” Bush Can’t Hit Scott. Donie Hush has newer made a hit off Jimmy Scott, one of the star hurl ers of Manager Callahan's staff. Scott has been pitching in the league al- j most as long as Bush has played short j for Detroit, but the midget has still j to get a safety off the South Side j hurler. — Mathewson's Spitter. Christy Mathewson does not use the spit ball much. The great twirler of ; the Giants occasionally prepares one j of the moist articles, but it does not | take him long to get it in shape—not j as long as some of the other twirlers. \ Christy's spitter has a sharp break to j It, however. , i raseM Hayersi v * Mike Balenti, the former Carlisle Indian, is becoming a star shortstop. * * * Smoky Joe Woods considers that speed is his best asset in the pitching line. * * * The Cuban fans are certainly loyal to their players whenever they get the ■hance. » * * First Baseman Pipp of the Tigers sure is a Pippin. Mis batting and fielding is very good. Larry Doyle is given the cerdit by George Stallings for putting and keep ing the Giants out in front. » * * Birdie Cree of the highlanders ascribes his batting slump to play ing the sun field at the Polo grounds. * * • Lee Tannehill is playing grand ball for the Minneapolis Millers since he was released to that club by the Kan- j sas City Blues. * * * "This man Lavun of the Browns is : thu best shortstop I have ever seer.." said Umpire George Hildebrand of the American league. * • 9 Tom Jones. formerly of the | Browns and Tigers, is leading the former big leaguers of the American association in batting. * • * Maranviile, the mite of a shortstop, , is always mistaken for the Boston team's moscot. He is not much big gcr than a mosquito biplane. * * * / Cy Morgan, castoff Athletic twirl er, is wanted by a number of big I league clubs, according to word rt- : ceived from Kansas City. # * * Karl Hamilton, on^ of Manager Sto- j vall’s mainstays, is twirling swell ball. Hamilton started poorly this season, j but is now rounding into form. * * * George Dauss. the young pitcher cf the Tigers, owes his recent success to the fact that he finally has mastered control, according to Hughey Jen nings. • « * Big league scouts are heading for the Pacific coast to watch the work of Player Coffey of the Long Beach team of the Southerti California league. j * • “I have a manager who has confi dence in me.” That's the reason given by Pitcher Willie Mitchell of the Naps for his success upon the mound this year. * • • Secretary Foster of the New York Giants says he has received many let ters from anxious fans asking for tick ets to be reserved for them to the world's series. ALPHABETICAL BALL TEA&S Interesting Fad of Eastern “Bug” in Selecting Players for Champion “Letter” Club. The alphabetical craze has caught some of the baseball fans in its mesh es. with the result that a number of teams with players all of whose names begin with the same letter have been picked from the two big leagues. A "bug' in the east has picked eight com plete teams under this condition, but to do so he has had to shift many players out of their regular positions and used a number of athletes who would not add much strength to any Catcher Lapp. good club. A Virginia rooter has I chosen four teams, the names of ihe j players beginning w ith L, M, W and K, j respectively. The teams are as* fol- j lows: L. Lapp (Philadelphia American)_Catcher (Chicago American).Pitcher Ludd: • s ‘Philadelphia National). . First Base laijoir Cleveland A merican). Second Bise Lord (Chicago American).Third Base Laporie (Washington American). . Shortstop Lobert «Philadelphia National).Left Field j LowIf iposton American*.... Center I*'Id Lord _«Be*?ton National).Right Field W. Wilson <New York National).Catcher W .0,1 (Boston American).Pitcher Walsh (Philadelphia National).First Base Wagner (Boston American)..Second Base Wallace (St. Louis American).Third Base Wagner (Pittsburg National_Shortstop Wheat (Brooklyn National)_Left Field Walsh (Philadelphia American). .. Center Field Wilson (Pittsburg National!. Right Field M. Myers ‘New York National).Catcher Marquaro (New York National)...Pitcher Merit le (New York National)..First Base Miller (Pittsburg National)..Second Base Mowrey«<St. Louis National)..Third Base McBride (Washington American). . Shortstop Magee (Philadelphia National).Left Field Milan (Washington American). .. Center Field Maryans (Cincinnati National).Right Field B. Bresrahan (Chicago National). .Catcher | Bender ‘Philadelphia American)..Pitcher j Byrne aPttsburgh National)..First Base | Bash (Detroit American)....Second Base Barry (Philadelphia American).Shortstop Baker (Philadelphia American). . Third Base