Golden Valley chronicle., August 14, 1914, Image 6

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Winter Wheat
Have just harvested my winter wheat and
wish other farmers could see the crop raised
on my (arm this yar.
The Famous TURKEY RED Variety, Recom
mended by the Best Arthorities,
Pays Better
than raising spring wheat. It yields better.
Hot weather does not effect it and it is ready
for harvest before spring wheat is ripe. 1 will
have more than
2,000 Bushels to sell for
S E E
Seed it right in the stubble. Saves plowing.
You will want some this year. Order your
seed now from
JAMES A. ELLIOTT
New England, N. D.
BEACH
For the County Seat
Make this your battle cry
Help Your
Wife
Buy the A. B. C. Power Washer
and make her happy
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Come in and see it work
I N E
Agents for Rumley Products
BEACH, N. DAK
THE PROOF OF THE CROP IS IN THE
HARVEST.
Our farm lands in this section have
proven their most excellent producing
value in bringing forth the 1914 crop.
Our Farmers are to be congratulated
upon their season's work. The harvest
this year will result in better prices for
land, and an influx of buyers.
The First National Bank is amply able
to assist our farmers in marketing their
grain and will welcome any opportunity
to be of helpful service.
First National Bank
"HARVEST" HEADQUARTERS
Beach, N. Dak
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SUPERVISION
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PLEADING HIS
NEPHEW'S CAUSE
What Happened to a Man
Who Wooed For Another.
•Tu'.'lo, I wnnt your assistant e."
"What's tile matter. Joe?"
"You know Ellen Pickering?"
"Yes: a lovely girl."
"I want her. She is a very advan
tageous match. Help me to get her."
"ILow can I help youV"
"Uncle, you are devoted to her moth
er—don't deny it—and the widow is
devoted to you. Your intiuence will
turn the scale In my favor."
"l'ooh, boy: Do you suppose a man
of forty-live, an old bach, is a proper
person to interfere in love affairs? Be
sides, are you sure Miss Pickering
wishes to marry you?"
"No. I wish your Intercession with
her too."
"Very well: I will see what I can
do."
The next evening Major Joseph
Stone, feeling in honor bound to keep
iiis pledge to his nephew, called at Mrs.
Pickering's.
"I have come to plead a cause." be
said nervously. "Your daughter is a
lovely woman, and I have come with
reference to a proposal—from one—
whose heart"—
The major broke down.
"Indeed!" The lady looked curious
and pleased.
"lie may be a little off as to age"—
"That would be no objection. I as
sure you."
"Then his income is very limited
but, you see. I"—
"I see very clearly, major. The in
come is of no consequence. My daugh
ter is very well off. What she wishes
is a man she can respect and love and
be proud of. The hero of'—
"Pardon me. Heroism has nothing"—
"Not another word, major. Modesty
is the most charming of qualities. You
will find Ellen in the music room."
The major disappeared in the music
room, and at the same moment Miss
Pickering opened the door of the par
lor, where she bad left her mother.
"Oh, Ellen, I thought you were in
there! Your hero has come to propose
for you. Fortunate girl! He is re
turning. I will leave you here." And
as the major re-entered the mother dis
appeared.
"Mamma was mistaken, major.
Here 1 am."
"I am glad to see you looking so
charming, for a woman cauuot well
look charming without feeling clnirui
iug. This will make easier a delicate
mission I have to execute."
"I am listening."
"1 came to plead a cause, the cause
of one who loves you."
"Oh. major!" dropping her eyes.
"Yet one who admits that he needs
some friend to help him."
"lie needs no one but my mother.
If she is pleased there is no one else
to be considered."
"Your mother sent me to you. wish
ing me success. She has noticed the
drift of this affair, and she will be de
lighted with the match. You see. you
have every good quality, while the
man. though a trifle young for you"—
"Ha. ha! What a pleasant irony!
The man is just the age I would
choose. You know I am a young thing
of twenty-eight."
"He has many estimable qualities. I
can assure you."
"Oh. major, how you amuse me! A
triflcr! You are stumbling along as
you stumbled up Han Juan hill."
"That was an easy job compared
with this," taking out his handkerchief
and willing the perspiration.
"I always said, major, even when a
little girl, that 1 would marry none hut
a hero."
"That's too bad," disappointedly.
"The heroism in this case—the heroism
of physical courage—has never yet
been proved, but I dare say upon op
portunity"—
"You dear major! You say that as
innocently as If it were really true.
Doubtless you think it so. The great
est heroes are the least aware of their
heroism. One thing I will admit— tie
cause a man is a military hero it
doesn't follow that he has courage in
telling a woman he loves her."
"I confess there is some cowardice
In this case. A man should not em
ploy any one but himself to plead his
cause with a woman."
"But mamma doesn't count, you
know. Yon can't be accused of cow
ardice for speaking to her first. Ma
jor. you are as utterly unfitted for a
proposition of this kind as you proved
yourself fitted to lead men in battle."