Reseller (Cincinnati National)..Left Field Rodie (Chicago American)_Center Field Rates (Cincinnati National)..Right Field In glancing ever these clubs it seems that the M team has it. That is : Walsh cr Philadelphia Nationals. | rhe strongest and best-balanced team j of the four, having a regular infield and a powerful battery. Award the the championship to letter M. Tinker to Evers to Chance. j The managers recruited from the Cub infield are not burning up the baseball world. Evers is having a hard time sticking in first division in the National. Chance with the New York Americans and Tinker leading the Cincinnati Nationals are positive leaders for last place in their differ ent leagues. V. Van Haltren Needn’t Worry. George Van Haltren, the famous old outfielder, who lives in Oakland, and umpires in the Pacific Coast league, does not have to work for a living if he does not want to. He is said to be one of the wealthiest men in the na tional game. Outfielder of Willett. Manger Jennings is considering making an outfielder of Edgar Willett, his twirler. Willett is a very good batter and also a good judge cf fly balls. ^WANT'D)! FAULTLESS STARCH DOLLS 3 Send 6 top* from ten cent package* of Fan 1 tie** Starch M ll *nr| ten cent* in stamp* (to cover i-oetage and pack mg) • \ and get Mis* Elizabeth Ann,2! inches high. WUy .1 Send three top* from ten cent pack I nse* and four rente in stamp* fjp^t Mia* Phoebe Pri mm or Mira Vvthite, twelve inches high. 6 J top* from five cent package* If *v w5,|h. hut twice ae many are quired. Ont this ad. ont. Cr he accepted in place _ r one ten cent or two flvo cent tope. Only one *d. will be ao , epted with each application. 3EST STARCH FOR Air PURPOSES. Novelist Misquoted Scripture. | Novelists do not seem to be very ; strong in their knowledge of the scrip tures somehow, and Sir Walter Scott In “The Heart of Midlothian” at tempts to point a moral with the words: “Our simple and unpretend ing heroine had the merit of those peacemakers to whom it is promised as a benediction that they shall in herit the earth." The fact is that the peacemakers did not receive any such promise, hut it is said that 'me meek shall inherit the earth ” ECZEMA ON ENTIRE SCALP R. F. D. No. 2, Suntield, Mich.—“1 ! was troubled with eczema. It began with a sore on the top of the scalp, broke out as a pimple and grew larger j until it was a large red spot with a ! crust or scab over it. This became larger finally covering the entire scalp i and spread to different parts of the ! body, the limbs and back and in the ears. These sores grew larger grad- \ ually until some were as large as a j quarter of a dollar. They would itch i and if scratched they would bleed and j smart. The clothing would irritate j them at night when it was being re- | moved causing them to itch and smart i so I could not sleep. A watery fluid would run from them. My scalp be came covered with a scale and when the hair was raised up it would raise this scale; the hair was coming out terribly. "I treafed about six months and got t no relief and after using Cuticura ! Soap and Ointment with two applica- j tions we could notice a great differ- j ence. It began to get better right j away. In a month’s time I was com pletely cured.” I Signed) Mrs. Bertha Underwood. Jan. 3. 1913. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each , free.with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post- ! card “Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.”—Adv. bummer Hearts. The sea was blue and spaikliug j The white sand glittered in the sun- i shine. A great wind, moist and cool I and redolent of salt, blew steadily. Stirred, doubtless, by the same and tonic beauty of the scene, all the; young people at Atlantic City seemed ! to be sweethearts. Bathing, they i bathed hand-iu-haml. .Seated on the sand, their shoulders touched. They ] walked arm-in-arm upon the broad, wind-swept promenade. All this proximity caused Xat Wills, ! the actor, to say with a smile: ‘ Distance lends enchantment, but j the average summer girl and summer man prefer to borrow at another bank." Puritans Fond of Lace. In Puritan times, though the bob bins were carved with texts warning the workers, against the pomps and er rors of this wicked world, lace was still worn to a great extent, the family of Oliver Cromwell in particular hav ing a decided penchant for the more costly varieties, and after his death his body was clothed in a garment more richly trimmed with lace and ermine than that of any king before him. 1 Sounded Very Alarming. Simmons had returned from his va cation. “I certainly enjoyed the husking bees.” he said to a young woman “Were you ever in the country during the season of husking-boes?” “Husking-bees-” exclaimed the girl; "why, of course not! How do you husk a bee, anyway. Tilr. Simmons?’ It Puzzled Him. Newedd—Did you spend so much money as this before 1 married you? Mrs. Newedd—Why. yes. Newefd—Then 1 can’t understand why your father went on so wb»n ! took you away from him. Necessity. “It is said that Queen Mary vdiugs to the old-fashioned sidesaddle." “Any one who rides on one has to." PANTRY CLEANED A Way Some People Have. A doctor said: “Before marriage my wife observed in summer and country homes, coming in touch with families of varied means, culture, tastes and discriminating ten dencies, that the families using Pos tum seemed to average better than those using coffee. “When we were married two years ago. Postum was among our iirst order of groceries. We also put in some tea and coffee for guests, but after both had stood around the pantry about a year untouched, they were thrown away, and Postum used only. “Dp to the age of 28 I had been ac customed to drink coffee as a routine habit and suffered constantly from in digestion and all its relative disorders. Since using Postum all the old com plaints have completely left me and 1 sometimes wonder if I ever had ihem." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Sreek, Mich. Write for booklet, "The oad to Wellville." Postum comes in two forms. Regular (must be boiled). Instant Postum doesn't require boil ing but is prepared instantly by stir ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary cup of hot water, which makes it right for most persons. A big cup requires more and some people who like strong things put in a heaping spoonful and temper it with a large supply of cream. Experiment until you know the amount that pleases your palate and ! have it served that way in the future j “There’s a Reason” foirT5ostum. 1HHKH Even an empty head may contain a lot of useless information. It costs more to quench a 1'uil grown thirst than it does to feed a family. Smokers like LEWIS' Single Binder cigar for it’s rich mellow quality. Adv. Ix»ve is the bread of life to a wom an; to a man it is merely cake. Women who would rather be e»vic4 than pitied shew good judgment Mrs,. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for CbilOn u teething, softens tlte £111220, reduces inatanuic liou.all8.yu pam.curea wiuh colic ,25c a bovtfi V,, Woman is the salvation of the de struction of the family.—Henri Kt < d eric Amiel. One should choose a wife with tho cars rather than with the eyes.— Proverb. Red t 'row* Ball Bhte. ail Wue, best bluing value in the whole world, makes tho lam. dress smite. Adv. Rumor Was True. 1 understand that the Jimson Jam ily are leading a double life.” "Yes; they have twins.” Untold. '"Dud, what do they mean by untold wealth?” "Means the man hasn’t filed n tiia statement, son.”—Courier-Journal. Irritating Skin Troubles. so prevalent in summer, such us hives, poison oak, chafing, sunburn, eczema, etc., are quickly relieved when Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder is used. 25c. at druggists or sample sent, free by J S. Tyree, Washington, D. ’.—Adv. \ Badly Expressed. “Doctor. I’m sorry to bring yio away out to the suburbs.” "Don't mention it. You see, ) have another patient out this way; conse quently 1 can kill two birds with one stone.” Monuments. A quarrelsome couple, having «;> liausied many subjects, came to dis cussing tombstones, and the husband asked; “My dear, what kind of a stone do you supposo they will give me when 1 die?” "Brimstone,” was the reply. ITS HARD TO WORK It’s torture to work with a lame,aching back. Get rid of it. Attack the cam* Probably it's weak kidneys. Heavy or confining work is hatd « . the kidneys, anyway, and once the kid neys become inflamed and congested, the trouble keeps getting worse. r The danger of running into gravel dropsy or Bright’s disease is serious Use Doan's Kidney Pills, a fine remedy for backache or bad kidneys. “ 4 - - A Washington Case H. It. Hatch. :cilt> Cedar St.. Kverett, Wash., says: "Severe pains in my back made me miserable. The kidney secre tions burned in passing. My back got so bad I could hardly work. After specialists fail ed Doan's Kid ney Pijis com pletely cured me.” Get Doin’* nt Any Store. 50c a Bex D OAN'SViYlV' FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. 1i. !1 Don’t Persecute Your Bowels Cut out cathartics and purgatives. They ais brutal, harsh, unnecessary. Tn/ffev CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS a Purely vegetable. Act A, eliminate bile, and , soothe the deli cat ej membrane of the, bowel. 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