"Well. then, to cut the matter short,
you accept?"
"I do. most assuredly."
"Then, having nothing more to do. I
shall wish you a very good evening
and much happiness." moving away.
"Nothing more to do. major?" draw
ing very near and looking up at him
reproachfully.
"Nothing whatever. It's ail settled."
"Then I have something to do."
Throwing her arms about the major,
she drew bis face down till his lips
were within an inch of her own.
"I know you love me. dear major,
though you bave been too blundering
to tell me so. and I love you dearly."
"By thunder!" exclaimed the major
internally, then externally: "Love you!
I have loved you since you were a
child."
"Confound that uncle of mine!" said
Joe Stone. Jr.. shortly after to a friend.
"I sent him to plead my cause with
a girl, and he got her for himself.'
Father In the library
Reading daily news:
Mother in the nursery
Fixing baby's shoes.
When they heard the laughter
Of the little cooks
Both stood in the doorway
With inquiring looks.
"When the cako is finished
All of us will sing.
'Isn't that a dainty dish
To set before a king?'
—Philadelphia Ledger.
Odd and Evan.
His Wife—I don't want you to be
coming home at sudj oj(j hour. Hus
band—All right, deai.f pn try to make
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GOLDEN VALLEY CHRONICLE
SAVING THE PLAY
Actors Are Often Called Upon to
Exercise Quick Wit.
SOME CURIOUS EXPERIENCES.
Rose Eytinge Once Extemporized the
Entire Part of Lady Isabel In "East
Lynne"—How John Brougham Made
a Hit Without Hie Leading Lady.
Quick wit baa saved many an embar
rassing situation, turned many a seem
ingly disastrous failure into success
Politics, literature, courtesy, all are
served by quick tongue and ready
word.
Actors, as well as business men. have
special use for quick wit,
BO
often do
they need help out of a difficulty dur
ing the play,
a
college performance
was saved from wreckage by one of
the young actors.
One of the cast, a boy easily up«et,
had Just given bis line, "All I need is
an advertisement," when half of his
stage mustache fell off.
"Oh, no," said the ready youth be
side him, seeing bis embarrassment
"what you need Is a hair restorer."
And under cover of the laughter the
victim had a chance to recover himself.
It was surely the same readiness
that enabled Itose Eytinge to go
through one of the most extraordinary
experiences any actress ever bad In
San Francisco she was once asked to
fill Mary Anderson's place at short
notice, appearing with tiie local stock
company. The play was to be "East
Lynne." By singular chance, no prompt
book could be found, nor could they
secure a copy of the novel. Miss Ey
tinge protested that It would be im
possible for her to play, as she had
never so much as seen the piece. That
fact they refused to believe. More
over, to add to her difficulty, though
all the company claimed to know the
old drama backward, no one seemed
to have an idea of the lines she, ar
Lady Isabel, would have to speak.
"Oh. that'll be all right," said John
McCullough, the manager, to whom she
appealed. "Just you sob and look sorry,'
and it will go."
So Miss Eytinge, rather than cause
the loss of closing the theater, went on
totally unprepared to act in an abso
lutely unfamiliar play.
Tom Keene. the Archibald Carlisle,
instructed her In tlje proper emotion
from scene to s«'ene. "Now site's a
jealous cat, a jealous cat," he would
whisper. "Now she's kitteny." "Now
she's sorry she was such a fool." "Now
she wants her youi.g oues." "Now she
up and dies."
The performance seemed to cause en
tire satisfaction to the auiience. and
McCullough, as he generously handed
over half the receipts to the heroine of
the hour, declared, "Well, you may
have had to vamp that part, but I've
often seen it played with less soul."
Tiie story of an experience demand
ing similar readiness of wit is told of
John Brougham, the early American
comedian and playwright On one oc
casion, when his own clever burlesque,
"Pocahontas," had been billed and the
house sold out in advai.ee, the leading
actress left without warning to take
another position in Baltimore. The au
dience had assembled before her ab
sence was discovered by the manager
and star. As It was that play or noth
ing, Brougham, who was famed for his
witty impromptu speeches, went before
the curtain and suggested giving the
piece without Pocahontas. lie recalled
the old story of the actor who played
Hamlet so execrably that on the fol
lowing night the tragedy was given
with that character omitted by request.
"Now, if 'Hamlet' can be acted wiili
out the hero," he remarked, "why
T?iv
not
Pocahontas' without the heroine? Of
course you are all aware of the fact
that 'Pocahontas' is a much greater
play than 'Ilamlet.' Even if you do not
know that. I do. and I ought to, for I
wrote it myself. Are you willing to
try it?"
"Go ahead?' came the cries from the
audience, who settled themselves back
to see the result.
The burlesque proceeded as usual
until the entrance music was played
for Pocahontas: then, turning toward
the audietice. Brougham, as Powhatan,
sadly began: "Ladies and gentlemen,
that sweet strain Is supposed to bring
my daughter Pocahontas on the stage.
You are already aware that she is In
the city of Baltimore, and the stern
law of the laud will not permit a Chris
tian, much less a savage, to be in two
places at once. Thus does the law
protect that most useful instrument,
the alibi. However, if Poky were here
she would hasten to say*'— Whereupon
the comedian gave her lines in exact
Imitation of the missing actress, keep
ing up the dialogue in two persons all
through the play. The delighted peo
ple who were fortunate enough to be
present declared that Brougham waa
avenged.
O. P. Huntley tqlls of an incident
that took place at an east side theater
in Londoti. The "gods" were booing
the piece and throwing chunks of bread
at the performers.
At last the star came forward and
said: "Now, look here! We're trying our
best to amuse you. Throw bread, if
you like hut." be added as he stopped
and picked up a chunk, "thank heaven
I'm not too proud to eat it."
The gods were vanquished.—Anna
Bird Stewart in New York Tribune.
Labor conquers all things. It is Idle
ness that is the curse of man—not la
bor. Nothing is impossible to Indus'
try.—Motto ot Periander.
Smith's Boat Tops Record.
The closing day's racing of the
seventh annual Mississippi Valley as
sociation saw Baby Speed Demon,
owned by A. C. Smith of Algonac.
Mich., equal and outdo the American
records set up by Kitty Hawk VI.,
vwned by
H. H.
Bulle­
Timken. Canton.
O.
ii is iv ii on
Newspaj.--r I'atu nt Daily or Sun
day?—Chicago N'ivs.
Not th?
Psa-on.
"They iisued ,.i«' ti i.u-i. eption.
but it wasn't because tlie.v liked me.
It was only because 1 can sing."
"Oh. I'm sure you're mistaken."—
Cincinnati Commercial Tribute.
Hard to Convince.
A
"I'm afraid. ..oit'i
love me with all yi.ur termer r."
"Sure I do.' he replied. "Didn't I
bring you 10 cents' wort!', peanut
brittle?"—Chicago lie. o,d-Herald.
Well, Listen to That.
"Do you know how to make bread
rise without yeast?"
"No. How?"
"Send It up in the dumbwaiter."—
Pittsburgh Press.
Sufficient Cause.
"He married her because her first
husband left ber."
"Why, that was hardly a good rea
son to marry a woman."
"He left ber $000,000."—Philadelphia
Record.
"Good Fellows."
"I thought you and he were friends?"
"No."
"But I saw you the other night when
you had your arms around each other."
"That wasn't friendship. We were
mer*ly going over the story we intend
ed to tell our wive*."—Chicago Record
Herald.
8ay Mobs Stalled.
The four miles, two up and two
down stream, were traveled at an aver- Contrariwise.
age speed of 53.54 miles an hour. Her j* Beat—Tell t&e gentleman I'm
fastest lap averaged 54.54 miles as not receiving today, Nora. New Maid
hour. —But he ain't osliverin', mum he's
collectin'i—Puck.
The boxing commission of Montana
has taken action regarding boxers who
"stall" In bouts. The commission held
up the receipts of the recent Dillon
Moba contest on the ground that Moha
did not do his best. It is hard to be
lieve that Bob would be guilty of de
lllerately trying to ••stall." for in near
ly all bis battles he has worked bard.
C. G.
F.
J.
Imperial Gas Tractor
and
Giant Shock Loader
MR. THRESHER: Buy a shock loader and save one-third the
labor. The Giant Shock Loader will pay for itself every year you
use it. It will pick the grain up better than it can be done by
hand pitching.
JOHNSON,
Beach, N. Dak.
ESSENE,
CYLINDERS
Gas or Steam
Rebored or ground
PISTONS
FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 1914
WISCONSIN CAFE
Place has been remodeled and new
Fixtures and Booths installed. It
is now in First Class Shape—Good
Cooking and Good Service.
WE ALWAYS HAVE
Plenty Money
on hand for real estate loans. If you want a loan
you will do well to see us as we are the oldest and
best established loan agency in this territory. We
will give any prepayment privileges.
WE WRITE ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE.
PIESIK LAND & LOAN CO.
B. T. PIESIK, Manager
Machine Shop
GARAGE
Made to order any kind
RINGS All sizes
BRASS FOUNDARY
Aluminum and
Brass Casting*
George
Give trial.
Agent
Wildes Bros.
LIVERY, FEED &
SALES STABLE
Special attention given to
the Farmer trade.
Man always at barn.
Opposite Farmers' Elevator
VETERINARY IN
CONNECTION
Proprietor
.•
and
GEARS
Spur or Bevel cut to otder
by Cyilodial System
BUSHINGS
Bronze or Babbitt
PATTERNS Wood or Metal
AUTO REPAIRING
Tires, Sundries, Storage
BLACKSMITHING
M. Stockwell Co.
Blanche Street Beach, N. D.